2001: Auto racing star Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a crash at the Daytona 500; he was 49.

In the world

1994: At the Winter Olympic Games in Norway, U.S. speedskater Dan Jansen finally won a gold medal, breaking the world record in the 1,000 meters.

2003: An arson attack involving two South Korean subway trains in the city of Daegu claimed 198 lives. (The arsonist was sentenced to life in prison, where he died in 2004.)

Today’s birthdays

Musician Yoko Ono is 91. Musician Bobby Hart is 85. Actor Sinead Cusack is 76. Actor Cybill Shepherd is 74. Actor John Travolta is 70. Game show host Vanna White is 67. Actor Greta Scacchi is 64. Actor Matt Dillon is 60. Musician Dr. Dre is 59. Actor Molly Ringwald is 56. Musician Trevor Rosen (Old Dominion) is 49. Musician Isabel Leonard is 42. Musician Zac Cockrell (Alabama Shakes) is 36. Actor Shane Lyons is 36. Actor Sarah Sutherland is 36. — The Associated Press