71st Golden Globe Awards The Golden Globe Awards are held in Beverly Hills, California, with "12 Years a Slave" winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama and "American Hustle" winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy.
Pope Francis Pope Francis publicly releases the names of the 19 new Cardinals from 12 countries he will create in his first Consistory. This will occur during a meeting of the Cardinals on February 22.
Homs Syrian State TV claims that a rebel mortar attack kills 19 people in the government-controlled Ghouta and Karm al shami areas of the city of Homs.
Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013) A car bombing at a bus station in central Baghdad kills at least nine people.