1575 – Polish Parliament selects Istvan Bathory as king of Poland
1812 – The French invasion of Russia, led by Napoleon, officially ends with the French having lost as many as 530,000 people
1896 – The Glasgow Underground Railway is opened by the Glasgow District Subway Company
1946 – “Three to Make Ready” closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 323 performances
1958 – Pat Summerall kicks game winning field goal for the New York Giants against the Cleveland Browns at Yankee Stadium
1960 – Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) forms
1968 – Bobby Orr scores first career hat trick (vs Chicago Blackhawks)
1969 – Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta
1984 – Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football
1997 – Phoenix Coyote Mike Gartner is 5th NHLer to score 700 goals