872 – John VIII elected as Catholic Pope
1702 – The Forty-seven Ronin (leaderless samurai), under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master in Japan
1849 – 1st chamber music group in US gives their 1st concert in Boston
1920 – Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title in NYC
1952 – R H Shodhan scores 110 on Test Cricket debut v Pakistan, Calcutta
1959 – Archbishop Makarios proclaimed president of Cyprus
1983 – Muscial “Peg” opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 5 performances
1988 – CBS’ $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights
1995 – AIDS patient Jeff Getty receives baboon bone marrow transplant
2012 – Gene Wolfe wins the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award