1724 – Spanish King Philip V abdicates throne
1929 – Afghan King Amanullah forced to resign
1939 – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica
1943 – Heinrich Himmler views Warsaw
1944 – Soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow
1972 – WMAH TV channel 19 in Biloxi, Mississippi (PBS) begins broadcasting
1976 – Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves
1987 – Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
2001 – AFC Championship, Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland: Baltimore Ravens beat Oakland Raiders, 16-3
2014 – American journalist David Satter is expelled from Russia