1834 – In Philadelphia, Whigs and Democrats stage a gun, stone, and brick battle for control of a Moyamensing Township election, resulting in one death, several injuries, and the burning of a block of buildings
1920 – Part of Petsamo province ceded by Soviet Union to Finland
1940 – Balham tube station in London is bombed by the German Luftwaffe during the Blitz, killing 64-66 people
1942 – Japanese battleship strikes Henderson Field, Guadalcanal
1958 – Malagasy Republic becomes autonomous republic in French Community
1970 – USSR performs nuclear test at Novaya Zemlya USSR
1979 – NHL New York Rangers retire Rod Gilbert’s uniform number 7, the first number to be retired by the team
2017 – Film producer Harvey Weinstein is expelled by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences after historical revelations of sexual harassment and rape