1908 – Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority: first Greek-letter organization established by African American college for women
1956 – Dmitri Shostakovich appointed honorary member of Academia Santa Cecilia
1970 – Riots break out in the Ardoyne area of Belfast
1972 – TV drama “Emergency” with Randolph Mantooth and Robert Fuller premieres on NBC TV
1974 – 24th NBA All-Star Game, Seattle Center Coliseum: West beats East, 134-123; MVP: Bob Lanier, Detroit Pistons, C
1984 – Martina Navratilova’s 54-match winning streak ends when beaten by Hana Mandlíková 7-6, 3-6, 6-4 in the final of the Virginia Slims of California tennis event in Oakland; after loss Navratilova wins next 74 matches for new record
1990 – Golden State coach Don Nelson becomes 2nd man in NBA history to appear in 1,000 games both as a player and coach (joining Lenny Wilkens) as the Warriors lose to the Indiana Pacers, 144-105
1993 – 7.5 earthquake strikes northern Japan, killing 2 people
1997 – San Francisco head coach George Seifert announces his resignation after 8 highly-successful NFL seasons with the 49ers: winningest coach in team history at 108-35; 2 Super Bowl titles
2019 – LGBTQ activists accuse the Russian republic of Chechnya of a new gay purge with 40 detained and two killed