929 – Caliphate of Cordoba is established by Emir Abd-al-Rahman III
1362 – A great storm tide in the North Sea destroys the German island of Strand and the city of Rungholt
1756 – Britain and Prussia sign Treaty of Westminster
1924 – British Government of Stanley Baldwin resigns
1941 – US vice admiral Bellinger warns of an assault on Pearl Harbor
1978 – 5th American Music Awards: Stevie Wonder, Fleetwood Mac and Conway Twitty win
1981 – Boxer Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even take his gold teeth
1997 – Anthony Stuart takes ODI hat-trick, Aus v Pakistan, MCG
2019 – Golden State Warriors break 2 franchise records in 142-111 win over Denver Nuggets; in 1st quarter, record 10 three-point field goals on way to franchise best 51 points in the period
2021 – 10 Nepali climbers become the first to reach the summit of K2 in winter on the China-Pakistan border