1598 – Boris Godunov chosen as Tsar of Russia
1772 – 1st Partition of Poland signed in Vienna by Austria, Prussia and Russia
1926 – Avalanche buries 75 in Sap Gulch, Bingham, Utah; 40 die
1946 – Humanistic Covenant forms in Amsterdam
1949 – Chaim Weitzman elected 1st president of Israel
1955 – Mike Souchak sets PGA 72-hole record of 257 (not broken until 2001)
1970 – Robert Marasco’s “Child’s Play” premieres in NYC
1971 – England regains cricket Ashes with a 2-0 series win
1986 – Howard Stern radio show returns to NYC morning radio (WXRK 92.3 FM)
2018 – Russian biathlete Anastasiya Kuzmina wins her 3rd career Olympic gold medal in women’s 12.5k mass start in Pyeongchang; 7.5k sprint champion in Vancouver (2010) and Sochi (2014)