1913 – Flag of Greece officially raised at Firka Fortress, Chania Crete symbolising the union of Crete and Greece
1928 – CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers win 3rd Cup with 30-0 shutout of Regina Roughriders
1973 – Davis Cup Men’s Tennis, Cleveland, Ohio: Rod Laver and John Newcombe beat American pair Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to give Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead, (ends 5-0); 23rd Cup title for Australia
1990 – 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer, Brigham Young (QB)
1991 – US 75th manned space mission “STS 44” Atlantis 10 lands
1999 – Rapper Jay-Z stabs record executive Lance “Un” Rivera at a night club in New York
2012 – FC Barcelona with 13 wins and a draw sets new La Liga start to Spanish football season record; Lionel Messi scores twice in 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao; pass Real Madrid’s 1991-92 season mark
2012 – Ex-England soccer captain David Beckham leaves LA Galaxy triumphantly with a second MLS Cup winner’s medal after a 3-1 win over Houston Dynamo in Carson, CA; final game of a 6-year stint in US
2016 – Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is declared King of Thailand, succeeding his father King Bhumibol Adulyadej
2016 – UN admits its peacekeepers were responsible for the cholera epidemic in Haiti in 2010 that killed 30,000