530 – Discorus begins his reign as Catholic anti-Pope
1692 – Last people hanged for witchcraft (8) in the US, 19 hanged overall, with six other deaths during Salem witch trials
1911 – Boston Rustlers’ future Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Cy Young beats Pittsburgh Pirates, 1-0 at Forbes Field for his final career victory, number 511
1914 – 1 German submarine sinks 3 British ironclads, 1,459 die
1927 – “The long count” – in a famous boxing rematch, Gene Tunney beats Jack Dempsey by 10-round unanimous decision at Soldiers Field, Chicago to retain world heavyweight title; crowd 104,943; gate $2,858,660
1958 – KTVK TV channel 3 in Phoenix, AZ (ABC) begins broadcasting
1967 – Phillies release pitcher Dallas Green, their future manager
1983 – Everly Brothers reunite after 10 years (Royal Albert Hall, London))
1991 – Harry Gant wins NSACAR Goody’s 500
1993 – A Transair Georgian Airlines Tu-154 is shot down by a missile in Sukhumi, Georgia