1569 – Duke of Alva forces bishop Nicolaas van Nieuwland of Haarlem to resign
1754 – Jean-Baptiste Le Rond d’Alembert is elected to the French Academy of Sciences
1864 – Battle of New Creek, WV (Rosser’s Raid, Ft Kelly)
1929 – Chicago fullback Ernie Nevers sets NFL record for most points scored in a single game with all 40 in the Cardinals’ 40–6 rout of Chicago Bears; Nevers has NFL record 6 touchdowns and 4 extra points
1956 – Shirley Strickland de la Hunty of Australia retains her 80m hurdles Olympic title in OR 10.7s beating German Gisela Birkemeyer by just 0.2s at the Melbourne Games
1974 – Bowie Kuhn suspends George Steinbrenner for 2 years
1993 – “Gray’s Anatomy” opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 13 performances
2010 – In a classic matchup, Roger Federer wins his 5th season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 victory over Rafael Nadal of Spain in the final in London, England
2016 – “Hamilton” sets new record for most money earned in a week on Broadway – $3.3 million
2017 – India’s Supreme Court rejects appeal to block global release of controversial film “Padmavati”