1569 – Duke of Alva forces Bishop of Haarlem Nicolaas van Nieuwland to resign due to the clergyman’s alcoholism
1899 – Second Boer War: Battle of Modder River (Cape Colony), British Lord Methuen defeats Boer forces of Piet Cronjé and Koos de la Rey
1982 – CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos’ record 5th straight Championship; defeat Toronto Argonauts, 32-16
1987 – South African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 passengers
1993 – Richard Baer’s stage play “Mixed Emotions,” starring Harold Gould and Katherine Helmond, closes at the John Golden Theatre in New York City after 48 performances
1993 – CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Stadium, Calgary: Edmonton Eskimos defeat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 33-23; Sean Fleming lands record equalling 6 field goals
2022 – 50 million birds are killed in a record-breaking outbreak of avian flu across the US, according to the Department of Agriculture, amid similar outbreaks elsewhere around the world
2023 – 41 Indian construction workers are successfully rescued after 41 days trapped in a collapsed tunnel in Uttarakhand, India