1925 – Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region established (now in Tadzhik SSR)
1939 – 5th Orange Bowl: #2 Tennessee beats #4 Oklahoma, 17-0
1961 – 27th Sugar Bowl: #2 Mississippi beats Rice, 14-6
1969 – “Soviet Sport” calls Emile Zatopek a public enemy
1972 – Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Virginia Wade of England wins her first Grand Slam title; beats home favourite Evonne Goolagong 6-4, 6-4
1979 – Sid Vicious’ trial for murder of girlfriend Nancy Spungen begins
1981 – Australian Open Women’s Tennis: Martina Navratilova wins her 1st of 3 Australian singles crowns; beats Chris Evert-Lloyd 6-7, 6-4, 7-5
1999 – A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, where temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C); 68 deaths are reported.
2000 – 29th Fiesta Bowl: #3 Nebraska beats #6 Tennessee, 31-21
2015 – The Economist lists Daniel Kahneman as the 7th most influential economist in the world