1751 – George Frideric Handel completes oratorio “Jephtha”
1888 – Lord Walsingham kills 1,070 grouse in a single day
1933 – Portuguese dictator António de Oliveira Salazar forms the secret police (PIDE)
1945 – Hong Kong is liberated from Japanese control
1966 – American medical drama series “Dr. Kildare,” starring Richard Chamberlain and Raymond Massey, ends a five-season run on NBC-TV
1976 – Tom Brokaw starts as news anchor of NBC’s “The Today Show”
1984 – Red Sox’s Jim Rice grounds into a record 33rd double play en route to 36
1987 – Ben Johnson of Canada runs the 100 m in a world record time of 9.83 seconds