1813 – Danzig surrenders to allied armies
1908 – Stanley Cup, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Wanderers outscore Edmonton HC, 14-9 in 2 game challenge series
1929 – Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority incorporates
1941 – Nazis require Dutch physicians to join Nazi organization
1970 – The financial cost of the disturbances and riots in Northern Ireland during 1969 and 1970 are today estimated to be £5.5 million
1973 – NFC Championship, Texas Stadium, Irving: Minnesota Vikings beat Dallas Cowboys, 27-10
1975 – Ballon d’Or: FC Dynamo Kyiv forward Oleg Blokhin claims award for best European football player ahead of former winners, Bayern Munich defender Franz Beckenbauer and Ajax forward Johan Cruyff
1982 – Anthony Shaffer’s “Whodunnit” premieres in NYC
1995 – Lowest ever UK temperature recorded of -27.2°C iat Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands, equaling the record set at Braemar, Aberdeenshire on February 11, 1895 and January 10, 1982
2006 – Madrid Barajas International Airport is bombed.