1215 – Pope Innocent III closes 4th council of Lateranen
1900 – The First Isthmian Canal Commission, appointed by the President having examined possible routes for a canal, issues its report favoring that through Nicaragua over the Panama route
1912 – CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Alerts win their only title; beat Toronto Argonauts, 11-4
1938 – Germany bans Jews being lawyers
1939 – USSR invades Finland, bombs Helsinki
1953 – Edward Mutesa II, kabaka (king) of Buganda is deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda
1969 – USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1969 – CFL Grey Cup, Autostade, Montreal: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 29-11; first Grey Cup game played in its entirety on a Sunday
1996 – South African cricket opening batsman Gary Kirsten follows his 1st innings 102 with 133 in the Proteas’ 329 run 2nd Test win v India in Kolkata
2013 – 14th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats New Zealand 34-2