1631 – Ferdinand of Austria installed as land guardian of South Netherlands
1864 – Confederate assault on Johnsonville, Tennessee
1968 – Northern Ireland Prime Minister Terence O’Neill meets British Prime Minister Harold Wilson for talks on Northern Ireland; Wilson states no change of constitutional position of Northern Ireland possible without consent of the its people
1977 – UN Security council proclaims weapon embargo against South Africa
1989 – Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Gulfstream Park; winners: Bayakoa, Dancing Spree, Go for Wand, Prized, Rhythm, Steinlen, Sunday Silence
2008 – Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States, defeating Republican candidate John McCain
2014 – Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko orders army reinforcements to key southern and eastern cities to combat potential rebel offensive
2015 – Justin Trudeau sworn in as Canadian Prime Minister with a cabinet split equally between men and women
2017 – Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Nusantara opens in Jakarta with items from the collection of Indonesian tycoon Haryanto Adikoesoemo
2017 – Scottish champions Celtic sets new all-time British record (63) for matches undefeated in all domestic football competitions beating St. Johnstone, 4-0 at McDiarmid Park