1527 – Pope Clemens VII flees to Orvieto
1723 – Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI’s Pragmatic Sanction with the Diet of Hungary recognizes the King’s daughters as successors
1896 – D T Suzuki found the awakening at Engakuji temple, in Kamakura
1976 – War criminal Pieter Menten arrested in Zurich
1987 – 3 satanist Missouri teenagers bludgeon comrade to death for “fun”
1988 – Nelson Mandela is transferred to Victor Vester Prison, Capetown
1988 – STS-27 Atlantis lands in California after secret mission
1990 – Saddam Hussein announces release of all foreign hostages
2003 – 8th Big 12 Championship Game: #13 Kansas State beats #1 Oklahoma, 35-7
2018 – Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry explodes for franchise-record 238 yards and 4 touchdowns in 30-9 win v Jacksonville Jaguars in Nashville; 99-yard TD run ties Dallas Cowboys HOF RB Tony Dorsett’s longest run in NFL history