1491 – The siege of Granada, last Moorish stronghold in Spain, begins.
1755 – King Ferdinand IV of Spain granted the Beaterio dela Compania de Jesus or now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary(RVM) a royal protection.
1839 – A cyclone slams India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge, destroying the port city of Coringa (never to be entirely rebuilt again). The storm wave sweeps inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths result from the disaster.
1863 – Battle of Missionary Ridge, Tennessee
1947 – New Zealand accedes to Statute of Westminster, becomes a dominion
1970 – In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and two compatriots commit ritualistic suicide after an unsuccessful coup attempt.
1973 – 3 Palestinians hijack KLM B747 above Iraq, to Dubai
1980 – France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island
1987 – India all out for 75 v West Indies at Delhi, Patterson 5-24
2001 – 89th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeats Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 27-19
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