1491 - An auto de fe, held in the Brasero de la Dehesa outside of Ávila, concludes the case of the Holy Child of La Guardia with the public execution of several Jewish and converso suspects.
1764 - Native Americans surrender to British in Indian War of Chief Pontiac
1870 - Spanish Parliament, "the Cortes" formally elects Italian Prince Amedeo Ferdinando Maria as King Amadeo I of Spain
1933 - Brazilian President Getulio Vargas declares himself dictator
1940 - World War II: In response to Germany's leveling of Coventry, England two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.
1969 - US President Nixon becomes first president to attend a season NFL game while in office: the Dallas Cowboys beat the Washington Redskins 41-28
1981 - President Reagan decides on a covert plan to block the Cuban aid to Nicaragua and El Salvador
1984 - 14th Shuttle Mission (51A) -Discovery 2- lands at Kennedy Space Center (Florida)
2003 - 16-year old Lionel Messi makes his official debut for FC Barcelona when he comes on as a substitute in a friendly against Porto
2008 - Novak Đoković of Serbia wins his first career season-ending Tennis Masters Cup title beating Russian Nikolay Davydenko 6-1, 7-5 in the final in Shanghai, China
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