1185 - Pope Lucius III (Ubaldo Allucingoli) reigned 1181-85, dies and is replaced by Umberto Crivelli (Pope Urban III) 1659 - Michiel de Ruyter conquers Danish city Nyborg 1949 - "Texas, Li'l Darlin'" opens at the Mark Hellinger Theater in New York City for 293 performances 1960 - CBS ends last 4 radio soap operas (Ma Perkins, Right to Happiness, Young Dr Malone and 2nd Mrs Burton) and cancels 4 other series 1980 - Military coup d'état in the Republic of Upper Volta overthrows the civilian government and abolishes the constitution in what is now Burkina Faso 1996 - Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade ends after 24 years 2001 - CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Calgary Stampeders claim their 5th Championship in team history; beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 27-19 2018 - Historic north Californian Camp Fire declared 100% contained with 85 dead, 249 missing, covering 153,000 acres with 14,000 homes burnt More Historical Events »