1575 - Polish Parliament selects Istvan Bathory as king of Poland 1702 - The Forty-seven Ronin (leaderless samurai), under the command of Ōishi Kuranosuke, avenge the death of their master in Japan 1977 - Test Cricket debut of Pakistan spin bowling great Abdul Qadir v England in 1st Test at Lahore 1983 - Biographical drama film "Silkwood", directed by Mike Nichols, and starring Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, and Cher premieres 1984 - Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires from Monday Night Football 1993 - Muslim fundamentalists murder 12 Croats and Bosnians in Algeria 1997 - Revival of Arthur Miller's dramatic play "A View From the Bridge", starring Anthony LaPaglia, Allison Janney, and Brittany Murphy. opens at the Criterion Theater, NYC; runs for 239 performance, wins 2 Tony and 4 Drama Desk Awards 2017 - The Walt Disney Company buys most of 21st Century Fox for $52.4 billion More Historical Events »