1913 - Flag of Greece officially raised at Firka Fortress‚ Chania Crete symbolising the union of Crete and Greece 1928 - CFL Grey Cup‚ AAA Grounds‚ Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers win 3rd Cup with 30-0 shutout of Regina Roughriders 1973 - Davis Cup Men's Tennis‚ Cleveland‚ Ohio: Rod Laver and John Newcombe beat American pair Stan Smith and Erik van Dillen 6-1‚ 6-2‚ 6-4 to give Australia an unassailable 3-0 lead‚ (ends 5-0); 23rd Cup title for Australia 1990 - 56th Heisman Trophy Award: Ty Detmer‚ Brigham Young (QB) 1991 - US 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 lands 1999 - Rapper Jay-Z stabs record executive Lance "Un" Rivera at a night club in New York 2012 - FC Barcelona with 13 wins and a draw sets new La Liga start to Spanish football season record; Lionel Messi scores twice in 5-1 win over Athletic Bilbao; pass Real Madrid's 1991-92 season mark 2012 - Ex-England soccer captain David Beckham leaves LA Galaxy triumphantly with a second MLS Cup winner's medal after a 3-1 win over Houston Dynamo in Carson‚ CA; final game of a 6-year stint in US 2016 - Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn is declared King of Thailand‚ succeeding his father King Bhumibol Adulyadej 2016 - UN admits its peacekeepers were responsible for the cholera epidemic in Haiti in 2010 that killed 30‚000 More Historical Events »