1590 - Niccolo Sfondrati chosen as Pope Gregory XIV 1741 - -6] Russian princess Elisabeth Petrovna grabs powers 1896 - Henrik Ibsen's play "Kejsor og Galileer" (Emperor and Galilean) premieres in Leipzig 1949 - Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title 1957 - William Inge's "Dark at the Top of the Stairs" premieres in NYC 1960 - Ghana drops diplomatic relations with Belgium 1965 - Brunswick Records releases "My Generation"‚ the debut album of British rock group The Who‚ in the UK and Australia 1979 - Ireland premier Jack Lynch resigns 1983 - 12 killed by a car bomb shattering 9-story building in west Beirut 2008 - Former NFL star O.J. Simpson is sentenced to 33 years in prison for kidnapping and armed robbery More Historical Events »