Events in Sport
- 1894 Cricket day 4, 1st test Australia v England, England following on 4-268, 7 in front
- 1932 National Football League Championship; Playoff, Chicago Stadium: Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans, 9-0
Donald Bradman
- 1936 Queensland cricket all out for 49 v Vic, Fleetwood-Smith 7-17
- 1949 National Football League Championship, Philadelphia Eagles beat Los Angeles Rams, 14-0; played in driving rain that caused field to become a mud pit
- 1952 Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleveland Indians president
- 1956 Phil Rizzuto signs as NY Yankee radio-TV announcer
- 1956 Ballon d'Or: Blackpool & England winger Stanley Matthews wins inaugural award for best football player in Europe; beats Real Madrid pair Alfredo Di Stéfano & Raymond Kopa
Event of Interest
1959 Sammy Baugh named 1st coach of NY Titans (AFL)
Sammy Baugh
- 1961 For 2nd consecutive year, AP names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year
Event of Interest
1961 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 78 points vs LA
Wilt Chamberlain
- 1962 Ballon d'Or: Dukler Prague midfielder Josef Masopust wins award for best European football player; beats Benfica striker Eusébio and FC Köln defender Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
- 1973 Yanks sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL Pres
- 1977 Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 42, Nate Thumond
- 1983 NBA San Diego Clippers ends 29 game road losing streak
- 1984 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1)
- 1988 Seattle Seahawks win their 1st ever division title with 9-7 record
- 1988 Cricket Women's World Cup: Australia defeats England by 8 wickets
Event of Interest
1994 Darryl Strawberry pleads not guilty on tax evasion charges
Darryl Strawberry
- 1996 Start of 1st Test Cricket match between Zimbabwe & England
- 2001 Ballon d'Or: Liverpool forward Michael Owen is named best football player in Europe ahead of Real Madrid striker Raúl and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn
- 2017 Australia regains cricket's Ashes against England, winning by an innings to take 3 game lead at the Wacca in Perth
- 2018 Manchester United sacks high profile Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho; United in 6th place in EPL, 19 points behind league leaders Liverpool; Ole Gunnar Solskjaer new caretaker manager
Birthdays in Sport
- 1907 Bill Holland, American auto racer (d. 1984)
- 1910 Eric Tindill, New Zealand rugby and cricket player (international cricket umpire, rugby referee), born in Nelson, New Zealand (d.2010)
- 1913 Ray Meyer, American basketball coach (d. 2006)
- 1915 Dario Mangiarotti, Italian fencing, gold, 2 silver (Olympic-1948, 52)
- 1929 Gino Cimoli, American baseball player
- 1930 Bill Skowron [Moose], MLB First baseman (NY Yankees), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2012)
- 1931 Noel McGregor, cricketer (batted in 25 Tests for NZ 1955-65)
- 1939 Sandro Lopopolia, Italian lightweight boxer (Olympic-Silver-1960)
- 1940 Arnold Long, cricketer (prolific wicketkeeper for Surrey & Sussex)
- 1941 Jan Kowalczyk, Polish equestrian rider (Olympics gold show jumping individual; silver team 1980), born in Drogomyśl, Poland (d. 2020)
- 1945 Carolyn Wood, American 4 X 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1960)
- 1946 Hubert Green, American golfer (US Open 1977, PGA C'ship 1985), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2018)
- 1961 Brian Orser, Canadian figure skater (Olympic silver 1988)
- 1961 Lalchand Rajput, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1985-86)
- 1963 Charles Oakley, NBA forward (NY Knicks)
- 1963 Lori McNeil, tennis star (1995 Oakland doubles), born in San Diego, California
- 1963 Karl Dorrell, American football coach
- 1964 Don Beebe, NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
- 1965 Angeliki Kaneltopoutous, Greece, tennis star
- 1965 Brian Walton, points race cyclist (Olympic silver 1996), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1965 Willie Blair, Paintsville KY, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
- 1966 Aaron Jones, NFL defensive end (NE Patriots)
- 1966 Patricia Neder, American team handball right wing (Olympics 1992 & 1996), born in Waukesha, Wisconsin
- 1966 Terry Phelps, American tennis player, born in Larchmont, New York
- 1967 Bob Corkum, Salisbury, NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers)
- 1967 Dan McGwire, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins)
- 1967 Tracy Hayworth, NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons)
- 1967 Toine van Peperstraten, Dutch sports journalist
- 1968 Aaron Craver, NFL running back (Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers)
- 1969 Andrew Murphy, Australian long jumper/triple jumper (Olympics 1996)
- 1969 Joe Randa, infielder (KC Royals), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1969 Keith Piper, cricketer (Warwickshire & England A wicketkeeper)
- 1969 Marco Coleman, NFL defensive end (Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers)
- 1969 Santiago Cañizares, Spanish footballer
- 1969 Justin Edinburgh, English footballer
- 1970 Lucious Harris, NBA guard (NJ Nets, Dallas Mavericks)
- 1971 Arantxa Sánchez Vicario, Spanish tennis player (US Open 1994, French Open 1989, 94, 98), born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1971 Frank Pimiskern, CFL safety (BC Lions)
- 1971 Joe Dziedzic, NHL left wing (Pitts Penguins), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1971 Neil Little, Medicine Hat, NHL goalie (Philadelphia Flyers)
- 1972 Jeff Nelson, Prince Albert, NHL center (Washington Capitals)
- 1972 Marcos Ondruska, South Africa, tennis star
- 1973 Jason Williams, Gonzales LA, baseball infielder (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1973 Keith Washington, NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens)
- 1974 Peter Boulware, linebacker (Baltimore Ravens)
- 1975 Michael Barry, cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1977 José Acevedo, Dominican baseball player
- 1978 Naomi Lang, Arcata California, dance skater (& Peter Tchernyshev)
- 1978 Ali Curtis, American soccer player
- 1979 Carlos, Portuguese footballer
- 1983 Darren Carter, English footballer
- 1987 Miki Andō, Japanese figure skater
- 1987 Fernando Jara, Panamanian-American jockey
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1983 Wrestler Hulk Hogan (30) weds Linda Claridge
Hulk Hogan
Deaths in Sport
- 1937 Stanford Schultz, English cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies at 80
Bobby Jones
1971 Bobby Jones Jr., American golfer, course designer (13 major titles, Grand Slam 1930), dies of syringomyelia at 69
Bobby Jones
- 1974 Harry Hooper, American baseball player, dies at 87
- 1976 George Emmett, cricketer (England opener v Aust Old Trafford 1948), dies
- 1982 Ray Emery, New Zealand cricketer (2 Tests NZ v WI 1952, 46 runs, 2 wkts), dies at 67
- 1982 Bernard Malivoire, French cox pair (Olympic gold 1952), dies at 44
- 1991 George Abecassis, English Formula 1 driver (b. 1913)
- 2000 Stan Fox, American race car driver (b. 1952)
- 2010 Phil Cavarretta, American baseball player (NL MVP 1945), dies at 94