Events in Sport
- 1898 Australian cricketer Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground)
- 1919 John McGraw, Charles A Stoneham and Judge MCQuade buy NY Giants
- 1927 Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs NY Rangers
- 1932 Racing Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Arcaro wins his 1st race
- 1935 28th Women's Australian Championships: Dorothy Round Little beats Nancy Lyle (1-6, 6-1, 6-3)
- 1935 28th Men's Australian Championships: Jack Crawford beats Fred Perry (2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4)
- 1940 Commissioner Kenesaw Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit Tigers
- 1940 NFL Pro Bowl: Green Bay beats NFL All-Stars 16-7
- 1943 Alex Smart (Mont) is 1st NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st game
- 1946 1946 NFL Draft: Frank Dancewicz from University of Notre Dame first pick by Boston Yanks
- 1951 NFL Pro Bowl: 1st since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27
- 1961 Chic Bear Willard Dewveall becomes 1st NFLer to join AFL
- 1962 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-30
- 1964 14th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 111-107 at Boston
Event of Interest
1968 Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami Super Bowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB
John Madden
- 1969 Matt Busby retires from Manchester United
- 1969 19th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-112 at Baltimore
- 1973 Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Wash Red Skins, 14-7 in LA, MVP: Jake Scott, Miami, S
- 1975 Anita Wold (Norway) sets women's ski jump distance record-98 m
- 1975 25th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 108-102 at Phoenix
Event of Interest
1976 Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves
Ted Turner
Event of Interest
1985 Martina Navratilova is 3rd to win 100 tennis tournaments (Connors & Evert)
Martina Navratilova
- 1987 Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Event of Interest
1990 AFC Championship Game: Denver Broncos beat Cleveland Browns 37-21
John Elway
- 1990 NFC Championship Game: San Francisco 49ers beat Los Angeles Rams 30-3
- 1994 Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61m)
- 1996 Liselotte Neumann wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champions
- 1996 AFC Championship Game: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Indianapolis Colts 20-16
- 1996 NFC Championship Game: Dallas Cowboys beat Green Bay Packers 38-27
Event of Interest
1998 Charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault charge
Charles Barkley
Birthdays in Sport
- 1920 Bertus de Harder, Dutch soccer star (Bordeaux)
- 1920 Donald Beard, cricketer (NZ pace bowler in the 1950's)
- 1921 Ken Sailors, professional basketball player (popularized and may have invented the jump shot), born in Bushnell, Nebraska (d. 2016)
- 1927 Ivan Kalita, USSR, equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1968)
- 1932 Don Garlits, American auto racer (1st drag racer over 200mph for 1/4 mile), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1936 John Paul Cain, Sweetwater TX, PGA golfer (1989 Greater Grand Rapids)
- 1936 Ludmila Pinayeva, USSR, 500m kayaker (Olympic gold 1964, 1968, 1972)
- 1936 Reiner Klimke, German FR, equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1984)
- 1937 Ken Higgs, cricketer (effective England pace-bowler in 15 Tests 1965-68)
- 1937 Erland Kops, Danish badminton player
- 1941 C L "Gibby" Gilbert Jr, PGA golfer (1976 Danny Thomas), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 1942 Ian Brayshaw, Australian cricketer and footballer
- 1942 Dave Campbell, American baseball player
- 1944 Graham Vivian Marsh, Kalgoorlie Australia, PGA golfer (1977 Heritage)
- 1947 Bill Weberniuk, Canadian snookers player
- 1947 Rubén Olivares, Mexican boxer (4-division world champion), born in Mexico City, Mexico
- 1951 Gil Pak Jong, Korea PR, judo (Olympic-1976)
- 1954 Jim Duggan, American wrestler
- 1959 Paul Terry, cricketer (in Germany Two Tests England v WI 1984)
- 1964 Sergei Nemchinov, NHL center (NY Islanders, Olympic silver 1998), born in Moscow, Russia
- 1964 Ernest Miller, American wrestler
- 1965 Dave Lowry, Sudbury, NHL left wing (Florida Panthers)
- 1966 Matt Brock, NFL defensive end/tackle (NY Jets)
- 1967 Terry Wooden, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, KC Chiefs)
- 1968 Fred[ric] Honebein, rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in San Francisco, California
- 1968 Ruel Fox, English footballer
- 1969 David Webb, WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
- 1969 Martin Bicknell, cricketer (England pace bowler 1993)
- 1969 Rico Smith, NFL wide receiver (Cleveland Browns)
- 1970 Eric Charron, Verdun, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
- 1970 Steve Cooke, Kanai Hawaii, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
- 1970 Tyrone Hughes, NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints, Chicago Bears)
- 1971 Antonios Nikopolidis, Greek footballer
- 1972 Kyle Brady, NFL tight end (NY Jets)
- 1972 Michael Davis, NFL cornerback (Cleveland Browns)
- 1972 Raimondas Rumšas, Lithuanian cyclist
- 1973 Ed Howard, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1973 Lethon Flowers, NFL defensive back (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- 1973 Rod Myers, Conroe TX, outfielder (KC Royals)
- 1973 Giancarlo Fisichella, Italian race car driver
- 1974 Hugues Legault, 50m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1974 Kevin Jefferson, NFL linebacker (Cin Bengals)
- 1974 Michael Dritlein, WLAF wide receiver (Rhein Fire)
- 1974 Nancy Napolski, Hinsdale Idaho, air rifle (Olympics 1996)
- 1975 Marcel Koning, soccer player (FC The Hague/NEC)
- 1977 Terry Ryan, St Johns, NHL left wing (Montreal Canadiens)
- 1978 Shawn Crawford, American sprinter
- 1980 Clive Clarke, Irish footballer
- 1980 Cory Gibbs, American soccer player
- 1980 Ossama Haidar, a Lebanese soccer player
- 1980 Byron Leftwich, American football player
- 1982 Léo Lima, Brazilian footballer
- 1982 Víctor Valdés, Spanish goalkeeper
- 1983 Maxime Monfort, Belgian cyclist
- 1984 Mike Pelfrey, American baseball player
- 1986 Cristina Aicardi, Peruvian badminton player
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1954 NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio weds actress Marilyn Monroe (27) in her 2nd marraige at San Francisco City Hall
Joe DiMaggio
Marilyn Monroe
Wedding of Interest
1974 US Senator Bill Bradley (30) weds professor Ernestine Schlant
Bill Bradley
Wedding of Interest
1980 Actor Samuel L. Jackson (31) weds sports channel producer LaTanya Richardson (30)
Samuel L. Jackson
Deaths in Sport
Ray Kroc
1984 Ray Kroc, American fast food entrepreneur (McDonald's) and owner of baseball's San Diego Padres, dies of heart failure at 81
Ray Kroc
- 1996 Jacques-Baptiste LeBrun, French finn yachtsman (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 85
- 2006 Mark Philo, English footballer (b. 1984)
- 2013 Giorgio Alverà, Italian bobsledder, dies at 69
- 2018 Daniel "Dan" Gurney, American race-car driver, coach and team owner (All American Racers), dies from complications of pneumonia at 86