Events in Sport
- 1889 British Open Men's Golf, Musselburgh Links: Willie Park Jr wins his second Open title; beats Andrew Kirkaldy by 5 in 36-hole playoff
Event of Interest
1926 Eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager
Eddie Collins
Event of Interest
1934 1st penalty shot vs Toronto Maple Leafs, Mondou (Mont) unsuccessful
George Hainsworth
Event of Interest
1943 Spud Chandler wins AL MVP; Stan Musial wins NL MVP
Stan Musial
NHL Record
1963 Gordie Howe ties Rocket Richard's lifetime 544 goal record
Gordie Howe
Event of Interest
1968 As a rookie, Elvin Hayes scores 54 points against the Detroit Pistons, a career-high
Elvin Hayes
- 1972 6th Rugby League World Cup: Australia and Great Britain tie 10-10; Great Britain awarded the cup
Event of Interest
1980 Islanders' Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against North Stars
Mike Bossy
Event of Interest
1987 Roger Clemens wins consecutive Cy Young Awards
Roger Clemens
- 1987 Football striker Mark Hughes plays for Wales and Bayern Munich in 2 countries on same day; appears for Wales in 2-0 European Championship loss to Czechoslovakia in Prague, then jets to Munich for 3-2 Cup win over Borussia
- 1996 Braves' John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award
- 1997 Roger Clemens wins his 4th AL Cy Young Award
- 1997 WNBA expands to Detroit & Washington, D.C.
- 2000 155 skiers and snowboarders die when a funicular railway catches fire in an alpine tunnel near Kaprun, Austria
- 2000 12th College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 28-16 in South Bend
- 2001 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Madrid, Spain: Kim Clijsters beats Elena Dementieva 6-0, 6-4 to clinch Belgium's first title with unassailable 2-0 lead (ends, 2-1)
Event of Interest
2002 Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters beats American Serena Williams 7–5, 6–3 to win the season-ending WTA Tour Championship at the Staples Center, Los Angeles
Serena Williams
Event of Interest
2007 Justine Henin of Belgium beats Russian Maria Sharapova 5–7, 7–5, 6–3 to win $1m winners cheque and her 2nd straight season-ending WTA Tour Championship in Madrid, Spain
Maria Sharapova
Event of Interest
2013 Novak Đoković claims back-to-back ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Spaniard Rafael Nadal in the final in London, England
Novak Đoković
Rafael Nadal
Birthdays in Sport
- 1891 Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (Boston Braves), born in Springfield, Massachusetts (d. 1954)
- 1899 Pie Traynor, American baseball hall of fame 3rd baseman (Pirates), born in Framingham, Massachusetts (d. 1972)
- 1910 Franz Kemser, German 4 man bobsled (Olympic gold 1952), born in Partenkirchen, Bayern, Germany (d. 1986)
- 1921 Ron Greenwood CBE, English soccer defender (Brentford) and manager (West Ham Utd 1961-74; FA Cup 1964, European Cup Winners' Cup 1965; England 1977-82), born in Worsthorne, England (d. 2006)
- 1924 Rusi Modi, Indian cricketer (strong Indian batsman in post-War years), born in Bombay, India (d. 1996)
- 1926 Harry Lumley, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Owen Sound, Ontario (d. 1998)
- 1926 Maria Teresa de Filippis, Italian racing car driver (first woman to complete in Formula One), born in Naples (d. 2016)
- 1928 Trevor Meale, New Zealand cricketer (batted in 2 Tests NZ v England 1958), born in Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2010)
- 1934 Elzbieta Krzesinska, Polish long jumper (Olympic gold 1956)
- 1934 Paula Myers-Pope, American platform diver, 2 silver, 1 bronze (Oly 1952-60)
- 1937 Warner Wolf, sportscaster (WABC-TV, WCBS-TV), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1938 Josef Odozil, Czech, 1500m (Olympic silver 1964)
- 1938 Haruhiro Yamashita, Japanese gymnast
- 1939 Claudia Boyarskikh, USSR, 5K/10K cross country (Olympic gold 1964)
- 1940 Barbara Boxer, American politician (Rep-D-CA, 1983-92/Sen-D-CA, 1993-2017), born in New York City
- 1942 Roy Fredericks, cricketer (brilliant WI lefty opener 169 v Aust 1975)
- 1943 Jan Adamski, Polish International Chess Master (1976)
- 1945 Niaz Ahmed, cricketer (1st & last East Pakistani to play Test cricket)
- 1945 Bryan 'Pop' Robson, English soccer forward (Newcastle, West Ham), born in Sunderland, County Durham
- 1949 Kathy Postlewait, American golfer (4-time LPGA Tour winner), born in Norfolk, Virginia
- 1950 Otis Armstrong, NFL running back (Denver Broncos), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1950 Rex Samuel Sellers, Tornado class sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1950 Ed Ordynski, Australian rally driver
- 1951 Fuzzy Zoeller, American golfer (US Masters 1981, US Open 1984), born in New Albany, Indiana
- 1954 Gail Marquis, WBL forward (NY Stars, Olympic silver 1976)
- 1961 Matt Ghaffari, Iranian-American greco-roman wrestler (Olympic silver 1992, 96), born in Tehran, Iran
- 1964 Roberto Hernandez, Santurce Puerto Rico, pitcher (Chicago White Sox)
- 1965 Ruthie Matthes, Sun Valley Idaho, cyclist (Olympics 1996)
- 1966 Gina Pillitiere, WPVA volleyballer (National-25th-1994), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1967 Bill Musgrave, NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos)
- 1967 Gil de Ferran, Brazilian race car driver
- 1968 John Jett, NFL punter (Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions)
- 1968 Lin Elliott, NFL kicker (KC Chiefs)
- 1969 Damion Easley, American infielder (California Angels), born in NYC, New York
- 1969 Dave Moore, NFL tight end/fullback (Tampa Bay Bucs)
- 1969 Jeff Sydner, NFL wide receiver/punt returner (NY Jets)
- 1969 Michael Owens, cricket pace bowler (NZ Test)
- 1971 Melvin Tuten, NFL tackle (Cin Bengals)
- 1971 Ryan Hancock, pitcher (California Angels), born in Santa Clara, California
- 1971 Paul Chaloner, English TV e-sports commentator
- 1972 Jack Jackson, NFL/CFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears, Toronto Argonauts)
- 1972 Steve Konowalchuk, American NHL center (Washington Capitals), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
- 1973 Jason Bowen, Port Alice, NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers)
- 1973 Terrance Shaw, NFL cornerback (San Diego Chargers)
- 1974 Phillip Ward, linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
- 1976 Jason Grilli, American baseball player
- 1977 Maniche, Portuguese footballer
- 1977 Ben Hollioake, English cricketer (d. 2002)
- 1978 Lou Vincent, New Zealand cricketer
- 1980 Willie Parker, American football player
- 1983 Philipp Lahm, German footballer
- 1983 Matt Garza, American baseball player
- 1985 Robin Uthappa, Indian cricket player
- 1986 François Trinh-Duc, French rugby player
- 1990 Tom Dumoulin, Dutch road cyclist, born in Maastricht, Netherlands
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1957 Country singer June Carter Cash (28) weds former football player Edwin Nix
June Carter Cash
- 2005 Millionaire Nasir Khan weds "Footballers' Wives" actress Laila Rouass (34) in London
- 2006 Dutch Formula One racer Christijan Albers (27) weds Liselore Kooijman at The Grand in Amsterdam
- 2011 TV personality Kim Zolciak (33) weds Atlanta Falcons football player Kroy Biermann (26) in Roswell, Georgia
Deaths in Sport
- 1930 William Whysall, British cricketer (4 Tests for England 1924-30), dies at 43
- 1976 E Q Davies, cricketer (9 runs & 7 wickets in 5 Tests for South Africa), dies
- 1978 Bennie Borgmann, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward and coach (Kingston Colonials, Original Celtics; coach Syracuse Nationals), dies at 77
- 1990 Attilio Demaría, Argentinian footballer (b. 1909)
- 1994 Frank McGuire, American basketball coach (won 550 games in 30 college seasons), dies at 80
- 1997 Rodney Milburn, American athlete (b. 1950)
- 1998 Frank Brimsek, American ice hockey player (b. 1913)
- 2008 Herb Score, American baseball player, dies at 75
- 2019 Zeke Bratkowski, American NFL quarterback and coach (Green Bay Packers), dies from a heart attack at 88
