Events in Sport
- 1868 1st baseball game played in enclosed field in San Francisco, at 25th & Folsom
- 1905 1st Australasian Championships: Rodney Heath beats Albert Curtis (4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4)
- 1910 2nd CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Hamilton Tigers, 16-7
- 1917 NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators & Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands
- 1927 15th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Hamilton Tigers, 9-6
Donald Bradman
Event of Interest
1941 Amateur tennis champ Bobby Riggs turns pro
Bobby Riggs
- 1949 37th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15
- 1954 Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba
- 1955 43rd CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 34-19
- 1955 20th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 26-0 in Birmingham
- 1956 USSR single sculls winner Vyacheslav Ivanov wins Olympic gold medal in his excitement he jumps for joy, & loses his medal, it sinks
- 1960 48th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 16-6
- 1960 Minneapolis-St Paul baseball club takes the name Twins
- 1960 25th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 3-0 in Birmingham
- 1961 Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball
- 1963 29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (QB)
Event of Interest
1968 34th Heisman Trophy Award: O.J. Simpson, Southern Cal (RB)
O.J. Simpson
- 1969 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens, Oklahoma (RB)
- 1974 Greenidge scores 107 in 2nd innings of Test Cricket debut v India
- 1977 42nd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 48-21 in Birmingham
- 1978 66th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 20-13
- 1979 Intl Olympic Committee votes to readmit China after 21 years
Event of Interest
1980 Mike Schmidt is unanimous choice as NL MVP
Mike Schmidt
- 1982 Clyde King named Yankee manager
Event of Interest
1984 After 518 goals & 14 years with Montreal Canadiens, Guy Lafleur retires
Guy Lafleur
- 1984 John W Mercom Jr announces New Orleans Saints are up for sale for $75 million
- 1984 Kim Hughes tearfully resigns as Australian cricket captain
- 1989 77th CFL Grey Cup: Saskatchewan defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 43-40
- 1990 Buffalo Bills become 6th 1st place NFL team to lose on same weekend
- 1992 57th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-0 in Birmingham
- 1995 33rd Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Valencia Spain (3-2)
NFL Record
1995 Dolphins QB Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass
Dan Marino
- 1996 Baseball owners approve interleague play, 26-4
- 1996 Colbert, Floyd & Irwin win Wendy's Senior 3 Tour Golf Challenge
- 1996 Couples, Davies, Sheehan & Sorenstam win Wendy's Lady's 3 Tour Golf
- 1996 Couples, Love & Stewart win Wendy's Men's 3 Tour Golf Challenge
- 1997 Wash Capitals final game at USAir Arena, retire Rod Langway's #5
Event of Interest
1999 Steve Yzerman scores his 600th career goal
Steve Yzerman
Birthdays in Sport
- 1878 Marshall Taylor, American track cyclist (1899 world track championships), and the first African American to achieve the level of world champion, born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1932)
- 1892 Joe Guyon, NFL halfback (Canton, Cleveland, Oorang, Rock I, etc)
- 1905 Bob Johnson, American baseball player (d. 1982)
- 1908 Lefty Gomez, baseball pitcher
- 1911 Samuel H Reshevsky, Polish/US chess grandmaster/prodigy
- 1913 Foy Draper, American relay runner (Olympic gold 1936)
- 1916 Bob Elliott, MLB player (Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Braves), born in San Francisco (d. 1966)
- 1924 Jasu Patel, cricketer (Indian off-spinner, 9-69 v Aust 1959)
- 1931 Giuliana Chenal-Minuzzo, Italian downhill skier (Olympic bronze 1952)
- 1934 Ludmila Shevtsova, USSR, 800m runner (Olympic gold 1960)
- 1941 Jeff Torborg, baseball player
- 1943 Jan Stenerud, Norwegian NFL place kicker (Kansas City Chiefs)
- 1947 Larry Gura, baseball player
- 1947 Richie Hebner, American baseball player, born in Norwood, Massachusetts
- 1948 Galina Prozumenschikova, USSR, 200m backstroke (Olympic gold 1964)
- 1948 Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player (d. 1995)
- 1950 Jorge Orta, baseball player
- 1952 Wendy Turnbell, Australia, tennis player (1979,82 US Opens Double)
- 1953 Louise Parks, LPGA golfer
- 1953 Harry Carson, American football player
- 1955 Bob Walk, baseball player
- 1955 Jay Howell, baseball pitcher (NY Yankees, Oakland A's)
- 1956 Dale Jarrett, American race car driver
- 1959 Mike Moore, baseball player, born in Eakly, Oklahoma
- 1960 Harold Reynolds, baseball player
- 1961 Dave Hannan, Sudbury, NHL center (Buffalo Sabres, Colorado Avalanche)
- 1962 Chuck Finley, Monroe LA, pitcher (California Angels)
- 1962 John Samuel Inman, PGA golfer (1993 Buick South Open), born in Greensboro, North Carolina
- 1962 Mike Johnson, NFL inside linebacker (Detroit Lions)
- 1963 Mario Elie, NBA forward/guard (Houston Rockets)
- 1964 Al Smith, American former NFL linebacker (Houston Oilers), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1964 Jeff Jaeger, NFL kicker (Oakland Raiders, Chicago Bears)
- 1964 Vreni Schneider, Swiss alpine skier (Olympic gold 1988)
- 1966 Jay Berger, Fort Dix NJ, tennis star
- 1966 Sue Wicks, WNBA forward (NY Liberty)
- 1967 Karol Rusznyak, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
- 1967 Ridley Jacobs, cricket wicket-keeper (West Indian ODI 1996)
- 1968 Steve Lofton, NFL cornerback (Carolina Panthers, NE Patriots)
- 1969 Sam Militello, baseball player
- 1969 Shawn Kemp, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle Supersonics)
- 1970 Greg Graham, NBA guard (NJ Nets)
- 1970 John Amaechi, NBA center/forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- 1970 Mark Dixon, CFL offensive linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
- 1971 Emma Robinson, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1971 Vince Danielsen, CFL slot back (Calgary Stampeders)
- 1971 Ronald "Winky" Wright, American boxer
- 1973 John Zimmerman, pairs skater (& Steigler), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1974 David Barnard, WLAF defensive tackle (Scotland Claymores)
- 1974 Richard Ikeda, gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Kamloops, British Columbia
- 1976 Brian Schneider, American baseball player
- 1977 Ivan Basso, Italian cyclist
- 1977 John Parrish, American baseball player
- 1977 Paris Lenon, American football player
- 1981 Stephan Andersen, Danish international footballer
- 1981 Gina Kingsbury, Canadian hockey player
- 1984 Antonio Puerta, Spanish footballer (d. 2007)
- 1986 Konstadinos Filippidis, Greek pole vaulter
Deaths in Sport
- 1918 Charlie McLeod, cricketer (all-rounder for Australia 1894-1905), dies
- 1954 Bill Doak, former Major League Baseball pitcher (b. 1891)
- 1980 Rachael Roberts, actress (This Sporting Life), dies at age 53
- 1981 Max Euwe, Dutch world chess champion (1935-37), dies at 80
- 1991 Bob Johnson, US hockey coach (Pittsburgh Penguins), dies at 60
- 2006 Isaac Gálvez, Spanish procyclist (b. 1975)