Events in Sport
- 1894 3rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 18-0 in Montgomery
- 1913 5th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Parkdale, 44-2
- 1924 12th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeat Toronto Balmy Beach, 11-3
- 1924 NHL's Montreal Forum opens
- 1934 Chicago Bears beat Detroit (19-16) in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally
- 1938 Mayor Oud of Rotterdam forbids soccer match between Neth-Germany
- 1939 Cor Klint swims world record 200 m backstroke (2:38.8)
- 1941 29th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 18-16
- 1947 35th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Calgary Stampeders, 10-9
- 1952 40th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 21-11
- 1952 17th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 21-0 in Birmingham
- 1957 NY Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace Dodgers & Giants
- 1958 46th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 35-28
- 1958 23rd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 14-8 in Birmingham
- 1960 26th Heisman Trophy Award: Joe Bellino, Navy (HB)
- 1962 Baseball decides to revert back to 1 all star game per year
- 1966 1st NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena - Warriors beat Bulls 108-101
- 1969 34th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 49-26 in Birmingham
- 1970 Colin Cowdrey becomes Test Cricket's leading run scorer (7,250)
- 1971 1st pro golf championship at Walt Disney World
- 1974 39th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-13 in Birmingham
- 1975 40th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 28-0 in Birmingham
Contract of Interest
1976 NY Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to 5-year contract
Reggie Jackson
NFL Record
1987 Joe Montana of 49ers completes NFL record 22 consecutive passes
Joe Montana
- 1987 New Orleans Saints win, assuring their 1st winning NFL season
- 1987 Ranger's Bob Frosse becomes 2nd goalie to score a goal (vs NY Islanders). It is later ruled that he should not be credited with goal.
- 1991 Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, v Australia at the Gabba
- 1992 80th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 24-10
- 1997 USAir Arena closes, hosting Wash Wizards
- 2008 73rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 36-0 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama's first win in the series in seven years
- 2009 97th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeats Saskatchewan Roughriders, 28-27
- 2014 79th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 55-44 in Tuscaloosa
- 2015 104th Davis Cup: Great Britain beats Belgium in Ghent 6-3, 7-5, 6-3, 1st win since 1936
- 2015 Britain Tyson Fury defeats Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko to win world heavyweight champion title (WBA, IBF, WBO) in Dusseldorf
- 2016 Former NFL player Darren Sharper sentenced to 20 years in prison for a series of rapes
Birthdays in Sport
Vin Scully
1927 Vin Scully, American sportscaster (Los Angeles Dodgers), born in The Bronx, New York
Vin Scully
- 1929 Don January, pro golfer (1976 Vardon Trophy)
- 1931 André Noyelle, Belgian cyclist (d. 2003)
- 1939 Gennadiy Volnov, USSR, basketball player (Olympic gold 1972)
- 1945 Roger Bambuck, Guadeloupe, French 4X100 runner (Olympic bronze 1968)
- 1946 Suzy Chaffee, American skier and chapstick user (Olympics 1968)
- 1949 Wayne Cowan, American wrestler
- 1949 Jerry Lawler, American wrestler
- 1952 Dusty Hare, English rugby player
- 1956 Eric Laakso, American football player
- 1959 Neal Broten, Roseau Canada, NHL center (NJ Devils)
- 1959 Rich Camarillo, NFL punter (Houston Oilers)
Howard Johnson
1960 Howard Johnson, American baseball player (NY Mets), born in Clearwater, Florida
Howard Johnson
- 1962 Sadanand Viswanath, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (v Sri Lanka 1985-86)
- 1964 Perry Parker, South Laguna Beach California, golfer (1992 Xerox BC Open)
- 1967 Marcus Muler, WLAF adm asst (Amsterdam Admirals)
- 1967 Sean Carlin, Australian hammer thrower (Olympics-8-1992, 96)
- 1968 Dee Brown, NBA guard (Boston Celtics)
- 1968 Pedro A Martinez, Villa Mella Dom Rep, pitcher (NY Mets)
- 1968 Peter Gross-Pass, WLAF defensive linebacker (Rhein Fire)
- 1968 T J Rubley, WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire)
- 1969 Ben Iroha, soccer player (Vitesse)
- 1969 Craig Evans, cricketer (Zimbabwe batsman 1996 World Cup)
- 1969 J-Me Carney, cyclist (Olympics 1996)
- 1969 Mariano Rivera, pitcher (NY Yankees), born in Panama City, Panama
- 1969 Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch soccer player (NAC, Celtic)
- 1969 Kasey Keller, American soccer player
- 1970 Guy Hill, Canadian Tour golfer (1993 NCAA-3rd), born in Atlanta, Georgia,
- 1970 Lamar Smith, NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1970 Tonya Gill, LPGA golfer (1995 Ping/Welch-14th)
- 1970 Mark Pembridge, Welsh footballer
- 1971 Amy Peterson, Maplewood Minn, short track skater (Olympics 1994)
- 1971 Brad May, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1972 Artis Houston, WLAF cornerback (Rhein Fire)
- 1972 Jamal Mashburn, NBA forward (Miami Heat, Dallas Mavericks)
- 1972 Larry Williams, WLAF defensive tackle (Scotland Claymores)
- 1973 Craig Glassock, cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper 1994-95)
- 1973 Dick van Burik, soccer player (Ajax/NAC)
- 1973 Duane Butler, safety (Minnesota Vikings)
- 1973 Ryan Giggs, Welsh footballer
- 1974 Pavol Demitra, Dubnica Slo, NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators, Blues)
- 1976 Michalis Kakiouzis, Greek basketball player
- 1978 Dimitrious Konstantopolous, Greek footballer
- 1978 Alessandro Fei, Italian volleyball player
- 1979 Francis Beltrán, Dominican baseball player
- 1982 Ashley Force, American race car driver
- 1983 Tanner Glass, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1985 Shannon Brown, American basketball player
- 1987 Stephen O'Halloran, Irish footballer
- 1988 Russell Wilson, American NFL player (Seattle Seahawks), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
Deaths in Sport
- 1927 George Giffen, Australian cricketer (251 FC games, 11758 runs, 1023 wkts), dies at 68
- 1974 James J. Braddock, American heavyweight boxer (b. 1905)
- 1982 Percy Williams, Canadian athlete (b. 1908)
- 1989 George Oswald Browning "Gubby" Allen, cricketer, dies
- 2004 Harry Danning, American baseball player, dies at 93
- 2005 David di Tommaso, French footballer (b. 1979)
- 2007 Ralph Beard, American basketball player (b. 1927)
- 2012 Merv Pregulman, American NFL player, dies at 90
- 2015 Joe Marston, Australian soccer defender (1954 FA Cup Final), dies at 89