Events in Sport
- 1872 First international soccer game, Scotland draws with England (0-0) in Glasgow
- 1893 2nd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 40-16 in Montgomery
- 1908 8th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in Melbourne (3-2)
- 1909 9th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in Sydney (5-0)
- 1912 4th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Alerts defeats Toronto Argonauts, 11-4
- 1912 11th Davis Cup: British Isles beats Australasia in Melbourne (3-2)
Donald Bradman
- 1929 17th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 14-3
- 1937 3rd Heisman Trophy Award: Clint Frank, Yale (HB)
- 1940 28th CFL Grey Cup (Game 1): Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Ottawa, 8-2
- 1942 30th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Hurricanes defeats Winnipeg Bombers, 8-5
- 1942 Bill Terry resigns as supervisor of NY Giants minor league system
- 1945 33rd CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 35-0
- 1946 Bradman scores 187 in 1st Test Cricket v England at the Gabba
- 1948 Baseball's Negro National League disbands
Event of Interest
1952 Jackie Robinson charges NY Yankees with racism
Jackie Robinson
- 1954 20th Heisman Trophy Award: Alan Ameche, Wisconsin (FB)
Boxing Title Fight
1956 Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
Floyd Patterson
Archie Moore
- 1957 45th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 32-7
- 1957 22nd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 40-0 in Birmingham
- 1959 Joe Foss named 1st commissioner of AFL
- 1959 1960 NFL Draft: Billy Cannon from LSU first pick by Los Angeles Rams
- 1961 Billy Williams of the Cubs is voted NL Rookie of Year
- 1963 51st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats BC Lions, 21-10
- 1963 28th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 10-8 in Birmingham, Auburn's first points in the series in five years
- 1968 56th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Calgary Stampeder, 24-21
- 1968 33rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 24-16 in Birmingham
- 1969 57th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 29-11
- 1974 20th time Islanders shut-out (3-0 vs Canucks)
- 1976 42nd Heisman Trophy Award: Tony Dorsett, Pittsburgh (RB)
Event of Interest
1981 NY Yankee Dave Righetti wins AL Rookie of Year Award
Dave Righetti
Event of Interest
1986 Ivan Lendl is 1st tennis player to earn over $10 million in his lifetime
Ivan Lendl
Event of Interest
1988 NYC furrier sues Mike Tyson for $92,000 for non payment of purchase
Mike Tyson
- 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup Final: Michelle Akers scores twice as US beats Norway 2-1 in Guangzhou, China
- 1991 56th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 13-6 in Birmingham
- 1992 David Boon's 14th Test Cricket century, 111 v WI at Brisbane
- 1993 NFL announces 30th franchise - Jacksonville Jaguars
- 1997 86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps US in Gothenburg (5-0)
- 2003 92nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Spain in Melbourne (3-1)
Event of Interest
2005 The Boston Bruins trade captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks
Joe Thornton
Event of Interest
2015 NBA star Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers) announces his intention to retire at the end of the season
Kobe Bryant
Birthdays in Sport
- 1857 Robert Abel, cricketer (The Guv'nor Surrey & England batsman)
- 1898 Roy "Link" Lyman, NFL tackle (Chicago Bears)
- 1910 Paul Cerutti, Monaco, trap shooter, disqualified for drugs in 76 oly
- 1928 Joe B. Hall, American basketball coach
- 1930 James Felton Boyd, Rocky Mount NC, light HW boxer (Olympic gold 1956)
Bill Walsh
1931 Bill Walsh, NFL coach (San Francisco 49ers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2007)
Bill Walsh
- 1933 Norman Deeley, English footballer (d. 2007)
- 1937 Tom Simpson, British cyclist (d. 1967)
- 1946 Ken Wadsworth, cricket keeper (NZ dashing batsman)
- 1949 Margaret Whitton, actress (Good & Evil, Major League), born in Meade, Maryland (d. 2016)
- 1950 Paul Westphal, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns)
- 1955 Andy Gray, English soccer player
Sylvia Hanika
1959 Sylvia Hanika, German tennis player (Avon-1982), born in Munich, West Germany
Sylvia Hanika
- 1960 Bob Tewksbury, pitcher (San Diego Padres), born in Concord, New Hampshire
- 1960 Dan Rashovich, CFL linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1960 Gary Lineker, English soccer player (World Cup 1986)
- 1961 Innocent Egbunike, Nigeria, 4x400m runner (Olympic bronze 1984)
- 1962 Bo Jackson, baseball/football player (KC Royals, LA Raiders)
- 1964 David Wood, NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks)
- 1965 Mike Zandofsky, NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons, Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1965 Aldair, Brazilian footballer
- 1966 Phillipe Bozon, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
- 1967 Gary Jones, NFL safety (NY Jets)
- 1967 Margaret Platt, golfer (1995 Healthsouth-9th), born in NYC, New York
- 1968 Laurent Jalabert, French cyclist
- 1969 Larry Brown, NFL cornerback (Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders)
- 1969 Mark Lewis, American MLB infielder (Detroit Tigers), born in Hamilton, Ohio
- 1970 Corrina Kennedy, Saskatoon Saskatchawan, kayaker (Olympics 1996)
- 1970 James Brown, tackle (Miami Dolphins)
- 1970 John DeWitt, WLAF defensive end (Scottish Claymores)
- 1970 Mario Bailey, WLAF receiver (Frankfurt Galaxy)
- 1970 Natalie Williams, volleyball outside hitter (Olympics 1996), born in Long Beach, California
- 1970 Ricky Powers, WLAF running back (Rhein Fire)
- 1970 Robert Griffith, NFL strong safety (Minnesota Vikings)
- 1970 Yayuk Basuki, Yogyakarta Indonesia, tennis star (1996 Hobart doubles)
- 1971 Bryan Proby, NFL/WLAF defensive tackle (KC Chiefs, Scottish Claymores)
- 1971 Heath Te-Ihi-O-Te-Rangy Davis, cricket bowler (NZ open v England 1994)
- 1971 Ivan Rodriguez, Vega Baja Puerto Rico, catcher (Texas Rangers)
- 1971 Ray Durham, American MLB infielder (Chicago White Sox), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
- 1972 Spence Fischer, WLAF quarterback (Scotland Claymores)
- 1972 Abel Xavier, Portuguese footballer
- 1973 Jay Hamilton, CFL running back (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1973 Ty Howard, cornerback (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1974 Luther Broughton, HB (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1974 Marcellus Wiley, defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
- 1975 Ben Thatcher, Welsh footballer
- 1976 Josh Lewsey, English rugby union footballer
- 1977 Iván Guerrero, Honduran footballer
- 1977 Kazumi Saitoh, Japanese baseball player
- 1977 Olivier Schoenfelder, French ice dancer
- 1979 Chris Atkinson, Australian rally driver
- 1979 Andrés Nocioni, Argentine basketball player
- 1980 Jamie Ashdown, English footballer
- 1981 Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player
- 1982 Tony Giarratano, American baseball player
- 1982 Jason Pominville, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1983 Adrian Cristea, Romanian footballer
- 1984 Nigel de Jong, Dutch footballer
- 1984 Alan Hutton, Scottish footballer
- 1984 Francisco Sandaza, Spanish Footballer
- 1986 Jordan Farmar, National Basketball Association player
- 1987 Vasilisa Bardina, Russian tennis player
- 1990 Magnus Carlsen, Norwegian chess Grandmaster, born in Tønsberg, Norway
- 1994 Nyjah Huston, American skateboarder
Deaths in Sport
- 1983 George Headley, cricket (10 tons in 22 Tests, 1st black WI capt), dies
- 1991 P G Z (Zin) Harris, cricketer (9 Tests for NZ 1962-65), dies
- 1995 Hopper Levett, Kent cricket wicketkeeper (1930-47, Test 1934), dies
- 2003 Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (b. 1906)
- 2012 Munir Malik, Pakistani cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1959-62), dies at 78