Events in Sport
Event of Interest
1965 Willie Mays named NL MVP
Willie Mays
Boxing Title Fight
1984 Larry Holmes TKOs Bonecrusher Smith in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
Larry Holmes
- 1984 Most shots in a NY Islander game (88 - Isles 45, NY Rangers 43)
Garry Kasparov Becomes World Chess Champion
1985 Garry Kasparov becomes the youngest ever world chess champion (22), with a 13-11 win over fellow Russian Anatoly Karpov
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Event of Interest
1985 Richard Hadlee takes 9-52 New Zealand v Australia at the Gabba
Richard Hadlee
Boxing Title Fight
1996 Evander Holyfield upsets Mike Tyson in 11th-round knockout in Las Vegas to regain WBA heavyweight boxing title; second boxer, after Muhammad Ali, to win a heavyweight title 3 times
Evander Holyfield
Mike Tyson
Event of Interest
2008 American tennis star Venus Williams wins her first career year-ending title; beats Russian Vera Zvonareva 6–7, 6–0, 6–2 in the WTA Tour Championship final at Doha, Qatar
Venus Williams
- 2014 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Prague, Czech Republic: Home favourite Petra Kvitová beats Germany's Angelique Kerber 7-6, 4-6, 6-4 for an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 3-1) and an 8th title for the Czechs
- 2015 World Anti-Doping Agency commission report recommends Russian Federation be banned from athletics competitions for running a "state-supported" doping programme
Birthdays in Sport
- 1882 Joe Hardstaff Sr., English cricket batsman and umpire (5 Tests; umpire 21 Tests), born in Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire (d. 1947)
- 1903 Edward van der Merwe, South African cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests in 30's), born in Rustenburg, Transvaal (d. 1971)
- 1921 Viktor Chukarin, Soviet gymnast (Olympic gold 1952, 56), born in Mariupol, Ukraine (d. 1984)
- 1923 Alice Coachman, American athlete (Olympic gold high jump 1948), born in Albany, Georgia (d. 2014)
- 1925 Bill Bruton, American MLB outfielder (NL stolen bases leader 1953-55), born in Penola, Alabama (d. 1995)
- 1930 Charlie Jones, American sportscaster (Almost Anything Goes), born in Fort Smith, Arkansas (d. 2008)
- 1931 Tommy Greenhough, English cricketer (English leg-spinner in 4 Tests 1959-60), born in Rochdale, Lancashire (d. 2009)
- 1931 Whitey Herzog, American baseball manager (St Louis Cardinals), born in New Athens, Illinois
- 1935 Bob Gibson, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Cy Young/NL MVP 1968), born in Omaha, Nebraska
- 1942 Tom Weiskopf, American golfer (British Open 1973), born in Massillon, Ohio
- 1943 John Shepherd, cricketer (WI all-rounder 1969-71, later in South Africa), born in Belleplaine, Barbados
- 1948 Sharon Stouder, American 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic gold 1964), born in Altadena, California (d. 2013)
- 1953 Gaétan Hart, Canadian boxer
- 1959 Sito Pons, Spanish motorbike racer, born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1963 Anthony Bowie, American NBA guard (NY Knicks, Orlando Magic), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1964 Leah Pells, Canadian 1.5k runner (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1965 Todd Gill, Canadian NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Brockville, Canada
- 1966 Virgil Robertson, CFL defensive end (BC Lions), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1967 Scott Bianco, 90 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympics 1996), born in Kamloops, British Columbia
- 1967 Ricky Otto, English footballer, born in London
- 1968 Jeff Brady, American NFL linebacker (Minnesota Vikings), born in Cincinnati, Ohio
- 1969 Angel Miranda, Puerto Rican baseball pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico
- 1970 Bill Guerin, American NHL right wing (NJ Devils, Oilers), born in Wilbraham, Massachusetts
- 1970 Chad Ogea, American baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians), born in Lake Charles, Louisiana
- 1970 Chantal Brunner, long jumper (Olympics 1996), born in Wellington, New Zealand
- 1970 Melanie Roche, Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Bankstown, New South Wales
- 1971 David Duval, American golfer (British Open 2001), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1971 Jimmy Hitchcock, American NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Concord, North Carolina
- 1971 Michael Barber, American NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks), born in Winfield, West Virginia
- 1971 Steve Rhem, American NFL wide receiver (New Orleans Saints), born in Ocala, Florida
- 1972 Laxmi Poruri, American tennis star (1994 Futures-College Park), born in Guntur, India
- 1972 Mark Fields, American NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1973 Fred Lindberg, Australian baseball pitcher (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales Australia
- 1973 Zisis Vryzas, Greek footballer, born in Kavala, Greece
- 1974 Alessandro Del Piero, Italian footballer, born in Conegliano, Italy
- 1979 Adam Dunn, American baseball player, born in Houston, Texas
- 1980 James Harper, English footballer, born in Bell, California
- 1980 Dominique Maltais, Canadian snowboarder, born in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada
- 1984 Joel Zumaya, American baseball player, born in Chula Vista, California
Weddings in Sport
- 2012 Tennis player James Blake (32) weds publicist Emily Snider (37) Del Mar, California
Deaths in Sport
- 1929 Nicolaas Theunissen, South African cricket break bowler (2nd Test 1889), dies
- 1944 Frank Marshall, American chess player (b. 1877)
- 1957 Peter O'Connor, Irish athlete (1st recognised world long jump record), dies at 85
- 1968 Wally Grout, cricketer (successful Australian WK before Marsh), dies
- 1977 Fred Haney, American baseball player, dies at 81
- 1988 David Bauer, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame player and builder (priest, school coach; National Team manager), dies at 64
- 1997 Helenio Herrera, French football player and coach (b. 1910)
- 2001 Denis Atkinson, West Indian cricketer (WI all-rounder, 219 v Australia 1955), dies at 75
- 2011 Roger Christian, American ice hockey left wing (Olympic gold 1960; Christian Brother's Hockey Sticks), dies at 75
