Events in Sport
- 1931 Chuhei Numbu of Japan, sets then long jump record at 26' 2½"
- 1961 American Basketball League starts play
- 1973 1st time Islanders beat Rangers-3-2
- 1974 French runner Chantal Langlacé sets female world marathon record (2:46:24) in Neuf-Brisach, France
- 1979 Islanders score 2 goals within 6 seconds 3 goals within 44 seconds
- 1980 Astros owner John McMullen replaces GM Tal Smith with Al Rosen
- 1980 Dave Gryllis sets world bicycle speed record of 94.37 kph
- 1985 15th NYC Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:34
- 1985 16th NYC Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:11:34
- 1985 Anthony Carter begins NFL streak of 100+ consecutive game receptions
- 1985 KC Royals beat St Louis Cards, 4 games to 3 in 82nd World Series
- 1986 NY Mets beat Boston Red Sox, 4 games to 3 in 83rd World Series
- 1990 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Belmont Park; winners: Bayakoa, Fly So Free, In The Wings, Meadow Star, Royal Academy, Safely Kept, Unbridled
- 1991 Minnesota Twins beat Altanta Braves, 1-0 in 10 in Game 7 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome; win 2nd Baseball World Series since move to Minneapolis; Twins pitcher Jack Morris MVP
- 1992 Don Baylor appointed 1st manager of Colorado Rockies
- 1995 Contract finalizing Cleveland Browns' move to Balt is signed
- 1995 Meyrick Pringle takes cricket hat-trick in England tour game at Soweto
- 1996 US beats Japan, 21½-14½, at Nichirei International Golf Tournament
- 1999 New York Yankees beat Atlanta, 4-1 in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium to sweep Braves and retain Baseball World Series; Yankees closer Mariano Rivera MVP
- 2001 13th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 21-17 in Chestnut Hill
- 2001 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Belmont Park; winners: Tiznow, Johannesburg, Unbridled Elaine, Fantastic Light, Val Royal, Banks Hill, Tempera, Squirtle Squirt
- 2002 Anaheim beats San Francisco Giants, 4-1 in Game 7 at Edison Field to win Angels' first Baseball World Series; Anaheim 1st baseman Troy Glaus MVP
- 2004 The Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time in 86 years
- 2004 Boston beats St. Louis Cardinals, 3-0 in Game 4 at Busch Stadium to sweep Cardinals and win Red Sox first Baseball World Series since 1918; Boston outfielder Manny Ramirez MVP
- 2006 St. Louis beats Detroit Tigers, 4-2 in Game 5 at Busch Stadium to win Cardinals' 10th Baseball World Series; Cards infielder David Eckstein MVP
- 2007 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Monmouth Park; Day 2 winners: Indian Blessing, War Pass, Lahudood, Midnight Lute, Kip Deville, Ginger Punch, English Channel, Curlin
- 2011 MLB World Series Game 6: St. Louis Cardinal 3B David Freese hits game-tying 2 run triple with 2 outs in the 9th and then hits walk-off home run in the 11th
Event of Interest
2013 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins the Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit to clinch his 4th straight F1 World Drivers Championship; 6th consecutive GP victory
Sebastian Vettel
Event of Interest
2013 American Serena Williams wins her 4th season ending tennis title; beats Li Na of China 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 in the WTA Championship final in Istanbul, Turkey
Serena Williams
Event of Interest
2015 American soccer star Abby Wambach announces her retirement
Abby Wambach
- 2018 EPL club Leicester City’s billionaire Thai owner, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha dies in a helicopter crash in the carpark outside the club’s King Power Stadium following 1-1 draw against West Ham United
Birthdays in Sport
- 1877 George Thompson, English cricketer (d. 1943)
- 1904 Erno Schwarz, Hungarian-American soccer player, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1974)
- 1917 Jack Plimsoll, South African cricketer (South African lefty quick, 3-143 in only Test 1947), born in Kalk Bay, South Africa (d. 1999)
- 1922 George Young, Scottish football player, born in Grangemouth, Scotland (d. 1997)
- 1922 Ralph Kiner, HR hitter (Pittsburgh Pirates) and sportscaster (NY Mets), born in Santa Rita, New Mexico (d. 2014)
- 1926 Nana Joshi [Padmanabh Govind Joshi], Indian cricket wicket-keeper (Indian National Team during 1950's), born in Baroda, Gujarat, India (d. 1987)
- 1928 Datta Gaekwad, Indian cricketer (father of Anshuman, batted in 11 Tests 50's), born in Vadodara, India
- 1928 Kyle Rote, NFL halfback (NY Giants 1951-61), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 2002)
- 1930 Bill George, American NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears, LA Rams), born in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania (d. 1982)
- 1932 Kathy Cornelius, American golfer (US Open 1956), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1933 Valentin Boreyko, Russian rower (Olympic gold 1960), born in Leningrad (d. 2012)
- 1941 Dick Trickle, American race car driver, born in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin (d. 2013)
- 1954 Chris Tavaré, British cricketer (England opener & occasional scorer of runs), born in Orpington, Kent
Patty Sheehan
1956 Patty Sheehan, American golfer (6 LPGA major titles; US Open 1992, 94), born in Middlebury, Vermont
Patty Sheehan
- 1957 Glenn Hoddle, English soccer ball player (Tottenham), born in Hayes, Middlesex, England
- 1960 Tom Nieto, American baseball player, born in Downey, California
- 1964 Jill Hetherington, Canadian tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Brampton, Canada
- 1964 Mark Taylor, Australian cricketer (genius Australian captain since 1994), born in Leeton, Australia
- 1964 Mary Meagher-Plant, American 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic 3 gold/silv/br-84, 88), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- 1965 Krista Blomquist, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-7th-1995), born in New Haven, Connecticut
- 1966 Brad Lauer, NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins), born in Humboldt, Canada
- 1966 Timm Rosenbach, NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints), born in Everett, Washington
- 1967 Jaren Jackson, NBA guard/forward (Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1968 Antoinette Lucas, American field hockey midfielder (Olympics 1996), born in Crozier, Virginia
- 1968 Vinny Samways, English footballer, born in Bethnal Green, London
- 1969 Corey Foster, NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins), born in Ottawa, Ontario
- 1969 John Kasay, NFL kicker (Carolina Panthers), born in Athens, Georgia
- 1970 Vernon Lewis, NFL cornerback (NE Patriots), born in Houston, Texas
- 1970 Felix Bwalya, Zambian boxer, born in Chingola, Zambia
- 1971 Liz Pagano, WPVA volleyballer (National-13th-1994), born in Seattle, Washington
- 1971 Mike Ricci, Scarborough, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche)
- 1971 Zaddick X Longenbach, Greenwalds Pa, fencer-foil (Olympics 1996)
- 1971 Theodoros Zagorakis, Greek footballer
- 1971 Jorge Soto, Peruvian footballer
- 1972 Brad Radke, Eau Claire WI, pitcher (Minnesota Twins)
- 1972 John Steel, 100m/200m swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1972 Maria Mutola, Maputo Mozambique, 800m runner (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1972 Lee Clark, English footballer
- 1974 Juan Viedna Schenkhuizen, soccer player (Ajax, NEC)
- 1977 Jiří Jarosík, Czech footballer
- 1977 Kumar Sangakkara, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1978 Sergei Samsonov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1983 Brent Clevlen, American baseball player
- 1984 Brady Quinn, American football player
- 1984 Irfan Pathan, Indian cricketer
- 1986 Matty Pattison, English footballer
- 1987 Andrew Bynum, American basketball player
- 1987 Yi Jianlian, Chinese basketball player (Disputed)
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1910 Baseball legend Connie Mack (47) weds Katherine Holahan
Connie Mack
- 2005 Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Fonsi Nieto (27) weds model Ariadne Artiles at Iglesia de San Miguel in Ibiza
Deaths in Sport
- 1919 John Harry, cricket wicket-keeper (Aust one Test 1895, one catch), dies
- 1935 E. A. D. [Ernest Arthur Douglas] Eldridge, British racing driver, dies at 40
- 1949 Marcel Cerdan, French boxer (b. 1916)
- 1953 Thomas Wass, English cricketer (b. 1873)
- 1954 Frank Druce, cricketer (252 runs in 5 Tests for England), dies
- 1955 Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (NY Yankees), dies at 85
- 1965 French Luitjes, Dutch athlete, dies at 21
- 1966 Nigel Haig, British cricketer (England pace bowler in 5 Tests 1921-30), dies at 78
- 1974 Rudolf Dassler, German founder of sportswear company Puma, dies at 76
- 1975 H. V. Porter, American basketball pioneer who created fan-shaped backboard, dies at 84
- 1987 Vijay Merchant, Indian cricketer (Test average 47 72, 1st-class avg 71), dies at 76
- 1992 Roy Marshall, West Indian cricketer (143 runs for WI, 35725 runs overall), dies at 62
- 1994 Wally Halder, Canadian ice hockey forward (Olympic gold 1948, tournament top scorer), dies of cancer at 69
- 2004 Serginho, Brazilian footballer (b. 1974)
- 2006 Joe Niekro, American baseball player (b. 1944)
- 2009 David Shepherd, English cricket umpire (b. 1940)
October in History
![The Charge of the Light Brigade, a Brave and Foolish Tale]()
The Charge of the Light Brigade, a Brave and Foolish Tale
The Charge of the Light Brigade is infamous as an act of bravery in the face all insurmountable odds. An event immortalized in poetry by Alfred Tennyson.
October 25, 1854![The Gunfight at OK Corral]()
The Gunfight at OK Corral
Said to have lasted just 30 seconds, the gunfight at OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, is remembered as one of the great shootouts in the annals of the Wild West
October 26, 1881![The Man Who Saved The World]()
The Man Who Saved The World
Many people think John F Kennedy saved the world with his handling of the Cuban missile crisis. But an unknown Russian sailor also played a dramatic role.
October 27, 1962!['Splendid Achievement' becomes the 'Road To Hell']()
'Splendid Achievement' becomes the 'Road To Hell'
London's orbital road, the M25 was hailed as a splendid achievement by PM Margaret Thatcher when she opened it on this day. But it soon developed another nickname...
October 29, 1986
