- 1898 Australian cricketer Joe Darling hits the 1st six in Tests (out of the ground)
- 1919 John McGraw, Charles A Stoneham and Judge MCQuade buy NY Giants
- 1927 Toronto Maple Leafs 1st hat trick (Hap Day) vs NY Rangers
- 1932 Racing Hall of Fame jockey Eddie Arcaro wins his 1st race
- 1935 28th Women's Australian Championships: Dorothy Round Little beats Nancy Lyle (1-6, 6-1, 6-3)
- 1935 28th Men's Australian Championships: Jack Crawford beats Fred Perry (2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4)
- 1940 Commissioner Kenesaw Landis gives free agency to 91 Detroit Tigers
- 1940 NFL Pro Bowl: Green Bay beats NFL All-Stars 16-7
- 1943 Alex Smart (Mont) is 1st NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st game
- 1946 1946 NFL Draft: Frank Dancewicz from University of Notre Dame first pick by Boston Yanks
- 1951 NFL Pro Bowl: 1st since 1942, Americans beat Nationals 28-27
- 1961 Chic Bear Willard Dewveall becomes 1st NFLer to join AFL
- 1962 NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 31-30
- 1964 14th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 111-107 at Boston
- 1968 Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami Super Bowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB
- 1969 Matt Busby retires from Manchester United
- 1969 19th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-112 at Baltimore
- 1973 Super Bowl VII: Miami Dolphins beat Wash Red Skins, 14-7 in LA, MVP: Jake Scott, Miami, S
- 1975 Anita Wold (Norway) sets women's ski jump distance record-98 m
- 1975 25th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 108-102 at Phoenix
Event of Interest
1976 Ted Turner becomes CEO of Atlanta Braves
Ted Turner
Event of Interest
1985 Martina Navratilova is 3rd to win 100 tennis tournaments (Connors & Evert)
Martina Navratilova
- 1987 Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
- 1990 AFC Championship Game: Denver Broncos beat Cleveland Browns 37-21
- 1990 NFC Championship Game: San Francisco 49ers beat Los Angeles Rams 30-3
- 1994 Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61m)
- 1994 The Duchess of Kent converts to Catholicism, the first member of the Royal Family to do so in more than 300 years
- 1996 Liselotte Neumann wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champions
- 1996 AFC Championship Game: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Indianapolis Colts 20-16
- 1996 NFC Championship Game: Dallas Cowboys beat Green Bay Packers 38-27
Event of Interest
1998 Charles Barkley pleads not guilty to an assault charge
Charles Barkley