- 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
Event of Interest
1968 Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers beat Oakland Raiders, 33-14 in Miami Super Bowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB
John Madden
- 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
- 1979 John McEnroe wins his first of 3 season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix tennis titles 6–7, 6–3, 7–5 against fellow American Arthur Ashe at Madison Square Garden, NYC
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
Event of Interest
1990 AFC Championship Game: Denver Broncos beat Cleveland Browns 37-21
John Elway
- 1990 NFC Championship Game: San Francisco 49ers beat Los Angeles Rams 30-3
- 1994 Inna Lassovskaya triple-jumps ladies world record (14.61m)
- 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