- 1869 Englishman James Moore wins 1st bicycle race, racing 13K Paris to Rouen
- 1883 British Open Golf, Musselburgh Links: Willie Fernie beats defending champion Bob Ferguson 1-up in 36-hole playoff
- 1884 Cops arrest boxer John L Sullivan in his 2nd round for being "cruel"
- 1900 5th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 53-5 in Montgomery
- 1906 11th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 10-0 in Birmingham
- 1926 NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St Pats 4-1
Donald Bradman
- 1960 New MLB Washington franchise is awarded to Elwood Quesada
- 1965 William Eckert is unanimously elected commissioner of baseball
- 1979 Daniel Okrent sketches out 1st draft rules for Rotisserie Baseball on a flight to Austin, TX
- 1981 NBA NY Knick Bill Cartwright, ties record of 19 of 19 free throws
- 1983 Philadelphia Flyers win 13th straight NHL game
- 1984 Golden State Warrior scores 59 points losing to NJ Nets 124-110
- 1984 Islanders score 20 assists against Rangers
- 1985 NY Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay 62-28
- 1985 35th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Darrell Waltrip wins
- 1987 George Bell is 1st Blue Jay ever to win the AL MVP
- 1989 Bret Saberhagen signs record $2,966,667 per year KC Royal contract
- 1991 Detroit Lion Mike Utley is paralized in a game vs LA Rams
- 1991 41st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins
- 1991 In an all-American final Pete Sampras wins his first of 5 ATP Tour World Championship tennis titles with a 3–6, 7–6, 6–3, 6–4 victory over Jim Courier in Frankfurt, Germany
- 1992 Blue Jay Nigel Wilson is 1st pick of Marlins in expansion draft
Hall of Fame
1997 Mario Lemieux enters NHL Hall of Fame
Mario Lemieux
- 2001 66th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 31-7 in Auburn
- 2002 54th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Tony Stewart wins
- 2002 Australian Leyton Hewitt scores back-to-back season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a classic 7–5, 7–5, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 victory over Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero in Shanghai, China
- 2013 102nd Davis Cup: Czech Republic beats Serbia in Belgrade (3-2)
Event of Interest
2013 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins record 8th consecutive Formula 1 race with victory in United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas
Sebastian Vettel
- 2013 Jimmie Johnson wins the NASCAR Sprint Cup for the sixth time