- 1869 Englishman James Moore wins 1st bicycle race, racing 13K Paris to Rouen
- 1883 23rd British Golf Open: Willie Fernie shoots a 158 at Musselburgh Links
- 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
- 1974 Bonnie Bryant wins Bill Branch LPGA Golf Classic
- 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
- 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
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