Events in Sport
- 2008-08-22 Anne-Caroline Chausson of France and Māris Štrombergs of Latvia win the inaugural gold medals in BMX, winning the women's and men's events respectively at the Beijing Olympics
- 2015-07-25 UCI BMX Supercross series: Niek Kimmann & Stefany Hernandez win the world title
- 2016-08-19 Colombian BMX rider Mariana Pajón successfully defends her Olympic title when she beats American Alise Post in the final in Rio de Janeiro
Birthdays in Sport
- 1964-12-30 Duglas T. Stewart, Scottish rock singer-songwriter (BMX Bandits), born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1972-01-09 Mat Hoffman, American BMX rider and businessman (Hoffman BMX Bikes), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- 1974-04-04 Dave Mirra, American BMX rider (Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award 2005; 24 x Games medals), born in Chittenango, New York (d. 2016)
- 1977-10-08 Anne-Caroline Chausson, French cyclist (Olympic gold BMX 2008; World C'ship gold x 16), born in Dijon, France
- 1979-03-06 Ryan Nyquist, American BMX rider (4 x X Games gold; 3 x Gravity Games gold), born in Los Gatos, California
- 1983-08-21 Josh Harrington, American professional BMX rider, born in Greenville, North Carolina
- 1987-01-11 Scotty Cranmer, US professional BMX rider, born in Jackson Township, New Jersey
- 1991-10-10 Mariana Pajón, Colombian BMX rider (Olympic gold 2012, 16), born in Medellín, Colombia
- 1993-12-26 Pat Casey, American BMX rider (World C'ship gold Freestyle park BMX 2011; X Games gold dirt, BMX park 2021), born in Riverside, California (d. 2023)
Weddings in Sport
- 2012-11-02 BMX icon TJ Lavin weds longtime fiancee Roxanne Siordia (32) in Las Vegas
- 2016-11-06 TV personality and actress Audrina Patridge (31) weds professional BMX dirt bike rider Corey Bohan in Hawaii
Deaths in Sport
- 2012-10-14 Kyle Bennett, American BMX racer, dies in a traffic collision at 33
- 2016-02-04 Dave Mirra, American BMX rider (Best Male Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award 2005; 24 x Games medals), dies by suicide at 41
- 2023-06-06 Pat Casey, American BMX rider (World C'ship gold Freestyle park BMX 2011; X Games gold dirt, BMX park 2021), dies in a motocross practice accident at 29