- 1894 Day One 1st Test Cricket Aus v Eng Aust 5-346 (Giffen 161, Gregory 85)
- 1894 Test cricket debut of future Australian captain Joe Darling, great all-rounder Ernie Jones and outstanding England batsman Archie MacLaren; England wins 1st Test in Sydney by 10 runs
- 1901 1st table tennis tournament is held at the London Royal Aquarium
- 1903 England cricket batsman R. E. Foster completes 287 on debut in 1st Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Dempsey vs. Brennan
1920 Jack Dempsey KOs Bill Brennan in 12 for heavyweight boxing title in NYC
Standard Ball for MLB
1938 Major League Baseball agrees on use of a standard ball; disagrees on increasing rosters from 23 to 25 players, although Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis eventually decides on 25
- 1938 Will Harridge is elected to a 10-year-term as AL president
- 1941 1st NFL division playoff, Bears beat Packers 33-14
- 1947 Cleveland Browns beat NY Yankees 14-3 in AAFC championship game
- 1947 The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is founded in Daytona Beach, Florida
- 1950 Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), & Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner
- 1952 R H Shodhan scores 110 on Test Cricket debut v Pakistan, Calcutta
Dodgers Sign Koufax
1953 Brooklyn Dodgers sign pitcher Sandy Koufax
Summerall's Winning Goal
1958 Pat Summerall kicks game winning field goal for the New York Giants against the Cleveland Browns at Yankee Stadium
- 1960 Australia v West Indies 1st Test Cricket at the Gabba ends in a tie
- 1960 Washington Senators joins American League
Richards' 1st Test Century
1974 Viv Richards scores 1st Test Cricket ton 192 v India 20 fours 6 sixes
- 1977 MLB Boston Red Sox trade Fergie Jenkins to Texas Rangers for John Poloni & cash
Abdul Qadir Test Debut
1977 Test Cricket debut of Pakistan spin bowling great Abdul Qadir v England in 1st Test at Lahore
- 1980 Minnesota Vikings pass for 456 yards against Cleveland Browns, winning 28-24
- 1980 New Orleans Saints end 14 game losing streak, beat NY Jets 21-20
Dionne Scores 500
1982 LA Kings' Marcel Dionne becomes 9th NHLer to score 500 goals
Border Becomes Top Batsman
1987 Allan Border scores 205 vs NZ to become Australian crickets' top run getter
Lewis Given WBC Title
1992 Lennox Lewis given WBC title, when Riddick Bowe refused to fight him
- 1996 62nd Heisman Trophy Award: Danny Wuerffel, Florida (QB)
Gartner Scores 700
1997 Phoenix Coyote winger Mike Gartner becomes 5th NHLer to score 700 goals
Joe Burrow Wins
2019 85th Heisman Trophy Award: Joe Burrow, Louisiana State University (QB); highest percentage of first place votes ever with 90.7%
- 2020 US Open Women's Golf, Champions GC, Houston: Kim A-lim wins her first major title by 1 stroke from fellow South Korean Ko Jin-young and American Amy Olson
- 2021 Steph Curry makes his 2,974th three-point shot to pass Ray Allen as the NBA's greatest career 3-point shooter during Golden State Warriors' 105-96 win over NY Knicks at Madison Square Garden
Sports History
2023 Lewis Koumas is an unused substitute in a Europa League match against Union SG
