- 1888 St Andrews Golf Club, Yonkers NY, opens with just 6 holes
Bradman Scores 192
1936 More than 21,000 watch Don Bradman score 192 for South Australia v Victoria in a drawn Sheffield Shield match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
- 1943 Chic Bear Sid Luckman passes for 7 touchdowns vs NY Giants (56-7)
Aaron NLMVP
1957 Milwaukee Brave Hank Aaron wins NL MVP
Gordie Howe
1964 Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal
Ali vs. Williams
1966 Muhammad Ali TKOs Cleveland Williams in 3 for heavyweight title
- 1973 Canada begins production of Olympic coins
Palmer AL Cy Young
1973 Jim Palmer is named AL Cy Young winner
Benitez vs. Santos
1981 In the first world championship fight between 2 Puerto Ricans in boxing history, WBC Super Welterweight champion Wilfred Benitez beats Carlos Santos in a 15-round unanimous decision at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas
James Worthy
1990 James Worthy is arrested in Houston and charged with two counts of solicitation of prostitution
- 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long loses his steroids appeal and is suspended without pay by NFL for 4 weeks
Pippig Wins
1993 23rd NYC Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig in 2:26:24
- 1993 24th NYC Marathon won by Andres Espinosa in 2:10:04
Dale Earnhardt
1993 43rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins
- 1996 Texas Ranger Juan Gonzalez wins AL MVP
Sebastian Vettel
2010 German Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel wins the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit to claim his first F1 World Drivers Championship by 4 points from Fernando Alonso; Red Bull's first Constructors title
- 2014 American harness racing trainer/driver Dave Palone sets the world record for wins when he drive Missy Tap Tina to the winner's circle for his 16,754th career victory
- 2018 New York Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom wins NL Cy Young Award; his 10 wins fewest ever by a Cy Young winner in a non-strike-shortened season; MLB-leading 1.70 ERA; 29 consecutive start streak longest in MLB history
Sports History
2019 Thierry Henry becomes manager of Major League Soccer side Montreal Impact
- 2021 ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Dubai: Australia beats New Zealand by 8 wickets with 7 balls remaining for their first title; Player of the series: Australian batsman David Warner (289 runs)