- 1866 French inventor Pierre Lallement patents rotary crank bicycle
Tour de France Created
1902 Geo Lefevre and Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race
- 1915 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Hamilton Tigers win 2nd title; beat Toronto Rowing Association, 13-7
Boston Gardens
1928 Boston Gardens opens, Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0
US Beats Japan
1934 17-year-old pitcher Eiji Sawamura gives up just 1 hit, a Lou Gehrig HR, as US All Stars beat Japan, 1-0
- 1934 Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Busher Jackson becomes first NHL player to score 4 goals in a period in 5-2 win over St. Louis Eagles at St. Louis Arena
- 1942 NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over
- 1952 Chicago Cubs slugging left fielder Hank Sauer wins NL MVP
- 1955 Kripal Singh scores 100 on Test Cricket debut, India v NZ
- 1955 Polly Umrigar scores India's 1st Test Cricket double century, 223 v NZ
- 1960 Australian driver Jack Brabham finishes 4th in season-ending US Grand Prix at Riverside Raceway to retain his F1 World Drivers Championship by 9 points from Bruce McLaren of New Zealand
Mantle AL MVP
1962 Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP for the 3rd time
- 1966 Dallas sacks Pittsburgh QBs an NFL record 12 times
Seaver Rookie of the Year
1967 Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of Year
Pele's 1,000th
1969 Brazilian soccer icon Pelé scores his 1,000th goal
- 1969 Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut v Australia Kanpur
Sports History
1969 San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey edges Tom Seaver as NL MVP
Petty's NASCAR Win
1971 21st NASCAR Sprint Cup: Richard Petty wins
NASCAR Cup
1977 27th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Cale Yarborough wins
- 1977 Steve Largent begins NFL streak of 177 consecutive game receptions
Payton's 275 Yards
1977 Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL record 275 yards
Karpov Retains Championship
1981 Russian Anatoly Karpov retains world chess championship
NASCAR Cup
1983 33rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Allison wins
- 1983 Cleveland Browns shutout Patriots 30-0
- 1983 NY Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing
Gooden NL Rookie
1984 Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden wins NL Rookie of Year
Mattingly AL MVP
1985 New York Yankees Don Mattingly easily wins AL MVP
NASCAR CUP
1988 38th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bill Elliott wins
Sabatini Wins WTA
1988 Argentine tennis star Gabriela Sabatini beats Pam Shriver 7–5, 6–2, 6–2 to win her first WTA Tour Championship at Madison Square Garden, NYC
- 1988 Boston College beats Army 38-24 in the 'Emerald isle Classic' at Dublin's Lansdowne Road Stadium, the first NCAA American Football game to be played in Europe
- 1989 Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Robin Yount wins AL MVP
Henderson AL MVP
1990 Oakland's Rickey Henderson wins AL MVP
- 1990 Sacramento Kings last NBA win on the road for over a year
- 1991 Atlanta Braves Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP
Becker's 2nd ATP
1992 Home crowd favorite Boris Becker claims his 2nd ATP Tour World Championship tennis title beating American Jim Courier 6–4, 6–3, 7–5 in the final in Frankfurt, Germany
- 1993 58th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 22-14 in Auburn
- 1993 5th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 41-39 in South Bend (Boston College's first win in the series)
Sampras's 2nd ATP
1994 American tennis star Pete Sampras beats Boris Becker 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 to win his second ATP Tour World Championship title in Frankfurt, Germany
Sabatini Wins WTA
1994 Unseeded Argentine tennis star Gabriela Sabatini claims WTA Tour Championship with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over American Lindsay Davenport at Madison Square Garden, NYC
- 1997 Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to KC Royals
- 1997 Mavericks' A C Green sets NBA record of 907 consecutive games played
- 1997 NY Islanders lose, beginning a 10 game losing streak
Eric Lindros Bites
1997 Philadelphia Flyers Eric Lindros tries to bite San Jose Sharks defenseman Marty McSorley
- 1999 11th College Football Holy War: Boston College beats Notre Dame 31-29 in South Bend
- 1999 64th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 28-17 in Auburn
- 2000 52nd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Bobby Labonte wins
- 2004 69th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 21-13 in Tuscaloosa
- 2005 57th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Tony Stewart wins
Nalbandian Masters Cup
2005 David Nalbandian of Argentina outlasts defending champion Roger Federer 6–7, 6–7, 6–2, 6–1, 7–6 in Shanghai, China to win his only career season-ending Tennis Masters Cup title
- 2006 58th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Jimmie Johnson wins
- 2016 Jimmie Johnson driving for Hendrick Motorsports, wins Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Florida to claim record equalling 7th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series; Richard Petty & Dale Earnhardt, 7 titles
Murray Wins ATP
2016 Scotsman Andy Murray breaks through for a first season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6-3, 6-4 win in London over 5-time defending champion Novak Đoković
Gary Player
2018 South African golfer Gary Player receives PGA recognition for his 3 Senior British Open wins (1988, 90, 97) from before event recognised as a major title (2003); takes him to 9 Senior majors
- 2020 Adam Ondra completes the first ascent of Zvěřinec in Czech Republic, claiming it as his hardest 9b+ and the second hardest route of his life
Max Verstappen
2022 Dutch driver Max Verstappen retains Formula 1 Drivers' C'ship for Red Bull with a win in the season-ending Abu Dhabi GP; Verstappen's 3rd straight Abu Dhabi win, record 15th of the season, record 454 points for season
Đoković's Record ATP
2022 Serbian tennis star Novak Đoković wins record equalling sixth ATP World Tour Finals beating Casper Ruud of Norway 7-5, 6-3 in Turin, Italy
