- 1905 1st Australasian Championships Men's Tennis, Melbourne: Rodney Heath beats Albert Curtis 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
- 1910 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: University of Toronto Blues retain title; beat Hamilton Tigers, 16-7
- 1917 NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators & Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands
- 1927 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Balmy Beach defeat Hamilton Tigers, 9-6 for their first of 2 Championships
Riggs and Kovacs Professional
1941 Amateur American tennis stars Bobby Riggs and Frank Kovacs turn professional after being suspended by the US Lawn Tennis Association for undisclosed financial gain
- 1949 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Montreal Alouettes beat Calgary Stampeders, 28-15 for their first Championship
Colin Cowdrey
1954 Test Cricket debut of Colin Cowdrey v Australia at Gabba
- 1955 20th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 26-0 in Birmingham
- 1955 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Edmonton Eskimos retain Championship with 34-19 win over Montreal Alouettes
- 1956 American weightlifter Charles Vinci wins bantamweight gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics with world-record 3-lift (snatch, clean & jerk, overhead press) total of 342.5 kilograms
- 1956 Australian sprinter Betty Cuthbert wins the coveted 100m gold medal in 11.5 at the Melbourne Olympics; takes sprint double winning 200m final four days later
- 1956 Egil Danielsen of Norway sets a new world record throw of 85.71m to win the men's javelin gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 USSR coxless pairs scull rower Viktor Ivanov wins Olympic silver medal; in his excitement he drops his medal, it sinks in Lake Wendouree (Victoria, Australia) and is later recovered by a local teenager
- 1960 25th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 3-0 in Birmingham
- 1960 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 16-6 for their 5th Championship
- 1960 Minneapolis-St Paul baseball club takes the name Twins
- 1961 Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball
- 1963 29th Heisman Trophy Award: Roger Staubach, Navy (QB)
O.J. Simpson
1968 34th Heisman Trophy Award: O.J. Simpson, Southern Cal (RB)
Mike Schmidt
1980 Mike Schmidt is unanimous choice as NL MVP
- 1982 Clyde King named New York Yankee manager
Guy LaFleur
1984 After 518 goals & 14 years with Montreal Canadiens, Guy LaFleur retires abruptly
- 1984 John W Mercom Jr announces New Orleans Saints are up for sale for $75 million
Kim Hughes
1984 Kim Hughes tearfully resigns as Australian cricket captain
- 1989 CFL Grey Cup, SkyDome, Toronto: Saskatchewan Roughriders defeat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 43-40 on Dave Ridgway's field goal winner was known as 'The Kick'
- 1990 Buffalo Bills become 6th 1st place NFL team to lose on same weekend
- 1992 57th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-0 in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1995 33rd Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats USA in Valencia Spain (3-2)
Dan Marino
1995 Dolphins QB Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass
Spain's Fourth Victory
1995 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Valencia, Spain: Conchita Martínez beats American Mary Joe Fernández 6-3, 6-4 to give Spain an unassailable 3-0 lead (ends 3-2) and their 4th title
Steve Yzerman
1999 Steve Yzerman scores his 600th career goal
- 2000 CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Stadium, Calgary: BC Lions defeat Montreal Alouettes, 28-26; Lions, first team ever to finish with regular season record below .500 and win Grey Cup
- 2006 The last international rugby match before demolition of Dublin's famous Lansdowne Road Stadium is Ireland's 61-17 win over the Pacific Islanders
- 2010 75th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 28-27 in Tuscaloosa
- 2011 76th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 42-14 in Auburn
Lewis Hamilton
2017 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 2nd in season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit to claim his 4th F1 World Drivers Championship; wins title by 46 points from Sebastian Vettel
- 2017 CFL Grey Cup, TD Place Stadium, Ottawa: Toronto Argonauts win 17th Championship with 27-24 victory over Calgary Stampede
- 2018 Australian surfer Stephanie Gilmore is handed her record equalling 7th world title as American contender Lakey Peterson is a shock 2nd round elimination at the season-ending Maui Pro in Hawaii
- 2023 Davis Cup Tennis, Málaga, Spain: Jannik Sinner and Matteo Arnaldi win their singles matches to lead Italy to a 2-0 win over Australia and a second title
Sports History
2023 Dutch driver Max Verstappen confirms his third consecutive world F1 drivers championship with his record 19th GP win of the season in Abu Dhabi; his Red Bull team retains constructors title
