- 1894 3rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 18-0 in Montgomery
Australian Victory
1909 International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Sydney, Australia: Norman Brookes & Anthony Wilding beat Americans Melville Long & Maurice McLoughlin 12-10, 9-7, 6-3; Australasia unassailable 3-0 lead; win 5-0
- 1913 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers beat Toronto Parkdale, 44-2; second-largest margin of victory in a Grey Cup final
- 1924 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Queen's University wins 3rd straight Championship; defeat Toronto Balmy Beach, 11-3
- 1924 NHL's Montreal Forum opens
Tris Speaker
1926 Tris Speaker resigns as manager of the Cleveland Indians while facing game-fixing allegations
Sports History
1927 Russian-French player Alexander Alekhine becomes the fourth world chess champion, defeating reigning champion Cuban José Raúl Capablanca in Buenos Aires
- 1934 Chicago Bears beat Detroit (19-16) in 1st NFL game broadcast nationally
- 1938 Mayor Oud of Rotterdam forbids soccer match between Netherlands and Germany
- 1939 Cor Klint swims world record 200 m backstroke (2:38.8)
- 1941 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat Ottawa Rough Riders, 18-16 for their 3rd Championship
- 1947 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts win 3rd straight and 8th title; beat Calgary Stampeders, 10-9
- 1952 17th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 21-0 in Birmingham
- 1952 CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts prove to be the dominant club in Canada with their record 10th Championship; beat Edmonton Eskimos, 21-11
- 1956 Chris Brasher becomes first Briton to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field since 1936; claims 3,000m steeplechase in 8:41.2 at the Melbourne Games; initially disqualified but reversed on appeal
- 1957 NY Mayor Robert Wagner forms a committee to replace Dodgers & Giants
- 1958 23rd Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 14-8 in Birmingham
- 1958 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Winnipeg Blue Bombers beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 35-28 for a 4th Championship
- 1960 26th Heisman Trophy Award: Joe Bellino, Navy (HB)
- 1962 Major League Baseball decides to revert to 1 All-Star game per year, after 4 seasons in which 2 All-Star games were played
- 1966 1st NBA game at Oakland Coliseum Arena - Warriors beat Bulls 108-101
- 1969 34th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 49-26 in Birmingham
Test Cricket's Leading Run Scorer
1970 England cricket batsman Colin Cowdrey reaches 22 on Day 3 of the drawn 1st Test against Australia in Brisbane to become Test Cricket's leading run scorer; passes countryman Wally Hammond's world Test-record aggregate of 7,249 runs
Reggie Jackson
1976 NY Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to 5-year contract
- 1980 45th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 34-18 in Birmingham
Greg Chappell
1981 Australian cricketer Greg Chappell scores 201 v Pakistan at The Gabba (Brisbane)
- 1984 Javed Miandad completes twin Test Cricket tons, v NZ, Hyderabad
- 1986 51st Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 21-17 in Birmingham
- 1987 75th CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Edmonton Eskimos 10th Championship; defeat Toronto Argonauts, 38-36 on Jerry Kauric's last second field-goal
Joe Montana
1987 Joe Montana of SF 49ers completes NFL record of 22 consecutive passes
- 1987 New Orleans Saints win, assuring their 1st winning NFL season
- 1987 Ranger's Bob Frosse becomes 2nd goalie to score a goal (vs NY Islanders). It is later ruled that he should not be credited with goal.
- 1990 MLB Montreal Expos president Claude Brochu agrees to buy club from Charles Bronfman
- 1990 Paul Chihara and John Driver's musical "Shogun - The Musical", based on James Clavell's novel, opens at Marquis Theater, NYC; runs for 72 performances
- 1991 Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath, v Australia at the Gabba
Calgary Stampeders Victory
1992 CFL Grey Cup, SkyDome, Toronto: Calgary Stampeders beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 24-10: MVP QB Doug Flutie, 33 of 49 for 480 yards, 2 TDs
- 1997 USAir Arena closes, hosting Wash Wizards
- 1998 In a classic all-Spanish final, Àlex Corretja puts on a stunning comeback to beat Carlos Moyá 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 7–5 and win his only ATP Tour World Championship tennis title in Hanover, Germany
- 2008 73rd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 36-0 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama's first win in the series in seven years
- 2009 CFL Grey Cup, McMahon Stadium, Calgary: Montreal Alouettes come from behind to beat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 28–27 on a 33-yard Damon Duval field goal as time runs out
Sports History
2009 Nikolay Davydenko of Russia wins his only ATP World Tour Finals tennis title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Argentine star Juan Martín del Potro in the final in London, England
Lewis Hamilton
2015 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes 2nd in season-ending Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix to win his 3rd overall, and 2nd consecutive World Drivers Championship by 59 points from teammate Nico Rosberg
- 2015 CFL Grey Cup, Investors Group Field, Winnipeg: Edmonton Eskimos beat Ottawa Redblacks, 26-20 for their 14th Championship
- 2016 Former NFL player Darren Sharper sentenced to 20 years in prison for a series of rapes
Lionel Messi's 7th
2021 FIFA Ballon d'Or: Argentina and PSG forward Lionel Messi wins his record 7th award from Robert Lewandowski; FC Barcelona attacking midfielder Alexia Putellas is Women's World Player of the Year
