Events in Sport
- 1973-01-07 British Darts Organisation founded in North London
- 1990-07-11 NYC police arrest "Dartman" (stabbed over 50 women with darts)
- 2009-01-04 Phil Taylor, with a 7–1 victory in the final over Dutchman Raymond van Barneveld wins his 12th PDC World Darts title, his 14th in all; his 110.94 average remains a record for the PDC World Darts Championship final
- 2010-01-03 Phil Taylor successfully defends his PDC World Darts title with a 7–3 victory over Simon Whitlock of Australia in the final in London; Taylor's 13th PDC and 15th overall world championship
- 2011-01-03 Adrian Lewis of England wins his first PDC World Darts Championship with a 7-5 win over Scotsman Gary Anderson at the Alexandra Palace, London
- 2011-10-08 Irish professional darts player Brendan Dolan plays 1st perfect 9 dart game on TV in semi-final against James Wade at PDC World Darts Championship in Dublin
- 2012-01-02 Englishman Adrian Lewis retains his PDC World Darts Championship with a 7-3 win over Andy Hamilton at the Alexandra Palace, London
- 2013-01-01 Phil Taylor claims his 16th and last PDC World Darts Championship title with a 7–4 victory over Dutchman Michael van Gerwen in the final in London
Sports History
2014-01-01 Dutchman Michael van Gerwen wins his first PDC World Darts Championship beating Peter Wright of Scotland, 7-4; first time no Englishman in the final
- 2014-01-12 Stephen Bunting and Lisa Ashton win the 2014 BDO World Darts Championship
- 2015-01-04 Gary Anderson of Scotland beats 16-time world champion Phil Taylor, 7-6 to win his first PDC World Darts Championship at the Alexandra Palace, London
- 2016-01-03 Scotsman Gary Anderson retains his PDC World Darts Championship beating Adrian Lewis of England, 7-5 at the Alexandra Palace, London
- 2017-01-02 Michael van Gerwen of the Netherlands wins his 2nd PDC World Darts Championship beating defending champion Gary Anderson, 7-3 at the Alexandra Palace, London
- 2018-01-01 16-time world darts champion Phil Taylor loses, 7-2 to fellow Englishman Rob Cross in the final of his last World Championship in London
- 2018-01-01 World Darts Championship: Retiring 16-time title holder Phil Taylor loses 7-2 to fellow Englishman Rob Cross in the Final at the Alexandra Palace, London.
- 2019-01-01 Dutchman Michael van Gerwen wins his 3rd PDC World Darts Championship; beats Englishman Michael Smith 7-3 at the Alexandra Palace in London
- 2019-12-17 England's Fallon Sherrock becomes first woman to win a match at the PDC World Darts Championship, beating compatriot Ted Evetts, 3-2 at the Alexandra Palace in London
- 2020-01-01 Scotland's Peter Wright beats Dutch defending champion Michael Van Gerwen, 7-3 with 102.79 average, 34 x 140s, 11 maximums and 53% on doubles to seal his first PDC World Darts Championship in London
- 2020-07-02 British Darts Organisation’s commercial arm – BDO Enterprises Ltd, goes into liquidation due to lack of sponsorship; oversaw original professional, semi-pro and amateur competitions in Britain
- 2021-01-03 Welshman Gerwyn Price wins his first PDC World Darts Championship; beats Gary Anderson of Scotland, 7-3 at the Alexandra Palace in London
- 2022-01-03 Scotsman Peter Wright wins his second PDC World Darts Championship; beats Michael Smith of England, 7-5 at the Alexandra Palace in London
- 2023-01-03 England's Michael Smith hits a nine-dart finish on the way to his first PDC world darts title, beating Dutchman Michael van Gerwen, 7-4 at the Alexandra Palace, London
- 2024-01-03 In an all-English final, Luke Humphries claims his first PDC World Darts Championship with a 7-4 win over 16-year-old prodigy Luke Littler at the Alexandra Palace, London
Birthdays in Sport
- 1940-01-17 Leighton Rees, Welsh darts player (BDO World Champion 1978), born in Ynysybwl, Glamorgan, Wales (d. 2003)
- 1940-08-10 Sid Waddell, English darts commentator (the 'Voice of Darts'; Grenarda, BBC, Sky Sports), born in Alnwick, Northumberland, England (d. 2012)
- 1945-04-23 John Gwynne, English sports commentator and reporter (PDC darts tournaments Sky Sports), born in Shropshire, England (d. 2022)
- 1945-07-21 John Lowe, English darts player (BDO world champion 1979, 87, 93), born in New Tupton, Derbyshire
- 1945-12-16 Bobby George, English darts player (BDO World C'ship 1980, 84 runner-up), born in Manor Park, Essex, England
- 1947-11-07 Bob Anderson, English darts player (BDO World Champion 1988), born in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- 1950-03-22 Jocky Wilson, Scottish darts player (BDO World Champion 1982, 89), born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland (d. 2012)
- 1950-07-16 Dennis Priestley, English darts player (PDC World Champion 1994), born in Mexborough, England
- 1956-06-04 Martin Adams, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2007, 10-11), born in Sutton, Surrey, England
- 1956-12-16 Mike Gregory, English darts player (BDO World C'ship 1992 runner-up), born in Bath, England (d. 2022)
- 1957-04-25 Eric Bristow MBE ['The Crafty Cockney'], English darts player (BDO World Champion 1980-81, 84-86), born in Hackney, England (d. 2018)
- 1958-12-30 Rod Harrington, English darts player and broadcaster (World Matchplay C'ship 1998, 99; PDC World C'ship 1999 runner-up), born in Boreham, Essex, England
- 1959-12-24 Keith Deller, British darts player (BDO World Champion 1983), born in Ipswich, England
- 1960-08-13 Phil Taylor, English darts player (BDO World Champion 1990, 92; PDC World Champion 1995-2002, 04-06, 09-10, 13), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
- 1961-11-10 John Walton, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2001), born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England
- 1962-02-02 Andy Fordham, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2004), born in Bristol, England (d. 2021)
- 1962-02-22 Les Wallace, Scottish darts player (BDO World Champion 1997), born in Forres, Scotland
- 1962-03-07 Peter Manley, English Darts Player (PDC World C'ship runner-up 1999, 2002, 2006), born in London, England
- 1965-01-11 Roland Scholten, Dutch darts player (UK Open 2004), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1966-06-29 John Part, Canadian darts player and commentator (PDC World C'ship 2003, 08; BDO World C'ship 1994), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1967-02-07 Richie Burnett, Welsh darts player (BDO World Darts Champion 1995), born in Cwmparc, Rhondda, Wales
- 1967-04-20 Raymond van Barneveld, Dutch darts player (PDC World C'ship 2007; BDO World C'ship 1998, 99, 2003, 05; Premier League 2014), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1968-02-20 Ted Hankey, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2000, 09), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
- 1969-03-03 Simon Whitlock, Australian darts player (European C'ship 2012; PDC World C'ship 2010 runner-up), born in Cessnock, Australia
- 1969-07-13 Shaun Greatbatch, English darts player (first player to hit perfect 9-dart finish on live television 2002), born in Newmarket, England (d. 2022)
- 1970-03-10 Peter Wright, Scottish darts player (PDC World Champion 2020, 22), born in Livingston, Scotland
- 1970-12-22 Gary Anderson, Scottish darts player (PDC World Champion 2015-16), born in Musselburgh, Scotland
- 1973-08-02 Brendan Dolan, Irish darts player (2011 - played perfect 9 dart game), born in Enniskillen, United Kingdom
- 1982-02-05 Mikuru Suzuki, Japanese darts player (BDO Women's World C'ship 2019), born in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan
- 1983-04-06 James Wade, English darts player (World Matchplay C'ship 2007; World GP 2007, 10), born in Aldershot, England
- 1984-10-17 Jelle Klaasen, Dutch darts player (BDO World Champion 2006), born in Alphen, Netherlands
- 1985-01-21 Adrian Lewis, English darts player (PDC World Champion 2011-12), born in Stoke-on-Trent, England
- 1985-03-07 Gerwyn Price, Welsh darts player (PDC World C'ship 2021; Grand Slam of Darts 2018, 19; World Grand Prix 2020), born in Cardiff, Wales
Michael van Gerwen (35 years old)
1989-04-25 Dutch darts player (PDC World Champion 2014, 17, 19), born in Boxtel, Netherlands
- 1990-09-18 Michael Smith, English darts player (World C'ship, Grand Slam of Darts 2022), born in St. Helens, England
- 1990-09-21 Rob Cross, English darts player (PDC World Champion 2018), born in Pembury, England
- 1994-07-02 Fallon Sherrock, English professional darts player (1st woman to reach last 16 in a major tournament), born in Milton Keynes, England
- 1995-02-11 Luke Humphries, English darts player (PDC World C'ship 2023; World GP 2023; Grand Slam of Darts 2023; PC Finals 2023), born in Newbury, England
- 2007-01-21 Luke Littler, English darts player (PDC World C'ship 2023 runner-up; youngest to reach PDC World C'ship final [16 years 346 days]), born in Runcorn, England
Deaths in Sport
- 2003-06-08 Leighton Rees, Welsh darts player (BDO World Champion 1978), dies at 63
- 2012-03-24 Jocky Wilson, Scottish darts player (BDO World Champion 1982, 89), dies of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at 62
- 2012-08-11 Sid Waddell, English darts commentator (the 'Voice of Darts'; Granada, BBC, Sky Sports), dies from bowel cancer at 72
- 2018-04-05 Eric Bristow MBE ['The Crafty Cockney'], English darts player (BDO World Champion 1980-81, 84-86), dies of a heart attack at 60
- 2021-07-15 Andy Fordham, English darts player (BDO World Champion 2004), dies from organ failure at 59
- 2022-04-19 Mike Gregory, English darts player (BDO World C'ship 1992 runner-up), dies from dementia at 65
- 2022-06-05 Shaun Greatbatch, English darts player (first player to hit perfect 9-dart finish on live television 2002), dies at 52
- 2022-07-09 John Gwynne, English sports commentator and reporter (PDC darts tournaments Sky Sports), dies from cancer at 77