First American Chess Congress
1857 First American Chess Congress is won by Paul Morphy; beats Louis Paulson, 6-2 for a tournament record of 14 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss
First NHL Penalty
1934 First NHL penalty shot is awarded to Montreal Canadiens forward Armand Mondou; stopped by Toronto goaltender George Hainsworth in Maple Leafs' 2-1 win
- 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers & Philadelphia Eagles play one of only 4 penalty free games in NFL history; Steelers win 7-3 at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh
- 1945 College football's #1 Army beats #2 Notre Dame 48-0
- 1950 After 9 years, Cleveland Indians fire manager Lou Boudreau
- 1957 NFL Cleveland Browns' Don Paul sets club record for longest fumble return with a 89-yard run (and TD), beating Pittsburgh Steelers 24-0
- 1957 NFL record crowd (102,368), '49ers vs Rams in LA
New All-time Goal Scorer
1963 Detroit right wing Gordie Howe surpasses Maurice Richard as leading NHL all-time goal scorer with 545th career goal in a 3-0 Red Wings victory over Montreal Canadiens in Detroit
- 1964 Braves sign a 25-year lease to play in the new Atlanta stadium
- 1974 Montreal Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 11-0
Royals Release Killebrew
1975 Royals release slugger Harmon Killebrew, ending his 22-year career
- 1977 Major Indoor Soccer League officially organized (NYC)
Holmes KOs Evangelist
1978 Larry Holmes KOs Alfredo Evangelist in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1978 NY Yankees trade Lyle, Rajsich, McCall, Heath and Ramos to Texas for Righetti, Mirabella, Beniquez, Jemison and Griffin
- 1981 Donald Driver and Michael Valenti's musical comedy "Oh, Brother!" opens at ANTA Theater, NYC; runs for 3 performances
Hagler vs. Durán
1983 'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler retains world middleweight boxing title with a 15-round unanimous points decision over Roberto Durán at Caesars Palace, Las Vegas; first time Hagler taken the distance as champion
- 1984 Australia all out for 76 v West Indies at cricket WACA, Holding 6-21
- 1984 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Hollywood Park; winners: Chief's Crown, Eillo, Lashkari, Outstandingly, Princess Rooney, Royal Heroine, Wild Again
- 1985 NHL Philadelphia Flyers goaltender Pelle Lindbergh smashes his Porsche into a retaining wall in Somerdale, New Jersey after a team party, suffering mortal injuries with two passengers critically hurt; his blood-alcohol level was over twice the legal limit, his family had him removed from life support when they arrived from Sweden
- 1987 Steve Bedrosian edges Rick Sutcliffe 57-55 to win NL Cy Young Award
- 1988 MLB All-Star team beats Japan 3-1 in Tokyo (Game 5 of 7)
Hershiser Wins Cy Young
1988 Orel Hershiser (23-8) is a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young Award
- 1991 Bernie Kosar ends NFL record of 308 passes without an interception
Navratilova Equals Evert's Record
1991 Martina Navratilova ties Chris Evert with 157 pro tennis tournament wins
- 1991 South Africa's 1st cricket international since 1970 - one-day v India
- 1996 46th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Terry Labonte wins
Clijsters reaches $4 Million
2003 Kim Clijsters of Belgium becomes first female tennis player to earn $US4 million in a season when she overwhelms Amélie Mauresmo 6-2, 6-0 for the WTA Tour Championship at the Staples Center, Los Angeles
- 2012 22nd College Football Holy War: Notre Dame beats Boston College 21-6 in Chestnut Hill
- 2013 Spaniard Marc Márquez wins the 2013 MotoGP World Championship to become its youngest ever winner at 20
- 2019 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Perth: French pair Kristina Mladenovic and Caroline Garcia beat Ash Barty and Samantha Stosur of Australia 6-4, 6-3 to clinch a 3-2 victory
- 2020 IPL Cricket Final, Dubai International Stadium: Defending champion Mumbai Indians beat Delhi Capitals by 5 wickets; Trent Boult 3/30 (4), Rohit Sharma 68 (51)
