- 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 the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and a new Toronto franchise (later the Arenas) as the 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 Turn Pro
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
- 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
Cuthbert Wins 100m Gold
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 85.71 m to win the men's javelin gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics
- 1956 USSR coxless pairs scull rower Viktor Ivanov wins an Olympic silver medal; in his excitement, he drops his medal, which 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)
NL Rookie of Year
1963 Cincinnati Reds second baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year
- 1964 29th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 21-14 in Birmingham
- 1965 Dodgers second baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted NL Rookie of Year
- 1966 CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Saskatchewan Roughriders win their first Championship; defeat Ottawa, 29-14
- 1969 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens, Oklahoma (RB)
- 1972 NFL NY Giant placekicker Péte Gogolák scores team record 8 PAT (points after touchdown) in 62-10 win over Philadelphia Eagles at Yankee Stadium, NYC
- 1974 Greenidge scores 107 in 2nd innings of Test Cricket debut v India
Orr's Last Game for the Bruins
1975 Bobby Orr plays his last game for the Boston Bruins
American League MVP
1975 Boston Red Sox center fielder Fred Lynn becomes the first rookie ever to be named American League MVP
- 1977 42nd Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 48-21 in Birmingham
- 1978 CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Edmonton Eskimos first of 5 straight titles; beat Montreal Alouettes, 20-13
- 1979 Intl Olympic Committee votes to readmit China after 21 years
- 1982 Clyde King named New York Yankee manager
Cossell Calls his Last Fight
1982 Howard Cossell calls his last fight after being disgusted by Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb mismatch
LaFleur Retires
1984 After 518 goals and 14 years with the Montreal Canadiens, Guy LaFleur retires abruptly
- 1984 John W Mercom Jr announces New Orleans Saints are up for sale for $75 million
Hughes Resigns as Captain
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 the sixth first-place NFL team to lose on the same weekend
- 1992 57th Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 17-0 in Birmingham, Alabama
Marino Sets NFL Record
1995 Dolphins QB Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass
- 1996 Baseball owners approve interleague play, 26-4
- 1997 Wash Capitals final game at USAir Arena, retire Rod Langway's #5
- 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
2017 British Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton finishes second 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
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
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