- 1894 Day 4 of the 1st cricket test Australia v England, England following on 4-268, 7 in front
- 1932 National Football League Championship; Playoff, Chicago Stadium: Chicago Bears beat Portsmouth Spartans, 9-0
Bradman's Sheffield Debut
1935 Don Bradman scores 117 in his debut Sheffield Shield cricket match for South Australia in an innings & 5 run win over his old team, New South Wales
- 1936 Queensland cricket all out for 49 v Vic, Fleetwood-Smith 7-17
- 1949 National Football League Championship, Philadelphia Eagles beat Los Angeles Rams, 14-0; played in driving rain that caused field to become a mud pit
- 1952 Ellis W. Ryan resigns as Cleveland Indians president
1956 Ballon d'Or: Blackpool & England winger Stanley Matthews wins inaugural award for best football player in Europe; beats Real Madrid pair Alfredo Di Stéfano & Raymond Kopa
1st NY Titans Coach
1959 Sammy Baugh is named the first coach of the NY Titans (AFL)
Female Athlete of Year
1961 For second consecutive year, AP names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year
- 1962 Ballon d'Or: Dukler Prague midfielder Josef Masopust wins award for best European football player; beats Benfica striker Eusébio and FC Köln defender Karl-Heinz Schnellinger
- 1973 Yanks sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by AL Pres
- 1977 NBA Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 42, Nate Thumond
- 1983 NBA San Diego Clippers ends 29 game road losing streak
- 1984 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1)
- 1988 Cricket Women's World Cup: Australia defeats England by 8 wickets
- 1988 Seattle Seahawks win their 1st ever division title with 9-7 record
- 1996 Start of 1st Test Cricket match between Zimbabwe & England
- 2001 Ballon d'Or: Liverpool forward Michael Owen is named best football player in Europe ahead of Real Madrid striker Raúl and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Oliver Kahn
- 2017 Australia regains cricket's Ashes against England, winning by an innings to take 3 game lead at the WACA in Perth
- 2018 Manchester United sacks high profile Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho; United in 6th place in EPL, 19 points behind league leaders Liverpool; Ole Gunnar Solskjaer new caretaker manager
2022 FIFA World Cup Final, Lusail Stadium, Qatar: Argentina beats France, 4-2 in penalty shootout after teams locked at 3-3 after extra time; Lionel Messi scores 2 for Argentina, Kylian Mbappé a hat-trick for France
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