- 1907 Eugene Corri becomes the first referee inside the boxing ring
1929 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Hillcrest CC: Defending champion Leo Diegel defeats Johnny Farrell, 6 & 4 in the final
1930 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Fresh Meadows CC: American based Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Gene Sarazen 1 up in the final for the 2nd of his 3 major titles
Bradman Scores 219
1931 After scoring 226 in 1st Test in Brisbane, Don Bradman belts 219 for NSW against the visiting South Africa at the Sydney Cricket Ground
- 1935 CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Winnipeg Pegs (later Blue Bombers) defeat Hamilton Tigers, 18-12
Williams to the Red Sox
1937 Red Sox acquire the contract of 19-year-old Ted Williams
- 1937 Russian chess player Alexander Alekhine recaptures his final world title from Dutch grand master Max Euwe by a large margin (+10−4=11)
Hall of Fame
1939 New York Yankees legend Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame, only six months after his retirement
- 1940 CFL Grey Cup (Game 2), Lansdowne Park, Ottawa: Ottawa beats Toronto Balmy Beach, 12-5
- 1949 15th Heisman Trophy Award: Leon Hart (end), Notre Dame
- 1956 American diver Pat McCormick wraps up the women's double when she wins the 10m platform gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics with 84.85 points; also won the 3m springboard gold
- 1956 Australian swimmer Murray Rose claims his 3rd gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics when he wins the 1,500m in 17:58.9; also wins 400m & 4 x 200m relay
Latynina's Four Golds
1956 Soviet artistic gymnast Larisa Latynina takes her gold medal tally to four at the Melbourne Olympics, winning team and individual all-around titles, having earlier won vault and floor exercise events
- 1957 New York Yankees Tony Kubek is selected as AL Rookie of the Year
- 1973 Orioles sell pitcher Eddie Watt to the Phillies
Năstase's 4th ATP
1975 Romanian tennis star Ilie Năstase wins his 4th season-ending ATP Masters Grand Prix title with a 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 rout of Björn Borg of Sweden in Stockholm
- 1980 69th Davis Cup: Czechoslovakia beats Italy in Prague (4-1)
1980 Senior PGA Championship, Turnberry Isle CC: Arnold Palmer wins with a birdie on the 1st playoff hole against Paul Harney
Border Captains Australia
1984 Allan Border's 1st Test Cricket match as captain (v WI Adelaide)
Navratilova Defeats Evert-Lloyd
1985 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert-Lloyd 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 for her 3rd and final Australian singles crown
Texas Rangers Sign Ryan
1988 MLB Texas Rangers sign free-agent pitcher Nolan Ryan to a one-year contract
Islanders Fire Simpson
1988 NHL NY Islanders fire head coach Terry Simpson, and replace him with former coach Al Arbour
- 1995 NBA settles strike of referees, refs to return on Dec 12
- 1996 1st Big 12 Championship Game: Texas beats #3 Nebraska, 37-27
- 1996 5th SEC Championship Game: #4 Florida beats #11 Alabama, 45-30
- 1996 Australian rugby union team ends 12-game European tour unbeaten after 39-19 victory over the Barbarians at Twickenham; Wallabies fullback Matt Burke scores 2 tries and lands 4 conversions, 2 penalties
- 2002 11th SEC Championship Game: #4 Georgia beats #22 Arkansas, 30-3
- 2013 22nd SEC Championship Game: #3 Auburn beats #5 Missouri, 59-42
- 2013 9th ACC Championship Game: #1 Florida State beats #20 Duke, 45-7
2017 Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo wins his fifth and second consecutive award, equaling Lionel Messi's record
- 2017 Former US gymnastics physician Larry Nasser is sentenced to 60 years on child pornography charges
- 2019 Alexandra Trusova sets a world record as the first female figure skater to land a quadruple flip jump at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Italy [1]
- 2020 Breaking, the competitive form of breakdancing, confirmed as an Olympic sport for the Paris 2024 games
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