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Featured on this day
- 2014: DEATH: Go Seigen [Wu Qingyuan], Chinese-born Japanese Go master considered the greatest Go player in the 20th century, dies of natural causes at 100
- 2014: EVENT: CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Calgary Stampeders beat Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 20-16 for their 7th Championship
- 2013: EVENT: 14th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats New Zealand 34-2
- 2009: DEATH: Asim Butt, Cricket Player , (b. 2009)
- 2009: DEATH: Asim Butt , Cricket Player , (b. 2009)
- 2004: DEATH: Bill Brown, Scottish soccer goalkeeper (28 caps; Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur), dies at 73
- 2003: EVENT: 92nd Davis Cup: Australia beats Spain in Melbourne (3-1)
- 2001: BIRTHDAY: Takomayuyi, Cosplayer , born in China
- 2001: BIRTHDAY: Takomayuyi , Cosplayer , born in China
- 1999: BIRTHDAY: Sasha Kawaii Fox, Cosplayer , born in Russia
- 1999: BIRTHDAY: Sasha Kawaii Fox , Cosplayer , born in Russia
- 1997: EVENT: 86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps US in Gothenburg (5-0)
- 1997: BIRTHDAY: Nico Linke , eSports Player , born in Germany
- 1997: BIRTHDAY: Nico Linke, eSports Player , born in Germany
- 1994: BIRTHDAY: Marko Dano, Hockey Player , born in Austria
- 1994: BIRTHDAY: Sofia Araújo, Tennis Player , born in Portugal
- 1994: BIRTHDAY: Marko Dano , Hockey Player , born in Austria
- 1994: BIRTHDAY: Sofia Araújo , Tennis Player , born in Portugal
- 1993: BIRTHDAY: Min-Tae KIM, Soccer Player, born in Korea Republic
- 1992: BIRTHDAY: Benjamin Mitchell , Tennis Player , born in Australia
- 1992: BIRTHDAY: Benjamin Mitchell, Tennis Player , born in Australia
- 1991: BIRTHDAY: Baghdad Bounedjah, Soccer Player , born in Oran, Algeria
- 1991: BIRTHDAY: Jershon Cobb, Basketball Player , born in Georgia
- 1991: EVENT: FIFA Women's World Cup Final, Tianhe Stadium, Guangzhou, China: Michelle Akers scores twice as US beats Norway, 2-1
- 1991: BIRTHDAY: Jershon Cobb , Basketball Player , born in Georgia
- 1991: BIRTHDAY: Baghdad Bounedjah , Soccer Player , born in Oran, Algeria
- 1990: BIRTHDAY: Magnus Carlsen, Chess Player , born in Tonsberg, Norway
- 1990: BIRTHDAY: Miiko Albornoz, Soccer Player , born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1990: BIRTHDAY: Magnus Carlsen , Chess Player , born in Tonsberg, Norway
- 1990: BIRTHDAY: Miiko Albornoz , Soccer Player , born in Stockholm, Sweden
- 1989: BIRTHDAY: Vladimir Weiss , Soccer Player , born in Slovakia
- 1989: BIRTHDAY: Vladimir Weiss, Soccer Player , born in Slovakia
- 1988: BIRTHDAY: Benjamin LÜTHI, Soccer Player, born in Switzerland
- 1988: BIRTHDAY: Phillip Hughes , Cricket Player , born in Macksville, Australia
- 1988: BIRTHDAY: Vladimir DIMITROVSKI, Soccer Player, born in Republic of Macedonia
- 1988: BIRTHDAY: Phillip Hughes, Cricket Player , born in Macksville, Australia
- 1988: BIRTHDAY: Mario JARAMILLO, Soccer Player, born in Colombia
- 1987: BIRTHDAY: Max Gradel , Soccer Player , born in Ivory Coast
- 1987: BIRTHDAY: Max Gradel, Soccer Player , born in Ivory Coast
- 1987: BIRTHDAY: Vasilisa Bardina, Russian tennis player
- 1986: BIRTHDAY: Barry CALLAGHAN, Soccer Player, born in Scotland
- 1986: BIRTHDAY: Salvatore BOCCHETTI, Soccer Player, born in Italy
- 1986: EVENT: American-based Czech tennis star Ivan Lendl is first player to make over $10 million in career earnings
- 1986: BIRTHDAY: Abdoulaye BALDÉ, Soccer Player, born in France
- 1986: BIRTHDAY: Jordan Farmar, National Basketball Association player
- 1986: EVENT: CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat Edmonton Eskimos, 39-15; Al Bruno's 2nd Grey Cup win, 1st as head coach, also as a player with 1952 Toronto Argonauts
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Gábor KOCSIS, Soccer Player, born in Hungary
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Luis Valbuena , Baseball Player , born in Venezuela
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Moustapha SALL, Soccer Player, born in Senegal
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Saku PESONEN, Soccer Player, born in Finland
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Leon BARNETT, Soccer Player, born in England
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Ángel David Alonso, Soccer Player , born in Paraguay
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Luis Valbuena, Baseball Player , born in Venezuela
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Angel ALONSO, Soccer Player, born in Paraguay
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Ángel David Alonso , Soccer Player , born in Paraguay
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Athos SOLOMOU, Soccer Player, born in Cyprus
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Itzhak AZOZ, Soccer Player, born in Israel
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Alan Hutton, Scottish footballer
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Jamie HOLME, Soccer Player, born in England
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Nigel de Jong, Dutch soccer midfielder (81 caps; Manchester City, AC Milan), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Tom ALMADON, Soccer Player, born in Israel
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Alan HUTTON, Soccer Player, born in Scotland
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Francisco Sandaza, Spanish Footballer
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Nigel de Jong , Soccer Player , born in Netherlands
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Nigel de Jong, Soccer Player , born in Netherlands
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Nigel DE JONG, Soccer Player, born in Netherlands
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Alan Hutton , Soccer Player , born in Scotland
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Alan Hutton, Soccer Player , born in Scotland
- 1983: BIRTHDAY: Adrian Cristea, Romanian footballer
- 1983: BIRTHDAY: Adrian CRISTEA, Soccer Player, born in Romania
- 1983: BIRTHDAY: Nathan CLARKE, Soccer Player, born in England
- 1983: BIRTHDAY: Paolo DE LA HAZA, Soccer Player, born in Peru
- 1983: EVENT: Denver Nuggets coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record
- 1983: BIRTHDAY: David CARNEY, Soccer Player, born in Australia
- 1983: BIRTHDAY: Blas IRALA, Soccer Player, born in Paraguay
- 1983: BIRTHDAY: Kentoku NOBORIO, Soccer Player, born in Japan
- 1982: BIRTHDAY: Tony Giarratano, American baseball player
- 1982: BIRTHDAY: Vlastimil STOZICKÝ, Soccer Player, born in Czech Republic
- 1982: BIRTHDAY: Jason Pominville, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1982: BIRTHDAY: Damir MIRVIC, Soccer Player, born in Bosnia & Herzegovina
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Adrian GHEORGHIU, Soccer Player, born in Romania
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Gonçalves EDU, Soccer Player, born in Brazil
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Márcio RICHARDES, Soccer Player, born in Brazil
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Sebastian PRZYROWSKI, Soccer Player, born in Poland
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Otto FREDRIKSON, Soccer Player, born in Finland
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Idan SHRIKI, Soccer Player, born in Israel
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Markus MOKAKE, Soccer Player, born in Cameroon
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Pedro OLIVEIRA, Soccer Player, born in Portugal
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Rich Harden, Canadian baseball player
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Sead BABACA, Soccer Player, born in Montenegro
- 1980: BIRTHDAY: Mark CORCORAN, Soccer Player, born in Scotland
- 1980: BIRTHDAY: Daniel ENNIS, Soccer Player, born in Ireland
- 1980: BIRTHDAY: Jamie Ashdown, English footballer
- 1980: BIRTHDAY: Jamie ASHDOWN, Soccer Player, born in England
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Jorge ARAUJO, Soccer Player, born in Peru
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Andrés Nocioni, Argentine basketball player
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: José JUAN, Soccer Player, born in Spain
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Andrés Nocioni, Basketball Player , born in Argentina
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Andrés Nocioni , Basketball Player , born in Argentina
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Martins JANÍCIO, Soccer Player, born in Cape Verde
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Robbie STOCKDALE, Soccer Player, born in Scotland
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Umberto DEL CORE, Soccer Player, born in Italy
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Yao AZIAWONOU, Soccer Player, born in Togo
- 1978: BIRTHDAY: Benjamin LENSE, Soccer Player, born in Germany
- 1978: BIRTHDAY: Matthias HATTENBERGER, Soccer Player, born in Austria
- 1978: BIRTHDAY: Tomáš CIGANEK, Soccer Player, born in Czech Republic
- 1978: BIRTHDAY: Santos ANDERSON, Soccer Player, born in Brazil
- 1978: BIRTHDAY: Luciano ALVAREZ, Soccer Player, born in Argentina
- 1978: BIRTHDAY: Martín MORALES, Soccer Player, born in Uruguay
- 1978: BIRTHDAY: Martin PREST, Soccer Player, born in Argentina
- 1978: BIRTHDAY: Matt GREGG, Soccer Player, born in England
- 1978: BIRTHDAY: Nik MRDJA, Soccer Player, born in Australia
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Bruno PATACAS, Soccer Player, born in Portugal
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Kazumi Saitoh, Japanese baseball player
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Ritchie HUMPHREYS, Soccer Player, born in England
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Chul-Woo CHOI, Soccer Player, born in Korea Republic
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Iván Guerrero , Soccer Player , born in Comayagua, Honduras
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Iván Guerrero, Honduran footballer
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Iván GUERRERO, Soccer Player, born in Honduras
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Nicky WARD, Soccer Player, born in Wales
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Timo WENZEL, Soccer Player, born in Germany
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Iván Guerrero, Soccer Player , born in Comayagua, Honduras
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Okan ÖZTÜRK, Soccer Player, born in Turkey
- 1976: BIRTHDAY: Josh Lewsey, English rugby union footballer
- 1976: BIRTHDAY: Miguel ORTEGA, Soccer Player, born in Peru
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Adnan GUŠO, Soccer Player, born in Bosnia & Herzegovina
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Ben THATCHER, Soccer Player, born in Wales
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Ben Thatcher, Welsh footballer
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Gonzalo MARTÍNEZ, Soccer Player, born in Colombia
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Jahir BUTRON, Soccer Player, born in Peru
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Stavros LABRIAKOS, Soccer Player, born in Greece
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Mehrdad Minavand, Iranian soccer midfielder (67 caps; Persepolis, Sturm Graz), born in Tehran, Iran (d. 2021)
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Omar MILANETTO, Soccer Player, born in Italy
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Víctor QUINTANILLA, Soccer Player, born in Chile
- 1974: BIRTHDAY: Miklós SALAMON, Soccer Player, born in Hungary
- 1972: BIRTHDAY: Stanislav KITTO, Soccer Player, born in Estonia
- 1972: BIRTHDAY: Abel Xavier, Portuguese footballer
- 1972: BIRTHDAY: Alessandro MORÁN, Soccer Player, born in Peru
- 1971: BIRTHDAY: Darren BARNARD, Soccer Player, born in Wales
- 1971: BIRTHDAY: Iván Rodríguez , Baseball Player , born in Manati, PR
- 1971: BIRTHDAY: Matthew Lawton, American baseball outfielder (MLB All-Star 2000, 04; Minnesota Twins), born in Gulfport, Mississippi
- 1971: EVENT: Emmy and Peabody Award-winning TV movie "Brian's Song", about the friendship of Chicago Bears football teammates Brian Piccolo and Gale Sayers (based on Sayers' autobiography) premieres on ABC, starring James Caan and Billie Dee Williams
- 1971: BIRTHDAY: Iván Rodríguez, Baseball Player , born in Manati, PR
- 1970: BIRTHDAY: Yayuk Basuki, Indonesian tennis player and politician, born in Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia
- 1969: EVENT: CFL Grey Cup, Autostade, Montreal: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Saskatchewan Roughriders, 29-11; first Grey Cup game played in its entirety on a Sunday
- 1969: BIRTHDAY: Marcus FEINBIER, Soccer Player, born in Germany
- 1968: EVENT: CFL Grey Cup, CNE Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa Rough Riders defeat Calgary Stampeder, 24-21; MVP Vic Washington's 79-yard TD run remains a Grey Cup record
- 1965: BIRTHDAY: Aldair, Brazilian footballer
- 1963: EVENT: CFL Grey Cup, Empire Stadium, Vancouver: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeat BC Lions, 21-10; features controversial sequence involving American players Angelo Mosca and Willie Fleming
- 1962: BIRTHDAY: Bo Jackson, Baseball Player , born in Bessemer, AL
- 1962: BIRTHDAY: Bo Jackson, American College Football Hallf of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1985, Auburn; Pro Bowl 1990, LA Raiders) and baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1989, KC Royals), born in Bessemer, Alabama
- 1962: BIRTHDAY: Yuri Yakovich , Chess Player , born in Russia
- 1962: BIRTHDAY: Yuri Yakovich, Chess Player , born in Russia
- 1962: DEATH: Ossip Bernstein , Chess Player , (b. 1962)
- 1962: DEATH: Ossip Bernstein, Chess Player , (b. 1962)
- 1962: BIRTHDAY: Bo Jackson , Baseball Player , born in Bessemer, AL
- 1961: BIRTHDAY: Innocent Egbunike, Nigeria, 4x400m runner (Olympic bronze 1984)
- 1960: BIRTHDAY: Gary Lineker, Soccer Player , born in Leicester, England
- 1960: BIRTHDAY: Gary Lineker , Soccer Player , born in Leicester, England
- 1960: BIRTHDAY: Gary Lineker, English soccer player (World Cup 1986)
- 1959: BIRTHDAY: Sylvia Hanika, German tennis player (WTA Tour Championship 1982), born in Munich, West Germany
- 1957: EVENT: CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Hamilton Tiger-Cats take out their 2nd title; beat Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 32-7
- 1957: BIRTHDAY: Richard Barbieri, British keyboardist (Porcupine Tree)
- 1956: EVENT: Gert Fredriksson of Sweden wins his 2nd straight K-1 10,000m canoeing gold medal at the Melbourne Olympics; last time event held in the Summer Olympics; also wins 3rd consecutive K-1 1,000m gold
- 1956: EVENT: At 21 years, 10 months, 3 weeks, 5 days Floyd Patterson becomes youngest world heavyweight boxing champion; KOs Archie Moore in 5th round in Chicago; first Olympic gold medalist to win a professional heavyweight title
- 1956: EVENT: Australian Betty Cuthbert takes Olympic sprint double when she runs OR equalling 23.4s to win the 200m gold medal at the Melbourne Games; beats Christa Stubnick in repeat of 100m final 4 days earlier
- 1956: EVENT: Jon Henricks swims world record 55.4 to win the men's 100m at the Melbourne Olympics; rare Australian 1-2-3 with John Devitt and Gary Chapman taking the minor medals
- 1956: EVENT: Milt Campbell sets Olympic record total of 7,937 points to upset fellow American and world record holder Rafer Johnson, and win the decathlon gold medal at the Melbourne Games
- 1955: BIRTHDAY: Muricy Ramalho , Soccer Coach , born in Brazil
- 1955: BIRTHDAY: Andy Gray , Soccer Player , born in Glasgow, Scotland
- 1955: BIRTHDAY: Andy Gray, English soccer player
- 1954: BIRTHDAY: Juan Berenguer , Baseball Player , born in Panama
- 1954: BIRTHDAY: Juan Berenguer, Baseball Player , born in Panama
- 1950: BIRTHDAY: Paul Westphal, American Basketball Hall of Fame guard (NBA C'ship 1974; NBA All-Star 1977–81; Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns) and coach (Phoenix Suns, Seattle SuperSonics, Sacramento Kings), born in Torrance, California (d. 2021)
- 1949: BIRTHDAY: Bill Reichenbach Jr., American jazz and session trombonist, and euphonium player born in Takoma Park, Maryland
- 1948: EVENT: Baseball's Negro National League disbands
- 1948: EVENT: Player-manager Lou Boudreau is selected AL MVP
- 1946: EVENT: CFL Grey Cup, Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Toronto Argonauts claim 7th Championship and retain title with 28-6 win over Winnipeg Blue Bombers
- 1940: WEDDING: "I Love Lucy" actress Lucille Ball (28) weds Cuban actor and singer Desi Arnaz (23) in Greenwich, Connecticut
- 1940: EVENT: CFL Grey Cup (Game 1), Varsity Stadium, Toronto: Ottawa beats Toronto Balmy Beach, 8-2
- 1940: WEDDING: "I Love Lucy" actress Lucille Ball (28) weds actor Desi Arnaz (23) in Greenwich, Connecticut
- 1937: BIRTHDAY: Abdelmajid Tlemçani, Tunisian soccer striker (54 caps; Espérance Sportive de Tunis), born in Tunis, Tunisia (d. 2020)
- 1934: BIRTHDAY: Steve Hamilton, American baseball pitcher (New York Yankees) and basketball forward (Minneapolis Lakers), born in Columbia, Kentucky (d. 1997)
- 1933: BIRTHDAY: Norman Deeley, English footballer (d. 2007)
- 1932: BIRTHDAY: Cho Namchul, South Korean professional Go player (d. 2006)
- 1931: BIRTHDAY: Bill Walsh, American Pro Football Hall of Fame coach (San Francisco 49ers), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2007)
- 1930: BIRTHDAY: James Felton Boyd, Rocky Mount NC, light HW boxer (Olympic gold 1956)
- 1929: EVENT: CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Tigers take their 4th title; beat Regina Roughriders, 14-3
- 1928: BIRTHDAY: Joe B. Hall, American basketball coach
- 1927: BIRTHDAY: Robert Guillaume [Williams], American actor (Rafiki- The Lion King, Sports Night, Benson, Soap), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 2017)
- 1924: EVENT: French and Belgium troops withdrawn from their occupation of the Rurh
- 1924: EVENT: National Football League Championship: Cleveland Bulldogs (7-1-1) [formerly Canton] win first past the post title
- 1912: EVENT: 11th Davis Cup: British Isles beats Australasia in Melbourne (3-2)
- 1912: EVENT: International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Melbourne, Australia: James Cecil Parke beats Rodney Heaths 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 to give British Isles 3-2 victory over defending champions Australasia
- 1912: EVENT: CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Hamilton Alerts win their only title; beat Toronto Argonauts, 11-4
- 1910: BIRTHDAY: Paul Cerutti, Monegasque trap shooter who was disqualified for drugs in the 1976 Olympics
- 1909: EVENT: 9th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in Sydney (5-0)
- 1908: EVENT: 8th Davis Cup: Australasia beats USA in Melbourne (3-2)
- 1908: EVENT: International Lawn Tennis Challenge, Melbourne, Australia: Anthony Wilding representing Australasia beats American Fred Alexander 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 to give defending champions a 3-2 victory
- 1905: DEATH: Samuel Lipschütz , Chess Player , (b. 1905)
- 1905: DEATH: Samuel Lipschütz, Chess Player , (b. 1905)
- 1887: EVENT: 1st indoor softball game in Chicago
- 1872: EVENT: First international soccer game, Scotland draws with England (0-0) in Glasgow
- 1781: BIRTHDAY: Alexander Berry, Scottish surgeon and adventurer (established the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales, Australia), born in Hilltarvit Mains Farmhouse, Cupar, Fife, Scotland(d. 1873)