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Featured on this day
- 2020: EVENT: Breaking, the competitive form of breakdancing, confirmed as an Olympic sport for the Paris 2024 games
- 2020: DEATH: Fred Akers, American football coach (University of Wyoming; University of Texas, Austin; Purdue; career college record 108–75–3), dies at 82
- 2020: DEATH: Dick Allen, American baseball infielder (7 × MLB All-Star; NL Rookie of the Year 1964, Philadelphia Phillies; AL MVP 1972, Chicago WS), dies at 78 [1]
- 2019: DEATH: Denis Lalanne, French sports journalist ('Le grand combat du XV de France'; 'Rugbymania: French flair attitude'), dies at 93
- 2019: DEATH: Chalmers "Bump" Elliott, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback and coach (U of Michigan) and college athletics administrator (Iowa), dies at 94
- 2019: DEATH: Ron Saunders, English soccer striker (Portsmouth) and manager (Manchester City, Aston Villa, Birmingham City), dies at 87
- 2018: EVENT: Mosconi Cup nine-ball pool, London, England: US ends Europe's 8-year run with an 11-9 win; MVP: Skyler Woodward (USA)
- 2018: EVENT: Former Italy national football coach Cesare Prandelli is appointed manager of Serie A club Genoa CFC replacing Ivan Juric; first time in history all 20 Serie A managers are all Italian
- 2017: EVENT: Mosconi Cup nine-ball pool, Las Vegas, Nevada: Europe scores 8th straight title with an 11-4 rout of US; MVP: Joshua Filler (Germany)
- 2017: EVENT: Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo wins his 5th award to equal Lionel Messi's record; 2nd consecutive win for Ronaldo
- 2016: DEATH: Paul Elvstrøm, Danish sailer (4 Olympic gold, Finn class 1948, 52, 56, 60), dies at 88
- 2016: DEATH: Paul Elvstrøm, Danish yachtsman (4 Olympic gold, Finn class 1948, 52, 56, 60), dies at 88
- 2005: DEATH: Bud Carson, American football player and coach (b. 1931)
- 2004: DEATH: Jerry Scoggins, American country singer ("The Ballad of Jed Clampett"), dies at 91
- 2001: DEATH: Charles McClendon, LSU Tigers head football coach (b. 1923)
- 2000: BIRTHDAY: Bailey Smith , Australian Rules Footballer , born in Australia
- 2000: BIRTHDAY: Bailey Smith, Australian Rules Footballer , born in Australia
- 1997: DEATH: Billy Bremner , Soccer Player , (b. 1997)
- 1997: DEATH: Billy Bremner, Soccer Player , (b. 1997)
- 1997: DEATH: Billy Bremner, Scottish footballer (Leeds United), dies at 54 from a suspected heart attack
- 1995: BIRTHDAY: Kim Jae-hoon, eSports Player , born in South Korea
- 1995: BIRTHDAY: Kim Jae-hoon , eSports Player , born in South Korea
- 1994: BIRTHDAY: Pete Alonso , Baseball Player , born in Tampa, FL
- 1994: DEATH: J.C. Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1939)
- 1991: EVENT: A J Kitt, US, wins World Skiing Cup
- 1990: BIRTHDAY: Cameron Bairstow , Basketball Player , born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1990: BIRTHDAY: David Goffin, Tennis Player , born in Liege, Belgium
- 1990: BIRTHDAY: Urszula Radwanska, Tennis Player , born in Germany
- 1990: BIRTHDAY: Yasiel Puig, Baseball Player , born in Cienfuegos, Cuba
- 1990: BIRTHDAY: David Goffin , Tennis Player , born in Liege, Belgium
- 1990: BIRTHDAY: Yasiel Puig , Baseball Player , born in Cienfuegos, Cuba
- 1990: BIRTHDAY: Cameron Bairstow, Basketball Player , born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1990: BIRTHDAY: Urszula Radwanska , Tennis Player , born in Germany
- 1990: BIRTHDAY: Yasiel Puig , Baseball Player , born in Cienfuegos, Cuba
- 1989: BIRTHDAY: Esteban Serrano, eSports Player , born in Spain
- 1989: BIRTHDAY: Esteban Serrano , eSports Player , born in Spain
- 1988: BIRTHDAY: Andrew Goudelock, Basketball Player , born in Stone Mountain, GA
- 1988: BIRTHDAY: Nathan Adrian, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m freestyle 2012), born in Bremerton, Washington
- 1988: EVENT: NHL NY Islanders fire head coach Terry Simpson, and replace him with former coach Al Arbour
- 1988: BIRTHDAY: Andrew Goudelock , Basketball Player , born in Stone Mountain, GA
- 1988: EVENT: NY Islanders fire Simpson, Arbour new coach
- 1987: BIRTHDAY: Michael ZAGLMAIR, Soccer Player, born in Austria
- 1987: BIRTHDAY: Samuel KEHINDE, Soccer Player, born in Nigeria
- 1986: BIRTHDAY: Billy Horschel, American golfer (FedEx Cup 2014, 5 PGA Tour titles), born in Grant, Florida
- 1986: BIRTHDAY: Julian PALMIERI, Soccer Player, born in France
- 1986: BIRTHDAY: Rok KRONAVETER, Soccer Player, born in Slovenia
- 1986: BIRTHDAY: Onismor BHASERA, Soccer Player, born in Zimbabwe
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Dominic CHATTO, Soccer Player, born in Nigeria
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Milena Mitic , Reality Star , born in Cuprija, Serbia
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Milena Mitic, Reality Star , born in Cuprija, Serbia
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Anthony EVIPARKER, Soccer Player, born in Nigeria
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Florian HORNIG, Soccer Player, born in Germany
- 1985: BIRTHDAY: Oscar RUIZ, Soccer Player, born in Peru
- 1985: EVENT: 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
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Aaron Gray, American basketball player, born in Tarzana, California
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Luca Rigoni, Italian footballer, born in Schio, Italy
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Aaron Gray, American NBA basketball player, 2007-14 (Chicago Bulls and 3 other teams), born in Tarzana, California
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Aimé LAVIE, Soccer Player, born in France
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Aleksei ZHITNIKOV, Soccer Player, born in Russia
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Luca RIGONI, Soccer Player, born in Italy
- 1984: BIRTHDAY: Tom DAVIS, Soccer Player, born in England
- 1983: BIRTHDAY: Al Thornton, Basketball Player , born in Georgia
- 1983: BIRTHDAY: Darío GANDÍN, Soccer Player, born in Argentina
- 1983: BIRTHDAY: Dmitri SHCHEGRIKOVICH, Soccer Player, born in Belarus
- 1983: BIRTHDAY: Al Thornton , Basketball Player , born in Georgia
- 1983: BIRTHDAY: Roderick SAMMUT, Soccer Player, born in Malta
- 1982: BIRTHDAY: Nicolás Lamolina, Soccer Referee, born in Argentina
- 1982: BIRTHDAY: Andrew PEARSON, Soccer Player, born in England
- 1982: BIRTHDAY: Posnet OMONY, Soccer Player, born in Uganda
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Juan PIETRAVALLO, Soccer Player, born in Argentina
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Marko LJUBINKOVIC, Soccer Player, born in Serbia
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Nicholas ADDLERY, Soccer Player, born in Jamaica
- 1981: BIRTHDAY: Yuki MATSUSHITA, Soccer Player, born in Japan
- 1980: BIRTHDAY: Márcio CANINDE, Soccer Player, born in Brazil
- 1980: BIRTHDAY: Clemens FRITZ, Soccer Player, born in Germany
- 1980: EVENT: 69th Davis Cup: Czechoslovakia beats Italy in Prague (4-1)
- 1980: BIRTHDAY: John Terry , Soccer Player , born in Barking, England
- 1980: BIRTHDAY: John Terry, Soccer Player , born in Barking, England
- 1980: BIRTHDAY: John Terry, English soccer defender (78 caps; Chelsea), born in London, England
- 1980: BIRTHDAY: John TERRY, Footballer, born in England
- 1980: BIRTHDAY: John TERRY, Soccer Player, born in England
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Mitja BRULC, Soccer Player, born in Slovenia
- 1979: DEATH: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, British-American astronomer and astrophysicist who proposed that stars are composed largely of hydrogen and are not glowing balls of molten rock, dies at 79
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Björn SENGIER, Soccer Player, born in Belgium
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Marián KELEMEN, Soccer Player, born in Slovakia
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Vicente Sanchez , Soccer Player , born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Vicente SÁNCHEZ, Soccer Player, born in Uruguay
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Zlatko RUNJE, Soccer Player, born in Croatia
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Lampros Choutos, Greek footballer, born in Athens, Greece
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Kevin FINLAYSON, Soccer Player, born in Scotland
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Lampros Choutos , Soccer Player , born in Athens, Greece
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Lampros Choutos, Soccer Player , born in Athens, Greece
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Lampros CHOUTOS, Soccer Player, born in Greece
- 1979: DEATH: Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, British-American astronomer and astrophysicist who proposed that stars are composed largely of hydrogen and are not glowing balls of molten rock, dies at 79 [1]
- 1979: BIRTHDAY: Vicente Sanchez, Soccer Player , born in Montevideo, Uruguay
- 1978: BIRTHDAY: Ardian NUHIJI, Soccer Player, born in Republic of Macedonia
- 1978: BIRTHDAY: Kenny ARTHUR, Soccer Player, born in Scotland
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Delron BUCKLEY, Soccer Player, born in South Africa
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Miodrag ANÐELKOVIC, Soccer Player, born in Serbia
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Boško PERAICA, Soccer Player, born in Croatia
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Lin Carlos HENRY, Soccer Player, born in Colombia
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Magnus WIKSTRÖM, Soccer Player, born in Sweden
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Mário LOJA, Soccer Player, born in Portugal
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Pape SARR, Soccer Player, born in Senegal
- 1977: BIRTHDAY: Marco ZAMBONI, Soccer Player, born in Italy
- 1976: BIRTHDAY: Davide TAINI, Soccer Player, born in Switzerland
- 1976: BIRTHDAY: Ivan FRANCESCHINI, Soccer Player, born in Italy
- 1976: BIRTHDAY: Alan Faneca, American football player (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
- 1976: BIRTHDAY: Brent Johnson, Canadian football player (BC Lions), born in Kingston, Ontario
- 1976: BIRTHDAY: Georges Laraque, Canadian ice hockey player (Edmonton Oilers), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1976: BIRTHDAY: Derek Ramsay, British-Filipino actor (No Other Woman), TV personality ("Eat Bulaga!"), and ultimate frisbee player, born in Enfield, England
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Jamie Clapham, English footballer (Ipswich Town), born in Lincoln, England
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Jamie CLAPHAM, Soccer Player, born in England
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Pinto JOAO DUARTE, Soccer Player, born in Portugal
- 1975: DEATH: Beatrix Loughran, American figure skater (Olympic gold 1924, 1928, 1932), dies at 75
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Jamie CLAPHAM, Footballer, born in England
- 1975: EVENT: Romanian tennis star Ilie Nastase 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
- 1975: BIRTHDAY: Stoyan STAVREV, Soccer Player, born in Bulgaria
- 1975: EVENT: Indonesian army occupies East Timor
- 1974: BIRTHDAY: Endre GASPAR, Soccer Player, born in Hungary
- 1974: BIRTHDAY: Andrei LAVRIK, Soccer Player, born in Belarus
- 1974: BIRTHDAY: Alex Radulescu, Romanian tennis player, born in Bucharest, Romania
- 1974: BIRTHDAY: García GERARDO, Soccer Player, born in Spain
- 1974: BIRTHDAY: GERARDO, Soccer Player, born in Albania
- 1973: BIRTHDAY: Octavio VALDEZ, Soccer Player, born in Mexico
- 1973: BIRTHDAY: Terrell Owens, American football wide receiver (San Francisco 49ers), born in Alexander City, Alabama
- 1973: BIRTHDAY: Terrell Owens, American Pro Football HOF wide receiver (5 × First-team All-Pro; 6 × Pro Bowl; 3 × NFL receiving TD leader; SF 49ers, Dallas Cowboys), born in Alexander City, Alabama
- 1973: BIRTHDAY: Terrell Owens , Football Player , born in Alexander City, AL
- 1973: BIRTHDAY: Terrell Owens, Football Player , born in Alexander City, AL
- 1972: BIRTHDAY: Bobby Schoonens, Dutch soccer player (RKC), born in Den Bosch, Netherlands
- 1972: BIRTHDAY: Hermann Maier, Austrian skier (2 Olympic gold medals 1998), born in Altenmarkt im Pongau, Austria
- 1972: BIRTHDAY: Jason PETKOVIC, Soccer Player, born in Australia
- 1972: BIRTHDAY: Jordi Buritlo, Spanish tennis player, born in Barcelona, Spain
- 1972: BIRTHDAY: Kevin Dogins, American NFL player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), born in Eagle Lake, Texas
- 1972: BIRTHDAY: Sean DUNDEE, Soccer Player, born in Germany
- 1971: BIRTHDAY: Spira GRUJIC, Soccer Player, born in Serbia
- 1971: BIRTHDAY: Mauricio Hadad, Colombian tennis star (1995 Bermuda), born in Cali, Colombia
- 1970: BIRTHDAY: Courtney Browne , Cricket Player , born in London, England
- 1970: BIRTHDAY: Julian PALACIOS, Soccer Player, born in Spain
- 1970: BIRTHDAY: Courtney Browne, Cricket Player , born in London, England
- 1969: DEATH: Lefty O'Doul, American baseball player (b. 1897)
- 1968: BIRTHDAY: Mark Geyer, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Granville, Australia
- 1967: BIRTHDAY: Tino Martinez, American baseball first baseman (MLB All-Star 1995, 97; World Series 1996, 98–2000; Seattle Mariners, NY Yankees), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1967: BIRTHDAY: Václav Chalupa, Czech rower (Henley Royal Regatta 1989, Olympic silver 1992), born in Jindrichuv Hradec, Czechoslovakia
- 1967: BIRTHDAY: Tino Martinez, American baseball 1st baseman (Seattle Mariner, NY Yankees), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1967: BIRTHDAY: Tino Martinez, American MLB baseball first baseman, 1990-2005; All-Star 1995, 1997; World Series 1996, 98–2000 (Seattle Mariners, NY Yankees, and 2 other teams), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1965: BIRTHDAY: Colin Hendry, Scottish footballer and coach, born in Keith, Scotland
- 1964: BIRTHDAY: Peter Laviolette, American hockey defenseman (Olympics 1994), born in Franklin, Massachusetts
- 1964: BIRTHDAY: Vladimir Artemov, Russian gymnast (4 Olympic gold 1988), born in Vladimir, Russia
- 1963: EVENT: First use of the instant replay machine invented by CBS in a US Army vs Navy football game
- 1963: EVENT: Ian Meckiff no-balled for throwing against the South Africans
- 1963: BIRTHDAY: Theo Snelders, Dutch football goalkeeper, born in Westervoort, Gelderland, Netherlands
- 1961: BIRTHDAY: Jim McCluskey, Soccer Referee, born in Scotland
- 1957: BIRTHDAY: Geoff "Henry" Lawson, Australian cricket player, fast bowler (1980-89) and coach of Pakistan, born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
- 1956: BIRTHDAY: Larry Bird , Basketball Player , born in West Baden Springs, IN
- 1956: BIRTHDAY: Larry Bird , Basketball Player , born in West Baden Springs, IN
- 1956: EVENT: 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
- 1956: BIRTHDAY: Larry Bird, Basketball Player , born in West Baden Springs, IN
- 1956: BIRTHDAY: Larry Bird, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward, coach, executive (Boston Celtics 3-time NBA champion, 12-time NBA All Star), born in West Baden, Indiana
- 1956: EVENT: 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: EVENT: Soviet artistic gymnast Larisa Latynina takes her gold medal tally to 4 at the Melbourne Olympics; wins teams and individual all-round titles having earlier won vault and floor exercise sections
- 1949: BIRTHDAY: Tom Waits, American singer-songwriter and piano player (Small Change; Blue Valentine; "Jersey Girl"), and actor (Ironweed; Down By Law) born in Pomona, California
- 1948: BIRTHDAY: Yoko Morishita, Japanese prima ballerina (Baterina No Habataki), born in Hiroshima, Japan
- 1947: BIRTHDAY: Johnny Bench , Baseball Player , born in Oklahoma City, OK
- 1942: BIRTHDAY: Alex [Alexander] Johnson, American professional baseball player, born in Helena, Arkansas (d. 2015)
- 1942: BIRTHDAY: Alex Johnson, American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star, AL batting champion 1970, California Angels), born in Helena, Arkansas (d. 2015)
- 1940: EVENT: CFL Grey Cup (Game 2), Lansdowne Park, Ottawa: Ottawa beats Toronto Balmy Beach, 12-5
- 1939: EVENT: Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame
- 1937: EVENT: Russian chess player Alexander Alekhine recaptures his final world title from Dutch grand master Max Euwe by a large margin (+10-4=11)
- 1936: BIRTHDAY: Bo Belinsky, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1962; LA Angels), born in NYC, New York (d. 2001)
- 1936: BIRTHDAY: Bo Belinsky, American baseball pitcher ( no-hitter 1962 in only 4th MLB game; LA Angels), born in NYC, New York (d. 2001)
- 1935: EVENT: CFL Grey Cup, AAA Grounds, Hamilton: Winnipeg Pegs (later Blue Bombers) defeat Hamilton Tigers, 18-12
- 1932: BIRTHDAY: François Lafortune Jr., Belgian shooter (competed at 7 Olympic Games 1952-1976, 50m Rifle, Prone Position), born in Visé, Belgium (d. 2020)
- 1931: BIRTHDAY: Bobby Osborne, American bluegrass mandolin player (The Osborne Brothers - "Rocky Top"), born in Thousandsticks, Kentucky
- 1923: BIRTHDAY: Alan Ford, American swimmer (world 100m freestyle record 55.4; Olympic silver 1948), born in Panama Canal Zone, Panama (d. 2008)
- 1922: BIRTHDAY: Rogério Pipi, Portuguese soccer forward (15 caps; Benfica), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 2019)
- 1917: DEATH: Ludwig Minkus, Austrian ballet composer, dies at 91
- 1917: DEATH: [Aloysius] Ludwig Minkus, Austrian violinist, and ballet composer (La Bayadère), dies at 91
- 1908: BIRTHDAY: John Doeg, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1930), born in Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico (d. 1978)
- 1855: BIRTHDAY: Stuart Macrae, Soccer Player , born in India
- 1855: BIRTHDAY: Stuart Macrae , Soccer Player , born in India