- 1892 Commencement of 1st Sheffield Shield cricket game, SA v NSW
- 1899 Italian football club A.C. Milan founded as Milan Foot-Ball and Cricket Club by Englishmen Alfred Edwards and Herbert Kilpin (disputed possibly 13 Dec)
Dempsey vs. Morris
1918 Jack Dempsey KOs Carl Morris in 14 seconds in a heavyweight bout in New Orleans
- 1922 Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs formally organizes
- 1922 NSW all out for 786 against South Australia Cricket
- 1923 National Football League Championship: undefeated Canton Bulldogs (11-0-1) repeat as champions
Commissioner Landis' Contract Renewed
1926 MLB owners renew contract with Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis for a second 7-years term
Bradman's 1st Class Debut
1927 Australian cricket's batting maestro Don Bradman makes his 1st-class debut for NSW v South Australia at the Adelaide Oval finishing Day 1 on 65 not out
- 1928 National Football League Championship: Providence Steam Roller (8-1-2) win first past the post title
- 1929 Chic Blackhawks 1st game at Chicago Stadium, beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1
1st James E. Sullivan Award
1930 Golfer Bobby Jones is the first to win the James E. Sullivan Award for the best US amateur athlete
- 1939 Bradman scores 251* SA v NSW, 271 minutes, 38 fours 2 sixes
Louis vs. McCoy
1940 Joe Louis KOs Al McCoy in 6th round for heavyweight boxing title in Chicago, Illinois
- 1945 National Football League Championship, Cleveland Stadium: Cleveland Rams beat Washington Redskins, 15-14; last game before Rams move west to Los Angeles
- 1946 1947 NFL Draft: Bob Fenimore from University of Oklahoma A&M first pick by Chicago Bears
1958 Ballon d'Or: Real Madrid's French midfielder Raymond Kopa wins award for best football player in Europe ahead of German winger Helmut Rahn and French forward Just Fontaine
Tittle Sets NFL Record
1962 NY Giants quarterback Y. A. Tittle sets NFL season touchdown pass record at 33 with 6 touchdowns vs Dallas in 41-31 win
Chamberlain Scores 68 Points
1967 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia 76ers scores 68 points vs Chicago
- 1972 Miami Dolphins become the first undefeated NFL team, going 14-0 in the regular season and winning all three postseason games to finish 17-0
Simpson Sets Record
1973 O.J. Simpson becomes 1st NFL running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a season
Veeck Buys White Sox
1975 Bill Veeck buys 80% of MLB Chicago White Sox from John Allyn
Finley vs. Kuhn Suit
1976 Charlie Finley's $10 million damages suit against Bowie Kuhn begins
- 1979 68th Davis Cup: USA beats Italy in San Francisco (5-0)
- 1979 Dallas QB Roger Staubach throws 3 TDs and 336 yards in his last NFL regular season game with the Cowboys, a 35-34 win over Washington Redskins at Texas Stadium
Yogi Berra for NY Yankees
1983 Yogi Berra named New York Yankees manager for second time
- 1989 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket play at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (v SL)
- 1991 MLB expansion club Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16-year-old pitcher Clemente Nunez
- 2012 Corinthians defeat Chelsea 1-0 to win the 2012 FIFA Club World Cup
- 2013 79th Heisman Trophy Award: Jameis Winston, Florida State (QB)
Thierry Henry Retires
2014 Thierry Henry announces his retirement as a player and states he will begin working for Sky Sports as a pundit
Brees Sets Touchdown Pass Record
2019 Drew Brees breaks Peyton Manning's NFL record (539) for career touchdown passes as New Orleans Saints rout Indianapolis Colts, 34-7; Brees 29 of 30 for 307 yards & 4 TDs for record 96.7% pass completion
- 2020 US Major League Baseball announces it is elevating the Negro Leagues to Major League status
