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What happened in history on this day: January 3?
On January 3 in ...
- 1865 - Con Orem and Hugh O'Neill box 193 rounds before darkness ends match.
- 1902 - Reg Duff scores 104 on cricket Test debut, versus England at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1920 - New York Yankees purchase Babe Ruth from Boston Red Sox for $125,000.
- 1929 - Donald Bradman scores 112 versus England at Melbourne Cricket Ground - his first Test century.
- 1931 - Nels Stewart of Montréal Maroons scores two goals in 4 seconds (record).
- 1948 - Donald Bradman completes dual Test tons (132 and 127*) versus India Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1951 - Fred Wilt wins Amateur Athletic Union Sullivan Memorial Trophy (US athlete of 1950).
- 1952 - Australia beats West Indies by one wicket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, last stand 38.
- 1958 - Lindsay Kline takes a hat-trick versus South Africa at Cape Town.
- 1971 - Baltimore Colts beat Oakland Raiders 27-17 in AFC championship game.
- 1971 - Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco 49ers 17-10 in NFC championship game.
- 1973 - The Columbia Broadcasting System sells the New York Yankees to a 17-person syndicate headed by George Steinbrenner for US$10 million.
- 1974 - New York Yankees sign Bill Virdon as manager.
- 1977 - Lindy McDaniel retires with second most pitching appearances (987 games).
- 1978 - Chandrasekar takes 6-52 and 6-52 at Melbourne Cricket Ground in Indian innings win.
- 1981 - Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey #34, Austin Carr.
- 1981 - Greg Chappell scores 204 versus India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1981 - Mary Terstegge Meagher swims female record 100 metre butterfly (58.91s).
- 1981 - 55th Australian Womens Tennis: H Mandlikova beats W Turnbull (6-0, 7-5).
- 1983 - Tony Dorsett sets NFL record with 99-yard rush, Dallas Cowboys versus Minnesota Vikings.
- 1985 - Azharuddin scores 110 in first Test innings.
- 1991 - Los Angeles Kings' Wayne Gretzky scores his 700th goal, against New York Islanders.
- 1992 - Boon completes 11 Test Cricket century, 129 versus India at Sydney.
- 1994 - 35-foot-tall Chief Wahoo, trademark of Cleveland Indians on top of Stadium since 1962, is taken down, to be moved to Jacob's Field.
- 1997 - Eddo Brandes takes ODI hat-trick versus England at Harare.
- 1997 - Zimbabwe clean-sweep ODI series versus England 3-0.
- 2002 - The University of Miami defeats Nebraska 37-14 in the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California to win college football's national championship.
- 2003 - The Ohio State University defeats the University of Miami in double-overtime in the Fiesta Bowl, 31-24, for the national Bowl Championship Series (BCS) title.
- 2005 - The Angels of Anaheim baseball team in California announces the franchise will now be known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Edmonton Oilers by score 4-1.
Births of sports figures on January 3
- 1886 - Birth of Arthur Mailey; cricket player (great Aussie leg-spinner and cartoonist).
- 1898 - Birth of Johannes Hin in Holland; yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1920).
- 1932 - Birth of Jaswick Taylor; cricket player (West Indies pace bowler 50s, 10 wickets in three Tests).
- 1939 - Birth of Bobby Hull; NHL forward (Chicago Blackhawks 1957-72).
- 1944 - Birth of Christina von Saltza; American swimmer (Olympics-3 gold/silver-1960).
- 1948 - Birth of Manfred Kokot; East German runner (world record 50 metre indoor).
- 1953 - Birth of Angelo Parisi in France; heavyweight judo (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1962 - Birth of Darren Daulton; US baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1962 - Birth of Mark Gardner; US baseball player (Florida Marlins).
- 1963 - Birth of Aamer Malik; cricket player (Pakistani batsman in 13 Tests 1987-90).
- 1963 - Birth of Ashley Chinner in Cape Town, South Africa; golfer (1992 CGIA Canadian Tour).
- 1963 - Birth of Jim Everett; NFL quarterback (Los Angeles Raiders, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers).
- 1964 - Birth of Cheryl Miller in Riverside, California, USA; basketball player (Olympics-gold-1984).
- 1965 - Birth of Daniel Stubbs; NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins).
- 1965 - Birth of Mark Dewey in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA; pitcher (San Francisco Giants).
- 1966 - Birth of Chetan Sharma; cricket player (Indian Test bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987).
- 1966 - Birth of John Kropke; Canadian Football League defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
- 1966 - Birth of Luis Sojo in Barquisimeto, Venezuela; infielder (Seattle Mariners).
- 1966 - Birth of Wendell Davis; NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1967 - Birth of Demetri Davis; WLAF tight end (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1968 - Birth of Kerry Huffman in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers, Ottawa Senators).
- 1968 - Birth of Thomas Rayam; Canadian Football League offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1969 - Birth of Matt LaBounty; defensive end (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1969 - Birth of Steve Poapst in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals).
- 1969 - Birth of Michael Schumacher; Formula 1 car racing champion.
- 1970 - Birth of James Brown; NFL tackle (New York Jets).
- 1970 - Birth of Tony Farmer; NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets).
- 1970 - Birth of Trudi Jeffrey in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; golfer (1990 Australian Junior Champion).
- 1970 - Birth of Yogi Johl in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; 130kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Cory Cross in Lloydminster, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning).
- 1971 - Birth of Rene van Rijswijk; Dutch soccer player (RKC).
- 1972 - Birth of Charles Johnson; NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1972 - Birth of Deborah Carter; WNBA forward (Utah Starzz).
- 1973 - Birth of Tyrone Brown, NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1974 - Birth of Stefan Ustorf in Kaufbeuren, Germany; NHL right wing (Washington Capitals).
- 1974 - Birth of Todd Warriner in Blenheim, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Toronto Maple Leafs).
- 1976 - Birth of Mendel Witzenhauser; soccer player (Ajax, VVV).
- 1977 - Birth of Beata Handra in San Francisco, California; dance skater (and Sinek-1997 Pacific Coast Senior third).
- 1980 - Birth of Angela Ruggiero; ice hockey defenseman (USA, Olympics-1998).
Deaths of sports figures on January 3
- 1982 - Derek Sealy, cricket player (West Indies 1930-39), dies.
- 1992 - Ken Grieves, cricket player (New South Wales and Lancashire leg-spin all-rounder), dies.
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