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What happened in history on this day: January 4?
On January 4 in ...
- 1863 - Four-wheeled roller skates patented by James Plimpton of New York, USA.
- 1883 - Ontario Rugby Football Union (forerunner of Canadian Football League) forms in Canada.
- 1902 - Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick versus England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1904 - Ottawa Silver Seven beat Winnipeg Rowing Club two games to one (Stanley Cup).
- 1906 - South Africa beats England in cricket by one wicket, their first Test win.
- 1932 - Donald Bradman scores 167 for Australia versus South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1936 - Clarrie Grimmett becomes world record wicket taker with no 190 versus South Africa.
- 1942 - NFL Pro Bowl: Chicago Bears beats NFL All-Stars 35-24.
- 1942 - Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame.
- 1957 - Brooklyn Dodgers buy 44-passenger twin-engine airplane for US$775,000.
- 1966 - Doug Walters scores second Test century in his second Test.
- 1970 - Kansas City Chiefs beat Oakland Raiders 17-7 in AFC championship game.
- 1970 - Minnesota Vikings beat Cleveland Browns 27-7 in NFC championship game.
- 1971 - Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium dedicated.
- 1975 - Montreal Canadiens shutout Washington Capitals 10-0.
- 1977 - Mary Shane is hired by Chicago White Sox as TV play-by-play.
- 1981 - 69th Australian Mens Tennis: B Teacher beats Kim Warwick (7-5, 7-6, 6-3).
- 1983 - US Football League holds its first player draft.
- 1984 - Edmonton Oilers beats Minnesota North Stars 12-8 - highest-scoring modern NHL game to date.
- 1986 - David Boon's second Test century, 131 versus India at Adelaide.
- 1986 - NCAA basketball's David Robinson blocks a record 14 shots.
- 1991 - Fu Mingxia, 12, of China wins World Swimming Championships gold medal.
- 2002 - The Saint Louis Cardinals agrees to a three-year, $27 million deal with Matt Morris.
- 2004 - The LSU Tigers defeat the Oklahoma Sooners 21-14 for the national Bowl Championship Series (BCS) title.
- 2004 - Wade Boggs and Ryne Sandberg are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 2022 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Predators beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Arizona Coyotes by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats San Jose Sharks by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Calgary Flames by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats New Jersey Devils by score 5-3.
Births of sports figures on January 4
- 1888 - Birth of Arthur Berry in England; soccer player (Olympics-gold-1908, 1912).
- 1925 - Birth of Veikko Hakulinen in Finland; 30km/50km cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1956).
- 1930 - Birth of Don Shula; NFL coach (Miami Dolphins).
- 1935 - Birth of Floyd Patterson; heavyweight champion (1956-59, 1960-62) (Olympics-gold-1952) (dies 2006).
- 1937 - Birth of R Surendranath; cricket player (Indian pace bowler in 11 Tests early 60s).
- 1938 - Birth of Louis Krebs Graham in Nashville, Tennessee, USA; PGA golfer (1975 US Open).
- 1943 - Birth of Tom Wilkinson; Canadian Football League quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1951 - Birth of Barbara Ann Cochran in Claremont, New Hampshire, USA; slalom skier (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1958 - Birth of Nina Foust in Asheboro, North Carolina, USA; LPGA golfer (1994 Hawaiian Ladies Open-6th).
- 1960 - Birth of Cory Everson in Racine, Wisconsin, USA; body builder (six times Ms Olympia).
- 1962 - Birth of Joe Kleine; NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Chicago Bulls).
- 1963 - Birth of Linda Muri in Killingly, Connecticut, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1964 - Birth of Stephanie Maxwell-Pierson in Somerville, New Jersey, USA; American rower (Olympics-1992).
- 1965 - Birth of Jergus Baca Liptovsky in Mikulas, Czechoslovakia; IHL defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998).
- 1965 - Birth of John Jackson; NFL offensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1965 - Birth of Kevin Wickander; US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1965 - Birth of Mitch Booth; Australian tornado yachter (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of David Wayne Toms in Monroe, Louisiana, USA; PGA golfer (1992 Northern Telecom-third).
- 1967 - Birth of Michael "Mike" Peterson in Washington DC; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Rick Cunningham; NFL tackle (Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders).
- 1968 - Birth of Jackie Harris; NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1969 - Birth of Corie Blount; NBA forward (Los Angeles Lakers).
- 1969 - Birth of Kees van Wonderen; Dutch soccer player (NEC/NAC).
- 1970 - Birth of Colin Scrivener; Canadian Football League defensive tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1970 - Birth of Sean Lumpkin; NFL safety (New Orleans Saints).
- 1971 - Birth of Carlos Perez; Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos).
- 1971 - Birth of Deb Sonnenberg in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; softball pitcher (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Errol Brown; Canadian Football League defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1971 - Birth of Garrison Hearst; NFL running back (Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers).
- 1971 - Birth of Orlanda Truitt; wide receiver (Oakland Raiders).
- 1971 - Birth of Richard Chee Quee; cricket player (New South Wales opening batsman Fiji/Chinese ancestry).
- 1972 - Birth of Mike McCoy; WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1973 - Birth of Lamont Warren; NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1973 - Birth of Ray Mickens; cornerback (New York Jets).
- 1973 - Birth of Todd Sauerbrun; NFL punter/kicker (Chicago Bears).
- 1974 - Birth of Carl Powell; defensive end (Indianapolis Colts).
Deaths of sports figures on January 4
- 1891 - Joe Hunter, cricket wicket-keeper (England on 1884-85 Autralian tour), dies.
- 1903 - W H M "Dicky" Richards, cricket player (score 4 and 0 in Test for South Africa), dies.
- 1987 - Jack Martin, cricket player (English pace bowler, 1-111 and 0-18 in Test), dies.
- 2017 - Death of Ezio Pascutti, Italian footballer (born 1937).
- 2017 - Death of Milt Schmidt, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1918).
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