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What happened in history on this day: January 6?
On January 6 in ...
- 1681 - First recorded boxing match (Duke of Albemarle's butler versus his butcher).
- 1896 - First US women's six-day bicycle race starts, Madison Square Garden, New York.
- 1925 - Paavo Nurmi sets indoor record, 4:13.6 mile and 14:44.6 5,000m.
- 1930 - Donald Bradman scores 452* in cricket for New South Wales against Queensland, 377 minutes, 49 fours.
- 1937 - Donald Bradman scores 270 Australia versus England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, including 110 singles.
- 1947 - Ray Lindwall smashes 100 versus England in Melbourne Cricket Ground Test.
- 1951 - Indianapolis beats Rochester 75-73 in NBA-record six overtimes.
- 1956 - US Federal court bars former Little League Commissioner Carl Stotz from forming a rival group.
- 1964 - Charlie Finlay announces he wants to move Kansas City Athletics to Louisville.
- 1965 - Geoff Boycott takes 3-47 against South Africa, his best Test bowling.
- 1972 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn.
- 1972 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Kenneth Shelley.
- 1976 - Ted Turner purchases Atlanta Braves for reported $12 million.
- 1980 - Philadelphia Flyers set NHL record of 35 straight games without a defeat.
- 1981 - 50th hat trick in New York Islanders' history - John Tonelli scores five goals.
- 1984 - Last day of Test cricket for Chappell, Marsh and Lillee.
- 1986 - Last day in Test cricket for Bob Holland.
- 1991 - Qian Hong swims female world record 50m butterfly (27.30 seconds).
- 1992 - New York Yankees sign free agent Danny Tartabul.
- 1992 - Sachin Tendulkar completes 148 versus Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1992 - Shane Warne takes 1-150 in his first Test innings.
- 1994 - In Detroit, Michigan, ice skater Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an assailant under orders from figure skating rival Tonya Harding's ex-husband.
- 1994 - Yat Weiju swims world record 50m butterfly stroke (26.44).
- 1995 - Atlanta Hawks' Lenny Wilkens becomes NBA's winningest coach (939).
- 1998 - Barry Switzer resigns as Dallas Cowboys' coach.
- 1998 - Don Sutton selected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 2006 - 18-year-old shortstop Justin Upton signs a five-year contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks for US$6.1 million, the largest signing bonus in a minor-league contract for a drafted player who was not a free agent.
- 2006 - The Toronto Blue Jays trade Corey Koskie to the Milwaukee Brewers for minor league pitching prospect Brian Wolfe.
- 2022 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Predators beats Los Angeles Kings by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats New York Rangers by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Winnipeg Jets by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Florida Panthers by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: New Jersey Devils beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Calgary Flames by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Buffalo Sabres by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Boston Bruins by score 3-2.
Births of sports figures on January 6
- 1864 - Birth of Ban Johnson in Norwalk, Connecticut, USA; baseball founder (American League).
- 1891 - Birth of Ted McDonald; cricket player (great Australian quick of 1920s).
- 1920 - Birth of Early Wynn in Hartford, Alabama, USA; Baseball Hall of Famer (pitcher).
- 1921 - Birth of Cary Middlecoff; golfer (1956 Vardon Trophy, 1955 Byron Nelson Award).
- 1931 - Birth of Graeme Hole; cricket player (Australian batsman of the fifties).
- 1935 - Birth of Ian Meckiff; cricket player (Australia quick 57-63, "threw"? his career away).
- 1937 - Birth of Lou Holtz; American football coach (New Jersey Jets).
- 1943 - Birth of Terry Venables; British soccer player/manager.
- 1944 - Birth of Robert Landers in Tarrant County, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (Fort Worth-1976, 1978, 1980).
- 1945 - Birth of Barry John; Welsh international rugby player.
- 1946 - Birth of Harold Jackson in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA; NFL wide receiver (Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots).
- 1947 - Birth of Ian Millar in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; dressage rider (World Cup 1988, 1989, Olympics-1996).
- 1948 - Birth of Dayle Hadlee; cricket player (brother of Richard, New Zealand medium-pacer of 1970s).
- 1949 - Birth of Michael Boit in Nandi, Kenya; 800m runner (Olympics-bronze-1972).
- 1954 - Birth of Norbert Hahn in the German Democratic Republic; two-man luge (Olympics-gold-1976, 1980).
- 1957 - Birth of Nancy Lopez Knight in Torrance, California, USA; pro golfer (1988 Mazda, 1981 Dinah Shore).
- 1959 - Birth of Kapil Dev; cricket player (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982).
- 1960 - Birth of Paul William Azinger in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA; PGA golfer (1987 Phoenix Open).
- 1961 - Birth of Howie Long; NFL tackle/actor/broadcaster (Broken Arrow).
- 1962 - Birth of Philip Brown in Birmingham, England; 4x400m runner (Olympics-silver-1984).
- 1962 - Birth of Sean Landeta; NFL place kicker (New York Giants).
- 1963 - Birth of Norm Charlton in Fort Polk, Louisiana, USA; pitcher (Seattle Mariners).
- 1964 - Birth of Charles Haley; NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1965 - Birth of Christine Wachtel; East German running star (world indoor record 800m).
- 1965 - Birth of Jose Dejesus; US baseball pitcher (Kansas City Royals).
- 1965 - Birth of Lindsay H Burns in Big Timber, Montana, USA; rower (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1965 - Birth of Tim McDonald; NFL player (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1966 - Birth of Bob Kratch; NFL guard (New England Patriots).
- 1966 - Birth of Donnell Woolford; NFL cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears).
- 1966 - Birth of Shahid Saeed; cricket player (Pakistani batsman in Test versus India 1989).
- 1967 - Birth of David Belcher; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Larry Donald in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; US boxer (Olympics-1992).
- 1968 - Birth of Jerry Crafts; NFL/WLAF tackle (Philadelphia Eagles, Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1968 - Birth of Vlastimil Plavucha in Banska Bystrica, Czechoslovakia; hockey forward (Team Slovakia).
- 1969 - Birth of Alvin Morman in Rockingham, North Carolina, USA; pitcher (Houston Astros).
- 1969 - Birth of Florence Descampe in Brussels, Belgium; LPGA golfer (1992 McCall).
- 1969 - Birth of Jason Childs; NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers).
- 1969 - Birth of Nick A'Hern; Australian 20k walker (Olympics-22-1992, 1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Daniel Naulty in Los Angeles, California, USA; pitcher (Minnesota Twins).
- 1970 - Birth of Gabrielle Reece in Trinidad; volleyball star/model (Extremists).
- 1970 - Birth of Geert Brusselers; soccer player (NAC).
- 1970 - Birth of John Gerak; NFL tight end/guide (Minnesota Vikings, Saint Louis Rams).
- 1970 - Birth of Keenan McCardell; NFL wide receiver (Cleveland Browns, Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1970 - Birth of Kerrin Petty in Townshend, Vermont, USA; cross country skier (Olympics-1994).
- 1970 - Birth of René Binken; soccer player (Volendam).
- 1971 - Birth of Jed DeVries; NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns).
- 1971 - Birth of Mike Wells; NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions).
- 1971 - Birth of Myron Baker; NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears).
- 1972 - Birth of Denis Montana; Canadian Football League receiver (Montreal Alouettes, Toronto Argonauts).
- 1972 - Birth of Willie Clark; NFL cornerback (San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1973 - Birth of Sairaj Bahatule; cricket player (promising Bombay leg-spin all-rounder).
- 1974 - Birth of Juan Roque; tackle (Detroit Lions).
- 1974 - Birth of Marcus Crandell; Canadian Football League quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1974 - Birth of Paul Grant; NBA center (Minnesota Timberwolves).
- 1975 - Birth of James Farrior; linebacker (New York Jets).
- 1975 - Birth of Laura Berg in Whittier, California; softball outfielder (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Jeremy Linn; American 100m breaststroke (Olympics-silver/gold-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Richard Zednik in Bystrica, Czechoslovakia; NHL forward (Team Slovakia, Washington Capitals).
- 1977 - Birth of Stacey Gartrell in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1978 - Birth of Steve Hartsell in Ann Arbor, Michigan; pairs skater (with Danielle Hartsell).
Deaths of sports figures on January 6
- 1907 - Walter Read, cricket player (English batsman, 117 at no 10 versus Australia 1884), dies.
- 1915 - Reginald Wood, cricket player (one Test England versus Australia 1886), dies.
- 1928 - Alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympics-4 gold-1900), dies at age 51.
- 1936 - Charles A Stoneham, president (New York Giants), dies.
- 1939 - Albert Ward, cricket player (England batsman in 7 Tests 1893-95), dies.
- 1967 - Johnny Keane, baseball player/manager (Saint Louis Cardinals, New York Yankees), dies at age 55.
- 2015 - Death of Vlastimil Bubník, Czech ice hockey player and footballer (born 1931).
- 2023 - Death of Gianluca Vialli at age 58; soccer player (Italy, Juventus, Chelsea), manager, coach.
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