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What happened in history on this day: January 9?
On January 9 in ...
- 1811 - First Women's Golf Tournament is held.
- 1901 - New South Wales (918) defeats South Australia (157 and 156) in cricket by innings and 605 runs at Sydney in a Sheffield Shield match.
- 1903 - Baseball's National and American Leagues of baseball make peace.
- 1903 - Frank Farrell and Bill Devery purchase American League Baltimore franchise for $18,000 and move it to New York City, New York (New York Yankees).
- 1942 - Joe Louis knocks out Buddy Baer in one round for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1951 - Washington Capitals NBA club folds.
- 1952 - Karel Sys wins European heavyweight boxing title.
- 1953 - Bevo Francis, Rio Grande College, scores 116 points in basketball game.
- 1954 - Bert Olmstead, Montreal Canadiens, ties NHL record of 8 points in game.
- 1961 - Minnesota Twins agree on US$500,000 payment to AA for Minneapolis/Saint Paul territory.
- 1962 - NFL prohibits grabbing of face masks.
- 1967 - The NFL New Orleans franchise takes the name "Saints".
- 1968 - First ABA All-Star Game: East 126 beats West 120 at Indiana.
- 1972 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational.
- 1975 - Australia beat England by 171 runs in fourth Test to regain Ashes.
- 1976 - Bryan Trottier faila in fourth New York Islanders' penalty shot.
- 1977 - Super Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders defeat Minnesota Vikings, 32-14, in Pasadena, California; Most Valuable Player: Fred Biletnikoff, Wide Receiver.
- 1979 - High-school basketball player Daryl Moreau makes 126th consecutive free throw.
- 1982 - Steve D'Innocenzo scores three hockey goals in 12 seconds in Massachusetts high school game.
- 1984 - Atlanta Braves' pitcher Pascual Perez is arrested for cocaine possession.
- 1985 - Calgary Flames set NHL record 264th regular season game without being shut-out.
- 1986 - New York Islanders, greatest shutout margin (9-0) versus Pittsburgh Penguins.
- 1988 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano.
- 1989 - Johnny Bench and Carl Yastrzemski elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1990 - Boston Celtics worst-ever (6 points in second versus New Jersey Nets) and lose 87-78.
- 1990 - Jim Palmer and Joe Morgan are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1991 - Baseball officially bans Pete Rose from being elected to Hall of Fame.
- 1991 - Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games.
- 1993 - Franziska van Almsick swims world record 100 metre free style (53.33).
- 1998 - Boston Red Sox player Mo Vaughn pleads not guilty to drunken driving.
- 1998 - Hockey News selects Wayne Gretzky best NHL player ever.
- 2001 - The Cleveland Indians sign Juan Gonzalez to a one-year, US$10 million deal.
- 2002 - Billy Wagner signs a US$27 million deal with the Houston Astros.
- 2005 - Carlos Beltran becomes the tenth $100 million player in major league history as he agrees to seven-year deal for $119 million with the New York Mets.
- 2022 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Detroit Red Wings by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Dallas Stars by score 2-1.
Births of sports figures on January 9
- 1914 - Birth of Derek Allhusen in England; equestrian (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1934 - Birth of Bart Starr; NFL quarterback/coach (Green Bay Packers).
- 1935 - Birth of Dick Enberg in Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA; sportscaster (Where's Huddles).
- 1956 - Birth of David Smith; cricket player (England lefty batsman in two Tests versus West Indies 1986).
- 1959 - Birth of Otis Nixon; US baseball outfielder (Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers).
- 1960 - Birth of David Peoples in Augusta, Maine, USA; Nike golfer (1991 Buick Southern Open).
- 1960 - Birth of Lisa Walters in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada; LPGA golfer (Itoki Hawaiian-1992, 1993).
- 1964 - Birth of Stan Javier in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic; outfielder (Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants).
- 1965 - Birth of Atsuo Kudo; hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998).
- 1965 - Birth of Carin Garbarra in East Orange, New Jersey, USA; soccer forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1965 - Birth of Cindy Brooks in East Hampton, Connecticut, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1965 - Birth of Darren Bennett; NFL punter (San Diego Chargers).
- 1965 - Birth of Georg Franz in Straubing, Germany; hockey forward (Team Germany, Landshut).
- 1965 - Birth of Vincent Brown; NFL inside linebacker (New England Patriots).
- 1965 - Birth of [Tyrone] Muggsy Bogues; NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets, San Francisco Warriors, Washington Bullets).
- 1966 - Birth of Jimmie Jones; defensive end/defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1967 - Birth of Dave Mcllwain in Seaforth, Ontario, Canada; NHL center (Pittsburgh Penguins).
- 1967 - Birth of Jamie Huscroft in Creston, British Columbia, Canada; NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames).
- 1968 - Birth of Jimmy Adams; cricket player (prolific West Indian lefty bat since 1992).
- 1968 - Birth of Katie Anderson in Kingston, Jamaica; Canadian 100m hurdler (Olympics-7th-1992, 1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Mardi Lunn in Liverpool, Sydney, Australia; golfer (1991 Thailand Open).
- 1969 - Birth of Domingo Jean; Dominican/US baseball pitcher (Houston Astros).
- 1969 - Birth of Johanna Ikonen; ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics-1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Graciela Schutt in El Paso, Texas, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Deerfield-25th-1995).
- 1971 - Birth of Bill Schroeder; NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl XXXI).
- 1971 - Birth of Elizabeth Punsalan in Syracuse, New York, USA; dance skater (and Swallow, Olympics-15-1994).
- 1971 - Birth of Scott Thornton in London, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers).
- 1972 - Birth of Eddie Mason; NFL linebacker (New York Jets).
- 1972 - Birth of Jay Powell in Meridian, Mississippi, USA; pitcher (Florida Marlins).
- 1973 - Birth of Aaron Holbert; US baseball infielder (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1973 - Birth of Ronald Hamming; soccer player (FC Groningen, Fortuna Sittard).
- 1974 - Birth of Craig Wishart; cricket player (Zimbabwe Test batsman versus South Africa 1995).
- 1974 - Birth of Jamain Stephens; NFL offensive tackle (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1975 - Birth of Justin Huish in Fountain Valley, California, USA; archer (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Mariano Friedick in Tarzana, California, USA; pursuit cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Amy Safe; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Radek Bonk in Koprivnice, Czechoslovakia; NHL center (Ottawa Senators, Team Czechoslovakia).
- 1980 - Birth of Sergio García; Spanish golfer.
Deaths of sports figures on January 9
- 1904 - Alfred Richard, cricket player (6 and 0 in only Test for South Africa 1895-96), dies.
- 1968 - Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathon runner (Olympics-bronze-1964), commits suicide.
- 1978 - Eddie Gilbert, cricket player (Aboriginal Queensland quick got Don for a duck), dies.
- 1985 - Don Brennan, cricket wicketkeeper (England in two Tests 1951), dies.
- 1994 - Death of Johnny Temple, baseball player (born 1927).
- 2017 - Death of Roberto Cabañas, Paraguayan footballer (born 1961).
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