This Day in Sports History
January 10

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What happened in history on this day: January 10?

On January 10 in ...

  • 1911 - Trumper scores double cricket ton versus South Africa, goes on to get 214.
  • 1914 - Oscar Mathisen skates world record 500 minutes in 43.7 seconds in Oslo, Norway.
  • 1920 - Montreal Canadiens (14) and Toronto Saint Patricks (7) score NHL record 21 goals.
  • 1930 - Commencement of New Zealand's first Test, versus England at Christchurch.
  • 1930 - Maurice Allom takes cricket Test hat-trick England versus New Zealand at Christchurch.
  • 1931 - Philadelphia Quakers defeat Montreal Canadiens, ends NHL-record 15-game losing streak.
  • 1939 - Donald Bradman hits 186 South Africa versus Queensland before Christ catches him at short-leg.
  • 1945 - Baseball writers again fail to elect a new Hall of Famer.
  • 1953 - NFL Pro Bowl: National Conference beats American Conference 27-7.
  • 1957 - Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates.
  • 1965 - NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 34-14.
  • 1972 - Los Angeles Lakers' 33 straight win streak snapped, losing to Milwaukee Bucks 120-104.
  • 1977 - 20th hat trick in New York Islanders' history - Bobby Nystrom.
  • 1980 - Jim Stewart, Boston Bruins' rookie goalie allows three goals in his first four minutes and a total of five in first period; he never again plays in the NHL.
  • 1982 - Petra Schneider swims world record 1500 metre freestyle (15:43.31).
  • 1982 - Cincinnati Bengals beat San Diego Chargers in -59 degrees F (-51 degrees C) to win AFC championship.
  • 1983 - New York Supreme Court issues a preliminary injunction barring New York Yankees from playing season-opening series against Detroit Tigers in Denver, Colorado.
  • 1984 - Luis Aparicio, Harmon Killebrew, and D Drysdale elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
  • 1990 - NCAA approves random drug testing for college football players.
  • 1996 - Jimmy Johnson announced as new coach of Miami Dolphins.
  • 2006 - Bruce Sutter becomes just the fourth relief pitcher to get into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
  • 2022 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats New York Rangers by score 3-1.
  • 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-3.
  • 2022 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Washington Capitals by score 7-3.

Births of sports figures on January 10

  • 1933 - Birth of Leonard John Coldwell; cricket bowler (England medium-fast in 7 Tests 1962-64).
  • 1938 - Birth of Francis W "Frank" Mahovlich; NHL Hall of Famer (Montreal Canadiens).
  • 1938 - Birth of Willie "Stretch" McCovey; first baseman (San Francisco Giants #44).
  • 1939 - Birth of Bill Toomey in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; decathlon champion (Olympics-gold-1968).
  • 1946 - Birth of Alexis Nihon Junior in the Bahamas; wrestler (Olympics-1968).
  • 1949 - Birth of George Foreman in Marshall, Texas, USA; world heavyweight boxing champion (1973-74, 1995).
  • 1953 - Birth of Bobby Rahal; Indy-car racer (over 15 wins).
  • 1957 - Birth of Robert Thompson in Houston, Texas, USA; Nike golfer (1990 Boise Open-second).
  • 1959 - Birth of Chandra Cheesborough in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; 4X100 runner (Olympics-gold-1984).
  • 1962 - Birth of Jim Lindeman; US baseball outfielder (New York Mets).
  • 1963 - Birth of Frank Wijnhoven; Dutch soccer player (NEC, Treffers).
  • 1965 - Birth of James Washington; NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins).
  • 1968 - Birth of Malcolm Showell; WLAF defensive end (Amsterdam Admirals).
  • 1969 - Birth of Juanita Clayton in Manitou, Manitoba, Canada; softball catcher (Olympics-1996).
  • 1970 - Birth of Cameron MacKenzie; Australian 100m/200m/400m (Olympics-1996).
  • 1970 - Birth of Deon Figures; NFL cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers).
  • 1970 - Birth of James Wilson; WLAF defensive end (Rhein Fire).
  • 1971 - Birth of Guylaine Cloutier in Levis, Québec, Canada; 100m breast stroke swimmer (Olympics-4-1992, 1996).
  • 1972 - Birth of Thomas Lewis; NFL wide receiver (New York Giants).
  • 1973 - Birth of Berry Radstraat; Dutch soccer player (NEC, SCH).
  • 1973 - Birth of Glenn Robinson in Gary, Indiana, USA; NBA forward (Milwaukee, Olympics-gold-1996).
  • 1973 - Birth of Travis Davis; NFL strong safety (New Orleans Saints, Jacksonville Jaguars).
  • 1974 - Birth of Andre Kirwan; Canadian Football League receiver (Toronto Argonauts).
  • 1974 - Birth of Hollis Thomas; defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles).
  • 1983 - Birth of Li Nina; Chinese aerial free-style skier.
  • 1984 - Birth of Marouane Chamakh, Moroccan football player.
  • 1987 - Birth of César Cielo; Brazilian swimmer.

Deaths of sports figures on January 10

  • 1935 - Charlie McGahey, cricket player (MCC tour of Australia 1901-02 cured his tuberculosis), dies.
  • 1935 - Edwin H Flack, English 800m/1500m runner (Olympics-gold-1896), dies at age 60.
  • 1936 - Charles Wright, cricket player (3 Tests England versus South Africa 1895-96), dies.
  • 1966 - George Cresswell, cricket player (took 13 wickets in 3 Tests for New Zealand), suicide.
  • 1994 - Charles "Chub" Feeney, baseball president (National League), dies at age 72.
  • 2017 - Death of Kenny Wharram, Canadian ice hockey player (born 1933).

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