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What happened in history on this day: January 16?
On January 16 in ...
- 1883 - Québec Rugby Football Union forms.
- 1905 - Baseball outfielder Frank Huelsman traded for 6th time in 8 months.
- 1931 - Donald Bradman scores 223 Australia versus West Indies, 297 minutes, 26 fours.
- 1933 - Bert Oldfield flattened by Larwood delivery in Adelaide cricket Test.
- 1936 - First photo-finish camera installed at Hialeah Race track in Hialeah, Florida, USA.
- 1952 - US Standard Board clears Stan Musial to get an $85,000 salary.
- 1953 - 27th Australian Womens Tennis: Maureen Connolly beat J Sampson (6-3, 6-2).
- 1953 - 41st Australian Mens Tennis: Ken Rosewall beats Mervyn Rose (6-0, 6-3, 6-4).
- 1955 - Jackie Pung wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open.
- 1955 - NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-19.
- 1964 - American League owners vote 9-1 against Charlie Finley moving Kansas City Athletics to Louisville, Kentucky.
- 1965 - AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-14.
- 1968 - 21st NHL All-Star Game: Toronto Maple Leafs beat All-Stars 4-3 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- 1970 - Amateur Athletic Union player Steve Myers makes a basketball field goal of 92 feet 3.5 inches from out of bounds, in Tacoma, Washington - it shouldn't have counted, but was allowed.
- 1970 - Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause.
- 1970 - NFL re-aligns into three divisions (down from four).
- 1971 - Ard Schenk skates world record 1500m (1:58.7).
- 1972 - Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes European all-round lady skating champ.
- 1972 - Super Bowl VI: Dallas Cowboys-24, Miami-3 in New Orleans; Most Valuable Player: Roger Staubach, Quarterback.
- 1974 - New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle and Whitey Ford elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1977 - Washington Capitals' H Monahan scores on second penalty shot against New York Islanders.
- 1981 - Ivan Lendl intentionally loses a match in the Volvo Masters in order to avoid having to play Björn Borg.
- 1988 - Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder fired from CBS-TV for racial remarks.
- 1988 - NFL Saint Louis Cardinals announce move to Phoenix, Arizona.
- 1994 - Scott skates world record 1000m (1:12.54).
- 1997 - Anthony Stuart takes ODI hat-trick, Australia versus Pakistan, Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 2022 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Washington Capitals by score 4-2.
Births of sports figures on January 16
- 1894 - Birth of Guy Chamberlin; early NFL end/coach (Canton Bulldogs, Frankford Yellow Jackets, Chicago Cardinals).
- 1902 - Birth of Eric Liddell in China; English 400m runner (Olympics-gold-1924).
- 1911 - Birth of Jay Hanna "Dizzy" Dean; Hall of Fame baseball pitcher (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1923 - Birth of Martin Stokken in Norway; nordic relay (Olympics-silver-1952).
- 1935 - Birth of A J Foyt in Houston, Texas, USA; auto race driver (Indy 500 1961, 1964, 1967, 1977).
- 1956 - Birth of Wayne Daniel; cricket player (West Indies fast bowler 1976-84).
- 1962 - Birth of Kevin Ross; NFL safety (Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1964 - Birth of Gail Graham in Vanderhoof, British Columbia, Canada; LPGA golfer (1995 Fieldcrest Cannon).
- 1964 - Birth of Mark Collins; NFL cornerback/safety (New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Green Bay Packers).
- 1964 - Birth of Trevor Barsby; cricket player (Queensland opening batsman since 1984-85).
- 1966 - Birth of Anthony Washington in Glasgow, Montana, USA; discus thrower (Olympics-4th-1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Jack McDowell in Van Nuys, California, USA; pitcher (New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians).
- 1967 - Birth of Jeff Branson in Waynesboro, Michigan, USA; infielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1969 - Birth of Chelan Kozak in Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada; equestrian (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Roy Jones in Pensacola, Florida, USA; light-middleweight boxer (Olympics-silver-1988).
- 1970 - Birth of Don MacLean; NBA forward (New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets).
- 1970 - Birth of Ron Villone in Englewood, New Jersey, USA; pitcher (San Diego Padres).
- 1971 - Birth of Jukka-Pekka Nummi; WLAF cornerback (Scottish Claymores).
- 1971 - Birth of Junior Bryant; NFL defensive end (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1971 - Birth of Michel Kreek; Dutch soccer player (Ajax).
- 1971 - Birth of Scott Williams in Orange, California, USA; field hockey defender (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Ulrich van Gobbel; Suriname/Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord).
- 1972 - Birth of Desiree Leipham in Spokane, Washington, USA; WPVA volleyball player (Nationals-17th-1995).
- 1972 - Birth of Joe Horn; wide receiver (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1972 - Birth of Lee McIntyre in Peak Hill, Australia; golfer (T3 1995 New South Wales Trainee Champ).
- 1973 - Birth of Mario Bates; NFL-running back (New Orleans Saints).
- 1973 - Birth of Willie Whitehead; Canadian Football League defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats).
- 1980 - Birth of Albert Pujols; Dominican Major League Baseball player.
- 1983 - Birth of Emanuel Pogatetz; Austrian football player.
Deaths of sports figures on January 16
- 1907 - Alfred Shaw, cricket player (seven Tests for England 1877-82), dies.
- 1994 - Noël Foré, Belgian cyclist (Paris-Roubaix 1959), dies at age 61.
- 1997 - Jim Kensil, NFL president (New York Jets), dies of heart failure at age 66.
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