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What happened in history on this day: January 20?
On January 20 in ...
- 1871 - The Boston Red Stockings baseball team is incorporated by Ivers Whitney Adams.
- 1883 - Billy Barnes takes a hat-trick, England versus Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1910 - Ottawa Senators sweep Edmonton Eskimos in two games for the Stanley Cup (second of 1910).
- 1952 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.
- 1957 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.
- 1958 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.
- 1968 - Houston ends UCLA's 47-game basketball winning streak, 71-69.
- 1968 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.
- 1968 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood.
- 1970 - 20th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 142-135 at Philadelphia.
- 1970 - 23rd NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 4-1 at Saint Louis.
- 1970 - Super Fight, computer mock championship between Muhammed Ali and Marciano.
- 1971 - Ard Schenk skates world record 1000m (1:18.8).
- 1974 - 4th NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 15-13.
- 1974 - 7th ABA All-Star Game: East 128 beats West 112 at Virginia.
- 1974 - Essex Community College beats Englewood Cliffs 210-67 in basketball.
- 1975 - 5th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 17-10.
- 1976 - 29th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-5 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- 1980 - NFL Super Bowl XIV at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Los Angeles Rams, 31-19; Most Valuable Player: Terry Bradshaw, quarterback. The Pittsburgh Steelers become the first NFL franchise to win four Super Bowls.
- 1980 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne.
- 1980 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner.
- 1981 - New York Islanders' Glenn Resch's 25th and last shut-out opponent-Calgary Flames 5-0.
- 1984 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners.
- 1985 - Super Bowl XIX: San Francisco 49ers beat Miami Dolphins, 38-16 in Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California; Most Valuable Player: Joe Montana, quarterback.
- 1988 - André Hoffman skates world record 1500m (1:52.06).
- 1989 - Wayne Holdsworth takes a wicket first ball in first-class cricket.
- 1991 - Buffalo Bills beat Los Angeles Raiders 51-3 for AFC title.
- 1991 - Jane Geddes wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic.
- 1991 - Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives New York Giants 15-13 victory over defending champions San Francisco 49ers, for NFC title.
- 1992 - Australia beats India 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.
- 1992 - Score company begins selling international soccer cards.
- 1995 - 1994-95 NHL Season begins after a lengthy strike.
- 1996 - 46th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 5-4 at Fleet Center in Boston, Massachussetts.
- 1996 - Australia defeats Sri Lanka 2-0 to win World Series Cup.
- 1996 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan.
- 1997 - Pakistan defeats West Indies 2-0 to win Australia one-day Series.
- 2005 - Eric Gagne and the Los Angeles Dodgers agree to a $19-million, two-year deal.
- 2006 - Baseball's second application to the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control to allow Cuba to play in the World Baseball Classic is approved.
- 2006 - In Quang Tri province, Viet Nam, just south of the demilitarized zone, the country's first baseball field is dedicated. The former soccer field was transformed into a diamond for the Le Loi High School using money donated from Major League Baseball and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
- 2022 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Seattle Kraken beats San Jose Sharks by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Montreal Canadiens by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Los Angeles Kings by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Edmonton Oilers by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Winnipeg Jets by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Ottawa Senators by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Buffalo Sabres by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Washington Capitals by score 4-3.
Births of sports figures on January 20
- 1908 - Birth of Ian Peebles; cricket player (Scottish leg-spinner, England 1927-31).
- 1915 - Birth of Joe Hitchcock; darts player (leader of Saint Dunstan's Four).
- 1927 - Birth of Geoffrey WT Atkins; British World Champion racket player (1954-72).
- 1940 - Birth of Carol Heiss Jenkins in New York City, New York, USA; figure skater (Olympics-gold/silver-1956, 1960).
- 1944 - Birth of Isao Okano in Japan; middleweight judo (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1956 - Birth of John McNally Naha in Okinawa, Japan; US rapid fire pistol (Olympics-1984, 1988, 1992, 1996).
- 1956 - Birth of John Phillips Naber in Evanston, Illinois, USA; American 100m/200m backstroke swimmer (Olympics-4 gold/silver-1976).
- 1957 - Birth of Leonard C Clements in Cherry Point, North Carolina, USA; PGA golfer (1994 Bob Hope-second).
- 1963 - Birth of Scott Fisher in San Jose, California, USA; Australian basketball forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1964 - Birth of Ozzie Guillen in Oculare del Tuy, Venezuela; shortstop (Chicago White Sox).
- 1964 - Birth of Roger Smith in Freeport, Bahamas; tennis doubles player.
- 1964 - Birth of Ron Harper; NBA guard (Chicago Bulls).
- 1965 - Birth of Brad Brink; US baseball pitcher (San Francisco Giants, Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1966 - Birth of Bert Weidner; NFL guard (Miami Dolphins).
- 1966 - Birth of Chris Morris; NBA forward (Utah Jazz).
- 1966 - Birth of Rich Gannon; NFL quarterback (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1967 - Birth of Mark Stepnoski; NFL center (Houston/Tennessee Oilers).
- 1968 - Birth of Junior Murray; cricket player (West Indies keeper).
- 1968 - Birth of Nick Anderson; NBA guard/forward (Orlando Magic).
- 1969 - Birth of Andre Romal Cason in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA; 100m runner.
- 1970 - Birth of Dennis Hulshof; soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles).
- 1970 - Birth of Deon Figures; cornerback (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1970 - Birth of Marvin Benard in Bluefields, Nicaragua; outfielder (San Francisco Giants).
- 1970 - Birth of Rob Gaudreau in Lincoln, Rhode Island, USA; NHL center (Ottawa Senators).
- 1970 - Birth of Ron Carpenter; NFL/WLAF safety (New York Jets, Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1970 - Birth of Terry Kirby; NFL running back (Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers).
- 1970 - Birth of Thomas "Tom" Murray in Buffalo, New York, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Alan Young; NFL defensive end (New York Jets).
- 1971 - Birth of Andrei Skabelka; NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics-1998).
- 1971 - Birth of Johnny Mitchell; NFL tight end (New York Jets).
- 1972 - Birth of Alcides Catanho; NFL outside linebacker (New England Patriots).
- 1973 - Birth of Eddie Kennison; wide receiver (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1973 - Birth of Jalen Rose; NBA guard (Denver Nuggets).
- 1974 - Birth of Calvin Harrison in Orlando, Florida, USA; 200m/400m runner.
- 1974 - Birth of Rae Carruth; wide receiver (Carolina Panthers).
- 1977 - Birth of Paul "Goggo" Adams, cricket player (lefty very unorthodox bowler for South Africa).
- 1980 - Birth of Jenson Button; British racecar driver.
- 1981 - Birth of Owen Hargreaves; Canadian-born football player.
- 1981 - Birth of Jason Richardson; American basketball player.
Deaths of sports figures on January 20
- 1947 - Josh Gibson, Negro League slugger, dies of a brain tumor at age 35.
- 1954 - Fred Root, cricket player (England pace bowler in three Tests vs Australia 1926), dies.
- 1954 - Warren Bardsley, cricket player (41 Tests for Australia, 2469 runs), dies.
- 1957 - James Connolly, first Olympic winner (1896) since Barasdates (369 CE), dies.
- 1984 - Death of Peter John [Johnny] Weissmuller at age 79 after a series of strokes in Acapulco, Mexico; Austrian-born swimmer and actor (Tarzan, Jungle Jim).
- 1987 - Tom Dollery, cricket player (4 Tests for England 1947-50), dies.
- 1991 - Bill Riordon, US tennis promoter (Jimmy Connors), dies.
- 1994 - Matt Busby, Scottish soccer coach (Manchester United), dies at age 84 (born 1909).
- 1997 - Death of Curt Flood, American baseball player (centerfielder, Saint Louis Cardinals), at age 59 of throat cancer (born 1938).
- 2017 - Death of Carlos Alberto Silva, Brazilian football manager (born 1939).
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