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What happened in history on this day: December 16?
On December 16 in ...
- 1892 - Commencement of first Sheffield Shield cricket game, South Africa versus New South Wales.
- 1918 - Jack Dempsey knocks out Carl Morris in 14 seconds.
- 1922 - Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs formally organizes.
- 1922 - New South Wales all out for 786 against South Australia Cricket.
- 1926 - Kenesaw Mountain Landis renews 7-years as baseball commissioner.
- 1927 - Cricket first-class debut of Donald Bradman, New South Wales versus South Australia.
- 1929 - First NHL game at Chicago Stadium; Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1.
- 1930 - Golfer Bobby Jones wins James E Sullivan Award.
- 1938 - Donald Bradman scores 143 South Australia versus New South Wales, 11 fours 91 singles.
- 1939 - Donald Bradman scores 251 South Africa versus New South Wales in cricket, 271 minutes, 38 fours 2 sixes.
- 1940 - Joe Louis knocks out Al McCoy in six rounds for heavyweight boxing title in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1945 - Cleveland Rams win NFL championship.
- 1962 - New York Giants' Y.A. Tittle sets NFL season touchdown pass record at 33 with six touchdowns versus Dallas Cowboys (41-31).
- 1967 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia 76ers scores 68 points versus Chicago Bulls.
- 1972 - Miami Dolphins become first undefeated NFL team (14-0-0).
- 1973 - O J Simpson becomes first NFL player to rush 2,000 yard in a season.
- 1975 - Bill Veeck buys 80 percent of Chicago White Sox from John Allyn.
- 1979 - 68th Davis Cup: USA beats Italy in San Francisco (5-0).
- 1979 - Quarterback Roger Staubach's last regular season game with the Dallas Cowboys.
- 1982 - Tom Seaver agrees to new contract with New York Mets.
- 1983 - Replacing Billy Martin, Yogi Berra is hired for the second time to manage the New York Yankees.
- 1989 - Commencement of first Test Cricket play at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (versus Sierra Leone).
- 1989 - Geoff Marsh completes 355 for Western Australia against South Australia.
- 1991 - Florida Marlins sign their first player, 16-year-old pitcher Clemente Nunez.
- 2003 - Miguel Tejada agrees to a six-year $72 million contract with the Baltimore Orioles making it the largest deal in the history of the franchise.
- 2021 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats San Jose Sharks by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Minnesota Wild by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Colorado Avalanche by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Boston Bruins by score 3-1.
- 2021 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Detroit Red Wings by score 5-3.
- 2021 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats New Jersey Devils by score 5-3.
- 2021 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Florida Panthers by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Ottawa Senators by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 3-2.
Births of sports figures on December 16
- 1850 - Birth of Fred Morley; cricket player (legendary Notts and England bowler 1880-83).
- 1882 - Birth of John Berry Hobbs in England; first cricket player knighted (1953).
- 1897 - Birth of Jacobus Petrus Duminy; cricket player (three Tests for South Africa 1927-29).
- 1907 - Birth of Syd Curnow; cricket player (South African batsman in 7 Tests 1930-32).
- 1909 - Birth of Lall Singh; cricket player (scored 15 and 29 in India's first Test match).
- 1947 - Birth of Vincent Matthews; American 400-metre dash (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1952 - Birth of Joel Garner; cricket player (two-metre West Indian pace bowler 1977-87).
- 1954 - Birth of Joslyn Y Hoyte-Smith in Barbados; 4X400 metre hurdler (Olympics-bronze-1980).
- 1955 - Birth of Graeme Stevenson; cricket player (England medium pacer 1980-81).
- 1958 - Birth of Bart Oates; NFL center (New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers).
- 1962 - Birth of William "The Refrigerator" Perry; NFL defensive back (Chicago Bears).
- 1963 - Birth of Brian Clark in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (1994 Morden Pro-Am).
- 1963 - Birth of Cathy Johnston-Forbes in High Point, North Carolina, USA; LPGA golfer (1990 du Maurier).
- 1963 - Birth of Silvio Diliberto; WLAF kicker (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1964 - Birth of Billy Ripken in Havre de Grace, Maryland, USA; second baseman (Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers).
- 1964 - Birth of Evelyn Conley in San Francisco, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-7th-1989).
- 1964 - Birth of Heike Drechsler in Gera, German Democratic Republic; sprinter (1988 world record).
- 1965 - Birth of Brent Franklin in Barrie, Ontario, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Japan Open-second).
- 1965 - Birth of Chris Jones in Utica, New York, USA; outfielder (New York Mets).
- 1965 - Birth of Moe Elewonibi; NFL/Canadian Football League tackle (Philadelphia Eagles, British Columbia Lions).
- 1965 - Birth of Page Dunlap in Harrisonburg, Virginia, USA; LPGA golfer (1994 Atlanta Women's-8th).
- 1965 - Birth of Romallis Ellis in Washington DC; lightweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1988).
- 1966 - Birth of Clifford Robinson; NBA center (Phoenix Suns, Portland Trail Blazers).
- 1967 - Birth of Donovan Bailey in Manchester, Jamaica; Canada 100-metre runner (Olympics-2 gold-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Darryll Lewis; NFL cornerback (Houston/Tennessee Oilers).
- 1968 - Birth of Wendy Doolan in Sydney, Australia; LPGA golfer (1991 British Amateur Champion-second).
- 1969 - Birth of Charles Mincy; NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1969 - Birth of Craig White; cricket player (England all-rounder 1994-95, AIS graduate).
- 1969 - Birth of Martin Ulrich; hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998).
- 1971 - Birth of Catherine "Cathy" Symon in Washington DC, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Kristen Kane in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Kristie Boogert in Rotterdam, Netherlands; tennis star (1996 Paris).
Deaths of sports figures on December 16
- 1973 - Syd Barnes, cricket player (13 Tests for Australia 1938-48), dies.
- 1982 - Death of Colin Chapman, British designer, inventor, and builder in the automotive industry, at age 54 (born 1928).
- 1985 - Dick Pollard, cricket player (England fast-medium bowler 1946-48), dies.
- 1985 - Merv Waite, cricket player (two Tests for Australia 1938, one wicket average 190), dies.
- 1988 - H "Stork" Hendry, cricket player (11 Tests for Australia 1921-29), dies.
- 1992 - Rinus Terlouw, Dutch soccer player/trainer (Sparta), dies.
- 2014 - Death of Ernie Terrell, American boxer (born 1939).
- 2016 - Death of Faina Melnik, Ukrainian-born Russian Olympic discus thrower (born 1945).
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