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What happened in history on this day: December 18?
On December 18 in ...
- 1869 - Canada's Hamilton Foot Ball Club plays its first game.
- 1894 - Cricket day four 1T Australia versus England; England following on 4-268, 7 in front.
- 1905 - Cricketer H V Hordern takes 8-81 in second innings of F-C debut (New South Wales versus Queensland).
- 1930 - Donald Bradman scores 258 New South Wales versus South Australia, 289 minutes, 37 fours.
- 1932 - The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in the first ever NFL Championship Game.
- 1935 - Donald Bradman scores 117 in his first Shield cricket match for South Australia.
- 1936 - Queensland cricket all out for 49 versus Victoria, Leslie Fleetwood-Smith 7-17.
- 1949 - Philadelphia Eagles beat Los Angeles Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game.
- 1952 - Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleveland Indians president.
- 1956 - Phil Rizzuto signs as New York Yankees radio-TV announcer.
- 1959 - Sammy Baugh named first coach of New York Titans (AFL).
- 1961 - For second consecutive year, Associated Press names Wilma Rudolph female athlete of year.
- 1961 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA Philadelphia Warriors scores 78 points versus Los Angeles Lakers.
- 1963 - Clarke runs world record 10km (28:15.6).
- 1973 - New York Yankees sign Dick Williams as manager, overturned later by American League president.
- 1977 - Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey number 42 (Nate Thumond).
- 1983 - NBA San Diego Clippers end 29-game road losing streak.
- 1984 - 73rd Davis Cup: Sweden beats USA in Gothenburg (4-1).
- 1988 - 5th meeting of San Francisco Giants-New York Jets, Jets win and eliminate Giants from playoffs.
- 1988 - Seattle Seahawks win their first ever division title with 9-7 record.
- 1990 - National League announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St Petersburg, and Washington DC as six finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami and Denver win).
- 1993 - Kevin Scott skates world record 1000 metre (1:12.54).
- 1994 - Norman, Couples and Azinger win LPGA Wendy's 3-Tour Golf Challenge.
- 1996 - Start of first Test Cricket match between Zimbabwe and England.
- 2002 - Jeff Kent signs an $18.2 million, two-year contract with the Houston Astros.
- 2005 - The bat Pete Rose used to hit his 159th career home run in 1985 is acquired by GoldenPalace.com for $103,631.91 during Lelands Winter 2005 Auction. The on-line casino plans to saw the bat in half to determine if the bat is corked as is widely believed.
- 2021 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Seattle Kraken by score 5-3.
- 2021 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats New Jersey Devils by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Los Angeles Kings by score 5-1.
- 2021 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Ottawa Senators by score 4-3.
Births of sports figures on December 18
- 1886 - Birth of Ty Cobb in Colorado, USA; batted .367, stole 892 bases (Detroit Tigers).
- 1910 - Birth of Eric Tindall; cricket player (All Black Representative who kept wicket in five Tests).
- 1915 - Birth of Dario Mangiarotti in Italy; fencing, gold, two silver (Olympics-1948, 1952).
- 1931 - Birth of Noel McGregor; cricket player (batted in 25 Tests for New Zealand 1955-65).
- 1939 - Birth of Sandro Lopopolia in Italy; lightweight boxer (Olympics-silver-1960).
- 1940 - Birth of Arnold Long; cricket player (prolific wicketkeeper for Surrey and Sussex).
- 1945 - Birth of Carolyn Wood; American 4 X 100 metre freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1946 - Birth of Hubie Green in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; PGA golfer (US Open 1977).
- 1961 - Birth of Brian Orser in Canada; figure skater (Olympics-silver-1988).
- 1961 - Birth of Lalchand Rajput; cricket player (Indian Test opening batsman 1985-86).
- 1963 - Birth of Charles Oakley; NBA forward (New York Knicks).
- 1963 - Birth of Lori McNeil in San Diego, California, USA; tennis star (1995 Oakland doubles).
- 1964 - Birth of Don Beebe; NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1965 - Birth of Brian Walton in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; points race cyclist (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1965 - Birth of Willie Blair in Paintsville, Kentucky, USA; pitcher (San Diego Padres).
- 1966 - Birth of Aaron Jones; NFL defensive end (New England Patriots).
- 1966 - Birth of Patricia Neder in Wauykesha, Wisconsin, USA; team handball right wing (Olympics-1992, 1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Bob Corkum in Salisbury, Massachusetts, USA; NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers).
- 1967 - Birth of Charles Christopher Rymer in Cleveland, Tennessee, USA; PGA golfer (1995 Shell-3rd).
- 1967 - Birth of Dan McGwire; NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins).
- 1967 - Birth of Tracy Hayworth; NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions, Atlanta Falcons).
- 1968 - Birth of Aaron Craver; NFL running back (Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers).
- 1969 - Birth of Andrew Murphy; Australian long jumper/triple jumper (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Chris Dausin; WLAF corner/guard (Scottish Claymores).
- 1969 - Birth of Joanne Mills in Sydney, Australia; golfer (T25 Holden 1994 Women's Australian Open).
- 1969 - Birth of Joe Randa in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; infielder (Kansas City Royals).
- 1969 - Birth of Keith Piper; cricket player (Warwickshire and England A wicketkeeper).
- 1969 - Birth of Marco Coleman; NFL defensive end (Miami Dolphins, San Diego Chargers).
- 1969 - Birth of T C Wright; WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1970 - Birth of Lucious Harris; NBA guard (New Jersey Nets, Dallas Mavericks).
- 1971 - Birth of Arantxa Sanchez Vicario in Barcelona, Spain; tennis star (Olympics-silver/bronze-1992).
- 1971 - Birth of Frank Pimiskern; Canadian Football League safety (British Columbia Lions).
- 1971 - Birth of Joe Dziedzic in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; NHL left wing (Pittsburgh Penguins).
- 1971 - Birth of Markus Finke; WLAF running back (Rhein Fire).
- 1971 - Birth of Neil Little in Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; NHL goalie (Philadelphia Flyers).
- 1972 - Birth of Eric Unverzagt; NFL/WLAF linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, Scotland Claymores).
- 1972 - Birth of Jeff Nelson in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; NHL center (Washington Capitals).
- 1973 - Birth of Jason Williams in Gonzales, Louisiana, USA; baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Keith Washington; NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings, Baltimore Ravens).
- 1974 - Birth of Peter Boulware; linebacker (Baltimore Ravens).
- 1975 - Birth of Michael Barry in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; cyclist (Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on December 18
- 1937 - S S Schultz, cricket player (one Test England versus Australia 1879), dies.
- 1942 - Charlie Walker, cricket player (Australian tourist to England 1930, 1938), dies.
- 1971 - Bobby Jones Junior, PGA golfer (Grand Slam 1930), dies at age 69.
- 1976 - George Emmett, cricket player (England opener versus Australia Old Trafford 1948), dies.
- 1982 - Raymond Emery, cricket player (two Tests New Zealand versus West Indies 1952, 46 runs, two wickets), dies.
- 1991 - Death of George Abecassis, English race car driver (born 1913).
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