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What happened in history on this day: December 20?
On December 20 in ...
- 1894 - Day Six 1T Australia versus England; Australia need 177 to win, all out 166.
- 1894 - England beats Australia by ten runs in the first six-day Test Cricket.
- 1920 - Bert Collins scores 104 on Test Cricket debut versus England at Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1921 - American League votes to return to best-of-7 World Series of Baseball, while National League votes best-of-9. Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis casts deciding vote for best-of-7.
- 1926 - Saint Louis Cardinals trade Roger Hornsby to New York Giants for Frankie Frisch and Jimmy Ring.
- 1929 - Heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Boston Red Sox manager.
- 1930 - Learie Constantine cricket 100 in 52 minutes West Indies versus Tasmania (10x4, 1x6, 1x5).
- 1932 - Queensland all out 74 versus Victoria, Bert Ironmonger (age 50) 7-13.
- 1937 - Bill O'Reilly takes 9-41 for New South Wales in cricket against South Australia.
- 1940 - Connie Mack acquires controlling interest in the Philadelphia Athletics for US$42,000.
- 1959 - Jasu Patel takes 9-69, India versus Australia at Kanpur.
- 1966 - NBA awards Seattle Supersonics a franchise for 1967-68 season.
- 1973 - American League President Joe Cronin refuses to allow Dick Williams to manage New York Yankees.
- 1973 - Montreal Canadiens' Henri Richard scores his 1,000th NHL point.
- 1978 - Don Blasingame becomes the first American not of Japanese descent to be named as a manager of a Japanese team. The former major league second baseman will pilot the Hanshin Tigers.
- 1980 - NBC broadcasts New York Jets' 24-17 win over Miami Dolphins without audio.
- 1981 - Cleveland Browns set team records for most fumbles (9) and most turnovers (10).
- 1981 - Doug Small (Winnipeg Jets) ties NHL record scoring at 5 second mark.
- 1982 - Super Bowl XX is awarded to the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans.
- 1983 - Guy Lafleur, Montreal Canadians, becomes 10th NHL player to score 500 goals.
- 1983 - New York Islanders score their most goals (11) versus Pittsburgh Penguins.
- 1985 - Denis Potvin passes Bobby Orr as NHL defenseman scorer (916 points).
- 1985 - Howard Cosell retires from television sports after 20 years with ABC.
- 1987 - 76th Davis Cup: Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0).
- 1987 - Nancy Lopez/Miller Barber win LPGA Mazda Golf Championship.
- 1990 - Robert F X Sillerman purchases WAFL New York-New Jersey Knights for $11 million.
- 1991 - NHL grants permanent membership to Tampa Bay Lightning and Ottawa Senators.
Births of sports figures on December 20
- 1881 - Birth of Branch Rickey; baseball executive (Brooklyn Dodgers).
- 1886 - Birth of Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman in California, USA; tennis player (US Open 1909-11).
- 1900 - Birth of Gabby Harnett; American baseball player, National League Most Valuable Player 1935.
- 1905 - Birth of "Tiger" Bill O'Reilly; cricket player (mighty Australian leg-spinner).
- 1928 - Birth of Jack Christiansen in Kansas, USA; NFL hall of famer defensive back (Detroit Lions).
- 1933 - Birth of Rik Van Looy; Belgian cyclist (world champion, 1961).
- 1935 - Birth of Khalid "Billy" Ibadulla; cricket player (166 on debut Pakistan versus Australia 1964).
- 1942 - Birth of Robert L Hayes in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; 100 metre/4x100 metre runner (Olympics-2 gold-1964).
- 1959 - Birth of David Lutz; NFL guard/tackle (Detroit Lions).
- 1960 - Birth of Piet Keur; Dutch soccer player/trainer, (SC Heerenveen).
- 1961 - Birth of Gale Gilbert; NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers).
- 1961 - Birth of Nate Newton; NFL guard (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1962 - Birth of Thomas Newberry; NFL guard (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1963 - Birth of Pam Casale in Camden, New Jersey, USA; tennis player (Marco Island finals 1985).
- 1966 - Birth of Ed de Goey; Dutch soccer goalie (Feyenoord).
- 1966 - Birth of Tim Hauck; NFL safety (Denver Broncos, Seattle Seahawks).
- 1967 - Birth of Duncan Kennedy in Burlington, California, USA; luger (Olympics-1994).
- 1969 - Birth of Bobby Phills; NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Charlotte Hornets).
- 1970 - Birth of Dino Felicetti; hockey forward (Team Italy 1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Grant Flower; cricket player (brother of Andy Zimbabwe Test opening batsman).
- 1970 - Birth of Jason Simmons; Canadian Football League/WLAF defensive tackle (Saskatchewan Roughriders, Scottish Claymores).
- 1970 - Birth of Scott Slutzker; tight end (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1970 - Birth of Tony Semple; NFL guard (Detroit Lions).
- 1970 - Birth of Travis Green in Castlegar, British Columbia, Canada; NHL center (New York Islanders).
- 1971 - Birth of Jerry Ellison; NFL running back (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1972 - Birth of Jan Caloun; hockey forward (Team Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998).
- 1972 - Birth of Jonathan Wyatt in Lower Hutt, New Zealand; 5000 metre (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Barry Stokes; WLAF offensive linesman (Rhein Fire).
- 1973 - Birth of Cory Stillman in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; NHL center (Calgary Flames).
- 1973 - Birth of Jenny Boucek; WNBA guard (Cleveland Rockers).
- 1973 - Birth of Muadianvita Kazadi; linebacker (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1974 - Birth of Augie Ojeda in Los Angeles, California, USA; baseball infielder (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Ashley Cole; English football player.
- 1980 - Birth of Fitz Hall; English football player.
- 1982 - Birth of David Wright; New York Mets third baseman.
Deaths of sports figures on December 20
- 1945 - Charles Eady, cricket player (Tasmanian player for Australia 1896-1901), dies.
- 1948 - Ladha Ramji, cricket player (brother of Amar Singh, Test India 1933-34), dies.
- 2022 - Death of Franco Harris at age 72 at home in Sewickley, Pennsylvania, USA; football player (NFL, running back, Pittsburgh Steelers, four Super Bowl wins).
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