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What happened in history on this day: December 22?
On December 22 in ...
- 1877 - American Bicycling Journal is first published (Boston, Massachusetts).
- 1894 - United States Golf Association is formed (New York City, New York).
- 1915 - Organized baseball and Federal League sign a peace treaty at Cincinnati, Ohio.
- 1915 - Federal Baseball League is dissolved.
- 1924 - Babe Dye of NHL's Toronto Saint Patricks scores five goals in beating Boston Bruins 10-2.
- 1934 - Miss Theo Trowbridge sets female bowling record 702 pins.
- 1939 - Donald Bradman scores 138 in South Australia's 7-821 versus Queensland.
- 1943 - Manufacturers get permission to use synthetic rubber for baseball core.
- 1946 - Cleveland Browns beat New York Yankees 14-9 in AAFC championship game.
- 1951 - Australia cricket all out 82 versus West Indies at Adelaide.
- 1953 - Jack Dunn III, owner of Baltimore Orioles in International League, turns name over to newly relocated Saint Louis Browns.
- 1959 - Continental League awards its last franchise to Dallas-Fort Worth.
- 1959 - New York Rangers' goalie Marcel Paille wears a customized mask.
- 1962 - 1,000,000th NBA point scored.
- 1962 - Harris County voters approve all-weather stadium for Houston Colt .45s.
- 1963 - Oakland Raiders' Tom Flores passes for six touchdowns vs Houston Oilers (52-49).
- 1969 - Pete Marovich sets NCAA record of hitting 30 of 31 foul shots.
- 1974 - Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins, becomes sixth NHL player to score 500 goals.
- 1980 - Saint Louis Cardinals release outfielder Bobby Bonds.
- 1983 - New York Islanders score three shorthanded goals against Washington Capitals.
- 1984 - Test Cricket debut of Craig McDermott, versus West Indies at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1985 - 74th Davis Cup: Sweden beats Germany in Munich (3-2).
- 1986 - India scores 7-676 versus Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Cricket.
- 1995 - David Cone signs $19.5 million three year contract with New York Yankees.
- 1996 - Pittsburgh Steelers' Kordell Stewart runs quarterback record 80 yards for touchdown.
- 1996 - Zimbabwe and England draw Bulawayo Test Cricket with England need one to win.
- 2001 - Chan Ho Park signs a five-year, $65 million deal with the Texas Rangers.
Births of sports figures on December 22
- 1862 - Birth of Connie Mack; Hall of Fame baseball executive/manager (Philadelphia Athletics 1900-1950).
- 1912 - Birth of Henry Armstrong; held feather/light/welterweight boxing titles (1938).
- 1929 - Birth of Wazir Mohammad; cricket player (eldest of Pakistan's four Mohammed brothers).
- 1932 - Birth of Joe Clark in Los Angeles, California, USA; WLAF offensive coordinator coach (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1935 - Birth of Oleg Alekseyevich in Protopopov, Russia; pairs skater (Olympics-gold-1964, 1968).
- 1944 - Birth of Steve Carlton; Philadelphia Phillies' pitcher (Cy Young 1972, 1977, 1980, 1982).
- 1947 - Birth of Dilip Doshi; cricket player (India's main slow lefty post-Bedi).
- 1948 - Birth of Chris Old; cricket player (England medium-pacer of 1970s).
- 1948 - Birth of Steve Garvey; first baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres).
- 1949 - Birth of Manfred Burgsmüller; WLAF kicker (Rhein Fire).
- 1951 - Birth of Jan Stephenson in Sydney, Australia; golfer (LPGA Rookie of Year-1974).
- 1954 - Birth of Derick Parry; cricket player (West Indies off-spinner early 1980s).
- 1960 - Birth of Tyrell Biggs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; super heavyweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1984).
- 1963 - Birth of Bryan McMillan; cricket player (brilliant South African all-rounder since 1992).
- 1964 - Birth of Mike Jackson in Houston, Texas, USA; pitcher (Seattle Mariners).
- 1967 - Birth of Mike Sullivan; NFL center (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1967 - Birth of Roland Holder; cricket player (West Indian batsman in ODI's 1993-).
- 1967 - Birth of Sean Foster; WLAF wide receiver (Rhein Fire).
- 1969 - Birth of Andrew Scott; Australian baseball infielder (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Marcie Aguilar in Tucson, Arizona, USA; female infielder (Colorado Silver Bullets).
- 1970 - Birth of Brooks Findlay; Canadian Football League linebacker (British Columbia Lions).
- 1972 - Birth of Andrew Moore; WLAF tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1972 - Birth of Anthony Edwards; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Kirk Maltby in Guelph, Ontario, Canada; NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers).
- 1972 - Birth of Mike Thompson; NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1973 - Birth of Annie Pelletier in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 3 metre diver (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Jamel Williams; safety (Washington Redskins).
- 1975 - Birth of Stanislav Neckar in Pisek Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators, Olympics-gold-1998).
- 1977 - Birth of Joanna Hughes in Victoria, Australia; gymnast (Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on December 22
- 1955 - Len Braund, cricket player (23 Tests for England 987 runs 47 wickets), dies.
- 2016 - Death of Miruts Yifter, Ethiopian long distance runner (born 1944).
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