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What happened in history on this day: January 24?
On January 24 in ...
- 1900 - Newcastle Badminton Club, world's oldest, forms in England.
- 1901 - First games played in US baseball's American League.
- 1930 - J E Mills scores 117 on Test Cricket debut, New Zealand versus England, Wellington.
- 1930 - Stewie Dempster scores New Zealand's first cricket Test century.
- 1939 - Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1947 - NFL adds fifth official (back judge) and allows sudden death in playoffs.
- 1948 - Australia all out 674 versus India (Donald Bradman 201, Hassett 198*).
- 1950 - Jackie Robinson signs highest contract (US$35,000) in Brooklyn Dodgers' history.
- 1952 - First NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans, formerly New York Yankees.
- 1954 - BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Don Carter.
- 1954 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open.
- 1962 - Mickey Wright/Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Naples Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
- 1964 - CBS purchases 1964 and 1965 NFL TV rights for US$28.2 million.
- 1970 - Third ABA All-Star Game: West 128 beats East 98 at Indiana.
- 1970 - Valeri Muratov skates world record 500m (38.99 seconds).
- 1971 - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 27-6 (first Pro Bowl after NFL-AFL merger).
- 1973 - Warren Spahn is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1976 - Cleveland Cavaliers' biggest margin victory-43 points (beat Milwaukee Bucks 132-89).
- 1976 - George Foreman knocks out Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest.
- 1978 - 31st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 3-2 (overtime) at Buffalo, New York.
- 1980 - Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon purchase the New York Mets for an estimated US$21.1 million. The price tag is the highest amount ever paid for a baseball franchise.
- 1981 - New York Islanders score five power play goals against Quebec Nordiques.
- 1981 - Kim Hughes scores 213 versus India at Adelaide.
- 1982 - Super Bowl XVI at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan: San Francisco 49ers beat Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21; Most Valuable Player: Joe Montana, Quarterback.
- 1984 - The ABC network agreed to pay a record US$386 million for US TV rights to the 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics.
- 1986 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy scores his 1,000th point.
- 1987 - 61st Australian Women's Tennis: H Mandlikova beat M Navratilova (7-5, 7-6).
- 1988 - 76th Australian Men's Tennis: M Wilander beats P Cash (6-3, 6-7, 3-6, 6-1, 8-6).
- 1988 - Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.
- 1993 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis.
- 2006 - Outfielder Jay Gibbons and the Baltimore Orioles agree to a US$21.1 million, four-year deal.
- 2006 - Mario Lemieux announces his retirement from the National Hockey League.
- 2008 - The Board of Control for Cricket in India announces it has sold eight ten-year franchises in the Indian Premier League for a total of US$723 million.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Saint Louis Blues by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 2-0.
- 2022 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Montreal Canadiens by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Washington Capitals by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Los Angeles Kings by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Boston Bruins by score 5-3.
Births of sports figures on January 24
- 1912 - Birth of Ken Weekes; cricket player (West Indies batsman versus England 1939, 137 at The Oval).
- 1916 - Birth of Vic Stollmeyer; cricket player (brother of Jeff Scored 96 in only Test innings).
- 1947 - Birth of Giorgio Chinaglia; soccer star (Lazio of Italy, New York Cosmos).
- 1955 - Birth of James Montgomery; American 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1976).
- 1958 - Birth of Frank Ullrich in German Democratic Republic; world biathlon champion.
- 1962 - Birth of Sultan Zarawani; cricket player (United Arab Emirates captain 1996 World Cup).
- 1964 - Birth of Rob Dibble in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA; pitcher (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1964 - Birth of Ronnie McCann in Evander, South Africa; Nike golfer (1993 Hawkeye-37th).
- 1965 - Birth of Ross MacDonald in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; star yachter (Olympics-1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Kim Saiki in Inglewood, California, USA; golfer (1994 Standard Register PING-13th).
- 1966 - Birth of Mike Forgeron in Main-A-Dieu, Nova Scotia, Canada; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Åsa Maria Sandell; Swedish journalist and professional super middleweight boxer.
- 1967 - Birth of Chris Warren; NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1967 - Birth of Shannon Butler in South Lake Tahoe, California, USA; 10km runner.
- 1968 - Birth of Mark Burmester; cricket player (Zimbabwe Test all-rounder in three Tests 1992).
- 1968 - Birth of Mary Lou Retton in Fairmont, West Virginia, USA; gymnast (Olympics-gold/2 silver/2 bronze-1984).
- 1968 - Birth of Ross Powell; US baseball pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros).
- 1968 - Birth of Scott Mercier in Harbor City, California, USA; cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Louise McPaul; Australian javelin thrower (Olympics-silver-1992, 1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Chris Bartolone; hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998).
- 1971 - Birth of Cory Bailey; US baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox).
- 1971 - Birth of Joe Panos; NFL guard/center (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1971 - Birth of John Reece; WLAF/NFL cornerback (Amsterdam Admirals, Dallas Cowboys).
- 1972 - Birth of Jay Walker; quarterback (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1972 - Birth of Joe Garten; WLAF center (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1972 - Birth of Raphael Graetz; WLAF linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1972 - Birth of Salima Davidson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; volleyball setter (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Shannon Garrett; Canadian Football League defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1973 - Birth of Erik Gervais in Valleyfield, Québec, Canada; kayaker (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Chris Ferraro in Port Jefferson, New York, USA; NHL right wing (Olympics-1994, New York Rangers).
- 1973 - Birth of Peter Ferraro in Port Jefferson, New York, USA; NHL right wing (Olympics-1994, New York Rangers).
- 1973 - Birth of Richard Aimonetto; hockey forward (Team France 1998).
- 1974 - Birth of Kristy Sargeant in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; ice pairs (1994 Skate Canada).
- 1974 - Birth of Tim Biakabutuka; running back (Carolina Panthers).
- 1976 - Birth of Shae-Lynn Bourne in Chatham, Ontario, Canada; ice dancer (Bourne and Kraatz - 1995 World Champions-4th).
- 1977 - Birth of Lenka Cenkova in Trinec, Czechoslovakia; tennis star (1995 Futures-Vaihingen-Germany).
Deaths of sports figures on January 24
- 1957 - Daniel Taylor, cricket player (brother of Herbie, two Tests for South Africa 1914), dies.
- 1969 - Tom Zachary, baseball pitcher (Washington Senators), dies at age 72.
- 1973 - Alan Lisette, cricket player (took three wickets in two Tests for New Zealand 1956), dies.
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