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What happened in history on this day: January 29?
On January 29 in ...
- 1900 - The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, also known as the American League, is organized in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with eight founding teams in Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Minneapolis.
- 1906 - Coen de King skates world record time: 32,370 km.
- 1932 - Cricket test debut of Bill O'Reilly, versus South Africa at Adelaide.
- 1936 - The U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elects first members in Cooperstown, New York: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Matthewson, and Walter Johnson.
- 1948 - Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies US$500 each for signing high school players.
- 1951 - US Major League Baseball signs six year All-Star pact for TV-radio rights for US$6 million.
- 1955 - John William Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962).
- 1961 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Laurence Owen.
- 1961 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Bradley Lord.
- 1963 - The first inductees into the Pro Football Hall of Fame are announced. They are Jim Thorpe, Red Grange and George Halas.
- 1964 - (to February 9) The IX Olympic Winter Games are held in Innsbruck, Austria.
- 1964 - Most lopsided high-school basketball score: 211-29 (Louisiana).
- 1964 - NBC-TV agrees to pay $36 million for the broadcast rights to the American Football League games during the 1965-1969 seasons.
- 1966 - Lawry and Simpson complete 244 opening stand versus England, Adelaide.
- 1966 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.
- 1966 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen.
- 1967 - Branch Rickey and Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1967 - Kees Verkerk becomes European skating champ.
- 1969 - Sheahan and Connolly hang on for exciting draw Australia versus West Indies.
- 1971 - Test debut of Dennis Keith Lillee, versus England at Adelaide.
- 1972 - 5th ABA All-Star Game: East 142 beats West 115 at Louisville.
- 1974 - 27th NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 6-4 at Chicago.
- 1975 - West Indies wins Fifth Test against India to take exciting series 3-2.
- 1978 - Joanne Carner wins Colgate Triple Crown Match-Play Golf Championship.
- 1979 - 9th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 13-7.
- 1980 - Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 154-153 in quadruple overtime.
- 1981 - American League approves sale of Chicago White Sox to Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn for US$20 million, and 80 percent of Seattle Mariners to George Argyros for US$104 million.
- 1982 - Old Dominion ends Los Angeles Tech's women's basketball record 54-game win streak.
- 1982 - Wayne Garland, baseball first millionaire free agent, waived by Cleveland Indians.
- 1984 - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 45-3.
- 1984 - Silvia Bertolaccini wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic of Deer Creek.
- 1984 - 34th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 154-145 (overtime) at Denver, Colorado.
- 1985 - Jari Kurri of Edmonton Oilers scores 100th point of season in game 39.
- 1988 - Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15s.
- 1988 - Detroit Tigers' Kirk Gibson signs a 3-year contract with Los Angeles Dodgers.
- 1988 - Largest NBA crowd-Boston Celtics at Detroit Pistons (61,938).
- 1988 - The Midwest Classic Conference, a U.S. college athletic conference, is formed.
- 1989 - 77th Australian Open Men Tennis: Ivan Lendl beats Miloslav Mecir (6-2, 6-2, 6-2).
- 1989 - Cleveland Cavaliers' Chris Dudley misses five free throws during one foul attempt.
- 1989 - Dottie Mochrie wins Oldsmobile LPGA Golf Classic.
- 1989 - Game-winning RBI, official statistic dropped after nine years of use, New York Mets' Keith Hernandez is the all-time leader with 129.
- 1989 - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 34-3.
- 1993 - Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman.
- 1994 - Ulrike Maier, Olympic skier, breaks neck during world cup skiing at age 26.
- 1995 - Greg Blewett scores century on Test debut versus England, Adelaide.
- 1995 - The San Francisco 49ers become the first NFL franchise to win five Super Bowl games, as they defeat the San Diego Chargers 49-26 in Super Bowl XXIX at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida.
- 1996 - Last day of Test cricket for David Boon.
- 2022 - (to January 30) At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, USA, the Rolex 24 at Daytona race is held, round 1 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Meyer Shank Racing #60 Acura DPi driven by Tom Blomqvist, Helio Castroneves, Simon Pagenaud, and Oliver Jarvis.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 5th overall is the DragonSpeed USA LLC #81 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Devlin Defrancesco, Patricia O'Ward, Colton Herta, and Eric Lux.
- Finishing 1st in LMP3 class and 13th overall is the Riley Motorsports #74 Ligier JS P320 driven by Felipe Fraga, Kayvan Berlo, Michael Cooper, and Gar Robinson.
- Finishing 1st in GTD Pro class and 19th overall is the #9 Porsche 911 GT3R driven by Mathieu Jaminet, Felipe Nasr, and Matt Campbell.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 24th overall is the Wright Motorsports #15 Porsche 911 GT3R driven by Jan Heylen, Richard Lietz, Ryan Hardwick, and Zacharie Robichon.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Vancouver Canucks by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Arizona Coyotes by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats New Jersey Devils by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Detroit Red Wings by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Montreal Canadiens by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats San Jose Sharks by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Saint Louis Blues by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Los Angeles Kings by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Ottawa Senators by score 2-1.
- 2023 - Tennis player Novak Djokovic defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas to win his 10th Australian Open and 22nd Grand Slam.
Births of sports figures on January 29
- 1891 - Birth of R N Williams II; tennis champion (US Open-1914).
- 1892 - Birth of Clifford Gray; US bobsled (Olympics-gold-1928).
- 1896 - Birth of Teddy Hoad; cricket player (pioneering West Indian Test batsman).
- 1906 - Birth of Franciscus Hin in Holland; yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1920).
- 1918 - Birth of William Rigney; baseball manager (San Francisco Giants).
- 1926 - Birth of Bob Berry; cricket player (England slow lefty 1950).
- 1929 - Birth of William McMillan; American rapid pistol (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1932 - Birth of Raman Subba Row; CEO (Test/County Cricket Board).
- 1938 - Birth of Bill Christian; American ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1945 - Birth of Donna Marie Caponi Young in Detroit, Michigan, USA; LPGA golfer (US Open 1969, 1970).
- 1951 - Birth of Andy Roberts; cricket player (brilliant West Indies quickie with 202 wickets 74-84).
- 1954 - Birth of Alejandro Casañas in Havana, Cuba; 110m hurdler (Olympics-silver-1976, 1980).
- 1955 - Birth of John Tate; American heavyweight boxer (Olympics-bronze-1968).
- 1958 - Birth of Ole Mortensen; cricket player (pace bowler for Derbyshire and Denmark).
- 1960 - Birth of Gregory Efthimos Louganis in San Diego, California, USA; champion diver (Olympics-gold-1984, 1988).
- 1960 - Birth of Steve Sax; second baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Chicago White Sox).
- 1961 - Birth of Mike Aldrete; US baseball infielder (Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees).
- 1963 - Birth of Michelle Bell in Melrose, Massachusetts, USA; LPGA golfer (1981 Mass School Girls Champ).
- 1964 - Birth of Andre Reed; NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills).
- 1964 - Birth of John Habyan; US baseball pitcher (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1965 - Birth of Dominik Hasek in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia; NHL goalie (Czech Olympics-Gold-1998, Buffalo Sabres).
- 1965 - Birth of Tim Johnson; NFL defensive tackle (Washington Redskins).
- 1967 - Birth of David Pitcher; Canadian Football League fullback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1967 - Birth of Khalid Skah in Midelt, Morocco; 5k/10k runner.
- 1967 - Birth of Sean Burke in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; NHL goalie (Hartford Whalers).
- 1967 - Birth of Stacey King; NBA forward/center (Miami Heat).
- 1968 - Birth of Aeneas Williams; NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1968 - Birth of Chris Pringle; New Zealand cricket pace bowler (since 1990).
- 1968 - Birth of Harold Green; NFL running back (Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons).
- 1968 - Birth of John Hudson; NFL center/guard (New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1968 - Birth of Kevin Roberson; US baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs).
- 1969 - Birth of Flora Perfetti in Faenza, Italy; tennis star (1995 Futures-Reims-FRA).
- 1969 - Birth of Karen Fonteyne in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Robert Young; NFL player (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1970 - Birth of Eric Gouka; cricket player (Netherlands pace bowler 1996 World Cup).
- 1970 - Birth of Scott Davis; guard (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1971 - Birth of Chris Vargas; Canadian Football League quarterback (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1971 - Birth of Jamal Fountaine; NFL defensive end (San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons).
- 1972 - Birth of Hessley Hempstead; NFL guard (Detroit Lions).
- 1972 - Birth of Scott Davis in Great Falls, Montana, USA; figure skater (Olympics-1994).
- 1972 - Birth of Simon Cook; cricket player (Victorian pace bowler joined New South Wales 1995-96).
- 1973 - Birth of Darnell Stephens; NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1973 - Birth of Jason Schmidt in Lewiston, Idaho; pitcher (Atlanta Braves).
- 1973 - Birth of Scott Milanovich; quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1974 - Birth of David LaFleur; tight end (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1974 - Birth of Jeff Mitchell; corner (Baltimore Ravens).
- 1974 - Birth of Kris Burley in Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada; gymnast (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Pat Walsh; WLAF Tackle (London Monarchs).
- 1975 - Birth of Maarten Kerkhof; soccer player (Vitesse, De Graafschap).
- 1977 - Birth of Martin Hohenberger; hockey forward (Team Austria 1998).
Deaths of sports figures on January 29
- 1921 - Billy Gunn, cricket player (score 392 runs for England including a century), dies.
- 1947 - Fred Barratt, cricket player (5 wickets at 47 in five Tests for England 1929-30), dies.
- 1968 - Laxmidas Purshottamdas Jai; cricket player (Test for India), dies.
- 1977 - E P "Buster" Nupen, cricket player (50 wickets for South Africa, lost eye), dies.
- 1995 - Richard Desborough Burnell, British oarsman (Olympics-gold-1948), dies at age 77.
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