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What happened in history on this day: January 2?
On January 2 in ...
- 1832 - First Curling club in US (Orchard Lake Curling Club) opens.
- 1879 - First Test match hat-trick, Fred Spofforth at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1879 - Northwestern League (minor baseball league) organized, Rockford Illinois.
- 1909 - First official Dutch 11-city skate (Minne Hoekstra winner in 13:50).
- 1911 - Brooklyn Dodgers' president Charles Ebbets announces purchase of grounds to build a new concrete-and-steel stadium to seat 30,000.
- 1918 - NHL Montréal Wanderers disband after Westmount arena burns down.
- 1933 - Donald Bradman scores 103 against the Bodyline attack in the second Test.
- 1933 - NHL Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers in New York 13-3.
- 1934 - Donald Bradman scores 253 New South Wales versus Queensland, 204 minutes, 29 fours 4 sixes.
- 1936 - Donald Bradman scores 357 for South Africa versus Victoria, 424 minutes, 40 fours.
- 1939 - Donald Bradman scores 107 South Africa versus Victoria, his fourth consecutive century.
- 1961 - First AFL Championship Game, Houston Oilers beat Los Angeles Chargers 24-16.
- 1965 - New York Jets sign quarterback Joe Namath.
- 1966 - Green Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns 23-12 in NFL championship game.
- 1971 - A barrier collapses at Ibrox Park football ground at end of a soccer match in Glasgow, Scotland, killing 66.
- 1972 - Dallas Cowboys beat San Francisco 49ers 14-3 in NFC championship game.
- 1972 - Miami Dolphins beat Baltimore Colts 21-0 in AFC championship game.
- 1977 - Bowie Kuhn suspends Atlanta Braves' owner Ted Turner for one year due to tampering charges in Gary Matthews free-agency signing.
- 1979 - 30th New York Islanders' shut-out opponent-Glenn Resch 9-0 versus Vancouver Canucks.
- 1979 - Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (versus West Indies).
- 1980 - 68th Australian Men Tennis: Guillermo Vilas beat John Sadri (7-6, 6-3, 6-2).
- 1981 - Mary Terstegge Meagher swims female record 200 metre butterfly (2:05.65).
- 1981 - Sylvester Clarke knocks out spectator with brick, West Indies versus Pakistan.
- 1982 - 70th Australian Mens Tennis: Johan Kriek beats S Denton (6-2, 7-6, 6-7, 6-4).
- 1982 - San Diego Chargers beat Miami Dolphins, 41-38 in 13:52 of overtime.
- 1983 - Ken Anderson of Cincinnati, Ohio completes record 20 consecutive passes.
- 1984 - Darryl Cullinan, 16, scores his first first-class cricket century.
- 1984 - Miami beats Nebraska in Orange Bowl for college football championship.
- 1985 - 90th hat trick in New York Islanders' history-Brent Sutter.
- 1985 - Australia beats West Indies by innings at Sydney Cricket Ground, Bob Holland 10 match wickets.
- 1985 - Nevada-Las Vegas beats Utah 142-140, highest college basketball score.
- 1985 - Undefeated Brigham Young University becomes college football champion.
- 1986 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy scores his 500th goal.
- 1987 - Pennsylvania State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football championships.
- 1989 - Notre Dame beats West Virginia for college football championship.
- 1989 - UCLA wins a record 7th consecutive bowl game.
- 1991 - Colorado wins its first AP national title poll.
- 1992 - Test debut of Shane Warne, versus India at Sydney.
- 1995 - Carquest Bowl 5: South Carolina beats West Virginia, 24-21.
Births of sports figures on January 2
- 1927 - Birth of Gino Marchetti; NFL defensive end (Dallas Texans, Baltimore Colts).
- 1947 - Birth of Aleksandr Tikhonova in USSR; biathalon relay (Olympics-gold-1968, 1972, 1976, 1980).
- 1947 - Birth of Calvin Hill; NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1947 - Birth of Lanny Bassham; American rifle-3 position (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1954 - Birth of Ludmila Borozna in the USSR; volleyball player (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1959 - Birth of Kirti Azad; cricket player (Indian off-spin all-rounder in 7 Tests 1981-83).
- 1960 - Birth of Raman Lamba; cricket player (Indian opening batsman 1986-87).
- 1963 - Birth of David Cone in Kansas City, Missouri, USA; baseball pitcher (New York Mets/Toronto Blue Jays/New York Yankees).
- 1963 - Birth of Edgar Martinez in New York City, New York, USA; baseball first baseman (Seattle Mariners).
- 1964 - Birth of Pernell Whitaker; boxer (Olympics-gold).
- 1964 - Birth of Rumesh Ratnayake; cricket player (Sri Lankan pacer in 23 Tests 1983-92).
- 1965 - Birth of Greg Swindell in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; pitcher (Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians).
- 1965 - Birth of Russ Courtnall in Duncan, British Columbia, Canada; NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks).
- 1967 - Birth of Harlon Barnett; NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1968 - Birth of Scott Mitchell; NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions).
- 1969 - Birth of Rick Tabaracci in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; NHL goalie (Calgary Flames).
- 1969 - Birth of Robert Svehla in Martin, Czechoslovakia; NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia).
- 1969 - Birth of Stephen Davies; Australian field hockey forward/vice captain (Olympics-silver-1992, 1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Aleksandr Shimin; hockey goaltender (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Anthony Stuart, cricket player (Australian ODI pace bowler, hat trick 1997).
- 1970 - Birth of Glenn Cadrez; NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl XXXII).
- 1970 - Birth of Royce Clayton in Burbank, California, USA; infielder (San Francisco Giants, Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1971 - Birth of Aamer Nazir; cricket player (Pakistani pace bowler 1993-).
- 1971 - Birth of Aaron Williams; NBA center (Seattle Supersonics).
- 1971 - Birth of Brad Parpan; WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire).
- 1971 - Birth of Horace Copeland; NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1971 - Birth of Robert O'Neal; WLAF defensive back (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1972 - Birth of Jeff Jackson; American baseball outfielder (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1972 - Birth of Lake Dawson; NFL wide receiver (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1972 - Birth of Mattias Norstrom in Mora, Sweden; NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, Los Angeles Kings).
- 1973 - Birth of Abu Wilson; running back (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1973 - Birth of Chris Woodruff in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; tennis star (1993 NCAA Division I).
- 1973 - Birth of Fredric Ford; WLAF cornerback (Scotland Claymores)/NFL cornerback (Eagles).
- 1973 - Birth of Sarah Schwald in Bellingham, Washington, USA; 1.5k runner.
- 1974 - Birth of Juha Lind; NHL forward (Team Finland Olympics-Bronze-1998, Dallas Stars).
- 1980 - Birth of Stephanie Stiegler in Santa Monica, California; pairs skater (and Zimmerman).
- 1981 - Birth of Maxi Rodriguez; Argentina and Atletico Madrid football player.
- 1985 - Birth of Heather O'Reilly; US Women's national soccer player.
Deaths of sports figures on January 2
- 1946 - Joe Darling, cricket player (Aussie captain 21 Tests, won 7 lost 4), dies.
- 1960 - Fausto Coppi, Italian, ran world record 45,798 km, dies at age 40.
- 1961 - Bob Catterall, cricket player (1555 runs/24 Tests for South Africa 1922-31), dies.
- 1994 - Sammy Taft, Canadian businessman (coined term "hat trick"), dies at age 81.
- 1995 - Graham Sharp, ice skater, dies at age 77.
- 2004 - Death of Paul Hopkins, reported to be the oldest living former Major League Baseball player (born 1904).
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