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What happened in history on this day: January 8?
On January 8 in ...
- 1897 - Michael Eagan wins first US national amateur handball championship.
- 1902 - First National Bowling Championship held (Chicago, Illinois, USA).
- 1931 - Philadelphia Quakers set NHL record of 15 straight loses.
- 1938 - Donald Bradman scores 107 for South Australia versus Queensland (first innings).
- 1947 - Toronto Maple Leafs' rookie Howie Meeker scores five goals in a game.
- 1953 - Cleveland Indians bar night games with Cleveland Browns (who refuse to share TV receipts).
- 1955 - Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 points.
- 1955 - Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak.
- 1955 - Louise Sugg wins LPGA Los Angeles Golf Open.
- 1962 - Golfer Jack Nicklaus, 21, first pro appearance, comes in 50th.
- 1972 - NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall.
- 1973 - Greg Chappell's best Test bowling, 5-61 versus Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1980 - NCAA decides to sponsor women's championships in five sports.
- 1980 - New York Islanders' Glenn Resch's 20th shut-out opponent-Vancouver Canucks 3-0.
- 1981 - India all out 63 in one-day international versus Australia.
- 1981 - Cincinnati Reds become last team to sign a free agent (Larry Biitner).
- 1984 - NHL Washington Capitals' Bengt Gustafsson scores five goals.
- 1984 - NCAA announces that basketball tournament will have 64 teams.
- 1986 - Willie McCovey is 16th elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year.
- 1988 - 9th largest NBA crowd 38,873-Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons.
- 1988 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas.
- 1991 - Gaylord Perry, Ferguson Jenkins, and Rod Carew elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1991 - Tamás Darnyi swims world record 400m medley (4:12.36).
- 1993 - Chicago Bulls' player Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point.
- 1994 - Rintje Ritsma skates world record 1500m (1:51.60).
- 1994 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis.
- 1995 - Mike Schmidt is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
- 1996 - For first time in 25 years no one is elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1998 - New York Giants' general manager George Young resigns to accept NFL position.
- 2002 - Juan Gonzalez agrees to a $24 million, two-year deal with the Texas Rangers.
- 2010 - The Togo national football team is involved in an attack in Angola, and as a result withdraws from the Africa Cup of Nations.
Births of sports figures on January 8
- 1909 - Birth of Bruce Mitchell; cricket player (South African bat, their top run-scorer (3471)).
- 1913 - Birth of Horace Smith; cricket player (New Zealand, only Test wicket off his first ball (Paynter)).
- 1923 - Birth of Johnny Wardle; cricket player (Yorkshire and England left-arm bowler of 1950s).
- 1930 - Birth of Doreen Wilber; American archer (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1934 - Birth of Jacques Anquetil in France; Tour de France bicycle racer (5-time winner).
- 1946 - Birth of Elaine Cheris in Dotham, Alabama, USA; fencer-epee (Olympics-1996).
- 1949 - Birth of Lawrence Rowe; cricket player (prolific West Indies batsman, 302 versus England 1974).
- 1952 - Birth of Norm Jarvis in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada; golfer (1984 Chilliwack).
- 1953 - Birth of Bruce Sutter; pitcher (Chicago Cubs, Saint Louis Cardinals, Atlanta Braves).
- 1959 - Birth of Michael Harwood in Sydney, New South Wales; Australasia golfer.
- 1961 - Birth of Shoaib Mohammad; cricket player (son of Hanif Patient and prolific batsman).
- 1963 - Birth of Hiromi Kobayashi in Fukushima, Japan; LPGA golfer (1993 JAL Big Apple).
- 1964 - Birth of Virgil Hill in Missouri, USA; middleweight boxer (Olympics-silver-1984).
- 1965 - Birth of Champaka Ramanayake; cricket player (Sri Lankan opening bowler).
- 1965 - Birth of Eric Wohlberg in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Darryl Hall; Canadian Football League linebacker (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1967 - Birth of Hollis Conway in Chicago, Illinois, USA; high jumper (Olympics-silver/bronze-1988, 1992).
- 1967 - Birth of Kent Jones in Portales, New Mexico, USA; golfer (NM State Amateur-1990-91).
- 1967 - Birth of Roger Rowland in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; Nike golfer (1990 Macon Open-second).
- 1967 - Birth of Willie Anderson; American NBA guard (New York Knicks, Olympics-bronze-1988).
- 1968 - Birth of Alexander Alexeev; NHL defenseman (Belarus, Olympics-1998).
- 1968 - Birth of Brian Johnson in Oakland, California, USA; catcher (San Diego Padres).
- 1968 - Birth of Mark Duane Croghan in Akron, Ohio, USA; 3k steeplechase (Olympics-5th-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Paul Carey; US baseball infielder (Baltimore Orioles).
- 1969 - Birth of Brian Boehringer in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; pitcher (New York Yankees).
- 1970 - Birth of Jon Klemm in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche).
- 1971 - Birth of Billy Joe Hobert; NFL quarterback (Oakland Raiders).
- 1971 - Birth of Branislav Janos; hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998).
- 1971 - Birth of Darren Langdon in Deer Lake, Newfoundland, Canada; NHL left wing (New York Rangers).
- 1971 - Birth of Jason Giambi in West Covina, California, USA; infielder (Oakland Athletics).
- 1971 - Birth of Roosevelt Potts; NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1971 - Birth of Stephane Barin; hockey forward (Team France 1998).
- 1972 - Birth of Brandie Burton in San Bernardino, California, USA; LPGA golfer (1993 du Maurier Ltd).
- 1972 - Birth of Devlin Murphy in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; canoe (alternate-Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Arjan Blaauw; Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen).
- 1974 - Birth of Brian Roberson; wide receiver (New York Giants).
- 1975 - Birth of Vitali Yachmenev in Chelyabinsk, Russia; NHL right wing (Los Angeles Kings).
- 1976 - Birth of Brad Snyder in Ontario, Canada; shot putter (Olympics-1996).
- 1981 - Birth of Xie Xingfang; Chinese badminton player.
- 1981 - Birth of Jeff Francis; Canadian pitcher.
- 1983 - Birth of Chris Masters; American wrestler.
- 1984 - Birth of Jeff Francoeur, American baseball player.
- 1988 - Birth of Michael Mancienne, English football player.
Deaths of sports figures on January 8
- 1900 - Billy Bates cricket player (656 runs and 50 wickets in 15 Tests for England), dies.
- 1950 - George Rowe, cricket player (15 wickets in four Tests for South Africa 1895-1902), dies.
- 1987 - P G Joshi, cricket player (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), dies.
- 1994 - Harvey Haddix, pitcher (12 perfect inning game), dies at age 68.
- 1995 - Carlos Monzon [El Macho], Argentine middleweight boxing champion (1970-77), dies at age 52.
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