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What happened in history on this day: January 18?
On January 18 in ...
- 1895 - Amsterdam's AFC soccer team forms.
- 1938 - Donald Bradman scores 104* for South Australia versus New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1938 - Pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander is elected to the Hall of Fame.
- 1939 - South African wicketkeeper Donald Bradman gets his 6th straight ton, 135* versus New South Wales.
- 1947 - Detroit Tigers sell Hank Greenberg to Pittsburgh Pirates (for US$25-35,000).
- 1950 - Cleveland Indians' pitcher Bob Feller, after 15-14 season, takes US$20,000 salary cut to US$45,000, pay cut is Feller's own suggestion.
- 1951 - NFL rules tackles, guards and centers ineligible for forward pass.
- 1951 - NFL takes control of the failing Baltimore Colts.
- 1953 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.
- 1959 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open.
- 1963 - Reinier Paping wins Dutch 11-Cities Skating Race (10:59).
- 1967 - 20th NHL All-Star Game: Montréal beats All-Stars 3-0 at Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
- 1970 - Hasse Börjes skates world record 500m in 38.9 seconds.
- 1970 - NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 16-13.
- 1973 - Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as first player signed as a designated hitter.
- 1973 - New York Islanders break 12-game losing streak, 20-game road winless streak.
- 1976 - Super Bowl X: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 21-17 in Miami, Florida; Most Valuable Player: Lynn Swann, Wide Receiver.
- 1977 - Imran Khan takes 12 wickets in match for Pakistan win at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1978 - Geoff Boycott captains England for the first time, versus Pakistan Karachi.
- 1983 - International Olympic Committee restores Jim Thorpe's Olympic medals 70 years after they were taken from him for being paid $25 in semipro baseball.
- 1984 - 80th New York Islanders' and third dual hat trick (Carroll and Bossy) 9-1 win.
- 1989 - West Indies beat Australia 2-1 to win the World Series Cup.
- 1991 - Longest tennis match at the Australian Open, Boris Becker beats Italy's Omar Camporese in 5 hours and 11 minutes.
- 1991 - WLAF's New York Knights become New York-New Jersey Knights.
- 1992 - 43rd NHL All Star Game - Campbell-10, Wales-6 (Brett Hull, Most Valuable Player) at Philadelphia.
- 1993 - West Indies win the World Series Cup, beating Australia 2-0.
- 1995 - Kumble takes 16-99 in match for Karnataka versus Kerala.
- 1996 - Baseball owners unanimously approve interleague play in 1997.
- 1997 - 47th NHL All-Star Game: East beat West 11-7 at San Jose Arena.
- 1998 - 48th NHL All-Star Game: North America beats World 8-7 at Vancouver, BC, Canada.
- 1998 - ABL All-Star Game at Walt Disney World complex in Orlando, Florida (West beats East 102-73).
- 1998 - Boston Celtics retire Robert Parrish's number 00.
- 1998 - Kelly Robbins wins Healthsouth Golf Inaugural.
- 2002 - Scott Rolen signs the largest contract in team history, a $8.6 million, one-year deal with the Philadelphia Phillies.
- 2009 - The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens 23-14 in the AFC Championship game. The Arizona Cardinals defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 to claim the NFC crown.
Births of sports figures on January 18
- 1912 - Birth of René Gabriëls; Belgian billiard professional (7 World/9 European championships).
- 1916 - Birth of Alec Coxon; cricket player (England pace bowler in one Test, 2-90 and 1-82).
- 1925 - Birth of Roepie Kruize Dutch; field hockey player (Olympics-Bronze-1948/Silver-1952).
- 1950 - Birth of Gilles Villeneuve; Canadian auto racer.
- 1955 - Birth of Mable Fergerson in Los Angeles, California, USA; 4x400m runner (Olympics-silver-1972).
- 1961 - Birth of Mark D Messier in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; NHL Center (Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers).
- 1962 - Birth of David O'Connor; equestrian 3-day (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1964 - Birth of Brady Anderson in Silver Spring, Maryland, USA; outfielder (Baltimore Orioles).
- 1964 - Birth of Jenny Holliday; Australian softball pitcher (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1965 - Birth of Richard Dunwoody; British jockey.
- 1967 - Birth of Kim Perrot; WNBA guard (Houston Comets).
- 1967 - Birth of Peter Cox Jr in Bronxville, New York, USA; fencer-sabre (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Larry Webster; defensive tackle (Baltimore Ravens).
- 1969 - Birth of Marvin Pope; Canadian Football League defensive end (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1970 - Birth of Leo Araguz; NLF/WLAF punter (Oakland Raiders, Rhein Fire).
- 1971 - Birth of Andre Coleman; NFL wide receiver/kick returner (San Diego Chargers).
- 1971 - Birth of Greg Engel; NFL center (San Diego Chargers).
- 1972 - Birth of Dwayne Carswell; NFL tight end (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl XXXII).
- 1972 - Birth of Mike Lieberthal in Glendale, California, USA; catcher (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1972 - Birth of Ryan Kuehl; defensive tackle (Washington Redskins).
- 1972 - Birth of Steven Conley; linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1972 - Birth of Vinod Kambli; cricket player (prolific Indian batsman 1993-).
- 1973 - Birth of Edward Jasper; defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1973 - Birth of Junior Burrough; NBA forward (Boston Celtics).
- 1973 - Birth of Regilio Vreede; soccer player (Blue White, RKC).
- 1974 - Birth of Shane Burton; defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins).
- 1975 - Birth of Derek Smith; linebacker (Washington Redskins).
- 1976 - Birth of Laurence Courtois in Kortrijk, Belgium; tennis star (1995 finalist Jakarta).
- 1976 - Birth of Vincent Polvliet; soccer player (FC Utrecht).
- 1980 - Birth of Julius Peppers; American football player.
Deaths of sports figures on January 18
- 1963 - Johnnie Moyes, journalist/cricket player (South Australian batsman), dies.
- 1967 - Barney Ross, Welterweight Boxing Champ (1934), dies at age 57.
- 1967 - Reese "Goose" Tatum, basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at age 45.
- 1976 - Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes, Sparta), dies in crash.
- 1995 - Death of Ron Luciano, baseball umpire (born 1937).
- 2003 - Death of Edward Farhat (The Original Sheik), Iraqi American Professianl Wrestler (born 1924).
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