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What happened in history on this day: December 19?
On December 19 in ...
- 1887 - Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight bare knuckles 106 rounds to a draw.
- 1891 - Canadian Rugby Union forms.
- 1894 - Cricket day five 1T Australia versus England; England 437 all out, Australia need 177 are 2-113.
- 1913 - Jack Johnson fights Jim Johnson to a draw in 10 for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1917 - First NHL game played on artificial ice (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
- 1917 - Québec Bulldogs play their first professional hockey game.
- 1920 - First US indoor curling rink opens (Brookline, Massachusetts).
- 1924 - Test Cricket debut of Bill Ponsford, who scores 110 in first innings.
- 1931 - Donald Bradman scores 112 Australia versus South Africa at cricket Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1948 - Cleveland Browns beat Buffalo Bills 49-7 in AAFC championship game.
- 1948 - Philadelphia Eagles shutout Chicago Cardinals 7-0 in NFL championship game.
- 1959 - First Liberty Bowl game-Pennsylvania State beats Alabama 7-0.
- 1974 - Dave Kryskow scores Washington Capitals' first NHL shorthanded goal.
- 1976 - Jo Ann Washam/Chi Chi Rodriguez win Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Championship.
- 1976 - John Lever takes 7-46 in first Test Cricket innings, versus India Delhi.
- 1976 - Piper Cherokee plane crashes into Baltimore Memorial Stadium upper stands, injuring the pilot and three others, 10 minutes after Baltimore Colts lose 40-14 to Pittsburgh Steelers; no one seriously hurt.
- 1983 - The original FIFA World Cup trophy, the Jules Rimet Trophy, is stolen from the headquarters of the Brazilian Football Confederation in Rio de Janeiro.
- 1984 - Scotty Bowman becomes NHL's all time winningest coach.
- 1984 - Wayne Gretzky, 23, is 18th and youngest NHL player to score 1,000 points.
- 1986 - Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Detroit Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency.
- 1986 - Michael Sergio, who parachuted into Shea Stadium during game six of the World Series, sentenced to 100 hours of community service and fined $500.
- 1987 - Boston Bruins' Ken Linseman and Saint Louis Blues' Doug Gilmore score goals, two seconds apart.
- 1988 - Oklahoma's College football team gets three year probation.
Births of sports figures on December 19
- 1879 - Birth of Beals C Wright; tennis champion (US Open-1905).
- 1916 - Birth of Mervyn Wallace; cricket player (13 Tests for New Zealand, latterly as captain).
- 1920 - Birth of Ragnild Hveger in Denmark; 400 metre swimmer (Olympics-silver-1936).
- 1926 - Birth of Bobby Layne; NFL quarterback (Detroit Lions).
- 1934 - Birth of Al Kaline in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Hall of Fame outfielder (Detroit Tigers/American League batting champion 1955).
- 1949 - Birth of Claudia A Kolb; American 200 metre breast stroke swimmer (Olympics-silver-1964).
- 1953 - Birth of Peter McEwan; cricket player (New Zealand batsman early 1980s).
- 1955 - Birth of Susil Fernando; cricket player (5 Tests for Sri Lanka 1983).
- 1957 - Birth of Kevin McHale; NBA forward (Boston Celtics).
- 1958 - Birth of Iqbal Sikander; cricket player (Pakistan leg-spinner 1992 World Cup).
- 1958 - Birth of Rick Pearson in Marianna, Florida, USA; Nike golfer (1990 Yuma Open).
- 1959 - Birth of Edward Metgod; Dutch soccer goalie (Haarlem, Sparta).
- 1959 - Birth of Kathryn "Furu" Carpenter in Marshall, Michigan, USA; fencer-epee (Olympics-1996).
- 1961 - Birth of Reggie White; NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31) (dies 2004).
- 1962 - Birth of Charith Senanayake; cricket player (played for Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 1991).
- 1963 - Birth of Chris Greatrex; LPGA golfer (1995 Fielcrest Cannon Classic-71st).
- 1963 - Birth of Karen Bliss-Livingston in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, USA; cyclist (Olympics-1996).
- 1964 - Birth of Arvydas Sabonis; NBA center (Portland Trail Blazers).
- 1964 - Birth of Lorie Kane in Prince Edward Island, Canada; LPGA golfer (du Maurier Ltd-1994, 1995).
- 1964 - Birth of Mike Fetters in Van Nuys, California, USA; pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers).
- 1964 - Birth of Randall McDaniel; NFL guard (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1966 - Birth of Alberto "La Bomba" Tomba; Italian skier (Olympics-gold-1988, 1992).
- 1966 - Birth of Courtney Griffin; Canadian Football League defensive back (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1966 - Birth of Eric Weinrich in Roanoke, Virginia, USA; NHL defenseman (Chicago Blackhawks).
- 1966 - Birth of Monique Oliver in Malibu, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-4th-1994).
- 1966 - Birth of Rajesh Chauhan; cricket player (Indian off-spinner since 1993).
- 1966 - Birth of Roberto Beam; soccer player (Vitesse/MVV).
- 1967 - Birth of Doug Johns in South Bend, Indiana, USA; pitcher (Oakland Athletics).
- 1968 - Birth of Jennifer Devine in Portland, Oregon, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Michael Bates; NFL wide receiver (Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers).
- 1969 - Birth of Mike Alexander; WLAF corner (Rhein Fire).
- 1969 - Birth of Nayan Mongia; cricket player (Indian Test batsman-wicketkeeper 1994-).
- 1969 - Birth of Santana Dotson; NFL defensive tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1969 - Birth of Scott Pearson in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres).
- 1969 - Birth of Tom Gugliotta; NBA forward (Minnesota Timberwolves).
- 1970 - Birth of Jon Cleveland in Fresno, California, USA; Canadian 100 metre/200 metre swimmer (Olympics-bronze-1992, 1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Robert Lang in Teplice, Czechoslovakia; NHL forward (Team Czechoslovakia Representative, Los Angeles Kings).
- 1970 - Birth of Wendy Miles in Australia; golfer (1993 T77 Alpine Australian Ladies Masters).
- 1971 - Birth of Jennifer Dore in Kearny, New Jersey, USA; rower (Olympics-4th-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Mike Groh; WLAF quarterback (Rhein Fire).
- 1972 - Birth of Warren Sapp; NFL defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1972 - Birth of Waverly Jackson; NFL defensive line (Carolina Panthers).
- 1973 - Birth of Kebu Stewart; NBA forward (Philadelphia 76ers).
- 1974 - Birth of Bryant Westbrook; cornerback (Detroit Lions).
- 1974 - Birth of Jake Plummer; quarterback (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1974 - Birth of Ricky Ponting; cricket player (prodigious Tasmania batsman, Australia 1995).
- 1975 - Birth of Kristin Folkl in Saint Louis, Missouri; volleyball outside hitter (alternate-Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on December 19
- 1930 - Johnny Douglas, cricket player (soccer int, boxing gold medal), drowns.
- 1952 - Harry Makepeace, cricket player (cricket and soccer international for England), dies.
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