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What happened in history on this day: December 29?
On December 29 in ...
- 1862 - Bowling ball invented.
- 1906 - Montréal Wanderers beat New Glasgow (Nova Scotia) for Stanley Cup (second of 1906).
- 1926 - Victoria (1107) beat New South Wales (221 and 230) in cricket by an innings 656 runs.
- 1931 - Victoria scores 7 for 435 in second innings to beat New South Wales.
- 1933 - New York Yankees refuse to release Babe Ruth so he can manage the Cincinnati Reds.
- 1934 - First collegiate basketball doubleheader (Madison Square Garden).
- 1937 - Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA to become wrestling champion.
- 1940 - NFL Pro Bowl: Chicago Bears beats NFL All-Stars 28-14.
- 1957 - Detroit Lions beat Cleveland Browns 50-14 in NFL championship game.
- 1957 - Tom Richmond, cricket player (Notts leg-spinner took 2-86 in England Test), dies.
- 1958 - Baltimore Colts beat New York Giants 23-17 in NFL championship game.
- 1962 - Doug Walters makes first-class debut for New South Wales 17 years 8 days.
- 1963 - 52nd Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (3-2).
- 1965 - CBS purchases NFL TV rights for 1966-68 at US$18.8 million per year.
- 1968 - Baltimore Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game.
- 1968 - New York Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23 in AFL championship game.
- 1969 - New York Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball and challenge the reserve clause.
- 1972 - Test Cricket debut of Jeff Thomson and Max Walker versus Pakistan at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1978 - Test Cricket debut of Allan Robert Border, versus England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1979 - Red Army beats New York Islanders 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum.
- 1982 - Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant ends his career with Alabama (323 wins).
- 1983 - Gavaskar makes the highest Test Cricket score by an Indian, 236 versus West Indies.
- 1983 - Graeme Yallop completes 268 versus Pakistan at cricket Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1984 - Saint Louis Blues take 27 shots against New York Islanders in one period.
- 1988 - Soviet Red Army hockey team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum.
- 1989 - Wayne Gretzky and Martina Navratilova are named athletes of the decade by the Associated Press.
- 1994 - Shane Warne takes a hat-trick versus England at cricket Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1997 - Carquest Bowl 8: Georgia Tech beats West Virginia, 35-30.
- 2002 - In Cincinnati, Ohio, the Cinergy Field stadium is demolished.
- 2005 - Agreeing to a US$60 million, five-year contract, Kevin Millwood joins the Texas Rangers American baseball team.
- 2007 - After defeating the New York Giants 38-35, the New England Patriots become the second team in NFL history to finish the regular season undefeated.
Births of sports figures on December 29
- 1869 - Birth of Bill Howell; cricket player (Australian bowler at turn of century).
- 1927 - Birth of Jim Simpson in Washington DC, USA; sportscaster (Monday Night Baseball).
- 1936 - Birth of Ray Nitschke; NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers).
- 1944 - Birth of Rodney Redmond; New Zealand cricket player (opener scored century in Test versus Pakistan 1973).
- 1946 - Birth of Laffit Pincay Jr; jockey (Kentucky Derby 1984, Belmont Stakes 1982-84, Swale).
- 1949 - Birth of Syed Kirmani; cricket player (Indian keeper after Engineer).
- 1952 - Birth of Nikolai Andrianov in the USSR; gymnast (Olympics-gold-1972, 1976, 1980).
- 1953 - Birth of Kate Schmidt in the USA; javelin thrower (Olympics-bronze-1972).
- 1954 - Birth of Glenn Myernick in Trenton, New Jersey, USA; soccer coach (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1958 - Birth of Curt Allen Byrum in Onida, South Dakota, USA; PGA golfer (1989 Hardee's Golf Classic).
- 1960 - Birth of Dave Gilbert; cricket player (Aussie pace bowler in 9 Tests 1985-86).
- 1960 - Birth of David Boon; cricket player (short backward square from Tasmania).
- 1962 - Birth of Devon White in Kingston, Jamaica; outfielder (Florida Marlins).
- 1964 - Birth of Craig Grebeck in Cerritos, California, USA; infielder (Florida Marlins).
- 1965 - Birth of David Delfino; hockey goaltender (Team Italy 1998).
- 1966 - Birth of Bruce Bulina in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (1990 Alberta Open).
- 1966 - Birth of Drew Hartt in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (1995 Desert Tour).
- 1967 - Birth of Henry Jones; NFL safety (Buffalo Bills).
- 1967 - Birth of Kevin Toth in Cleveland, Ohio, USA; shot putter.
- 1967 - Birth of Tony Tolbert; NFL defensive end (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1968 - Birth of Darren Perry; NFL free safety (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1968 - Birth of James Mouton in Denver, Colorado, USA; outfielder (Houston Astros).
- 1971 - Birth of Jay Fiedler; NFL quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1971 - Birth of Margot Thien in San Diego, California, USA; synchronized swimmer (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Mark Montreuil; NFL cornerback (San Diego Chargers).
- 1971 - Birth of Toby Mills; WLAF corner (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1972 - Birth of Malcolm Seabron; NFL wide receiver (Houston Oilers).
- 1972 - Birth of Randy Neal; NFL linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1973 - Birth of Tomas Perez in Barquisimeto, Venezuela; infielder (Toronto Blue Jays).
- 1974 - Birth of Brad Hodge; cricket player (promising Victorian middle-order batsman).
- 1974 - Birth of James Darling; linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1974 - Birth of Tom Knight; cornerback (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1988 - Birth of Ágnes Szávay; Hungarian tennis player.
Deaths of sports figures on December 29
- 1976 - Ivo van Damme, Belgian 800/1500 metre sprinter (Olympics-silver-1976), dies at age 22.
- 1997 - (Hanlon) Pat Clarke, cyclist, dies at age 82.
- 2007 - Death of Phil O'Donnell, Scottish football player (born 1972).
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