1892 : 1st public basketball game (Springfield, Mass)
1917 : 1st NHL championship game ever played, Toronto Arenas beats Montreal
1924 : NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweeps Ottawa Senators in 2 games
1928 : Netherlands & Belgium tie 1-1 (soccer match in Amsterdam)
1961 : Then NHL record 40 penalties, Black Hawks & Maple Leafs (20 each)
1979 : Randy Hold receives 67 min in penalties in a 60 min NHL hockey game
1980 : Rod Marsh bowls 10 overs for 51 runs in dull Aust v Pak cricket draw
1981 : Johnny Mize & Rube Foster elected to baseball Hall of Fame
1986 : Islander Mike Bossy, 1st NHLer to score 50 goals in 9 straight seasons
1987 : Wayne Gretzky scores 1,500th NHL point

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