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1869 - Canada's Hamilton Foot Ball Club plays its first game.

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1894 - Cricket day four 1T Australia versus England England following on 4-268, 7 in front.

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1905 - H V Hordern takes 8-81 in second innings of F-C debut (New South Wales versus Queensland).

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1930 - Donald Bradman scores 258 New South Wales versus South Australia, 289 minutes, 37 fours.

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1932 - The Chicago Bears defeat the Portsmouth Spartans 9-0 in the first ever NFL Championship Game.

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1935 - Donald Bradman scores 117 in his first Shield cricket match for South Australia.

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1936 - Queensland cricket all out for 49 versus Victoria, Leslie Fleetwood-Smith 7-17.

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1949 - Philadelphia Eagles beat Los Angeles Rams 14-0 in NFL championship game.

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1952 - Ellis W Ryan resigns as Cleveland Indians president.

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1956 - Phil Rizzuto signs as New York Yankees radio-TV announcer.

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