| 16/12/2022 | Legendary footballer Sinisa Mihajlovic dies at the age of 53 after a battle with leukemia. Mihajlovic will go down as a legendary figure in Italian football having played for Roma, Lazio, Sampdoria and Inter Milan - winning two Serie A titles and four Coppa Italias in the process. He also went on to add the UEFA Super Cup and UEFA Cup Winners' Cup to his collection in Italy. The 63-capped Yugoslavian international took the reins at numerous Italian clubs including Catania, Fiorentina, Sampdoria, AC Milan, Torino and two spells with Bologna. He also managed Sporting Lisbon and the Serbia national team. |
| 16/12/2010 | Suunto dive ambassador William Trubridge sets a new world record in freediving by diving to 101 meters (CNF i.e. unassisted) in 4 minutes and 8 seconds. The record was made in Dean's Blue Hole in the Bahamas. The new world record was set mere three days after he established an astounding new world record dive of one hectormeter (100 meters in 4:10.00) |
| 16/12/1998 | The Greek Softball Federation, founded on 14/09/1997, is recognized by the General Secretariat of Sports. The first national team will be constituted in March 2001 |
| 16/12/1996 | Milan striker George Weah is disqualified for 6 games after headbutting Jorge Costa of Porto |
| 16/12/1990 | Pete Sampras gives $200.000 to charity after winning the $2 million prize of the Compaq Grand Slam in Munich |
| 16/12/1982 | Collin Chapman, leading manager of the Lotus team, dies suddenly of heart failure at the age of 54. He began his career in Lotus by designing F2 models in 1954. Four years later he presented his first F1 model. Jim Clark won the 1963 championship driving a Lotus 25 designed by Chapman. Many illustrious pilots (Hill, Rindt, Peterson, Andretti, Mansell and Fittipaldi) were on his team. Unfortunately, a short while before he died, his name was mentioned in John De Lorraine scandal. He never got the chance to prove his innocence |
| 16/12/1981 | Panathinaikos FC inaugurates its training center in Peania, the first up-to-date training center in Greece and equal to those in Europe |
| 16/12/1972 | The Miami Dolphins become the first NFL team to finish undefeated in regular season after beating the Baltimore Colts 16-0 |
| 16/12/1967 | Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scores 68 points against Chicago (143-123) |
| 16/12/1964 | Antonis Kastrinos dies. He was an ex MP of the city of Drama and ex president of the local football team Doxa Dramas, and due to him, one of the most important teams of Greece at this period |
| 16/12/1899 | Milan AC founded |
