On this day in 2012, bitter rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur played out a one-sided North London derby which the former won 5-2.
On this day in 1997, Michael Schumacher was disqualified from the F1 world championship for his actions in the season-ending European GP.
Jose Mourinho, as manager of Manchester United, saw his side humbled in a relatively tame Manchester derby on this day in 2018.
Kim Clijsters beat Amelie Mauresmo in the finals of the year-ending WTA Tour Championships, helping her notch up a unique first.
The 2019 Mexican GP was won by Lewis Hamilton, but the Mercedes driver needed plenty of good strategy to register a win at Mexico City.
Lewis Hamilton won the first of seven world championships on this day in 2008 in a race so dramatic it's hard to believe even today.
Venus Williams has had a stellar tennis career till this point, and her journey to superstardom began on this day in 1994.
Ayrton Senna won the 1988 Japanese Grand Prix to win his first of three world driver's championships in Formula 1 on this day 33 years ago.
Manchester United 1-6 Tottenham Hotspur remains one of the other times that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer almost ran out of steam at Old Trafford.
The 1986 Formula 1 season went down to the final day with Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell and Alain Prost all vying for the world championship.