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| 1771: Birth of cue tip inventor Francois Mingaud. 1771: Birth of cue tip inventor Francois Mingaud. Jan 4 all-day The inventor of the leather cue tip was Francois Mingaud, who was born on Jan. 4, 1771, in Le Cailar, France. He was an infantry officer in Napoleon Bonapartes’ army. | ||||||
| 2025: Jayson Shaw Runs 832 in Straight Pool 2025: Jayson Shaw Runs 832 in Straight Pool Jan 6 all-day  In an attempting to break his own world, straight pool record, Jayson Shaw on Jan. 6, 2026 ran 832 balls. This exceeded his own record of 714, which, in turn, broke John Schmidt’s record of[...] | ||||||
| 1953: Death of Straight Pool Inventor Jerome Keogh 1953: Death of Straight Pool Inventor Jerome Keogh Jan 12 all-day  Jerome Keogh, the man generally credited with inventing 14.1 Continuous, also known as straight pool, was born to Irish immigrants in Friendsville, Pa., on May 26,1872. Mr. Keogh eventually moved to Scranton where he established[...] | ||||||
| 1922: 480-ball Balkline Pool High Run by Jake Schaefer 1922: 480-ball Balkline Pool High Run by Jake Schaefer Jan 22 all-day Jake Schaefer Jr. runs 480 balls in an 18.2 balkline billiards exhibition against Welker Cochran at Chicago, on Jan. 22, 1922. | ||||||
| 1997: Death of Jack “Jersey Red” Breit 1997: Death of Jack “Jersey Red” Breit Jan 31 all-day  Jack “Jersey Red” Breit was the famed one-pocket player featured in R.A. Dyer’s 2003 book, Hustler Days. |
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