On This Day in Sport
Events in Sport
- 1901 US Open Men's Golf, Myopia Hunt GC: Willie Anderson of Scotland wins first of his 4 Open titles by 1 stroke in an 18-hole playoff with Alex Smith
- 1911 25th U.S. Women's National Championship: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Florence Sutton (8-10, 6-1, 9-7)
- 1927 US Open Men's Golf, Oakmont CC: American-based Scotsman Tommy Armour defeats Harry Cooper by 3 strokes in an 18-hole playoff to win the first of his 3 major titles
- 1930 Bradman scores 131 in 1st Test cricket match at Trent Bridge
- 1930 Chuck Klein sets Phillies hitting streak at 26 straight games
- 1939 44th Men's French Championships: Don McNeill beats Bobby Riggs (7-5, 6-0, 6-3)
- 1939 44th Women's French Championships: Simonne Mathieu beats Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (6-3, 8-6)
- 1943 Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs
Birthdays in Sport
Tommy Burns
(1881 - 1955)
Tony Roche
74th Birthday
Venus Williams
38th Birthday
Deaths in Sport
- 1906 Harry Nelson Pillsbury, American chess player, dies at 33
- 1938 H V "Ranji" Hordern, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia 1910-12, dies
- 1939 Allen Sothoron, American baseball player, dies at 46
- 1950 Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), dies
Weddings in Sport
- 1924 Golfer Bobby Jones (22) weds high school sweetheart Mary Rice Malone (22) in Atlanta, Georgia
- 2008 Ice hockey player star Martin Brodeur (36) weds Genevieve Nault at the Bavaro Princess Resort in the Dominican Republic