Events in Sport
Boxing Title Fight
1904 James J. Jeffries TKOs Jack Munroe in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
James J. Jeffries
- 1910 30th U.S. Men's National Championship: William Larned beats Tom Bundy (6-1, 5-7, 6-0, 6-8, 6-1)
- 1917 37th U.S. Men's National Championship: Robert Lindley Murray beats Nathaniel W. Niles (5-7, 8-6, 6-3, 6-3)
- 1920 1st US woman to win in Olympics (Ethelda Bleibtrey)
- 1921 Yankee pitcher Harry Harper hits 3 batters in an inning tying record
- 1922 Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in highest scoring major-league game
Event of Interest
1924 Wash Senator Walter Johnson 2nd no-hitter beats Browns, 2-0 in 7 inn
Walter Johnson
Donald Bradman
Boxing Title Fight
1950 Sugar Ray Robinson KOs Jose Basora to win middleweight boxing title
Sugar Ray Robinson
Event of Interest
1968 Arthur Ashe becomes 1st African American to win the US singles championship
Arthur Ashe
Hall of Fame
1977 Canadian NHL player Tim Horton posthumously inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame
Tim Horton
- 1978 MLB baseball umpires stage a 1 day strike
- 1979 California Angels trounce Toronto Blue Jays, 24-2
- 1980 Rangers pitcher Ferguson Jenkins arrested for possession of drugs
- 1983 Triple A baseball's Louisville Redbirds breaks 1 million fan mark
- 1985 Met Dwight Gooden becomes youngest pitcher to win 20 games (20y 9m 9d)
Baseball Record
1986 A's Mark McGwire hits his 1st major league home run
Mark McGwire
Golf Tournament
1996 96th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods
Golf Tournament
1996 Laura Davies wins Star Bank LPGA Golf Classic
Laura Davies
- 2004 Greek athlete Fani Chalkia comes out of retirement to compete in her home Olympics in Athens; wins 400m hurdles gold medal in 52.82
- 2004 Gal Fridman becomes Israel's first Olympic gold medallist when he wins the men's Mistral One Design windsurfing event at the Athens Games
- 2004 Olga Kuzenkova of Russia throws an Olympic record 75.02m to edge the field and win the women's hammer throw gold medal at the Athens Games
- 2004 Cuba beats Australia 6-2 to win the baseball gold medal at the Athens Olympics; Japan takes bronze; US did not qualify
- 2004 Emanuel Rego & Ricardo Santos win Brazil's first gold medal in men's beach volleyball with a 21–16, 21–15 victory over Spanish pair Javier Bosma & Pablo Herrera
Birthdays in Sport
- 1868 Nikolaos Levidis, Greek shooter, born in Corfu Island, Greece (d. 1942)
- 1898 Arthur Wood, English cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), born in Bradford, Yorkshire (d. 1973)
- 1903 Arpad Elo, American chess writer and creator of the Elo rating system for two-player games such as chess, born in Egyházaskesző, Hungary (d. 1992)
- 1906 Jim Smith[Cedric Ivan James Smith], English cricketer, born in Corsham, Wiltshire, England (d. 1979)
- 1910 Pierre Musy, Swiss 4-man bobsled (Olympic gold 1936), born in Albeuve, Switzerland (d. 1990)
- 1927 Althea Gibson, American golfer and 1st African American tennis champion in a major event, born in Clarendon Country, South Carolina (d. 2003)
- 1928 Darrell Johnson, American baseball player, born in Horace, Nebraska (d. 2004)
- 1934 Eddie Ilarde, Filipino disk jockey, television host and Senator, born in Iriga, Philippines
- 1935 Lones Wigger, American competitive rifle shooter (Olympic gold/silver-1964, 72), born in Great Falls, Montana (d. 2017)
- 1942 Margaret L. Thompson Murdock, American army and first woman to win medal for small bore rifle (Olympic silver 1976), born in Topeka, Kansas
- 1946 Rollie Fingers, American baseball relief pitcher (Oakland Athletics, AL MVP, Cy Young Award 1981), born in Steubenville, Ohio
- 1946 Charlie Sanders, American football player (Detroit Lions), born in Richlands, North Carolina (d. 2015)
- 1952 Duleep Mendis, Sri Lankan cricketer (big-hitting Sri Lankan batsman of 80's), born in Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
- 1954 Gilbert "Gibus" Duclos-Lassalle, French cyclist
- 1956 Henri Toivonen, Finnish rally driver, born in Jyväskylä, Finland (d. 1986)
- 1957 Sikander Bakht,Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani change bowler late 70's), born in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
- 1962 Ron Heller, American football coach and former NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins), born in East Meadow, New York
- 1962 Shahid Mahboob, Pakistani cricketer (batted in one Test for Pakistan 1989), born in Karachi, Pakistan
- 1964 Vassilios Kotronias, Greek chess grandmaster, born in Athens, Greece
- 1965 Cornelius Bennett, American NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Bills), born in Birmingham, Alabama
- 1965 Kathleen Horvath, tennis player (French Open Jr 1980), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1965 Nate Odomes, NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1965 Sanjeev Sharma, cricketer (Indian pace bowler 1988-89)
- 1966 Albert Belle, outfielder (Indians, White Sox), born in Shreveport, Louisiana
- 1968 Dave Thomas, NFL cornerback (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1969 Catriona Matthew, golfer (1995 British Open-12th), born in Edinburgh, Scotland
- 1969 Elly Hakami, tennis star, born in San Francisco, California
- 1969 Mike Gisler, corner (New England Patriots)
- 1969 Mike Jones, NFL defensive end (NE Patriots)
- 1969 Vivek Razdan, cricket pace bowler (Indian Test 1989-90)
- 1970 Debbie Graham, tennis star (1993 Taranto doubles), born in Walnut Creek, California
- 1970 Doug Glanville, outfielder (Chicago Cubs), born in Hackensack, New York
- 1970 Katherine "Katie" Scanlon, rower (Olympics 1996), born in Fairfield, Connecticut
- 1970 Robert Horry, NBA forward (LA Lakers, Houston Rockets)
- 1970 Ronald Waterreus, soccer player (Roda JC, PSV)
- 1971 Makoto Kawahira, hockey forward (Team Japan 1998)
- 1971 Michael Chack, Toms River NJ, figure skater (1997 Pac Coast Sr champ)
- 1972 Bryan Stoltenberg, corner (NY Giants)
- 1972 Marlo Perry, NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills)
- 1972 Marvin Harrison, wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
- 1972 Tony Dumas, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks)
- 1974 Chris Mantilla, diver (Olympics 1996), born in West Palm Beach, Florida
- 1974 Darren Benson, NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1974 Mike Jenkins, wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals)
- 1975 Molly Tuter, WNBA guard (Phoenix Mercury)
- 1975 Petria Thomas, Lismore NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympic silver 1996)
- 1976 Philippe Comtois, Canadian 3m springboard diver (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1976 Sam Mackinnon, Australian basketball forward (Olympics 1996), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1977 Diego Corrales, American boxer (d. 2007)
- 1979 Marlon Harewood, English footballer
- 1980 Neal Musser, American baseball player
- 1983 James Rossiter, British racing driver
- 1987 James Wesolowski, Australian footballer
- 1987 Justin Upton, American baseball player
- 1988 Angela Park, Brazilian-American golfer
Weddings in Sport
- 2007 Dallas Stars hockey player Mike Modano (37) weds "Dancing with the Stars" season 3 alumna Willa Ford (26) in Athens, Texas
Deaths in Sport
- 1929 Frederick Burton, Australian cricketer (Australian wicketkeeper 1886-87), dies at 63
- 1939 Babe Siebert, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1904)
- 1965 Moonlight Graham, American baseball player
- 1968 Stan McCabe, Australian cricket batsman (39 Tests, batting av. 48.21, top score 232), dies of a fractured skull at 58
- 1976 Perc Hornibrook, Australian cricketer (6 Tests 1928-30, 17 wickets), dies at 77
- 1984 Waite Hoyte, knuckleball pitcher, dies at 84
- 1984 Viktor Chukarin, Soviet gymnast (Olympic gold 1952, 56), dies at 62
- 1995 John Brunner, Britsih sci-fi author (100th Millennium), dies at 60
- 2001 Carl Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1938)
- 2001 Ken Tyrrell, English race driver and founder of Tyrrell Racing, dies at 77
- 2007 Ray Jones, English footballer (b. 1988)
- 2008 Kevin Duckworth, American basketball player (b. 1964)
- 2013 Gilmar, Brazilian football player, dies from complications from a heart attack at 83
- 2015 Ian Smith, South African cricket leg-spinner (1947-58) who averaged 64.08, dies at 90