Events in Sport
- 1817 Karl Drais von Sauerbronn demonstrates bicycle course
US Golf Open
1930 US Open Men's Golf, Interlachen CC: Defending champion Bobby Jones wins record-tying 4th US Open title by 2 strokes from Macdonald Smith; third consecutive major title
Bobby Jones
Event of Interest
1930 Bradman out for 334 in test cricket at Headingley for Australia, 383 mins, 46 fours
Donald Bradman
- 1931 45,715 fans in 35,000 seat Sportsman Park St Louis, help cause many ground ruled doubles, 11 in 1st game & 21 in 2nd game for 32
- 1932 Hedley Verity establishes a first-class cricket record by taking all ten wickets for only ten runs against Nottinghamshire on a pitch affected by a storm
- 1934 Willy de Supervise swims world record 400m (5:16.0)
- 1945 Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games
- 1946 Vance Dinges hits only Phillie pinch hit inside-the-park HR
- 1949 16th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 11-7 at Ebbets Field, Brooklyn
- 1949 Baseball owners agree to erect warning paths before each fence
- 1949 LA Rams sign Norm Van Brocklin
- 1950 ILTF re-admit Germany and Japan in Davis Cup, Poland & Hungary withdraws
- 1951 NY Yankees Allie Reynolds no-hits Cleveland Indians, 8-0
- 1954 Major League Baseball Players Association founded
- 1955 22nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-5 in 12 at County Stad, Milw
- 1959 NBC uses cameras to show catchers signals during Yankee-Red Sox game
US Women's Golf Open
1964 US Open Women's Golf, San Diego CC: Mickey Wright wins her 4th Open in a playoff with Ruth Jessen
Mickey Wright
- 1966 37th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 2-1 in 10 at Busch Stad, St Louis
- 1966 All star MVP: Brooks Robinson (Baltimore Orioles)
- 1969 British Open Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: Tony Jacklin wins the first of his 2 major titles, 2 strokes ahead of Bob Charles of New Zealand; first Briton to win The Open since 1951
British Golf Open
1970 British Open Golf, St Andrews: Jack Nicklaus beats Doug Sanders by 1 stroke in event's first 18-hole playoff to win the 2nd of his 3 Open Championships
Jack Nicklaus
British Golf Open
1975 British Open Golf, Carnoustie: American Tom Watson wins 18-hole playoff by 1 stroke over Jack Newton of Australia; first of 8 major titles; first of 5 Open Championships
Tom Watson
Down With Disco!
1979 "Disco Demolition Night" at Comiskey Park: fans go wild destroying disco records and cause the White Sox to forfeit second game of a doubleheader to the Detroit Tigers
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Event of Interest
1981 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Arnold Palmer comfortably wins 18-hole playoff against Billy Casper and Bob Stone
Arnold Palmer
- 1987 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Islesmere GC: Jody Rosenthal wins by 2 from Ayako Okamoto of Japan
US Senior Golf Open
1987 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Brooklawn CC: South African Gary Player wins by a record 6 strokes ahead of Doug Sanders
Gary Player
- 1987 Phillies Kent Tekulve pitches his 900th game in relief
- 1988 59th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 2-1 at Riverfront Stadium, Cin
- 1988 All star MVP: Terry Steinbach (Oakland A's)
- 1988 Margo Adams alleges Red Sox Wade Bogg's had an affair with her
- 1989 NY Yankee pitching great Ron Guidry retires (170-91 .651, 3.29 ERA)
- 1990 Chicago White Sox Melido Perez no-hits Yankees 8-0 in a rain shortened 6 inning game at Yankee Stadium (7th no-hitter of 1990)
- 1992 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Saucon Valley CC: Larry Laoretti wins by 4 strokes ahead of Jim Colbert for his lone professional victory
- 1994 65th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-8 at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh
- 1994 All star MVP: Fred McGriff (Atlanta Braves)
Event of Interest
1996 Kirby Puckett retires from Minnesota Twins
Kirby Puckett
Contract of Interest
1996 Michael Jordan signs a NBA contract for 1 year for $25 million
Michael Jordan
- 1997 Cubs play in their 5,000th consecutive game without being no-hit
- 1997 Pirates Francisco Cordova & Ricardo Rincon no-hit Astros 3-0 in 10 inn
- 1998 FIFA World Cup Final, Stade de France, Saint-Denis: Zinadine Zidane scores twice as France wins first World Cup beating Brazil, 3-0
- 1998 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Gil Morgan wins his 3rd Champions Tour major title by 3 strokes from Hale Irwin
- 2005 76th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 7-5 at Comerica Park, Detroit
- 2009 US Open Women's Golf, Saucon Valley CC: Eun-Hee Ji of South Korea wins her lone major title, 1 stroke ahead of American runner-up Candie Kung
- 2011 82nd All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-1 at Chase Field, Phoenix
Tennis Open
2015 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković successfully defends his title for 3rd Wimbledon crown; beats Roger Federer 7-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3
Novak Đoković
Roger Federer
- 2015 US Open Women's Golf, Lancaster CC: Chun In-gee of South Korea wins her first major title by 1 stroke from compatriot Amy Yang
Birthdays in Sport
- 1908 Paul Runyan, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1934, 38), born in Hot Springs, Arkansas (d. 2002)
- 1919 Vera Ralston [Věra Helena Hrubá], Czech figure skater and actress (Dakota, Accused of Murder), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (d. 2003)
- 1921 Bob Fillion, French Canadian ice hockey player, born in Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada (d. 2015)
- 1932 Otis Crandall Davis, American 400m/4X400m relayer (Olympic gold 1960), born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- 1935 Chris Burger, South African cricketer (South African batsman v Australia 1957-58), born in Randfontein, South Africa (d. 2014)
- 1938 Mickey Stratton, Meriden Ct, softball catcher (Hall of Fame 1969)
- 1938 Ron Fairly, American baseball player, born in Macon, Georgia
- 1938 Wieger Mensonides, Dutch swimmer, born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1942 Billy Smith, Australian rugby league footballer, born in Fremantle, Western Australia
- 1943 Bruce Taylor, New Zealand cricketer (big-hitting NZ all-rounder 1965-73), born in Timaru, New Zealand
- 1943 Paul Silas, American basketball player and coach (Boston Celtic, Seattle SuperSonic), born in Prescott, Arkansas
- 1945 Dimitar Penev, Bulgarian soccer player and union coach (Lokomotiv/CSKA), born in Mirovyane, Bulgaria
- 1946 Graham Roope, Englishcricketer (England batsman in 21 Tests 1972-78), born in Fareham, Hampshire, England (d. 2006)
- 1947 Pollamani Krishnamurthy, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour)
- 1949 Rick Hendrick, American NASCAR team owner and car dealer, born in Palmer Springs, Virginia
- 1954 Wolfgang Dremmler, German footballer, born in Salzgitter, Germany
- 1956 Mario Soto, Dominican baseball player
- 1959 Judi Adams, archer (Olympics 1980, 96), born in Phoenix, Arizona
- 1961 Bruce Braman, Greene NY, American canoeist (alt-Olympics 1996)
- 1962 Stein Jorgesen, sprint kayaker (Olympics 1996), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1962 Julio César Chávez, Mexican boxer (3-weight division world champion), born in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico
- 1962 Dean Wilkins, English football manager
- 1963 Norman Alvis, Fair Oaks California, cyclist (Olympics 1996)
- 1963 Thierry Tulasne, French tennis star
- 1965 Michael Stewart, NFL safety (Miami Dolphins)
- 1965 Russ Bertram, diver (Olympics 1996), born in Indianapolis, Indiana
- 1965 Sanjay Manjrekar, cricketer (son of Vijay Indian middle-order batsman)
- 1966 Annabel Croft, English tennis player, broadcaster (Eurosport, Sky Sport, BBC), born in Farnborough, Kent
- 1966 Peter Shorts, CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- 1967 Bruny Surin, Cap Haitien Haiti, Canadian 4X100m sprinter (Olympic gold 1996)
- 1968 Catherine Plewinski, French swimmer
- 1969 Alan Mullally, cricketer (England left-arm pace bowler 1996)
- 1969 Sabine Hack, Ulm Germany, tennis star (1995 Jakarta)
- 1970 Chad Brown, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- 1970 Jerry Ostroski, NFL guard (Buffalo Bills)
- 1970 Marsha Guialdo, San Juan Trinidad, 100m hurdler
- 1971 Robert Allenby, Australian golfer (4 PGA Tour titles), born in Melbourne, Victoria
- 1971 Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi, Hayward California, figure skater (Olympic-Gold-92)
- 1972 Colin Quiney, CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- 1972 Travis Best, American basketball player (1995-2002 Indiana Pacers), born in Springfield, Massachusetts
- 1973 Christian Vieri, Italian footballer
- 1974 Stelios Giannakopoulos, Greek footballer
- 1977 Neil Harris, English footballer
- 1979 Nikos Barlos, Greek basketball player
- 1980 Tina Tharp, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1982 Antonio Cassano, Italian footballer
- 1983 Megumi Kawamura, Japanese volleyballer
- 1983 Munaf Patel, Indian cricketer
- 1984 Michael McGovern, Northern Irish footballer
- 1986 JP Pietersen, South African rugby union footballer
- 1988 Inbee Park, South Korean golfer (7 major titles; US Open 2008, 13), born in Seoul, South Korea
- 1991 James Rodríguez, Colombian footballer (Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Colombia national team), born in Cúcuta, Colombia
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1937 Explorer Jacques Cousteau (27) weds scuba diver Simone Melchior (18) at Saint-Louis-des-Invalides in Paris
Jacques Cousteau
Wedding of Interest
1963 NFL coach Jimmy Johnson (19) weds Linda Kay Cooper
Jimmy Johnson
Deaths in Sport
Alexander Cartwright
1892 Alexander Cartwright, American sportsman (recognized as inventor of modern baseball), dies at 72
Alexander Cartwright
- 1964 William Solomon, South African cricketer (Test 1898-99), dies
- 1990 João Saldanha, Brazilian journalist and football manager, dies at 73
- 1994 Henk Terlingen, radio/TV-host (Sport in Image), dies at 52
- 1996 Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Pakistan's 1st five Tests 1952-53), dies
- 2007 Forbes Johnston, Scottish footballer (Falkirk), dies at 35
- 2008 Bobby Murcer, American baseball outfielder (5-time MLB All Star), dies of brain cancer at 62
- 2017 Chuck Blazer [Charles Gordon Blazer], American soccer administrator, dies from colorectal cancer at 72
- 2018 Len Chappell, American NBA forward (All Star 1964), dies of stroke & pneumonia at 77
July in History
![Spiderman! Web Feat Inspires Woebegone Warrior]()
Spiderman! Web Feat Inspires Woebegone Warrior
Battle-weary, defeated and dejected, it took a spider to convince Robert the Bruce, born on this day, that his cause was not lost.
July 11, 1274![Killing Spree of Lady Death]()
Killing Spree of Lady Death
Soviet sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko is the most successful female sniper in history, having killed 309 German soldiers during the Second World War.
July 12, 1930![Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close']()
Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close'
Frank Sinatra cut his first disc on this day. It was a flop. But he would go on to be hailed as the “Voice of the Century”.
July 13, 1939![Emmeline Pankhurst: Trailblazer for Women's Right To Vote]()
Emmeline Pankhurst: Trailblazer for Women's Right To Vote
The founder of the Suffragette movement in Britain was born on this day. Sadly, Emmeline Pankhurst would not live to see equal voting rights for all women.
July 15, 1858
