Events in Sport
- 1845 NY Yacht Club holds its 1st regatta
- 1883 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw wins third straight Wimbledon title; beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
- 1888 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: 3-time runner-up Ernest Renshaw wins his lone major title; beats defending champion Herbert Lawford 6-3, 7-5, 6-0
- 1895 Archie MacLaren completes cricket 424 for Lancs v Somerset at Taunton
- 1902 John McGraw named manager of NY Giants
- 1902 Test Cricket debut of K S Ranjitsinhji v Australia, at Old Trafford
- 1920 15th Davis Cup: USA beats Australasia in Auckland (5-0)
- 1924 NY Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit HRs in 6 cons games
Donald Bradman
Event of Interest
1941 Joe DiMaggio goes 3 for 4, hitting in his 56th straight game
Joe DiMaggio
Event of Interest
1948 Eddie Sawyer replaces Ben Chapman in Philadelphia, NY Giants Leo Durocher replaces Mel Ott & Burt Shotton replaces Durocher as Dodger manager
Leo Durocher
- 1950 FIFA World Cup Final, Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Alcides Ghiggia scores a 79th minute winner as Uruguay beats Brazil, 2-1
Historic Publication
1951 Novel "Catcher in Rye" by J. D. Salinger published by Little Brown and Company
J. D. Salinger
- 1955 Juan Manuel Fangio of Argentina clinches his third Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by finishing 2nd to fellow Mercedes driver Sterling Moss in the British Grand Prix at Aintree
- 1956 Detroit Tigers & Briggs Stadium sold for then record $5.5 million
- 1960 205,000 (record sports attend) see Brazil-Uruguay World Cup soccer
- 1961 Ralph Boston of US, sets then long jump record at 27' 2"
- 1961 48th Tour de France: Jacques Anquetil of France scores his second Tour general classification category title
LPGA Championship
1967 LPGA Championship, Pleasant Valley CC: Kathy Whitworth wins by 1 stroke from Shirley Englehorn
Kathy Whitworth
- 1975 Major League Baseball owners re-elect Commissioner Bowie Kuhn to a 7-year term
- 1985 56th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-1 at Humphrey Metrodome, Minn
- 1985 All star MVP: LaMarr Hoyt (San Diego Padres)
- 1987 Don Mattingly hits his 4th grand slam of season & ties AL record of homers in 6 straight games (on way to tie major league record of 8)
- 1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets women's heptathlete record of 7,215 pts
US Women's Golf Open
1989 US Open Women's Golf, Indianwood G & CC: Betsy King wins the first of her 2 consecutive titles, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Nancy Lopez
Betsy King
Nancy Lopez
- 1993 SF outfielder Darren Lewis sets record of 267 consecutive errorless games
- 1994 Baseball Night in America premieres (no Saturday day games)
- 1994 Shreveport Pirates lose first CFL home game, 35-34 to the Toronto Argonauts at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana
- 1995 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: J C Snead wins his lone career major title as he birdies first playoff hole against Jack Nicklaus
US Women's Golf Open
1995 US Open Women's Golf, The Broadmoor: Annika Sörenstam of Sweden wins her first of 10 LPGA major titles with a 1 shot victory over Meg Mallon
Meg Mallon
- 2000 Senior Players Championship Men's Golf, TPC of Michigan: Raymond Floyd wins his 4th and final Champions Tour major by 1 stroke from Larry Nelson and Dana Quigley
Sports Awards
2003 11th ESPY Awards: Lance Armstrong, Serena Williams win
Lance Armstrong
Serena Williams
Tennis Open
2017 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Marin Čilić 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 for a record 8th Wimbledon men's title
Roger Federer
Birthdays in Sport
- 1887 "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, American professional baseball player (Black Sox Scandal), born in Pickens County, South Carolina (d. 1951)
- 1910 Stan McCabe, Australian cricket batsman (39 Tests, batting av. 48.21, top score 232), born in Grenfell, New South Wales (d. 1968)
- 1912 Milt Bocek, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2007)
- 1920 Anwar Hussain, Pakistani cricketer (four Tests for Pakistan v India 1952-53), born in Lahore, British India (d. 2002)
- 1927 John Warr, English cricket bowler (avg 281) and president (MCC), born in Ealing, Middlesex, England (d. 2016)
- 1932 Oleg Protopopov, Russian olympic pairs skater (Gold 1964, 68), born in Saint Petersburg, Russia
- 1932 Max McGee, American football player (Green Bay Packers), born in Overton, Texas (d. 2007)
- 1936 Venkataraman Subramanya, Indian cricketer (Indian batsman in nine Tests mid-60's), born in Bangalore, Karnataka
Margaret Smith Court
1942 Margaret Smith Court, Australian tennis player (1970 Grand Slam, 24 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Albury, New South Wales
Margaret Smith Court
Jimmy Johnson
1943 Jimmy Johnson, American NFL coach (Dallas Cowboys, Miami Dolphins), born in Port Arthur, Texas
Jimmy Johnson
- 1945 Barry Dudleston, English cricketer and cricket umpire, born in Bebington, Cheshire
- 1946 Ron Yary, American football player (Minnesota Vikings), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1946 John Hollins, British retired footballer, born in Guildford, Surrey
- 1950 Dennis Priestley, English darts player, born in Mexborough, England
- 1952 Phil Carrick, English cricketer (Yorkshire County Cricket Club), born in Armley, Yorkshire, England (d. 2000)
- 1957 Włodzimierz Smolarek, Polish soccer player (FC Utrecht), born in Aleksandrów Łódzki, Poland (d. 2012)
- 1959 Gerd Wessig, East German high jumper (1st male to set high jump world record at Olympics (2.36m [7' 9"] Moscow), born in Lübz, Germany
- 1959 Gary Anderson, NFL placekicker (Philadelphia Eagles), born in Parys, Orange Free State, South Africa
- 1960 Gisela Beyer, German discus thrower (Olympics-4th place-1980), born in Eisenhüttenstadt, Brandenburg, Germany
- 1960 Terry Pendleton, American baseball infielder (Florida Marlins), born in Los Angeles, California
Mikael Pernfors
1963 Mikael Pernfors, Swedish tennis star (1986 French Open finalist), born in Malmö, Sweden
Mikael Pernfors
- 1963 Srečko Katanec, Slovenian footballer and coach, born in Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
- 1964 Miguel Induráin, Spanish cyclist (Tour de France winner 1991-95), born in Villava, Spain
- 1965 Charles Smith, NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut
- 1965 Claude Lemieux, Canadian NHL forward (Team Canada, Colorado), born in Buckingham, Quebec, Canada
- 1966 Chip Lohmiller, NFL kicker (New Orleans Saints), born in Woodbury, Minnesota
- 1966 Jyrki Lumme, Finnish NHL defenseman (Canucks, Finland Olympic bronze 1998), born in Tampere, Finland
- 1966 Warren Sallenback, Canadian cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in South Surrey, British Columbia
- 1967 Roger Duffy, American NFL guard and center (NY Jets), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1967 Christopher Rocancourt, French con artist, born in Honfleur, Calvados, France
- 1968 Ariel Solomon, American NFL center and guard (Pittsburgh Steelers), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1968 Barry Sanders, American NFL running back (Detroit Lions, 1988 Heisman Trophy), born in Wichita, Kansas
- 1969 Kathryn Harby-Williams, Australian netball player, born in Adelaide, Australia
- 1970 Fabio Casartelli, Italian cyclist (Olympic gold 1992), born in Como, Italy (d. 1995)
- 1970 Phil Graham, Canadian rower (Olympics 1996), born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- 1970 William Van Landingham, American baseball pitcher (SF Giants), born in Columbia, Tennessee
- 1971 Chris Thomas, American NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers), born in Burbank, California
- 1972 Aaron Glenn, American NFL cornerback and kick returner (NY Jets), born in Humble, Texas
- 1973 Shaun Pollock, South African cricket all-rounder (108 Tests, captain 2000-03), born in Port Elizabeth, RSA
- 1973 Stefano Garzelli, Italian cyclist, born in Varese, Italy
- 1974 Michelle Chandler, Australian basketball point guard (Olymp-bronze-96), born in Geelong, Victoria, Australia
- 1974 Wendell Sailor, Australian rugby league and union footballer, born in Brisbane, Australia
- 1975 Bas Leinders, Belgian racing car driver, born in Bree, Belgium
- 1976 Anna Smashnova, Russian tennis star (1993 Futures-Erlangen GER), born in Minsk, Russia
- 1976 Michael Petkovic, Australian soccer goalie (Olyroos, Olympics 1996), born in Fremantle, Australia
- 1976 Tomasz Kuchar, Polish rally driver, born in Wrocław, Poland
- 1976 Carlos Humberto Paredes, Paraguyan footballer and coach, born in Asunción, Paraguay
- 1979 Chris Mihm, American basketball player (Chicago Bulls), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1980 Adam Scott, Australian golfer (US Masters 2013), born in Adelaide, South Australia
- 1982 Michael Umaña, Costa Rican footballer (Pars Jonoubi), born in Santa Ana, Costa Rica
- 1984 Hayanari Shimoda, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo
- 1989 Gareth Bale, Welsh soccer winger (Tottenham, Real Madrid, Wales), born in Cardiff, Wales
Deaths in Sport
- 1931 Charles Studd, cricketer (5 Tests for England 1882-83), dies
- 1956 Brian Norton, South African tennis player (Wimbledon 1921 runner-up), dies at 56
- 1992 "Gorgeous" George, [Arena], wrestler, dies at 84
- 1992 Buck Buchanan, NFL defensive lineman (KC Chiefs), dies at 51
- 1992 Johnny Martin, cricketer (NSW & Australian chinaman bowler), dies
- 1994 Madzy Rollin Couquerque, tennis star/international hockey, dies at 91
- 1995 Juan Manuel Fangio, Argentine auto racer (World F1 champion 1951, 1954-57), dies of kidney failure at 84
- 2011 Forrest Blue, American football player (b. 1944)
- 2013 Torbjorn Falkanger, Norwegian ski jumper who took the Olympic oath in 1952, dies at 85
Nate Thurmond
2016 Nate Thurmond, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (7-time NBA All Star), dies of leukemia at 74
Nate Thurmond
July in History
![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![Stormy Birth for the House of Windsor]()
Stormy Birth for the House of Windsor
Britain’s King with his German connections faced resentment when World War 1 bombs fell on London. It led, on this day, to a change of name for the monarchy.
July 17, 1917
