Events in Sport
- 1900 Gilbert Jessop hits his 2nd 100 before lunch in same cricket match
Boxing Title Fight
1902 James J. Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
James J. Jeffries
- 1913 Pirates Max Carey goes hitless, but scores 5 runs against Phillies
Event of Interest
1914 Last day of club cricket for W. G. Grace at age 66: he made 69 runs
W. G. Grace
- 1920 Red Sox turn triple-play, but Ruth's 35th HR leads Yanks to 8-2 win
- 1937 31st Tour de France won by Roger Lapebie of France
- 1939 NY Yankee Atley Donald sets AL rookie record with 12 consecutive win
- 1940 John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hrs 46 mins in the Mississippi River
- 1941 Red Sox Lefty Grove becomes 12th to win 300 games (his last victory)
- 1948 35th Tour de France won by Gino Bartali of Italy
Event of Interest
1949 St Louis Cardinal Stan Musial hits for the cycle beating Bkln 14-1
Stan Musial
Baseball Record
1961 Roger Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 & 40 in a doubleheader
Roger Maris
- 1972 43rd MLB All Star Game, Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, GA: NL beats AL, 4-3; MVP: Joe Morgan, Cincinnati Reds, 2B
US Women's Golf Open
1982 US Open Women's Golf, Del Paso CC: Janet Anderson shoots final round 68 (−4) to claim her only LPGA Tour win, 6 strokes ahead of Beth Daniel, Donna White, JoAnne Carner and Sandra Haynie
Beth Daniel
Event of Interest
1990 KC Royal George Brett hits for the cycle
George Brett
Event of Interest
1990 Roseanne Barr sings the National Anthem at Cincinnati Reds-San Diego Padres game
Roseanne Barr
- 1991 Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long treated for an apparent suicide attempt after he learned he tested positive for steroid use
- 1992 25th Olympic Games open in Barcelona, Spain
- 1993 31st Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats Australia in Frankfurt Germany (3-0)
- 1993 US Open Women's Golf, Crooked Stick GC: Lauri Merten fires a final round 68 (−4) to win her lone major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up Donna Andrews and Helen Alfredsson
- 1993 Tour de France: Spaniard Miguel Induráin makes it 3 straight Tour titles; Djamolidine Abdoujaparov points winner
- 1993 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Frankfurt, Germany: Spain wins 2nd title with 3-0 win over Australia; Arantxa Sánchez Vicario clinches victory with 6-2, 6-3 win against Nicole Provis
- 1997 QB Brett Favre, re-signs with Green Bay Packers for $50M for 7 yrs
Event of Interest
1999 86th Tour de France: Lance Armstrong wins 1st of 7 consecutive Tour de France titles but is later disqualified for drug cheating
Lance Armstrong
- 2004 91st Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
- 2004 Copa América Final, Estadio Nacional, Lima: Brazil beats Argentina, 4-2 on penalties; 2-2 after extra time
- 2010 97th Tour de France won by Andy Schleck of Luxembourg
Golf Tournament
2010 British Open Senior Men's Golf, Carnoustie: Bernhard Langer of Germany wins by 1 stroke from American Corey Pavin
Bernhard Langer
Election of Interest
2018 Party of former cricketer Imran Khan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), wins the most votes but not a majority in Pakistan's Pakistan general election, which are marred by violence and a bomb that kills 31 people
Imran Khan
Birthdays in Sport
- 1908 Bill Bowes, English cricketer (Bodyline bowler, 68 wkts for England), born in Elland, Yorkshire, England (d. 1987)
Woody Strode
1914 Woody Strode, African American football player and actor (Posse, Cotton Club, Vigilante, Scream), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1994)
Woody Strode
- 1925 Alistair Taylor, South African cricketer (one Test as opening bat for South Africa 1956), born in Johannesburg, Transvaal (d. 2004)
- 1926 Whitey Lockman, American baseball player, born in Lowell, North Carolina (d. 2009)
- 1929 Eddie Mazur, Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens), born in Winnipeg, Mnaitoba, Canada (d. 1995)
- 1930 Murray Chapple, New Zealand cricketer (NZ Test batsman through the 1950's), born in Christchurch, New Zealand (d. 1985)
- 1935 Larry Sherry, American baseball player, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2006)
- 1936 Gerry Ashmore, British racing driver, born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire
- 1940 John Pennel, American pole vaulter (James E Sullivan Award-1963), born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 1993)
Nate Thurmond
1941 Nate Thurmond, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (7-time NBA All Star), born in Akron, Ohio (d.2016)
Nate Thurmond
Walter Payton
1954 Walter Payton, American Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Chicago Bears, 9-time Pro Bowl), born in Columbia, Mississippi (d. 1999)
Walter Payton
- 1957 Bogdan Musioł, German bobsledder (Olympic bronze 1980), born in Świętochłowice, Silesia, Poland
- 1960 Alain Robidoux, Canadian snooker player, born in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec
- 1962 Doug Drabek, American MLB pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1990), born in Victoria, Texas
- 1962 Mike Buncic, American discus thrower, born in Patterson, New Jersey
- 1963 Julian Hodgson, English chess player, born in London
- 1964 José Bautista, Dominican baseball pitcher (SF Giants), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- 1964 Tony Granato, American NHL left wing (LA Kings), born in Downers Grove, Illinois
- 1965 Torey Lovullo, American baseball infielder (Oakland A's), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1967 Dave Jareckie, American biathelete (Olympics 1994), born in Mexico City, Mexico
- 1967 Ed Sprague Jr., American baseball infielder (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Castro Valley, California
- 1969 Andrea Wieland, American field hockey goaltender (Olympics 1996), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1969 Jon Barry, American NBA guard (LA Lakers, Golden State Warriors), born in Oakland, California
- 1969 Kevin Smith, NFL tight end (Oakland Raiders)
- 1971 Billy Wagner, American MLB pitcher (Houston Astros), born in Tannersville, Virginia
- 1971 Tracy Murray, American NBA forward (Toronto Raptors, Wash Wizards), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1972 Kevin Roberts, Australian cricketer (NSW middle-order batsman since 1994-95), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1973 Kevin Phillips, English footballer (Sunderland), born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
- 1974 Todd Fuller, American NBA center (SF Warriors), born in Fayetteville, North Carolina
- 1975 Jean-Claude Darcheville, French footballer, born in Sinnamary, French Guiana, France
- 1976 Javier Vázquez, Puerto Rican baseball player, born in Ponce, Puerto Rico
- 1977 Kenny Thomas, American basketball player, born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1978 Gerard Warren, American football player, born in Lake City, Florida
- 1979 Ali Carter, English professional snooker player, born in Colchester, Essex
- 1980 Toni Vilander, Finnish racing driver, born in Kankaanpää, Finland
- 1980 Shawn Riggans, American baseball player, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1981 Conor Casey, American soccer player (Colorado Rapids), born in Dover, New Hampshire
- 1981 Jani Rita, Finnish ice hockey player, born in Helsinki, Finland
- 1982 Monde Zondeki, South African cricketer, born in King William's Town, Cape Province
- 1984 Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Greek basketball player, born in Jeseník, Czechoslovakia
- 1985 Nelson Piquet Jr., Brazilian auto racer (Formula E champion 2014-15), born in Heidelberg, West Germany
- 1988 Anthony Stokes, Irish footballer, born in Dublin
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1986 Four-time Grand Slam winning tennis player Hana Mandlíková (24) weds restaurateur Jan Sedlak at Prague's old town hall
Hana Mandlikova
Deaths in Sport
- 2005 Edward Crook Jr., American middleweight boxer (Olympic gold 1960), dies at 76
- 2007 Bernd Jakubowski, German goalkeeper (b. 1952)
- 2009 Vernon Forrest, Professional boxer, 2-division world champion (b. 1971)
- 2015 Bob Kauffman, American basketball forward (3-time NBA All Star), dies of heart failure at 69
July in History
![First Lady Pours Scorn Upon a King]()
First Lady Pours Scorn Upon a King
American independence from Britain was declared and on this day a future US President's wife expressed her joy.
July 21, 1776![Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?]()
Spoonerism – Or Just A Lack Of Pies?
A Spoonerism is a phrase that comes out all wrong, and the man responsible for them, William Spooner, was born on this day. Did he just get bad Press?
July 22, 1844![Light and Air For All – With No Charge!]()
Light and Air For All – With No Charge!
One of Britain's most hated taxes, which had been in force for more than 250 years, was finally abolished on this day.
July 24, 1851![Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts]()
Oh! Calcutta! - The Bare Facts
Born when free love and anything goes were the mantra of youth, the show "Oh! Calcutta!" opened in London on this day. Police considered a prosecution for obscenity.
July 26, 1970
