Events in Sport
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
- 1914 Last day of club cricket for W G Grace at age 66: he made 69 runs
- 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
Golf Tournament
1965 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Buckeye Savings Golf Tournament
Kathy Whitworth
- 1981 Anti-apartheid protesters in Hamilton, New Zealand, force the cancellation of a rugby test between New Zealand's All Blacks and South Africa’s Springboks by invading the pitch during the game
- 1982 20th Tennis Fed Cup: USA beats Germany in Santa Clara USA (3-0)
- 1982 37th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Janet Anderson
- 1982 69th Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France
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 opens in Barcelona, Spain
- 1993 31st Tennis Fed Cup: Spain beats Australia in Frankfurt Germany (3-0)
- 1993 48th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Lauri Merten
- 1993 Tour de France: Spaniard Miguel Induráin makes it 3 straight Tour titles; Djamolidine Abdoujaparov points winner
- 1997 QB Brett Favre, re-signs with Green Bay Packers for $50M for 7 yrs
Event of Interest
1999 86th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
Lance Armstrong
- 2004 91st Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
- 2010 97th Tour de France won by Andy Schleck of Luxembourg
- 2012 The 2012 Summer Olympics begin (Opening ceremony 27th)
- 2015 UCI BMX Supercross series: Niek Kimmann & Stefany Hernandez win the world title
Birthdays in Sport
- 1908 Bill Bowes, English cricketer (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, cricketer (one Test as opening bat for South Africa 1956)
- 1926 Whitey Lockman, American baseball player
- 1929 Eddie Mazur, Canadian hockey player (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 (d. 2006)
- 1936 Gerry Ashmore, British racing driver
- 1940 John Pennel, pole vaulter (James E Sullivan Award-1963)
Nate Thurmond
1941 Nate Thurmond, NBA star (Cleveland Cavaliers), born in Akron, Ohio (d.2016)
Nate Thurmond
Walter Payton
1954 Walter Payton, American NFL Running Back (Chicago Bears), born in Columbia, Mississippi (d. 1999)
Walter Payton
- 1957 Bogdan Musiol, German DR, bobsled (Olympic bronze 1980)
- 1960 Alain Robidoux, Canadian snooker player
- 1962 Doug Drabek, MLB pitcher (NL Cy Young Award 1990), born in Victoria, Texas
- 1962 Mike Buncic, discus thrower, born in Patterson, New Jersey
- 1963 Julian Hodgson, English chess player
- 1964 Jose Bautista, Bani Dom Rep, pitcher (SF Giants)
- 1964 Tony Granato, Downers Grove, NHL left wing (LA Kings)
- 1965 Tom Dvorak, Braunschwieg GER, Canada equestrian dressage (Olympics 1996)
- 1965 Torey Lovullo, infielder (Oakland A's), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1967 Dave Jareckie, US biathelete (Olympics 1994), born in Mexico City, Mexico
- 1967 Ed Sprague, Castro Valley CA, infielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
- 1969 Andrea Wieland, field hockey goaltender (Olympics 1996), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1969 Jon Barry, NBA guard (LA Lakers, Golden State Warriors)
- 1969 Kevin Smith, NFL tight end (Oakland Raiders)
- 1971 Billy Wagner, Marion VA, pitcher (Houston Astros)
- 1971 Pedro Martinez, Manoguayabo Dom Rep, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
- 1971 Tracy Murray, NBA forward (Toronto Raptors, Wash Wizards)
- 1972 Craig Howard, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Rolex), born in Redding, California
- 1972 Kevin Roberts, cricketer (NSW middle-order batsman since 1994-95)
- 1973 Kevin Phillips, English footballer
- 1974 Todd Fuller, NBA center (SF Warriors)
- 1975 Jean-Claude Darcheville, French footballer
- 1976 Javier Vázquez, Puerto Rican baseball player
- 1977 Kenny Thomas, American basketball player
- 1978 Gerard Warren, American football player
- 1979 Allister Carter, English professional snooker player
- 1980 Toni Vilander, Finnish racing driver
- 1980 Shawn Riggans, American baseball player
- 1981 Conor Casey, American soccer player
- 1981 Jani Rita, Finnish ice hockey player
- 1982 Monde Zondeki, South African cricketer
- 1984 Loukas Mavrokefalidis, Greek basketball player
- 1985 Nelson Piquet Jr., Brazilian race car driver
- 1988 Anthony Stokes, Irish footballer
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
