Events in Sport
- 1900 Gloucestershire captain Gilbert Jessop hits his second century (139 in 95 minutes) before lunch in same County Cricket match (104 previous day); Yorkshire wins by 40 runs
Boxing Title Fight
1902 3 years after winning the title from English boxer Bob Fitzsimmons, American champion James J. Jeffries repeats the dose with an 8th round KO in San Francisco for the heavyweight crown
James J. Jeffries
- 1913 Pittsburgh Pirates future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Max Carey scores 5 runs without a hit, reaching first base on an error and 4 walks, as the Bucs beat Philadelphia Phillies, 12-2
Event of Interest
1914 Last day of club cricket for English legend W. G. Grace at age 66: makes unbeaten 69 runs for Eltham against Grove Park
W. G. Grace
- 1937 31st Tour de France won by Roger Lapebie of France
- 1939 New York Yankees starting pitcher Atley Donald sets American League rookie record for consecutive wins; beats St. Louis Browns 5-1 for his 12th straight victory
- 1940 American John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hours, 46 minutes from St. Louis to Caruthersville, Missouri in the Mississippi River; 292 miles, longest solo swim of all time
- 1941 41-year-old Lefty Grove wins his 300th and final MLB career game as the Boston Red Sox defeat Cleveland Indians, 10-6 at Fenway Park
- 1948 35th Tour de France: Italian cyclist Gino Bartali wins both general and mountain classifications for the second time (1938)
Event of Interest
1949 St Louis Cardinal Stan Musial hits for the cycle beating Bkln 14-1
Stan Musial
- 1957 Peter Loader takes a cricket hat-trick for England v WI at Headingley
Baseball Record
1961 Roger Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 & 40 in a doubleheader
Roger Maris
- 1964 Australian cricket captain and opening batsman Bob Simpson hits 311 v England in the drawn 4th Test in Manchester
Hall of Fame
1966 Yankee manager Casey Stengel elected to Hall of Fame
Casey Stengel
Event of Interest
1972 43rd MLB All Star Game, Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, GA: NL beats AL, 4-3; MVP: Joe Morgan, Cincinnati Reds, 2B
Joe Morgan
Event of Interest
1978 Robert Granville "Bob" Lemon replaces Billy Martin as Yankee manager
Billy Martin
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
- 1982 69th Tour de France won by Bernard Hinault of France
- 1983 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Hazeltine National GC: Billy Casper wins with birdie on first extra hole after an 18-hole playoff with Rod Funseth
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 MLB game
Roseanne Barr
- 1991 Seattle Jay Buhner hits a 479' HR in Yankee Stadium
- 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
Federation Cup
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
Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
- 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
- 1999 British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Portrush GC: Irishman Christy O'Connor Jr wins by 3 strokes from John Bland of South Africa
- 2004 91st Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
- 2004 British Senior Open Men's Golf, Royal Portrush: Pete Oakley wins by 1 stroke from fellow American Tom Kite and Eduardo Romero of Argentina
- 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 Senior Open Men's Golf, Carnoustie: Bernhard Langer of Germany wins by 1 stroke from American Corey Pavin
Bernhard Langer
- 2012 The 2012 Summer Olympics begin (Opening ceremony 27th)
- 2015 UCI BMX Supercross series: Niek Kimmann & Stefany Hernandez win the world title
- 2016 England fast bowler Jimmy Anderson becomes first quick to take 50 wickets against all other 7 major Test cricket-playing nations during 2nd Test against Pakistan in Manchester
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 pitcher (World Series MVP 1959, LA Dodgers), 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 (9-time Pro Bowl; Chicago Bears), 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 biathlete (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
- 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
- 1903 Willie Park Sr., Scottish golfer (British Open 1860, 63, 66, 75), dies at 70
- 1984 Bryan Hextall, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (NY Rangers; 3-time 1st team NHL All Star), dies from a heart attack at 70
- 1986 Theodore H "Ted" Lyons, pitcher (Chicago White Sox), dies at 85
- 1988 David Tobey, American Basketball Hall of Fame referee (1918-45; first game with a 3-man officiating crew), dies at 90
- 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
- 2020 Eddie Shack, Canadian ice hockey left wing (NHL All Star 1962, 63, 64; Stanley Cup 1962, 63, 64, 67; Toronto Maple Leafs), dies from throat cancer at 83
- 2020 Maurice Petty, American auto racing crew chief, engine builder and team owner (Petty Enterprises, International Motorsports & NASCAR Hall of Fame), dies at 81
- 2020 Jim Frick, Swedish harness racing driver (5,002 career race wins), dies from prostate cancer at 68
- 2020 Lou Henson, American College Basketball Hall of Fame coach (all-time leader in victories University of Illinois and New Mexico State), dies of lymphoma at 88
