Events in Sport
- 1912 10th Tour de France won by Odile Defraye of Belgium
- 1913 12th Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2)
- 1928 IX Summer Olympic Games open in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 1929 Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Mich)
- 1929 24th Davis Cup: France beats USA in Paris (3-2)
- 1929 23rd Tour de France won by Maurice De Waele of Belgium
- 1931 White Sox score 11 in 8th to beat Yankees 14-12
- 1933 NFL divides into (2) 5 team divisions
- 1935 29th Tour de France won by Romain Maes of Belgium
Donald Bradman
- 1940 Yankee Charlie Keller hits 3 HRs to beat White Sox 10-9
- 1952 Rogers Hornsby replaces Luke Sewell as Cincinnati Reds manager
- 1956 43rd Tour de France won by Roger Walkowiak of France
- 1957 White Sox' James Landis struck out 5 times in a game
- 1972 39th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Dallas 20, All Stars 7 (54,162)
- 1976 White Sox John Odom (5 inn) & Francisco Barrios (4 inn) no-hits A's
Event of Interest
1977 Legendary England cricket all-rounder Ian Botham on debut takes 5 for 74 in the Australian 1st innings in a 7 wicket 3rd Test win at Trent Bridge
Ian Botham
- 1984 23rd modern Olympic Games open in Los Angeles
Golf Major
1985 Canadian Open Women's Golf (du Maurier Classic), Beaconsfield GC: Pat Bradley wins by 1 from Jane Geddes
Pat Bradley
Jane Geddes
- 1985 L Brock, Enos Slaughter, A Vaughan, & H Wilhelm inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame
US Women's Golf Open
1987 US Open Women's Golf, Plainfield CC: England's Laura Davies won the first of her 4 major titles in an 18-hole Tuesday playoff over runners-up Ayako Okamoto and JoAnne Carner
Laura Davies
US Senior Golf Open
1991 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Oakland Hills CC: Jack Nicklaus matches course record of 65 to beat Chi Chi Rodriguez by 4 strokes in an 18-hole Monday playoff
Jack Nicklaus
Baseball Record
1991 Dennis Martínez pitches the 13th perfect game in baseball history
Dennis Martínez
- 1991 Tour de France: Spanish rider Miguel Induráin beats Gianni Bugno of Italy by 3' 36" for 1st of 5 consecutive Tour wins; Djamolidine Abdoujaparov points winner
Federation Cup
1991 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Nottingham, England: Spain wins first title with 2-1 victory over US; Conchita Martínez & Arantxa Sánchez Vicario clinch final 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 against Gigi Fernández & Zina Garrison-Jackson
Zina Garrison
Event of Interest
1996 NY Yankee Darryl Strawberry hits his 300th HR
Darryl Strawberry
- 1996 Americans Karch Kiraly & Kent Steffes win inaugural beach volleyball gold medal at the Atlanta Olympics; Kiraly first to win gold in both indoor and beach events
Event of Interest
1997 NY Ranger center Mark Messier signs with Vancouver for $20M for 3 yrs
Mark Messier
Event of Interest
2002 89th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)
Lance Armstrong
Birthdays in Sport
- 1888 Sidney Pegler, South African cricket leg spinner (16 Tests), (d. 1972)
- 1891 Ron Oxenham, cricketer (Australian all-rounder 1928-32)
- 1901 Freddie Fitzsimmons, American baseball player (d. 1979)
- 1903 Colin Gregory, English tennis player (Australian C'ship 1929, chairman All-England Club, Wimbledon), born in Beverley, England (d. 1959)
- 1911 Gerhard Stoeck, German javelin thrower (Olympic gold 1936)
- 1924 Fred Fisher, cricketer (one Test for NZ v SA 1953)
- 1931 Johnny Martin, Australian cricket left-arm chinaman bowler (60's)
- 1933 Charlie Hodge, French Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- 1936 Russ Jackson, Canadian football player
- 1936 Sir Garfield (Gary) Sobers, West Indian cricket all-rounder, captain (93 Tests, 57.78 batting average), born in Bridgetown, Barbados
- 1938 Luis Aragonés, Spanish football manager, born in Hortaleza, Madrid (d. 2014)
- 1942 Marty Brennaman, American sportscaster
Bill Bradley
1943 Bill Bradley, American Basketball Hall of Fame forward (2-time NBA champion NY Knicks), Democratic US Senator (1979-97), born in Crystal City, Missouri
Bill Bradley
- 1943 Lawrence Elkins, football player FL (Houston Oilers)
- 1944 Daniel Morelon, French 1K speed skater (Olympic gold 1968, 72)
- 1947 Barbara Ann Ferrell Edmondson, Miss, 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1968)
- 1947 Elena Novikova-Belova, USSR, foils (Olympic gold 1968)
- 1947 Miguelina Cobian, Cuban 4x100m runner (Olympic silver 1968), born in Santiago de Cuba
- 1949 Vida Blue, major-league pitcher (Cy Young & AL MVP 1971)
- 1954 Mikey Sheehy, Gaelic footballer
- 1958 Terry Fox [Terrance Stanley], Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canadian one-legged marathoner (1980 Marathon of Hope)
- 1961 Alexander Kurlovitch, Soviet weightlifter
- 1964 Bruce Wilkerson, NFL tackle (Jaguars, GB Packers-Super Bowl 31)
- 1964 Dave Alexander, NFL center (NY Jets)
- 1967 Alex Galtcheniouk, hockey forward (Team Belarus, Olympics 1998)
- 1969 Corey Raymond, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
- 1969 Garth Snow, Wrentham Mass, US hockey goalie (Olympics 1994, Flyers)
- 1969 Jaimie Dawson, Canadian badminton player (Olympics 1996), born in Geneva, Switzerland
- 1969 Jarrod Hanks, American gymnast (Olympic-92, 96), born in Lafayette Louisiana
- 1969 Wendi Simmons, American heptathlete, born in Santa Rosa, California
- 1970 Paul Strang, cricketer (Zimbabwe's 1st Test match leg-spinner, 1994-)
- 1972 Ed Templeton, American skateboarder
- 1973 Nixon A McNamara McClean, West Indies cricket fast bowler (ODI 1996)
- 1977 Aki Berg, Finnish NHL defenseman (LA Kings), born in Raisio, Finland
- 1977 Manu Ginóbili, Argentine basketball player, born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina
- 1979 Henrik Hansen, Danish footballer
- 1981 Michael Carrick, English footballer, born in Wallsend, England
- 1984 DeMeco Ryans, American football player, born in Bessemer, Alabama
- 1984 Zach Parise, American ice hockey player, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
- 1984 John David Washington, American football player and actor (BlacKkKlansman)
- 1988 Casper Johansen, Danish footballer
- 1989 Amy Yang, South Korean golfer (US Open 2012, 15 runner-up), born in Seoul, South Korea
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1962 NBA player Lenny Wilkens (24) weds Marilyn Reed
Lenny Wilkens
Wedding of Interest
2001 Six-time golf winner Nick Faldo (44) weds third wife Valerie Bercher on a lavish ceremony in Windsor, England
Nick Faldo
Deaths in Sport
- 1934 Louis Tancred, cricketer (fourteen Tests batting for South Africa 1905-14), dies
- 1971 Myril Hoag, American baseball player (b. 1908)
- 1974 Jack Ellis, cricketer (Victorian WK, Ashes tourist 1926), dies
- 1983 Alec Marks, cricketer (good NSW batsman 1928-37), dies
- 1986 Syd Curnow, South African cricketer (168 runs in 7 Tests), dies
- 2009 Jim Johnson, NFL Assistant Coach, Eagles Defensive Coordinator from 1999-2009 (b.1941)
- 2013 George Scott, American MLB player, dies at 69
- 2013 Frank Castillo, American MLB player, drowns at 44
- 2014 Jon Erikson, American swimmer 1st to triple cross English Channel (1981), dies at 58
- 2015 Clive Rice, South African cricket all-rounder, dies at 66
- 2018 Ian Stanley, Australian golfer (British Open Seniors 2001), dies of cancer at 69
- 2018 Bruce Lietzke, American golfer (13 PGA Tour wins; US Senior Open 2003), dies of brain cancer at 67
July in History
![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![Cricket's Most Prolific Run-Scorer Of All Time]()
Cricket's Most Prolific Run-Scorer Of All Time
A world record was set up on this day when Graham Gooch, captain of England, stepped up to the crease at Lord’s, the legendary home of cricket.
July 31, 1990
