Events in Sport
- 1844 1st US yacht club - NY Yacht Club organized by John Cox Stevens and 8 friends aboard the Gimcrack
- 1874 1st baseball teams to play outside US, Boston-Philadelphia in British Isles
- 1884 Nonpareil Dempsey [John Edward Kelly] fights George Fulljames, possibly the 1st middleweight fight with boxing gloves
- 1905 3rd Tour de France won by Louis Trousselier of France
- 1908 Around the World Automobile Race ends in Paris
- 1909 John Heyder becomes president of baseball's National League
- 1911 9th Tour de France won by Gustave Garrigou of France
- 1930 1st FIFA World Cup Final, Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay: Uruguay beats Argentina, 4-2 in the inaugural event
- 1932 10th modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles
- 1933 28th Davis Cup: Great Britain beats France in Paris (3-2)
- 1937 Phillies Dolph Camilli, plays 1st base and registers no put outs
- 1939 Tour de France: Sylvère Maes of Belgium wins his 3rd title from Frenchman René Vietto
- 1947 Cincinnati Reds 16 game win streak ends, losing to NY Giants 5-4
- 1948 Czech distance running legend Emil Zátopek wins the 10,000m at the London Olympics in 29:59.6, an Olympic record
- 1954 Bob Kennedy hits the 1st grand slam for the new Baltimore Orioles
- 1955 Tour de France: Frenchman Louison Bobet makes it 3 straight general classification victories
- 1959 In his major league debut, SF Giant Willie McCovey goes 4-for-4
- 1960 1st AFL preseason game Boston Patriots defeat Bills in Buffalo (28-7)
- 1962 33rd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 9-4 at Wrigley Field, Chicago
- 1962 All star MVP: Leon Wagner (LA Angels)
- 1965 Milwaukee manager Bobby Bragan says his pitchers threw 75 to 80 spitballs in a 9-2 loss to the Giants
- 1966 FIFA World Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London, England: Striker Geoff Hurst scores a hat trick as England beats West Germany, 4-2 a.e.t
- 1969 Astros Denis Menke and Jim Wynn hit grandslams in 9th inn vs Mets
- 1971 38th NFL Chicago All Star Game: Baltimore 24, All Stars 17 (52,289)
- 1973 Texas Rangers Jim Bibby no-hits 1st-place Oakland, 6-0
- 1976 Japanese beat Russian for Olympic gold in woman's volleyball
- 1978 Expos crush Braves, 19-0, collecting 28 hits & NL-record-tying 8 HRs
- 1980 Houston Astro pitcher J R Richard suffers a stroke
- 1980 American swimmers Mary T Meagher (2.06.37) and Craig Beardsley (1.58.21) both set 200m butterfly world records at the US National Swimming Championships at Irvine, California
- 1982 Atlanta Braves remove Chief Noc-A-Homa to make room for more seats
- 1983 Weight lifter Sergei Didyk of USSR jerks a record 261 kg
- 1988 Cincinnati Reds pitcher John Franco sets a record of 13 saves in 1 month
Event of Interest
1990 Graham Gooch scores 123 v India to follow up 1st innings 333
Graham Gooch
Event of Interest
1990 George Steinbrenner is forced by Commissioner Fay Vincent to resign as prinicipal partner of NY Yankees
George Steinbrenner
- 1991 Red Sox Carlos Quintana is 11th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (3rd)
- 1992 Yael Arad becomes Israel's first ever Olympic medalist when she wins silver in the women's 61kg judo in Barcelona; 20th anniversary of Munich massacre and 500th anniversary of Alhambra Decree
- 1995 Dominic Cork takes hat-trick in England Test Cricket win v WI
- 1995 Lara completes 5th Test Cricket century, 145 at Old Trafford
Hall of Fame
1995 Richie Ashburn and Mike Schmidt enter baseball's Hall of Fame
Richie Ashburn
Mike Schmidt
Golf Tournament
2017 British Open Seniors Golf, Royal Porthcawl: Bernhard Langer of Germany wins his 3rd Open Seniors title by 3 shots from Corey Pavin
Bernhard Langer
Birthdays in Sport
- 1890 Casey Stengel, American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (Yankees (1949-60), NY Met's 1st), born in Kansas City, Missouri (d. 1975)
- 1892 Roy Park, Australian cricketer (one Test Aust v Eng 1920, out 1st ball), born in Charlton, Victoria (d. 1947)
- 1901 Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player and coach, born in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Canada (d. 1955)
- 1914 Lord Killanin, Irish 6th International Olympic Committee President (1972-80), born in London (d. 1999)
- 1928 Valentin Muratov, Russian gymnast (4 gold, 1 silver medals 1952, 1956 Olympics), born Moscow, Russia (d. 2006)
- 1928 Joe Nuxhall, American baseball pitcher and sportscaster (youngest MLB player at 15 years, 316 days), born in Hamilton, Ohio (d. 2007)
- 1934 Bud Selig, American baseball team owner (Milwaukee Brewers) and Commissioner Emeritus of Baseball, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1938 Vayachselav Ivanenko, 50K walker (Olympic gold 1988)
- 1938 Vyacheslav Ivanov, Soviet rower (3 Olympic gold single sculls 1956, 60, 64), born Moscow, Russia
- 1946 Neil Bonnett, American race car driver, born in Hueytown, Alabama (d. 1994)
- 1957 Bert Oosterbosch, Dutch cyclist, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands (d. 1989)
- 1957 Bill Cartwright, American basketball player (NY Knicks, Chicago Bulls), born in Lodi, California
- 1957 Clint Hurdle, American baseball player and manager, born in Big Rapids, Michigan
- 1958 Daley Thompson, British decathlete (Olympic gold 1980, 84), born in London, England
- 1959 Petra Felke, German javelin thrower (world record 1988), born in Saalfeld, East Germany
- 1961 Reggie Roby, American NFL punter (Tampa Bay Bucs), born in Waterloo, Iowa
- 1962 Tom Pagnozzi, American baseball catcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Tucson, Arizona
- 1963 Chris Mullin, American NBA forward (Warriors, Pacers, Olympic gold 1992), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1963 Ingrid Butts, American cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1964 Jürgen Klinsmann, German footballer and manager, born in Göppingen, West Germany
- 1965 Tim Munton, English cricketer (England pace bowler in two Tests 1992), born in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire
- 1968 Charles Gordon, CFL defensive back (Montreal Alouettes), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1968 Michael Brandon, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers), born in Daytona Beach, Florida
- 1968 Terry Crews, American NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins) and actor (Brooklyn Nine-Nine), born in Flint, Michigan
- 1968 Robert Korzeniowski, Polish athlete (won 4 Olympic gold 1996, 2000, 2004), born in Lubaczów, Poland[
- 1969 Errol Stewart, South African cricket wicket-keeper (limited-over 1993)
- 1969 Robert Porcher, NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions)
- 1970 Ed Hawthorne, NFL defensive tackle (Miami Dolphins)
- 1970 Joe Montford, CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- 1970 Tom McManus, NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1971 Ron Blazier, Altoona PA, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
- 1971 Carl Vaughn, NFL/CFL Defensive Back (Redskins and Argos)
- 1972 Clif Groce, NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts)
- 1972 Damon House, kayak (alt-Olympics 1996)
- 1972 Jim McIlvaine, NBA center (Washington Bullets, Seattle Supersonics)
- 1972 Olga Chernyak, US fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in Kiev, Ukraine
- 1973 Andrea Gaudenzi, Faenza Italy, tennis star (1990 French Open junior)
- 1973 Markus Naslund, Bonassund Swe, NHL right wing (Vancouver Canucks)
- 1974 Radostin Kishishev, Bulgarian footballer
- 1974 Jason Robinson, English dual-code rugby player
- 1976 Julio Gonzalez, Mexican light heavyweight boxer (WBO Champion 2003-2004), born in Baja California, Mexico (d. 2012)
- 1977 Jayme Dickman, American 3x20 rifle shooter (Olympics 1996), born in South Bend, Indiana
- 1979 Graeme McDowell, Irish golfer (US Open 2010), born in Portrush, Northern Ireland
- 1979 Carlos Arroyo, Puerto Rican basketball player
- 1980 Sara Anzanello, Italian volleyball player
- 1980 James Anderson, English cricketer
- 1980 Justin Rose, English golfer (US Open 2013), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1981 Nicky Hayden, American motorcycle racer (MotoGP Champion 2006), born in Owensboro, Kentucky (d. 2017)
- 1981 Juan Smith, South African rugby player
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
2011 Granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and British equestrian Zara Phillips (30) weds England rugby player Mike Tindall (32) at the Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland
Zara Phillips
Deaths in Sport
- 1889 Charles Absolom, cricketer (Test for Eng), dies in an accident
- 1914 Albert Trott, cricketer (3 Tests for Aus, 2 for Eng), commits suicide
- 1947 George Challenor, West Indian cricketer (played in 1st WI Test side 1928), dies at 59
- 1965 Alan Washbond, American 2-man bobsledder (Olympic gold 1932), dies at 65
- 1967 Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, German arms manufacturer and Olympic yacht competitor, dies at 59
- 1982 Frank Nicholson, South African cricket wicket-keeper (1935-36), dies
- 1984 Maurice Tremlett, cricketer (England pace bowler 1948-49), dies
- 1994 Theo van Scheltinga, skater, dies at 80
- 2005 Ray Cunningham, American baseball player (b. 1905)
- 2006 Al Balding, Canadian golfer (first Canadian to win PGA Tour event in US, 4-time winner), dies of cancer at 82
Bill Walsh
2007 Bill Walsh, American football coach (San Fransisco 49ers), dies of leukemia at 75
Bill Walsh
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
