Events in Sport
- 1877 First ever Wimbledon tennis championship begins - first offical lawn tennis tournament - men's singles only
- 1891 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 6-2, 6-1 in a repeat matchup and result of the 2 previous finals
- 1904 US Open Men's Golf, Glen View GC: defending champion Willie Anderson of Scotland wins the 3rd of his 4 Open titles, 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Gilbert Nicholls
- 1932 Washington Redskins (then Boston Braves) formed
- 1933 Frankford Yellowjackets sold, rechristened Philadelphia Eagles
- 1937 British Open Golf, Carnoustie: Henry Cotton wins second of his 3 Open titles, 2 strokes ahead of fellow Englishman Reg Whitcombe
- 1939 A meeting of 6,000 Indians, held at the Indian Sports Ground in Johannesburg South Africa, launch the Passive Resistance Campaign against apartheid and racial policy in South Africa
- 1940 8th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 4-0 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis
- 1946 13th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 12-0 at Fenway Park, Boston
- 1949 British Open Golf, Royal St.George's GC: South African Bobby Locke wins a 36-hole playoff by 12 strokes from Irishman Harry Bradshaw
- 1953 Phillies Robin Roberts ends streak of 28 consecutive complete games
- 1954 British Open Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: 23 year old Australian Peter Thomson wins first of his 5 Open titles by a stroke from Bobby Locke, Dai Rees, and Syd Scott
- 1957 24th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-6 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis
British Golf Open
1960 British Open Golf, St Andrews: Australian Kel Nagle wins his only major title by 1 stroke from Arnold Palmer in the centenary year of the Open Championship
Arnold Palmer
- 1963 34th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 5-3 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland
Event of Interest
1963 All star MVP: Willie Mays (SF Giants)
Willie Mays
- 1965 British Open Golf, Royal Birkdale GC: Australian Peter Thomson Peter Thomson wins his 5th Claret Jug, 2 strokes clear of runners-up Brian Huggett and Christy O'Connor Snr
British Golf Open
1966 British Open Golf, Muirfield: Jack Nicklaus beats Doug Sanders & Dave Thomas by 1 stroke to become only 4th in history to win all 4 majors
Jack Nicklaus
Event of Interest
1968 Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first reigning NBA MVP to be traded the next season when he moves from Philadelphia 76'ers to LA Lakers
Wilt Chamberlain
- 1968 39th MLB All Star Game, Astrodome, Houston, TX: NL beats AL, 1-0; MVP: Willie Mays, SF Giants, CF
- 1969 Tom Seaver's no-hit bid against Cubs ends with 1 out in 9th
Tennis Open
1972 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Stan Smith beats Ilie Năstase of Romania 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 for his only Wimbledon title
Ilie Năstase
British Golf Open
1977 British Open Golf, Turnberry: Tom Watson wins second of 5 Open titles by a stroke from Jack Nicklaus; pair play together in final 2 rounds; separate themselves from field under rare clear skies, remembered as the "Duel in the Sun"
Tom Watson
Jack Nicklaus
- 1986 Padres trade pitcher Tim Stoddard to Yankees for pitcher Ed Whitson
Event of Interest
1988 Nolan Ryan is 7th to win 100 game on 2 teams, as Astro beat Mets 6-3
Nolan Ryan
Tennis Open
1989 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Boris Becker of Germany beats Sweden's Stefan Edberg 6-0, 7-6, 6-4 for his 3rd and last Wimbledon title
Boris Becker
Tennis Open
1989 Wimbledon Women's Tennis Open: Steffi Graf successfully defends her title beating Martina Navratilova 6-2, 6-7, 6-1
Steffi Graf
Martina Navratilova
Event of Interest
1990 New Zealand cricket legend Richard Hadlee takes 5-53 in 3rd Test v England at Edgbaston to end Test career with 431 wickets
Richard Hadlee
- 1991 62nd All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 4-2 at SkyDome, Toronto
Event of Interest
1991 All star MVP: Cal Ripken Jr (Baltimore Orioles)
Cal Ripken Jr
Tennis Open
1995 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Pete Sampras wins his 3rd straight Wimbledon title; beats Boris Becker of Germany 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Pete Sampras
Boris Becker
- 1996 67th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 6-0 at Veterans Stadium, Phila
- 1996 All star MVP: Mike Piazza (LA Dodgers)
- 1997 Baseball's triple A American Association (formed in 1902) votes to disband
- 2000 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: American Pete Sampras wins 4th straight Wimbledon singles title; beats Patrick Rafter of Australia 6-7, 7-6, 6-4, 6-2 for his 13th Grand Slams title
- 2000 Police fired tear gas at fans during a World Cup qualifying soccer game between Zimbabwe and South Africa, setting off a stampede that killed twelve people in Harare, Zimbabwe
- 2001 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: 3-time runner-up Goran Ivanišević wins his lone major title beating Patrick Rafter of Australia 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 2-6, 9-7
- 2002 73rd All Star Baseball Game: 7-7 tie when both teams ran out of available pitchers at Miller Park, Milwaukee
- 2006 FIFA World Cup Final, Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany: Italy beats France, 5-3 on penalties; 1-1 after extra time
Tennis Open
2006 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer wins 4th straight Wimbledon title beating Rafael Nadal of Spain 6-0, 7-6, 6-7, 6-3
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
- 2006 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Prairie Dunes GC: Defending champion Allen Doyle wins by 2 strokes ahead of Tom Watson for his 4th Champions Tour major title
- 2011 Super Rugby Final, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane: Queensland Reds beat Canterbury Crusaders 18-13 at home for their first SR title
Tennis Open
2016 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Serena Williams beats Angelique Kerber 7-5, 6-3, equalling Steffi Graf's 22 Grand Slam singles tiles
Serena Williams
Steffi Graf
Event of Interest
2017 English international footballer Wayne Rooney announces he will leave Manchester United after 13 years to rejoin his original club, Everton
Wayne Rooney
Birthdays in Sport
- 1893 George Geary, English cricketer (sturdy pace bowler for England 1924-34), born in Barwell, Leicestershire, England (d. 1981)
Clarence Campbell
1905 Clarence Campbell, Canadian 3rd president of the NHL (1946-77), born in Fleming, Saskatchewan (d. 1984)
Clarence Campbell
- 1914 Bill Tallon, Australian cricketer (brother of Don, Queensland leggie), born in Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia (d. 1972)
- 1927 Red Kelly, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center, coach; politician (Toronto Maple Leafs), born in Simcoe, Ontario (d. 2019)
- 1928 Federico Bahamontes, Spanish road racing cyclist, born in Santo Domingo-Caudilla, Spain
- 1930 Roy McLean, South African cricketer (prolific South African batsman played 40 Tests), born in Pietermaritzberg, Natal, South Africa
- 1937 Clemon Daniels, American football halfback and AFL player of year 1963 (Oak, Dallas, San Francisco), born in McKinney, Texas
- 1937 Marty Springstead, American Major League baseball umpire and umpire supervisor, born in Nyack, New York
- 1941 Takehide Nakatani, Japanese lightweight judoka (Olympic gold 1964), born in Hiroshima, Japan
- 1942 Robert J. Frankel, American thoroughbred race horse trainer, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2009)
O.J. Simpson
1947 O.J. Simpson [Orenthal James], NFL Running Back (Buf Bills), born in San Francisco, California
O.J. Simpson
- 1950 Adriano Panatta, Italian tennis player (French 1976, Italian 1976), born in Rome, Italy
- 1952 Rod Boll, Canadian trap shooter (Olympics 1996), born in Fillmore, Saskatchwan
- 1955 Willie Wilson, American baseball player, born in Montgomery, Alabama
- 1958 Bob Crudgington, Australian softball head coach (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1964 Ronnie Grandison, American NBA forward (NY Knicks), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1964 Scott Verplank, American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles; Ryder Cup 2002, 06), born in Dallas, Texas
- 1965 Bob Hess Jr, horse trainer
- 1968 Shawn Harper, NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts, Frankfurt Galaxy)
- 1968 Paolo Di Canio, Italian football player
- 1969 Jerry Drake, NFL defensive linesman (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1969 Robert Gordon, CFL receiver (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1969 Venkatapathy Raju, cricketer (Indian slow left-armer)
- 1970 Steve Dubinsky, NHL center (Chicago Blackhawks), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1970 Trent Green, NFL quarterback (Washington Redskins)
- 1971 Chadrick Brown, NFL defensive end (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1971 Danalee Bragado, WPVA volleyballer (Best of Beach-9th-1995), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1971 Ger Senden, soccer player (Roda JC)
- 1972 Derek Mills, 400m runner, born in Washington, D.C.
- 1972 Pete Kendall, NFL guard (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1973 Katasha Artis, WNBA forward (Charlotte Sting)
- 1973 Kelly Holcomb, American football quarterback (Indianapolis Colts, Cleveland Browns), born in Fayetteville, Tennessee
- 1977 Ben McAdoo, American football coach (New York Giants, 2016-7), born in Homer City, Pennsylvania
- 1981 Kimveer Gill, Canadian spree shooter (Dawson College shooting) (d. 2006)
- 1982 Sakon Yamamoto, Japanese race-car driver
- 1985 Paweł Korzeniowski, Polish swimmer
- 1985 Ashley Young, English footballer
- 1989 Giannoulis Fakinos, Greek footballer, born in Naxos, Greece
- 1990 Fábio and Rafael da Silva, Brazilian footballers
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
2016 Fashion model Hannah Davis (26) weds former Yankees player Derek Jeter (42) at Meadowood Napa Valley Resort in St. Helena, California
Derek Jeter
Deaths in Sport
- 1893 William Scotton, cricketer (wicket in 15 Tests for Eng), suicide
- 1895 Jack Simpson, Scottish golfer (British Open 1884), dies of typhoid fever at 35
- 1932 Henry Howell, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests 1920-24), dies
- 1951 Harry Heilmann, American baseball hall of famer outfielder (Detroit), dies at 56
- 1955 Don Beauman, British Formula One racing driver, dies at 26
- 1957 Manfred Julius Susskind, South African cricketer (1924 Test series), dies
- 1960 Vallance Jupp, cricketer (28 wkts in 8 Tests for England 1921-28), dies
- 1966 Mule Suttles, American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder (5-time Negro Leagues All Star), dies of cancer at 65
- 1974 Ted Bowley, cricketer (England batsman in 5 Tests 1929-30), dies
- 1979 Betty Evans Grayson, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959), dies at 53
- 1994 Bill Mosienko, Ukrainian-Canadian National Hockey League player, dies at 72
- 2005 Yevgeni Grishin, Russian speed skater (4 Olympic gold 1956, 60), dies at 74
- 2005 Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)
- 2011 Don Ackerman, American basketball player (b. 1930)
- 2018 Hans Günter Winkler, German equestrian (5 x Olympic gold 1956 [2], 60, 64, 72), dies at 91
July in History
![One, Two, Three o'Clock, Four o'Clock . . . riot!]()
One, Two, Three o'Clock, Four o'Clock . . . riot!
A chubby middle-aged performer caused riots across the world when his music was used as the soundtrack to a movie featuring rebellious teenagers.
July 6, 1925![Spiderman! Web Feat Inspires Woebegone Warrior]()
Spiderman! Web Feat Inspires Woebegone Warrior
Battle-weary, defeated and dejected, it took a spider to convince Robert the Bruce, born on this day, that his cause was not lost.
July 11, 1274![Killing Spree of Lady Death]()
Killing Spree of Lady Death
Soviet sniper, Lyudmila Pavlichenko is the most successful female sniper in history, having killed 309 German soldiers during the Second World War.
July 12, 1930![Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close']()
Voice Of The Century – 'And Not Even Close'
Frank Sinatra cut his first disc on this day. It was a flop. But he would go on to be hailed as the “Voice of the Century”.
July 13, 1939
