Events in Sport
- 1877 First ever Wimbledon tennis championship begins - first offical lawn tennis tournament - men's singles only
- 1891 8th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Bingley (6-2 6-1)
- 1891 15th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Wilfred Baddeley beats Joshua Pim (6-4 1-6 7-5 6-0)
- 1904 10th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 303 at Glen View Club IL
- 1932 Washington Redskins (then Boston Braves) formed
- 1933 Frankford Yellowjackets sold, rechristened Philadelphia Eagles
- 1937 72nd British Golf Open: Henry Cotton shoots a 290 at Carnoustie Golf Links
- 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 78th British Golf Open: Bobby Locke shoots a 283 at Royal St George's Golf Club
- 1953 Phillies Robin Roberts ends streak of 28 consecutive complete games
- 1954 83rd British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 283 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club
- 1957 24th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 6-6 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis
- 1959 Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Hoosier Golf Open
Golf Tournament
1959 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Hoosier Celebrity Golf Tournament
Mickey Wright
Event of Interest
1963 All star MVP: Willie Mays (SF Giants)
Willie Mays
- 1965 94th British Golf Open: Peter Thomson shoots a 285 at Royal Birkdale
Golf Major
1966 95th British Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots 282 at Muirfield Gullane to become only 4th person in history to win all 4 majors
Jack Nicklaus
Golf Major
1967 13th LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth
- 1968 39th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 1-0 at Astrodome, Houston
- 1968 All star MVP: Willie Mays (SF Giants), 1st player to win a second times
- 1969 Tom Seaver's no-hit bid against Cubs ends with 1 out in 9th
Tennis Open
1972 86th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Stan Smith beats Ilie Năstase (4-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5)
Ilie Năstase
- 1972 Kathy Ahern wins LPGA George Washington Golf Classic
Golf Major
1977 106th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 268 at Turnberry Scotland
Tom Watson
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 103rd Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Boris Becker beats Stefan Edberg (6-0 7-6 6-4)
Boris Becker
Tennis Open
1989 96th Wimbledon Women's Tennis Open: Steffi Graf beats Martina Navratilova (6-2 6-7 6-1)
Steffi Graf
Martina Navratilova
- 1989 Penny Hammel wins LPGA Jamie Farr Toledo Golf Classic
- 1990 104th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Stefan Edberg beats Boris Becker (6-2 6-2 3-6 3-6 6-4)
Event of Interest
1990 Richard Hadlee takes 5-53 to end his Test Cricket career with 431 wkts
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 (Balt Orioles)
Cal Ripken Jr
Tennis Open
1995 109th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Boris Becker (67 62 64 62)
Pete Sampras
Boris Becker
Event of Interest
1997 Mike Tyson is banned from boxing for biting Evander Holyfield's ear
Mike Tyson
Evander Holyfield
Tennis Open
2000 107th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams beats L Davenport (6-3 7-6)
Venus Williams
- 2000 114th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Pete Sampras beats Pat Rafter (6-7 7-6 6-4 6-2) winning his 13th Grand Slam tennis 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 115th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Goran Ivanišević beats Pat Rafter (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: Italy beats France 5-3 on penalties for football's 18th World Cup in Berlin
Tennis Open
2006 120th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer beats Rafael Nadal (6-0 7-6 6-7 6-3)
Roger Federer
Rafael Nadal
Tennis Open
2016 123rd 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 footballer Wayne Rooney announces he has left Manchester United after 13 years to rejoin Everton
Wayne Rooney
- 2017 Atthaya Thitikul,14-year old Thai amateur becomes youngest winner on Ladies's European Golf Tour at 14 years, 4 months at Ladies European Thailand Championship
Birthdays in Sport
- 1893 George Geary, cricketer (sturdy pace bowler for England 1924-34)
Clarence Campbell
1905 Clarence Campbell, Canadian 3rd president of the NHL (1946-77), born in Fleming, Saskatchewan (d. 1984)
Clarence Campbell
- 1914 Bill Tallon, cricketer (brother of Don, Queensland leggie)
- 1927 Leonard Patrick "Red" Kelly, NHL hall of famer (Norris trophy)
- 1927 Red Kelly, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1928 Federico Bahamontes, Spanish cyclist
- 1930 Roy McLean, cricketer (prolific South African batsman played 40 Tests)
- 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, Japan, lightweight (Olympic gold 1964)
- 1942 Robert Frankel, horse trainer
O.J. Simpson
1947 O.J. Simpson [Orenthal James], NFL Running Back (Buf Bills), born in San Francisco, California
O.J. Simpson
- 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)
- 1961 Mohammad Aslam, UAE cricketer batsman (1996 World Cup)
- 1964 Ronnie Grandison, NBA forward (NY Knicks)
- 1964 Scott Rachal Verplank, PGA golfer (1985 Western Open), 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 Anthony Fieldings, WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
- 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, NFL/WLAF quarterback (Buccaneers, Barcelona Dragons)
- 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
- 1990 Fábio and Rafael da Silva, Brazilian footballers
Weddings in Sport
Deaths in Sport
- 1893 William Scotton, cricketer (wicket in 15 Tests for Eng), suicide
- 1932 Henry Howell, English cricket fast bowler (5 Tests 1920-24), dies
- 1951 Harry Heilmann, baseball hall of famer outfielder (Det), dies at 56
- 1955 Don Beauman, British racing driver (b. 1928)
- 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
- 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
- 1979 Janardhan Gnanoba Navle, cricketer (2 Tests for India), dies
- 1994 Bill Mosienko, Ukrainian-Canadian National Hockey League player, dies at 72
- 2005 Yevgenij Grishin, Russian speed skater (b. 1931)
- 2005 Alex Shibicky, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1914)
- 2011 Don Ackerman, American basketball player (b. 1930)