Events in Sport
- 1890 George Dixon becomes 1st black boxing champ (Bantam weight)
- 1891 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Mabel Cahill beats Ellen Roosevelt 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
- 1894 American Annie Londonderry [Annie Kopchovsky] sets out to become first woman to bicycle around the world (completes her journey September 1895)
Tennis Open
1899 16th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Blanche Bingley beats Charlotte Cooper (6-2 6-3)
Charlotte Cooper
- 1899 23rd Wimbledon Men's Tennis: R.F. Doherty beats Arthur Gore 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-3
- 1902 16th U.S. Women's National Championship: Marion Jones beats Elisabeth Moore (6-1, 1-0, ret.)
- 1903 9th US Golf Open: Willie Anderson shoots a 307 at Baltusrol GC NJ
- 1903 17th U.S. Women's National Championship: Elisabeth Moore beats Marion Jones (7-5, 8-6)
- 1908 22nd U.S. Women's National Championship: Maud Barger-Wallach beats Evelyn Sears 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
- 1909 23rd U.S. Women's National Championship: Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman beats Maud Barger-Wallach (6-0, 6-1)
- 1914 Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1917 1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service
Golf Major
1924 British Open Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: American Walter Hagen wins his 2nd Open Championships, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Ernest Whitcombe
Walter Hagen
- 1931 Ryder Cup Golf, Scioto CC: Walter Hagan captains his 2nd victorious American team; US wins, 9-3
- 1933 Ryder Cup Golf, Southport & Ainsdale GC: Great Britain wins, 6½-5½; GB's last Cup victory until 1957
- 1936 British Open Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: Englishman Alf Padgham wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Jimmy Adams of Scotland
- 1939 Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 2-2, in 23 innings
- 1939 Headley scores a cricket century in each innings v England at Lord's
- 1950 PGA Championship, Scioto CC: American Chandler Harper wins his only major title; beats Harry Williams Jr. 4 & 3 in the final
- 1954 The so-called "Battle of Berne" occurs during the FIFA World Cup match between Brazil and Hungary as the game descends into an all-out brawl
- 1956 Indians trailing Orioles 9-1 come back to win 12-11 in 11 innings
Golf Major
1959 US Open Women's Golf, Churchill Valley CC: Mickey Wright successfully defends her Open title by 2 strokes from Louise Suggs
Mickey Wright
Louise Suggs
Event of Interest
1971 US Open Women's Golf, Kahwa GC: JoAnne Carner wins by 7 strokes from Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth
Event of Interest
1979 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali confirms that his 3rd retirement is final (it isn't)
Muhammad Ali
- 1980 Dodgers' Jerry Reuss no-hits SF Giants 8-0
- 1983 Mariners bat out of order against White Sox in 2nd inning
- 1984 UEFA European Championship Final: Michel Platini & Bruno Bellone score as France beats Spain 2-0 in Paris
- 1984 Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts
- 1986 Robby Thompson (SF Giants) sets record, caught stealing 4 times in 1 game
Boxing Title Fight
1988 Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spink in 91 seconds, in Atlantic City ($67m)
Mike Tyson
- 1988 Reds bat out of order against Padres in 1st inning
- 1992 193rd ranked Andrei Olhovsky defeats #1 seed Jim Courier at Wimbledon
- 1992 Dan O'Brien fails on pole vault & eliminated from Olympics decathlon
- 1993 11th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Jim Colbert
- 1993 NY Met pitcher Anthony Young loses record 24th straight game
- 1993 Shelley Hamlin wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic
Event of Interest
1994 12th Seniors Players Golf Championship: Dave Stockton
Dave Stockton
Event of Interest
2017 Tennis star Serena Williams poses pregnant and nude for the cover of "Vanity Fair"
Serena Williams
Birthdays in Sport
- 1886 Charles Macartney, Australian cricketer (Governor-General), born in West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1958)
- 1917 K M Rangnekar, cricketer (batted in 3 Tests India v Australia 1947-48)
- 1918 Adolph Kiefer, American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m backstroke 1936), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2017)
- 1924 Bob Appleyard, English cricketer (superb England off-spinner, brief career), born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England (d. 2015)
- 1929 Dick the Bruiser [William Fritz Afflis], American professional wrestler, born in Delphi, Indiana (d. 1991)
- 1930 Tommy [Tamio] Kono, American weightlifter (Olympic gold 1952, 60), born in Sacramento, California (d. 2016)
- 1932 Eddie Kasko, American Major League baseball player, born in Linden, New Jersey
- 1938 Gordon Rorke, Australian cricketer (Australian quickie, 4 Tests at end of 50's), born in Mosman, New South Wales, Australia
- 1939 Neil Hawke, Australian cricketer (Aust pace bowler & late-order bat in 60s), born in Cheltenham, Adelaide, Australia (d. 2000)
- 1943 Rico Petrocelli, American baseball player (Boston Red Sox), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1944 Patrick Sercu, Belgian cyclist, 1K time trial (Olympic gold 1964), born in Roeselare, West Flanders, Belgium
- 1945 Catherine Lacoste, French golfer (US Women's Open 1967), born in Paris, France
- 1945 John M. Veitch, American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer, born in Lexington, Kentucky
- 1948 Angel Penna Jr., horse trainer, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 1950 Benjamin Peterson, American heavyweight boxer (Olympic gold 1972), born in Barron County, Wisconsin
- 1951 Ulf Andersson, Swedish International Chess Grandmaster (1972), born in Västerås, Sweden
- 1953 Kent Bostick, American pursuit cyclist (Olympics-84, 96), born in Lowell, Massachusetts
- 1955 Isabelle Adjani, French actress (Story of Adele H, Driver, Ishtar), born in Paris, France
- 1956 Jeff Odintz, American horse trainer, born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1956 Brad Childress, American football coach, born in Aurora, Illinois
- 1963 Stephen Peterson, American rower (Olympics 1996), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1963 Johnny Benson Jr., American NASCAR driver, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- 1964 Chuck Person, American NBA forward (San Antonio Spurs), born in Brantley, Alabama
- 1966 Jeff Conine, American MLB outfielder (Florida Marlins), born in Tacoma, Washington
- 1966 Mercedes Paz, Argentine tennis star (1990 Strasbourg), born in Tucumán, Argentina
- 1966 Rob Harbison, American 3x40 rifle shooter (Olympic 6th 1996), born in Fallston, Maryland
- 1967 Lester Archambeau, American NFL defensive end (Atlanta Falcons), born in Montville, New Jersey
- 1967 Michelle Torres, American tennis star, born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1969 Mark Telerico, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 S Florida), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1970 Petra Langrová, tennis star (1995 Palermo doubles), born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia
- 1970 Ricardo Jordan, American baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), born in Boynton Beach, Florida
- 1970 Jim Edmonds, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Fullerton, California
- 1971 Brant Boyer, American football linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars), born in Ogden, Utah
- 1971 Jimmy Kemp, American CFL quarterback (Edmonton Eskimos), born in Buffalo, New York
- 1973 Heath Irwin, American football guard (New England Patriots), born in Boulder, Colorado
- 1973 Jennifer Brundage, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Orange, California
- 1973 Wendell Davis, American football cornerback (Dallas Cowboys), born in Wichita, Kansas
- 1974 Juran Bolden, American NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1975 Porter Collins, American rower (Olympic 5th 1996), born in NYC, New York
- 1975 Sarah Evanetz, 100m butterfly (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1975 Daryle Ward, American baseball player (Houston Astros), born in Lynwood, California
- 1976 Johnny Estrada, American baseball player, born in Hayward, California
- 1977 Arkadiusz Radomski, Polish footballer (Veendam), born in Gniezno, Poland
- 1977 Raúl, Spanish footballer (Real Madrid), born in Madrid, Spain
- 1980 Kevin Pietersen, English cricketer, born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
- 1980 Craig Terrill, American football player, born in Lebanon, Indiana
- 1983 Dale Steyn, South African cricketer, born in Phalaborwa, South Africa
- 1984 Gökhan Inler, Swiss footballer (İstanbul Başakşehir), born in Olten, Switzerland
- 1985 Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russian tennis player (US Open 2004, French Open 2009), born in St. Petersburg, Russia
- 1985 Nico Rosberg, German Finnish race car driver (F1 World Champion 2016), born in Wiesbaden, West Germany
- 1985 James Hook, Welsh rugby player, born in Port Talbot, Wales
- 1986 LaShawn Merritt, American sprinter, born in Portsmouth, Virginia
- 1988 Kate Ziegler, American swimmer, born in Fairfax, Virginia
Weddings in Sport
- 2009 "Playboy Playmate" model Kendra Wilkinson (24) weds NFL player beau Hank Baskett (26) at the Playboy Mansion in Bel Air, California
Deaths in Sport
- 1912 George Bonnor, cricketer (once ran three before he was caught), dies
- 1944 Vera Menchik, Russian 1st official women's world chess champion (1927), dies in a London air raid at 38
- 1960 Lottie Dod, British all-round athlete (5-time Wimbledon singles champion), dies at 88
- 1968 Norman Norton, cricketer (dismissed Hobbs in only Test for South Africa), dies at 87
- 1970 Daniel Kinsey, American hurdler (b. 1902)
- 1986 Don Rogers, of Cleveland Browns, dies of cocaine poisoning
- 1986 George Nepia, New Zealand rugby player, dies at 81
- 2004 Darrell Russell, American race car driver (b. 1968)
- 2007 Patrick Allotey, Ghanaian footballer (b. 1979)
- 2011 Mike Doyle, English former footballer (b. 1946)
- 2013 Alain Mimoun, Algerian/French distance runner (Olympic marathon gold 1956), dies at 92
June in History
The Fatal Dance Manias of Medieval Europe
The strange social phenomena of Medieval Europe where people began dancing and simply couldn't stop
June 24, 1374
Kennedy's Clarion Call for Freedom
Former US President John F. Kennedy was renowned for his oratory – typified by his electrifying "Ich bin ein Berliner" speech delivered on this day.
June 26, 1963
Scrabble Creator Stuck for Words
The inventor of a new word game just could not think what to call it. Then a bright friend came up with the name – no points for guessing – Scrabble.
June 28, 1971
Was Mystery Blast Caused by Aliens?
A massive mysterious explosion in eastern Siberia that destroyed wildlife and felled a vast number of trees remains a mystery to this day.
June 30, 1908