Events in Sport
Tennis Open
1904 21st Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats Charlotte Cooper 6-0, 6-3
Charlotte Cooper
- 1904 28th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Laurence Doherty beats Frank Riseley (6-1 7-5 8-6)
- 1906 12th US Golf Open: Alex Smith shoots a 295 at Onwentsia Club Ill
- 1921 34th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats E Ryan (6-2 6-0)
- 1933 Primo Carnera KOs Jack Sharkey in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1934 British Open Golf, Royal St. George's GC: Henry Cotton of England wins wire-to-wire by 5 shots from South African Sid Brews
- 1935 Western Open Women's Golf, Sunset Ridge CC: Opal Hill scores an easy, 9 & 7 win over Mrs. S.L. Reinhart to claim her first of 2 consecutive major titles
- 1947 US Open Women's Golf, Starmount Forest CC: American Betty Jameson wins her only US crown, 6 strokes ahead of runners-up Polly Riley and Sally Sessions, both amateurs
- 1950 US beats England 1-0 in a world cup soccer game (next win in 1994)
Golf Major
1952 7th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs
Louise Suggs
- 1956 Charles Dumas makes 1st high jump over 7' (2.13 m)-LA, California
Golf Major
1957 12th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls
Betsy Rawls
- 1960 Joyce Ziske wins LPGA Western Golf Open
Baseball Record
1961 Willie Mays is 4th major leaguer with 3 or more HRs twice in a season
Willie Mays
Golf Major
1969 US Open Women's Golf, Scenic Hills CC: Donna Caponi wins first of 4 major titles; beat Peggy Wilson by 1 stroke
Donna Caponi
Baseball Record
1969 On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896)
Stan Musial
Event of Interest
1984 Pete Rose plays in record 3,309th game, surpassing Carl Yastrzemski
Pete Rose
Carl Yastrzemski
Event of Interest
1986 Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues
Sparky Anderson
- 1990 NY Mets tie their team career high 11 game win streak
- 1990 A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays & Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues
- 1991 Britain's Nick Brown, 591st rank beats 10th-seeded Goran Ivanisevic 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in 2nd round at Wimbledon
Event of Interest
1992 NHL decides Eric Lindross goes to Flyers instead of Rangers
Eric Lindros
Boxing Title Fight
1995 George Foreman loses IBF boxing title for refusing to re-fight Axel Schulz
George Foreman
Golf Tournament
1997 Greg Norman wins PGA St Jude Classic
Greg Norman
- 2008 UEFA European Championship Final: Fernando Torres scores as Spain beats Germany 1-0 in Vienna
Birthdays in Sport
- 1880 Harry Frazee, American MLB team owner (Boston Red Sox), born in Peoria, Illinois (d. 1929)
- 1889 Willie MacFarlane, Scottish professional golfer, born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 1961)
- 1896 Alfred [Harold] Gilligan, English cricketer (English Captain 1929-30), born in Shamley Green, England (d. 1978)
- 1910 Burgess Whitehead, American baseball player (New York Giants), born in Tarboro, North Carolina (d. 1993)
- 1929 Pete George, American weightlifter (Olympic gold/2 silver-48, 52), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1933 Bob Shaw, American baseball player (Chicago White Sox), born in Bronx, New York (d. 2010)
- 1936 David Jenkins, American figure skater (Olympic gold 1960), born in Akron, Ohio
- 1936 Harmon Killebrew, American baseball player (Minnesota Twins), born in Payette, Idaho (d. 2011)
- 1939 Alan Connolly, Australian cricketer (Australian pace bowler through 60s), born in Skipton, Victoria, Australia
- 1939 Ron Headley, West Indian cricketer (son of George, 2 Tests WI v England 1973), born in Kingston, Jamaica
- 1941 Margitta Gummel, German shot putter (Olympic gold 1968), born in Magdeburg, Germany
- 1941 John Boccabella, American baseball player (Chicago Cubs), born in San Francisco, California
- 1942 Larry Snyder, American jockey, born in Toledo, Ohio
- 1947 Jeff Moss, Australian cricketer (one Test Australia v Pakistan 1979), born in Melbourne, Australia
- 1949 Dan Dierdorf, American football offensive lineman and sportscaster (Monday Night Football), born in Canton, Ohio
- 1952 Joe Johnson, English snooker player
- 1954 Rick Honeycutt, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
- 1956 Pedro Guerrero, baseball player
- 1958 Richard Mettee, horse trainer
- 1958 Rosa Mota, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympic gold 1988), born in Porto, Portugal
- 1959 Edward F Humenik, PGA golfer (1994 Kmart Greater-2nd), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1960 Sergey Kopylov, USSR, cyclist (Olympic gold 1980)
- 1964 Pepper Johnson, NFL linebacker (NY Giants, Cleveland Browns)
- 1965 Paul Jarvis, cricketer (England pace bowler 1988-93)
- 1966 John Part, Canadian professional darts player and commentator, born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1967 John Wehner, infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1968 Theoren Fleury, Oxbow Sask, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames, Canada)
- 1969 Erik Tammer, soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Go Ahead Eagles)
- 1969 Simon Brown, cricketer (Durham pace bowler, England 1996)
- 1970 Troy Drayton, tight end (Miami Dolphins)
- 1970 Mike Vallely, American skateboarder
- 1971 Dennis Gerritsen, soccer player (NAC)
- 1971 Mike Sillinger, Regina, NHL right wing (Vanc Canucks, Anaheim Ducks)
- 1971 Wendee Espinosa, female outfielder (Silver Bullets), born in Stockton, California
- 1972 Fabrice L'Henry, hockey forward (Team France 1998)
- 1973 George Hincapie, road cyclist (Olympics-76th-92, 96), born in Queens, New York
- 1975 Mathew Gates, Baldock England, dance skater (& Chalom-1995 Nat Jr champ)
- 1977 Sharon Cripps, Australian 100m/200m (Olympics 1996)
- 1979 Andy O'Brien, English footballer (Republic of Ireland), born in Harrogate, England
- 1979 Marleen Veldhuis, Dutch swimmer
- 1980 Martin Truex Jr, American auto racer (Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion 2017), born in Mayetta, New Jersey
- 1981 Nicolás Vuyovich, Argentine racing driver (d. 2005)
- 1981 Joe Johnson, American basketball player, born in Little Rock, Arkansas
- 1985 Quintin Demps, American football player
- 1988 Éver Banega, Argentine footballer
- 1990 Ryu So-yeon, South Korean golfer (US Open 2011, ANA Inspiration 2017), born in Seoul, South Korea
Weddings in Sport
- 2015 Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones (33) weds model Dani Lawrence (28) at Peckforton Castle in Cheshire
Deaths in Sport
- 1935 Jack O'Neill, American baseball player (b. 1873)
- 1949 Walter Giffen, cricketer (brother of George, 3 Tests), dies
- 1967 Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (b. 1906)
- 1979 Ben Barnett, Australian cricketer (4 Tests for Australia 1938), dies at 71
- 1996 Bobby Keetch, footballer/entrepreneur, dies at 54
- 2006 Randy Walker, American football coach (b. 1954)
- 2018 Irina Szewińska, Polish athlete, administrator (Olympic various sprint gold 1964, 68, 76), dies of cancer at 72
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