Events in Sport
- 1909 Jack Johnson fights Tony Ross to no decision in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1910 27th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Dorothea Chambers beats Dora Boothby 6-2, 6-2
- 1910 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: New Zealander Anthony Wilding beats Arthur Gore 6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 for his 1st of 4 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles
- 1911 British Open Golf, Royal St George's Golf Club: Harry Vardon wins his 5th Championship by 10 shots in a playoff with 1907 champion Arnaud Massy of France
- 1913 NY Giants score 10 in 10th to beat Phillies 11-1
- 1916 22nd US Golf Open: Chick Evans shoots a 286 at Minikahda Club MINN
Golf Major
1929 33rd US Golf Open: Bobby Jones shoots a 294 at Winged Foot CC NY
Bobby Jones
Donald Bradman
- 1933 Western Open Women's Golf, Olympia Fields CC: June Beebe beats Jane Weiller, 3 & 2 for golf's only major title
- 1933 Card's Dizzy Dean strikes out 17 Cubs to win 8-2
- 1934 NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become Detroit Lions
- 1948 Cleveland Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0
- 1954 Yank pitcher Tom Morgan ties record by hitting 3 batters in 1 inning This was also Bobby Brown's last game; he retired to become a doctor
- 1962 17th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Murle Lindstrom
- 1962 LA Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits NY Mets, 5-0
- 1965 NFL grants Atlanta Falcons a franchise
- 1966 Test cricket debut of Derek Underwood, v WI Trent Bridge, wicketless
- 1967 Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining Phils
- 1969 Derek Clayton of Australia sets Marathon record at 2:08:34
- 1970 Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium opens, Braves beat Reds 8-2
- 1972 Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, & go on to win pennant
- 1974 Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Candiac GC: Carole Jo Skala wins by 3 from JoAnn Carner
Event of Interest
1975 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Bugner in Malaysia
Muhammad Ali
- 1975 Muhammad Ali beats British boxer Joe Bugner in a 15 round unanimous decision to retain the WBC & WBA heavyweight title
- 1978 Larry Doby becomes manager of Chicago White Sox
- 1979 Davona Dale wins the Coaching Club American Oaks at Belmont to clinch American thoroughbred racing's Triple Tiara for fillies
- 1982 New Jersey NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting; legend of the Jersey Devil, a creature that allegedly inhabited the Pine Barrens of South Jersey
- 1985 Juli Inkster wins LPGA Lady Keystone Golf Open
- 1985 6th US Senior Golf Open: Miller Barber wins by 4 strokes from Roberto De Vincenzo for back-to-back Seniors Open titles
- 1987 Patrik Sjoberg of Sweden set a new world record in high jump
- 1988 Chicago agrees to build a new stadium so White Sox won't move to Florida
Golf Major
1991 37th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Meg Mallon
Meg Mallon
Event of Interest
1994 Pre-trial hearings open in LA against O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
Baseball Record
1995 Indians' Eddie Murray, is 20th to reach 3,000 hits
Eddie Murray
- 1996 Dottie Pepper wins ShopRite LPGA Golf Classic
- 1996 UEFA European Championship Final: Oliver Bierhoff scores his second goal in extra time as Germany beat Czech Republic 2-1 in London
- 2002 FIFA World Cup Final: Ronaldo scores twice as Brazil beats Germany 2-0 in Yokohama, Japan, to win record 5th title, first World Cup held in Asia
- 2018 FIFA World Cup: Kylian Mbappé (19) becomes only 2nd teenager (Pelé 1st 1958) to score twice in a world cup match as France eliminate Argentina 4-3 in Kazan
Birthdays in Sport
- 1890 Horace Chapman, cricketer (leg-spin all-rounder for South Africa in 2 Tests)
- 1900 Beatrix Loughran, American figure skater (Olympic gold 1924, 1928, 1932), born in Mount Vernon, New York (d. 1975)
- 1906 Ralph Allen, English footballer (d. 1981)
- 1912 Dan Reeves, NFL team owner (Cleveland/LA Rams)
- 1913 Harry Wismer, Port Huron Mich, AFL owner (NY Titans)
- 1915 Charles Rowe, cricketer (scored a pair in only Test (NZ v Aust 1946))
- 1920 Zeno Colo, Italian downhill skier (Olympic gold 1952)
- 1925 Jim Levitch, horse trainer
- 1925 Micheline Lannoy, Belgian figure skating pairs (Olympic gold 1948)
- 1930 Mac Benson, horse trainer
- 1933 Mike J K Smith, cricketer (England captain mid-60s)
- 1938 Billy Mills, 10k (Olympic gold 1964), born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota
- 1938 William Mervin Mills, 10K runner (Olympic gold 1964), born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota
- 1941 John Jameson, cricketer (England batsman, 465 p/ship with Kanhai)
- 1941 Peter Pollock, cricketer (bro of Graeme/father of Shaun, S Af quickie)
- 1944 Ron Swoboda, baseball outfielder/sportscaster (NY Yankees, NY Mets)
- 1949 Eric Goetz, American shipbuilder (America's Cup 1995), born in NYC, New York
- 1950 Pablo Castillo, jockey
- 1955 Mark MacDonald, horse trainer
- 1957 Sarah McGuire, LPGA golfer (1983 United Va Bank-5th), born in Springfield, Illinois
- 1957 Sterling Marlin, American race car driver (NASCAR)
- 1959 Michel Dion, Canadian Rifle shooter (Olympics 24-92, 96), born in Quebec City, Québec
- 1959 Stephanie Farwig, golfer (1994 LPGA Corning Classic-2nd), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1960 Randy Ladouceur, Brockville, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
- 1961 Karolyn Kirby, US beach volleyball player (Goodwill-gold-94)
- 1962 Tony Fernández, Dominican baseball player
- 1965 Mitch Richmond, NBA guard (Sac Kings, Olympic gold 1988, 96), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- 1965 Steve Duchesne, Sept-iles, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
- 1965 Gary Pallister, English footballer
Mike Tyson
1966 Mike Tyson, American boxer (youngest ever heavyweight champion 1986-90, 20 years, 4 months, 22 days), born in Brooklyn, New York
Mike Tyson
- 1966 Louie Aguiar, NFL punter (KC Chiefs)
- 1967 Rudi Steyn, cricketer (South African opening batsman 1995)
- 1967 Sheila Hudson, US triple jumper (US record 1992)
- 1968 Dan Peltier, outfielder (SF Giants), born in Clifton Park, New York
- 1968 Peter Miller, CFL linebacker (BC Lions)
- 1969 Jim Montgomery, NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1969 Ken Gernander, Grand Rapids, NHL center (NY Rangers)
- 1969 Kristina Farrar Stookey, Martha Vineyard MA, 470 sailor (Olympic 4th 1996)
Sanath Jayasuriya
1969 Sanath Jayasuriya, Sri Lankan cricket opening batsmen (MVP-1996 World Cup), born in Matara, Sri Lanka
Sanath Jayasuriya
- 1970 Mark Grudzielanek, infielder (Montreal Expos), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 1971 Ann Marsh, fencer-foil (Olympics 1996), born in Royal Oak, Michigan
- 1972 Dan Comiskey, CFL guard (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
- 1972 Garret Anderson, outfielder (California Angels), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1972 Tyrone Davis, NFL tight end (NY Jets, Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
- 1972 Sandra Cam, Belgian swimmer
- 1973 Chan Ho Park, Kong Ju City Korea, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
- 1973 Dodda Ganesh, cricketer (Karnataka & India pace bowler 1997)
- 1974 Melanie Lambert American ice skater
- 1974 Hezekiel Sepeng, Potchefstroom South Africa, South African athlete
- 1975 Natasha Sturgess, Australian mistral sailor (Olympics 1996)
Ralf Schumacher
1975 Ralf Schumacher, German Formula 1 race car driver, born in Hürth, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Ralf Schumacher
Michael Phelps
1985 Michael Phelps, American swimmer (record 23 Olympic gold medals), born in Baltimore, Maryland
Michael Phelps
Weddings in Sport
- 2012 Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick (32) weds longtime girlfriend Kijfa Frink at the Fontainebleau resort in Miami Beach, Florida
Deaths in Sport
- 1904 Thomas Emmett, cricketer (English Test bowler of the sostenuter), dies
- 1904 Tom Emmett, England cricketer, dies at 62
- 1935 William Brockwell, cricket (British all-rounder in 7 Tests 1893-99), dies
- 1966 Giuseppe Farina, Italian auto racer (World F1 champion 1950), dies in a domestic car accident at 59
- 1976 Firpo Marberry, baseball player (b. 1898)
- 1997 Larry O'Day, wrestler (b. 1944)
- 2002 Pete Gray [Wyshner], MLB one-armed outfielder (St Louis Browns), dies at 87
- 2011 Barry Bremen, American sports imposter and business man (b. 1947)
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