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 51st British Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 303 at Royal St George's Golf Club
- 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 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 NJ NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting, runner-up names are Blades, Meadowlanders & Americans
- 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
- 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
- 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)