Events in Sport
- 1877 11th Belmont: C Holloway aboard Cloverbrook wins in 2:46
- 1883 17th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard George Kinney wins in 2:42.5
- 1887 21st Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Hanover wins in 2:43.5
- 1888 22nd Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Sir Dixon wins in 2:40.25
- 1892 26th Belmont: W Hayward aboard Patron wins in 2:12
- 1898 38th British Golf Open: Harry Vardon shoots a 307 at Prestwick Golf Club
Boxing Title Fight
1899 James J. Jeffries KOs Bob Fitzsimmons in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
James J. Jeffries
Baseball Record
1914 Honus Wagner is 2nd to get 3,000 hits
Honus Wagner
Event of Interest
1933 Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland manager
Walter Johnson
- 1934 38th US Golf Open: Olin Dutra shoots a 293 at Merion Cricket Club PA
- 1934 66th Belmont: Wayne D Wright aboard Peace Chance wins in 2:29.2
- 1940 44th US Golf Open: Lawson Little shoots a 287 at Canterbury GC OH
- 1945 71st Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hoop Jr scores his third of record 5 Derby wins
Event of Interest
1945 Following an 8-7 win over the Phils, Brooklyn manager Leo Durocher is arrested on a complaint by a fan that Durocher slugged him
Leo Durocher
- 1955 Test Cricket debut of Ken Barrington, v South Africa at Trent Bridge
- 1960 ABC and AFL sign a 5 year contract
- 1961 Ryne Duren sets AL record with 7 straight strikeouts against Red Sox
- 1962 94th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Jaipur wins in 2:28.8
- 1963 1st Sunday night game in baseball SF Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0
- 1963 Barbara Romack wins LPGA Rock City Ladies Golf Open
- 1963 Colt .45s beat Giants 3-0 in major leagues' 1st Sunday night game
Event of Interest
1964 Jack Nicklaus wins British Open golf tournament
Jack Nicklaus
Tennis Open
1968 67th Women's French Open: Nancy Richey beats Ann Jones (5-7, 6-4, 6-1)
Nancy Richey
Boxing Title Fight
1978 Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
Larry Holmes
- 1979 111th Belmont: Ruben Hernandez aboard Coastal wins in 2:28.6
- 1979 Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for 1st and last time
- 1980 Phillies and SF Giants end their game at 3:11 AM
- 1983 Zimbabwe win their 1st one-day cricket international, v Australia
- 1984 116th Belmont: Laffit Pincay Jr aboard Swale wins in 2:27.2
- 1984 Jurgen Hingsen of West Germany sets record for decathlon, 8,798 pts
- 1985 39th NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2
- 1985 Alice Miller wins LPGA McDonald's Golf Championship
Tennis Open
1985 84th Men's French Open: Mats Wilander beats Ivan Lendl (3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2)
Mats Wilander
Ivan Lendl
Tennis Open
1985 84th Women's French Open: Chris Evert beats Martina Navratilova (6-3, 6-7, 7-5)
Chris Evert
Martina Navratilova
Event of Interest
1989 Michael Chang's French Open tennis win makes him youngest male to go to finals
Michael Chang
- 1990 122nd Belmont: Michael Kinane aboard Go & Go wins in 2:27.2
Baseball Record
1990 Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with baseball's switch hit HRs in 10 games
Eddie Murray
Mickey Mantle
Tennis Open
1991 90th Men's French Open: Jim Courier beats Andre Agassi (3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4)
Andre Agassi
Tennis Open
1991 90th Women's French Open: Monica Seles beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6-3, 6-4)
Monica Seles
Tennis Open
1996 95th Women's French Open: Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (6-3, 6-7, 10-8)
Steffi Graf
- 2002 101st Men's French Open: Albert Costa beats Juan Carlos Ferrero (6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3)
Tennis Open
2002 101st Women's French Open: Serena Williams beats Venus Williams (7-5, 6-3)
Serena Williams
Venus Williams
- 2003 Stanley Cup: New Jersey Devils defeat first time finalists Mighty Ducks of Anaheim 4-3
- 2007 139th Belmont: John Velazquez aboard Rags To Riches wins in 2:28.74
- 2010 Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks defeat Philadelphia Flyers 4-2
- 2012 144th Belmont: John Velazquez aboard Union Rags wins in 2:30.42
- 2013 59th LPGA Championship won by Inbee Park
Tennis Open
2013 112th Men's French Open: Rafael Nadal beats David Ferrer (6-3, 6-2, 6-3)
Rafael Nadal
- 2015 Chris Heston of the San Francisco Giants becomes the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the 2015 MLB season
Event of Interest
2017 Tennis player Venus Williams causes car accident that leads to death of another passenger in Palm Beach, Florida
Venus Williams
Birthdays in Sport
- 1882 Bobby Kerr, Canadian sprinter (d. 1963)
- 1893 Irish Meusel, American baseball player (d. 1963)
- 1898 Luigi Fagioli, Italian race car driver (d. 1952)
- 1905 Harry "Bull" Alexander, Australian cricketer (Aus quick 1 Test Bodyline series), born in Ascot Vale (d. 1993)
- 1912 Ingolf Dahl, composer (Andante & Arioso), born in Hamburg, Germany
- 1919 Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player
- 1921 Agnes Keleti, Hungary gymnast (Olympic gold 1952, 56), born in Budapest, Hungary
- 1924 Christine Goitschel, French slalom (Olympic gold 1964)
- 1924 Peter Heatly, Scottish diver and Chairman of the Commonwealth Games Federation, born in Leith, Scotland (d. 2015)
- 1926 Roy Smalley, shortstop (Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees)
- 1929 Keith A St H Gardner, Jamaica, 4x400m runner (Olympic bronze 1960)
- 1931 Bill Virdon, 2nd baseman (St Louis Cards)/mgr (NY Yankees)
- 1934 Helga Haase, German FR, 500m speed skater (Olympic gold 1960)
- 1936 Mick O'Dwyer, Gaelic footballer and manager, born in Waterville, Ireland
- 1937 Sven Conrad Stayers, cricketer (WI fast bowler 1962)
- 1938 Anne Kenny, Mudgee NSW, golfer (1968, 71 Australian Champ)
- 1939 David Hobbs (auto racer)
- 1940 Dick Vitale, American sportscaster (ESPN, ABC "Oh Baby!")
- 1942 Richard Hutton, cricketer (son of Len, 5 Tests 1971)
- 1945 Faina Myelink, USSR, discus thrower (Olympic gold 1972)
- 1945 Luis Ocaña, Spanish cyclist (d. 1994)
- 1948 Jim Bailey, NCAA punter (most punts in season-101, Va Milt Academy)
- 1951 Dave Parker, baseball player (Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978)
- 1957 Elly van Holly, running star (3k indoor world record)
- 1959 Peter Fowler, Hornsby NSW, Australian golfer
- 1960 Nancy Taylor, LPGA golfer (1994 Rochester Intl-54th), born in San Francisco, California
- 1964 Wayman Tisdale, NBA center/forward (Phoenix Suns)
- 1965 Jeff Williams, beach volleyballer (Olympics 1996), born in Santa Monica, California
- 1966 Anthony Martino, CFL punter (Calgary Stampeders)
- 1967 Robert Reading, 110m hurdler, born in Buffalo, New York
- 1968 Tom Rouen, NFL punter (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- 1969 Keith Alex, NFL guard (Minnesota Vikings)
- 1970 Harry Van Hofwegen, CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions)
- 1970 Russ Romaniuk, Winnipeg, NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers)
- 1971 D'Marco Farr, defensive tackle (St Louis Rams)
- 1971 Roderick Lewis, NFL tight end (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
- 1971 Romano Sion, soccer player (Dordrecht '90/FC Groningen)
- 1971 Gilles De Bilde, Belgian footballer
- 1972 Bryan Strang, cricket pace bowler (brother of Paul Zimbabwe 1995- )
- 1972 Steven Salter, CFL offensive linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
- 1972 Wardell Rouse, NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Bucs)
- 1973 Chris Villarrial, center/guard (Chicago Bears)
- 1973 Grant Marshall, Mississauga, NHL right wing (Dallas Stars)
- 1973 Orlondo Steinauer, CFL cornerback (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
- 1973 Tedy Bruschi, linebacker (New England Patriots)
- 1974 Jana Nejedly, Canadian tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
- 1974 Jon Harris, defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1974 Randy Winn, American baseball player
- 1975 Andrew Symonds, cricketer (Birmingham, brilliant Qld & Gloucs batsman)
- 1975 Carolyne Lepage, 48 kg judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1975 Paul Agostino, Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)
- 1975 Otto Addo, Ghanaian footballer
- 1975 Jeff Saturday, American football player
- 1977 Zephnad Wattimury, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen)
- 1977 Peja Stojakovic, Serbian basketball player
- 1978 Elizabeth Reid, Fairfax Va, gymnast (alt-Olympics 1996)
- 1978 Miroslav Klose, German footballer
- 1980 Mike Fontenot, American baseball player
- 1980 Lehlohonolo Seema, Lesotho footballer
- 1980 Udonis Haslem, American basketball player
- 1983 Danny Richar, Dominican baseball player
- 1984 Yulieski Gourriel, Cuban baseball player
- 1984 Wesley Sneijder, Dutch footballer
- 1984 Masoud Shojaei, Iranian footballer
- 1985 Sebastian Telfair, American basketball player (Portland Trail Blazers), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 2000 Laurie Hernandez, American gymnast (Olympic team gold, individual silver 2016), born in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1990 NHL goaltender Patrick Roy (25) weds Michele Piuze at Saint-Sacrement Church in Quebec, Canada
Patrick Roy
- 2001 "Law & Order" actress and model Angie Harmon (28) weds New York Giant NFL player Jason Sehorn (30) at Highland Park Presbyterian Church in Dallas, Texas
Wedding of Interest
2009 Boxing legend Mike Tyson (43) weds Lakiha Spicer (32) at La Bella Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada
Mike Tyson
Divorces in Sport
Divorce of Interest
2009 Elizabeth Watson (39) divorces MLB home run record holder Barry Bonds (44) due to irreconcilable differences after 11 years of marriage
Barry Bonds
Deaths in Sport
- 1977 Bill Merritt, cricketer (6 Tests of leg-spin for NZ, 12 wkts), dies
- 1979 Cyclone Taylor, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1884)
- 1995 Charles Rowe, cricket (scored 0 in only Test for NZ v Aust 1946), dies
- 2004 Rosey Brown, American football player (b. 1932)
- 2009 Dick May, Former NASCAR racecar driver
- 2014 Bob Welch, American MLB pitcher, dies at 57