Events in Sport
NBA Record
1957 Celtic Bill Russell sets NBA record of 49 rebounds beat Philadelphia 111-89
Bill Russell
- 1957 Okla's NCAA win streak ends at 47 after losing to Notre Dame 7-0
Event of Interest
1962 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 73 points vs NY Knicks
Wilt Chamberlain
Event of Interest
1966 Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente is named NL MVP
Roberto Clemente
Event of Interest
1976 Rick Barry (San Francisco), ends then longest NBA free throw streak of 60
Rick Barry
Event of Interest
1988 Jose Canseco is 1st unanimous AL MVP since Reggie Jackson
Reggie Jackson
Event of Interest
1988 Robin Givens sues Mike Tyson for $125 million for libel
Mike Tyson
Event of Interest
2003 Lionel Messi makes his official debut for FC Barcelona in a friendly against Porto
Lionel Messi
Event of Interest
2013 Sachin Tendulkar plays his very last cricket match before retiring in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium against the West Indies
Sachin Tendulkar
- 2014 Kevin Harvick wins the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Birthdays in Sport
W. C. Handy
1873 W. C. Handy, American composer and musician known as the "Father of the Blues" (Memphis Blues, St Louis Blues), born in Florence, Alabama (d. 1958)
W. C. Handy
- 1881 Joel H. Hildebrand, American Chemist and Educator whose work on the chemistry of solutions helped treat divers with the 'bends' through the introduction of helium and oxygen breathing mixtures, born in Camden, New Jersey
- 1892 Tazio Nuvolari, Italian racing driver (d. 1953)
- 1920 Betty Hicks, LPGA golfer
- 1924 Mel Patton, American sprinter & Olympic champion, born in Los Angeles, California, (d. 2014)
- 1932 Barbara Romack, LPGA golfer
- 1940 Chris Balderstone, cricket batsman (England, belated faced WI in 1976)
- 1942 Willie Carson, Scottish jockey
- 1944 David O'Sullivan, NZ cricket left-arm spinner (in 11 Tests 1973-76)
- 1946 Jo Jo White, American basketballer (Olympic gold - 1968), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2018)
- 1947 Ebby Thust, German boxing promoter and writer
- 1954 Bruce Edwards, American golf caddy (d. 2004)
- 1956 Terry Labonte, American NASCAR driver
- 1959 Bert Cameron, Spanish Town Jamaica, 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1988)
- 1959 Corey Allen Pavin, Oxnard CA, PGA golfer (1995 US Open)
Frank Bruno
1961 Frank Bruno, English boxer (European champion), born in Hammersmith, England
Frank Bruno
- 1962 Chuck Finley, pitcher (Angels)
Zina Garrison
1963 Zina Garrison Jackson, tennis star (1988/90 Wimbledon), born in Houston, Texas
Zina Garrison
- 1964 Dwight Gooden, pitcher (NY Yankees, NY Mets), born in Tampa, Florida
- 1965 Glen Edward Day, American PGA golfer (1994 Anheuser-Busch-2nd), born in Mobile, Alabama
- 1966 Dan Nowosielski, fencing epee (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1966 Lisa Brown Miller, ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics 1998)
- 1966 Tim Scott, Hanford California, pitcher (Montreal Expos)
- 1967 Lawrence Dawsey, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs)
- 1968 Chris Haney, pitcher (KC Royals), born in Baltimore, Maryland
- 1968 Ebrahim Essop-Adam, cricketer (one ODI for Zimbabwe 1992)
- 1968 Melvin Stewart, US butterfly swimmer (200m record)
- 1969 Mike Devlin, NFL guard/center (Buffalo Bills, Cardinals)
- 1969 Thomas Ingalsbe, 238+ lbs (108+ kg) US weightlifter (Olympics 1996)
- 1970 Jason Carthen, WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
- 1971 Waqar Younis, cricketer (brilliant Pakistani fast/swing bowler)
- 1971 Mustapha Hadji, Moroccan footballer
- 1971 Alexander Popov, Russian swimmer
- 1973 Howard Smothers, NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1973 Joe Hudepohl, American 800m freestyle relay (Olympic gold 1996)
- 1973 Sedrick Shaw, running back (New England Patriots)
- 1973 Christian Horner, British Formula One team owner
- 1973 Brendan Laney, Scottish rugby player
- 1974 Maurizio Margaglio, Italian ice dancer
- 1974 Paul Scholes, British footballer
- 1976 Juha Pasoja, Finnish footballer
- 1977 Oksana Baiul, Ukraine, figure skater (Olympic gold 1994)
- 1978 Gary Naysmith, Scottish footballer
- 1978 Kip Bouknight, American baseball player
- 1979 Salli Wills, Australia, gymnast (Olympics 1996)
- 1979 Bruce Irons, American surfer
- 1980 Kayte Christensen, American basketball player
- 1981 Osi Umenyiora, English-born NFL football player
- 1982 Jannie du Plessis, South African rugby player
- 1982 Ronald Pognon, French athlete
- 1982 Amare Stoudemire, American basketball player
- 1983 Kari Lehtonen, Finnish ice hockey goaltender
- 1983 Britta Steffen, German swimmer
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1996 Golf champ Phil Mickelson (26) weds Amy McBride
Phil Mickelson
- 2017 Tennis champion Serena Williams marries Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in New Orleans
Deaths in Sport
- 1944 Charles Kelleway, Australian cricketer (26 Tests 1910-1928), dies at 58
- 1964 Piet Moeskops, Dutch world champion cyclist (1921-24, 26), dies at 71
- 1987 Jim Brewer, Major League Baseball relief pitcher (b. 1937)
- 1994 David Rayner, cyclist, dies
- 1997 Russ "Mad Monk" Meyer, pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 74
- 2005 Robert Tisch, American football team owner (b. 1926)
- 2009 Antonio de Nigris, Mexican footballer (b. 1978)
- 2010 Britton Chance, American molecular biologist and yachtsman (b. 1913)
- 2012 Bob Scott, New Zealand Rugby player, dies at 91
- 2014 Ian Craig, Australian cricketer, dies at 79
- 2015 Bert Olmstead, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 89