Events in Sport
Boxing Title Fight
1899 James J. Jeffries beats Tom Sharkey in 25 for heavyweight boxing title
James J. Jeffries
Event of Interest
1934 Although Lou Gehrig wins Triple Crown, Mickey Cochrane wins AL MVP
Lou Gehrig
Event of Interest
1942 Despite Ted Williams winning Triple Crown, Yanks Joe Gordon wins AL MVP
Ted Williams
Event of Interest
1962 Wilt Chamberlain of NBA SF Warriors scores 72 points vs LA Lakers
Wilt Chamberlain
- 1963 Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Cavern City Golf Open
- 1963 14th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Joe Weatherly wins
- 1964 Philadelphia voters approve $25 million to build a new sports stadium
- 1968 English Lotus driver Graham Hill wins his 2nd World Formula 1 Drivers Championship by taking out the Mexican Grand Prix at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez; wins title by 12 points from Scotsman Jackie Stewart
Golf Tournament
1976 Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA/Japan Mizuno Golf
Donna Caponi
- 1977 Debbie Massey wins LPGA Mizuno-Japan Golf Classic
- 1978 Michiko Okada wins LPGA Mizuno-Japan Golf Classic
- 1979 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Mizuno Japan Golf Classic
- 1980 Walter Hass Jr becomes CEO of Oakland A's
- 1981 Brewers reliever Rollie Fingers wins AL Cy Young Award
- 1982 Detroit blocks 20 Cleve Cav shots tying NBA regulation game record
- 1985 Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Nichirei Cup Team Match Golf Tournament
- 1985 French McLaren driver Alain Prost wins his first World Formula 1 Drivers title, finishing 4th in the Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide; wins title by 20 points from Italian Michele Alboreto
Event of Interest
1987 Oakland 1st baseman Mark McGwire wins AL Rookie of Year
Mark McGwire
Event of Interest
1991 Ayrton Senna wins Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide; shortest F1 race ever run (14 laps) because of wet conditions; Senna retains his 3rd World Drivers title by 24 points from Nigel Mansell
Ayrton Senna
- 1993 Ken Daneyko sets NJ Devil 'Ironman' record by playing 322nd cons game
- 1995 1st NBA game at FleetCenter, Boston Celtics lose to Mil Bucks, 101-100
- 1995 1st NBA game at Rose Garden, Port Trailblazers lose to Grizzlies 92-80
- 1995 1st NBA game at Skydome, Toronto Raptors beat NJ Nets 94-79
- 1996 26th NYC Women's Marathon won by Anuta Catuna of Romania in 2:28:18
- 1996 27th NYC Marathon won by Giacomo Leone of Italy in 2:09:54
- 1996 Mayumi Hirase wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Cup
- 1997 Boston shortstop Nomar Garciaparra is 6th unanimous AL Rookie of Year
- 1997 Phillies 3rd baseman Scott Rolen selected unanimous Rookie of Year
Hall of Fame
2003 Pat LaFontaine is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
Pat LaFontaine
- 2012 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Santa Anita Racetrack; Day 2 winners: George Vancouver, Groupie Doll, Tapizar, Mizdirection, Shanghai Bobby, Little Mike, Trinniberg, Wise Dan, Fort Larned
- 2017 Breeders' Cup Horse Racing, Del Mar Racetrack; Day 1 winners: Rushing Fall, Battle of Midway, Mendelssohn, Forever Unbridled
Birthdays in Sport
- 1856 Jim McCormick, Scottish-born American baseball player, born in Glasgow (d. 1918)
- 1863 Blanche Bingley, British tennis player (6-time Wimbledon champion), born in Greenford, England (d. 1946)
- 1871 Albert Goldthorpe, English rugby league footballer
- 1880 Edmond Barrett, heavyweight wrestler (Olympic bronze 1908)
- 1893 R Lindley Murray, tennis champ (US Open-1918)
- 1900 Roger Blunt, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in 9 Tests 1930-32)
- 1900 Adolf Dassler, German founder of sportswear company Adidas, born in Herzogenaurach, Germany (d. 1978)
Bronko Nagurski
1908 Bronko Nagurski, Canadian-American NFL fullback (Chicago Bears), born in Rainy River, Ontario (d. 1990)
Bronko Nagurski
Roy Emerson
1936 Roy Emerson, Australian tennis player (12 Grand Slam singles titles), born in Blackbutt, Queensland
Roy Emerson
Larry Holmes
1949 Larry Holmes, American heavyweight boxing champ (1978-85), born in Cuthbert, Georgia
Larry Holmes
- 1949 Roswitha Krause, USSR, 4 X 100m swimmer (Olympic silver 1968)
- 1951 Azmat Rana, cricketer (one Test for Pakistan against Australia 1980)
- 1953 Larry Herndon, baseball player
- 1955 Phil Simms, NFL quarterback (NY Giants, Super Bowl 1986)
- 1956 Bob Welch, American MLB pitcher (Oakland), born in Seal Beach, CA, (d. 2014)
- 1958 Andrew Mapple, US water skier
- 1958 Sue Daniels, Adelaide Australia, golfer (1983 Victorian Amateur Champ)
- 1960 Sharon Monplaisir, American fencer-epee (Olympics 1996), born in NYC, New York
- 1960 Karch Kiraly, American indoor & beach volleyball player (3 x Olympic gold 1984, 88, 96), born in Jackson, Michigan
- 1962 Kym Hampton, WNBA forward (NY Liberty)
- 1963 Howard Ballard, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1963 Stephen Corkin, judoka (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1963 Ian Wright, English footballer
- 1963 Shigeaki Hattori, Japanese racing driver
- 1964 Brian Young, cricketer (NZ Test opening batsman)
- 1965 John Feskens, Dutch soccer player (Willem II)
- 1965 Michael Paul Springer, PGA golfer (1994 Greater Milwaukee), born in San Francisco, California
- 1966 Todd Reynolds, pairs skaters (Olympics 1994), born in Norwalk, Connecticut
- 1966 Tracey Fuchs, Centereach NY, field hockey midfielder (Olympics 1988, 96)
- 1967 Rob Cowie, NHL defenseman (LA Kings), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1968 Antonio Pettigrew, Macon Ga, 400m (Olympics 1996)
- 1968 Lee Germon, cricketer (NZ keeper & captain 1995- )
- 1968 Paul Quantrill, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays), born in London, Ontario
- 1969 Jim Mckenzie, Gull Lake, NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets)
- 1969 Leslie Shepherd, NFL wide receiver (Washington Redskins)
- 1970 Doug Zmolek, NHL defenseman (LA Kings), born in Rochester, New York
- 1971 Bob Kronenberg, WLAF center (Rhein Fire)
- 1971 Colbie Bell, 100kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics 1996), born in Edmonton, Alberta
- 1971 Darrin Hancock, NBA guard/forward (Charlotte Hornets)
- 1971 Matthew Lawton, Gulfport MS, outfielder (Minnesota Twins)
- 1971 William Strong, NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints)
- 1971 Diego Alessi, Italian race car driver
- 1972 Chris Shelling, NFL cornerback (Cin Bengals)
- 1972 Verl Mitchell, NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons)
- 1973 Derrick Alexander, American NFL defensive end (Minnesota Vikings), born in Jacksonville, Florida
- 1973 Nemone, athlete and broadcaster
- 1974 Tariq Abdul Wahad, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
- 1975 Darren Sharper, NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
- 1976 Guillermo Franco, Argentine-Mexican footballer
- 1979 Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer
- 1981 Sten Pentus, Estonian racing car driver
- 1982 Evgeny Plushenko, Russian figure skater
- 1984 Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver
- 1987 Felix Schütz, German ice hockey player
Colin Kaepernick
1987 Colin Kaepernick, American football player, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Colin Kaepernick
- 1990 Ellyse Perry, Australian soccer player/cricket player
Weddings in Sport
- 2012 Olympic gymnast Carly Patterson (24) weds Mark Caldwell (27) at the Main Street Garden Park in Dallas, Texas
Deaths in Sport
- 1971 Etienne Gailly, Belgium marathoner (Olympic bronze 1948), dies in accident at 48
- 2004 Sergei Zholtok, Latvian hockey player (b. 1972)
- 2006 Alberto Spencer, Ecuadorean footballer (b. 1937)
- 2012 Tommy Goodwin, British track cyclist, dies at 91
- 2015 Tom Graveney, England cricket batsman (79 Tests), dies of Parkinson's disease at 88