- 1858 Fee 1st charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Bkln 22-18)
- 1878 2nd Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Frank Hadow beats S Gore (7-5- 6-1 9-7)
- 1893 10th Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Lottie Dod beats Blanche Bingley (6-8 6-1 6-4)
- 1893 17th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Joshua Pim beats Wilfred Baddeley (3-6 6-1 6-3 6-2)
- 1911 Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0
- 1912 Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game
- 1916 Giants trade Christy Mathewson to Cincinnati Reds
- 1920 Heerenveen soccer team forms
- 1924 18th Tour de France won by Ottavio Bottecchia of Italy
- 1938 Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws
- 1944 Browns Nelson Potter is 1st pitcher suspended for throwing spitballs
- 1947 34th Tour de France won by Jean Robic of France
- 1952 Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K (29:17.0)
- 1954 Tennis champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident
Baseball Record
1956 Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs
Whitey Ford
Golf Major
1963 18th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mary Mills
Mary Mills
- 1965 NY Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam
- 1969 Carol Mann wins LPGA Danbury Lady Carling Golf Open
- 1969 56th Tour de France won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium
- 1970 Dodgers Bill Singer no-hits the Phillies 5-0, giving up no walks
- 1973 Chic's Wilbur Wood starts and loses both games of a doubleheader with NY Yankees, 12-2, & 7-0
- 1975 30th US Women's Open Golf Championship: American Sandra Palmer wins her second major (Titleholders Championship 1972)
- 1975 62nd Tour de France won by Bernard Thevenet of France
Baseball Record
1976 Hank Aaron hits 755th and last home run off Angels Dick Drago
Hank Aaron
Golf Major
1980 109th British Golf Open: Tom Watson shoots a 271 at Muirfield Gullane
Tom Watson
Golf Tournament
1980 Pat Bradley wins LPGA Greater Baltimore Golf Classic
Pat Bradley
Golf Tournament
1986 Jane Geddes wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic
Jane Geddes
Event of Interest
1991 Mike Tyson is accused of raping a Miss Black America contestant
Mike Tyson
Golf Major
1992 121st British Golf Open: Nick Faldo shoots a 272 at Muirfield Gullane
Nick Faldo
Event of Interest
1994 O.J. Simpson offers $500,000 reward for evidence of ex-wife's klller
O.J. Simpson
- 1997 126th British Golf Open: American Justin Leonard shoots a 272 to win at Royal Troon
- 1997 Michele Redman wins LPGA JAL Big Apple Classic
- 2000 The leaders of Salt Lake City's bid to win the 2002 Winter Olympics are indicted by a federal grand jury for bribery, fraud, and racketeering
- 2003 132nd British Golf Open: Ben Curtis shoots a 283 at Royal St George's Golf Club
- 2008 137th British Golf Open: Pádraig Harrington shoots a 283 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club
Sports Awards
2008 16th ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods, Candace Parker win
Tiger Woods