- 1827 1st US swimming school opens (Boston, Massachusetts)
- 1866 Cincinnati Baseball club (Red Stockings) forms
- 1890 Jack Barrett carries his cricket bat for Australia at Lord's (67)
- 1890 14th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Willoughby Hamilton beats W Renshaw (6-8 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-1)
- 1907 7th Davis Cup: Australasia beats British Isles in Wimbledon (3-2)
- 1921 Edward Gourdin of US sets long jump record at 25' 2 3/4"
- 1922 16th Tour de France won by Firmin Lambot of Belgium
Event of Interest
1925 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his 1st of 23 career grand slammers

Lou Gehrig

Donald Bradman
Hall of Fame
1956 Joe Cronin & Hank Greenberg inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame

Hank Greenberg
Golf Major
1960 15th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls

Betsy Rawls
- 1961 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cosmopolitan Golf Open
- 1965 Dick Stuart homers in a major league-record 23rd different park
- 1966 John Pennel pole vaults record (5.34 m)
- 1967 54th Tour de France won by Roger Pingeon of France
- 1969 40th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 9-3 at RFK Memorial, Washington, D.C.
- 1969 All star MVP: Willie McCovey (SF Giants)
Golf Tournament
1972 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Raleigh Golf Classic

Kathy Whitworth
Baseball Record
1976 Balt Oriole Reggie Jackson homers in 6th straight game

Reggie Jackson
Baseball Record
1979 George Brett gets his 1,000th hit

George Brett
- 1984 KC Royals Dan Quisenberry gets his 200th career save
- 1987 Petra Felke (E Ger) throws javelin 78.89 m (women's record)
- 1987 Red Sox waive Bill Buckner, the goat of last year's World Series
- 1989 118th British Golf Open: Mark Calcavecchia shoots a 275 at Royal Troon
- 1989 Amy Alcott wins LPGA Boston Five Golf Classic
- 1989 76th Tour de France won by Greg LeMond of USA
- 1991 Rob Dibble back from 3-game suspension, is ejected for throwing at and hitting Cubs baserunner Doug Dascenzo Cubs win, 8-5
- 1993 Boon completes 17th Test Cricket century, 107 at Headingley
- 1993 Chris Boardman bicycles world record 1 hour distance (52,270 km)
- 1993 NY Yankee Mark Hutton is 1st Australian to be a starting pitcher, He beats Angels 5-2; Yanks, Red Sox, Blue Jays 3 way tie for 1st
- 1994 Don Mattingly becomes 6th NY Yankee to get 2,000 hits
- 1994 Longest baseball rain delay (3:39) as Giants beat Mets 4-2 in NYC
Golf Major
2000 129th British Golf Open: Tiger Woods shoots a 269 at Royal Lytham

Tiger Woods
Event of Interest
2000 87th Tour de France: no winner (Lance Armstrong disqualified)

Lance Armstrong
- 2006 135th British Golf Open: Tiger Woods shoots a 270 at Royal Liverpool Golf Club
- 2006 93rd Tour de France won by Oscar Pereiro of Spain
- 2009 Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox becomes the 18th pitcher to throw a perfect game in MLB history, defeating Tampa Bay Rays 5-0
- 2017 104th Tour de France won by Chris Froome of Great Britain, his 4th win
- 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup: England beat India by 9 runs in the final at Lords in London
Event of Interest
2017 146th British Golf Open Championship: American Jordan Spieth shoots a 268 to win at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club, Southport

Jordan Spieth