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Events in Sport

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1905 - Hague soccer team ADO froms
1914 - NY Giants & Chic White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt
1919 - Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert
1920 - Soccer team Quick Boys forms
1924 - Soccer team VSV Tonido forms in Voorburg
1932 - Bradman makes 299* vs S Africa, runs out partner going for 300th
1954 - Soccer team The County froms in Doetinchem
1959 - Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Havana Golf Tournament
1959 - Zack Wheat unanimously elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1960 - 34th Australian Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats J Lehane (75 62)
1960 - 48th Australian Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats N Fraser (57 36 63 86 86)
1961 - Mackay & Kline hang on for 100 mins for cricket draw vs West Indies
1968 - Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of Green Bay Packers
1973 - Monte Irvin elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
1975 - 1st successful Wash Cap penalty shot, Ken Lockett vs Vancouver Canucks
1976 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational
1976 - East Lansing police arrest Dodgers reliever Mike Marshall for taking batting practice at Mich State U after he is warned not to
1977 - Hillsdale High School defeats Person High School 2-0 in basketball
1981 - 11th AFC-NFC Pro Bowl, NFC wins 21-7
1981 - 31st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-120 at Cleveland
1981 - NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 21-7
1981 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek
1984 - Daniel Stern becomes NBA commissioner
1985 - Azharuddin scores 3rd Test century in 3rd Test Cricket (122 v Eng)
1987 - 38,873 NBA crowd watch Chicago at Detroit
1987 - Kathy Postlewait wins LPGA Mazda Golf Classic
1987 - NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 10-6
1992 - Barry Bonds signs baseball's highest single year contract ($4.7 mil)
1992 - Denis Potvin's #5 becomes 1st number retired by NY Islanders
1998 - 86th Australian Mens Tennis: Petr Korda beats Marcelo Rios (62 62 62)
1998 - NFL Pro Bowl Game, AFC beats NFC 29-24
2004 - Janet Jackson's breast is exposed during the half-time show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, resulting in US broadcasters adopting a stronger adherence to FCC censorship guidelines.

Birthdays in Sport

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1910 - Jahangir Khan, cricketer (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36)
1915 - Stanley Matthews, 1st British soccer player to be knighted
1922 - Clifford McWatt, cricketer (WI wicket-keeper in 6 Tests 1954-55)
1931 - Madeline Berthod, Switzerland, downhill skier (Olympic-gold-1956)
1938 - Jacky Cupit, golfer (Rookie of Year 1961)
1940 - Herve Filion, sulky driver (1969 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame)
1941 - Anatoliy Firssov, USSR, ice hockey play (Olympic-gold-1964, 68, 72)
1941 - Franco Nones, Italy, 30K cross country skier (Olympic-gold-1968)
1942 - Dave Sincock, cricketer (chinaman bowler played for Aust 1964-66)
1947 - Terry Hibbitt, soccer star
1948 - Debbie Austin, LPGA golfer
1949 - Jimmy Lee Thorpe, Roxboro NC, PGA golfer (1985 Greater Milwaukee Open)
1953 - Brendan Batson, English former footballer
1955 - Ernie Camacho, baseball player
1956 - Mike Kitchen, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1958 - Maureen Madill, Coleraine No Ireland, golfer (Brit Open Amateur 1979)
1958 - Luther Blissett, English footballer
1959 - Carolyn Hill, Santa Monica CA, LPGA golfer (1994 McCall's Classic)
1959 - Mike Horan, NFL punter (NY Giants)
1959 - Wade Wilson, NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys)
1961 - Gina Hull, Jacksonville FL, LPGA golfer (1989 USX Golf Classic-8th)
1962 - José Luis Cuciuffo, Argentinian footballer (d. 2004)
1965 - David Callaghan, cricketer (S African all-rounder in one-dayers 1992)
1966 - Eddie Zambrano, Venezuelan/US baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs)
1966 - Michelle Akers, Santa Clara Calif, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
1966 - Rob Lee, English footballer
1967 - Tim Naehring, Cincinnati OH, infielder (Boston Red Sox)
1968 - George Quigley Jr, Cin Ohio, skeet (Olympics-1996)
1968 - Javier Sanchez, Spain, tennis star
1968 - Kent Mercker, Dublin OH, pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Balt Orioles)
1968 - Mark Recchi, Kamloops, NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens)
1968 - Sean Millington, CFL fullback (BC Lions)
1969 - Bryan Jacob, Palatka Fla, 59 kg (130 lbs) weightlifter (Oly-1992, 96)
1969 - John Moore, Australian baseball catcher (Olympics-1996)
1969 - Gabriel Batistuta, Argentine footballer
1970 - Eric Mobley, NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies)
1970 - Malik Sealy, NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons, LA Clippers)
1970 - Yasuyuki Kazama, Japanese racing driver
1971 - Ajay Jadeja, cricketer (Indian opening batsman)
1971 - Derek Byrd, NFL cornerback (NO Saints)
1971 - Robert O'Neal, WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals)
1971 - Tommy Salo, Surahammar SWE, NHL goalie (Team Sweden, NY Islanders)
1971 - Zlatko Zahovič, Slovenian footballer
1972 - Geoff Sanderson, Hay River, NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers)
1972 - Richard Becker, Aurora IL, outfielder (Minn Twins)
1972 - [Thomas] Carlton Bruner, US, 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympics-96)
1973 - Andrew DeClercq, NBA forward (Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics)
1973 - Elena Makarova, Moscow Russia, tennis star (1993 Futures-Val)
1973 - Michael Joyce, Santa Monica CA, tennis star (1989 USTA Natl Boys' 18)
1973 - Tlia Reima, ice hockey center (Finland, Oly-98)
1974 - Walter McCarty, NBA forward (Boston Celtics)
1974 - Roberto Heras, Spanish cyclist
1975 - Martijn Reuser, Dutch soccer player (Ajax)
1977 - Kevin Kilbane, Irish footballer
1979 - Juan Silveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
1979 - Julie Augustyniak, American soccer player
1980 - Moisés Muñoz, Mexican footballer
1980 - Otilino Tenorio, Ecuadorian footballer (d. 2005)
1980 - Héctor Luna, Dominican Republic baseball player
1981 - Luis Lamá, Angolan footballer
1981 - Graeme Smith, South African cricketer
1981 - Rob Austin, British racing driver
1982 - Shoaib Malik, Pakistani cricketer
1983 - Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Belgian cyclist
1983 - Kevin Martin, American basketball player
1984 - Darren Fletcher, Scottish footballer
1985 - Dean Shiels, Northern Irish footballer
1987 - Giuseppe Rossi, Italian footballer

Deaths in Sport

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1928 - Hughie Jennings, American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
1967 - Ernie Bromley, cricketer (2 Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies
1968 - Lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/Brit Opens 1934,35), dies at 57
1971 - Jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies
1980 - Gastone Nencini, Italian cyclist (b. 1930)
1983 - Tullio Campagnolo, Italian bicycle manufacturer, dies
1986 - Gino Hernandez, American wrestler (b. 1957)
1991 - Phil Watson, NHL coach (NY Rangers), dies
1995 - John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC), dies at 74
2006 - Dick Bass, American football player (b. 1937)
2007 - Ray Berres, American baseball player (b. 1907)