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Events in Sport

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1887 - Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000
1890 - 1st NSW v South Australia 1st-class cricket game
1896 - Stanley Cup: Winnipeg Victorias beat Montreal Victorias, 2-0
1931 - Bradman scores 152 Aust v WI, 154 minutes, 13 fours 2 fives
1934 - NHL Ace Bailey Benefit Game: Toronto beats All-Stars 7-3 in Toronto
1944 - Carl Wick publishes "Salmon Trolling for Commercial & Sport Fishing
1950 - Moroney scores cricket twin centuries for Australia at Johannesburg
1951 - Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta & takes middleweight title
1952 - 6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway
1954 - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open
1957 - Georgia Senate unanimously approves Sen Leon Butts' bill barring blacks from playing baseball with whites
1960 - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA St Petersburg Golf Open
1961 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Royal Poinciana Golf Invitational
1966 - Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points
1978 - In girls' HS basketball, Chicago Latin beats Harvard St George
1980 - 13th Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, NY
1982 - Hollis Stacy wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic
1987 - 53,745 largest NBA crowd to date-Phila at Detroit
1988 - 49th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player
1988 - Bobby Allison at 50 becomes oldest driver to win Daytona 500
1988 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic
1989 - Boxer Mike Tyson divorces actress Robin Givens
1989 - Robin Givens is granted a divorce from Mike Tyson in Dom Rep
1994 - Alexander Golubev skates Olympic record 500m (36.33)

Birthdays in Sport

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1884 - Joe Jagersberger, Austrian racing driver (d. 1952)
1907 - Johnny Longden, jockey/trainer (1958 Racing Hall of Fame)
1913 - Mel Allen, Birmingham Alabama, sportscaster (voice of NY Yankees)
1913 - Mel Allen, American sports reporter (d. 1996)
1914 - Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer (d. 2007)
1921 - Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player
1922 - Murray the K, American impresario and disk jockey (d. 1982)
1923 - Jay Herbert, golfer (1960 PGA winner)
1931 - Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion, NHL right wing (Canadiens, Rangers)
1935 - Mickey Wright, San Diego CA, LPGA golfer (4 times LPGA champ)
1942 - Ricardo Rodríguez, Mexican racing driver (d. 1962)
1943 - Robert J Murphy Jr, Brooklyn NY, PGA golfer (1968 Phila Classic)
1944 - Bruce Summerhays, St Louis MO, PGA golfer (Provo Open-1966, 91 93)
1944 - Ronnie Peterson, Swedish racing driver (d. 1978)
1947 - Heidemarie Rosendahl, German FR, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1972)
1947 - Salah-ud-Din, cricketer (played 5 Tests for Pakistan 1965-69)
1951 - Kevin Keegan, British soccer player/manager (Newcastle United)
1956 - Dave Dravecky, pitcher (SF Giants), had arm amputated
1956 - Howard Edward Davis Jr, Glen Cove NY, lw boxer (Olympic-silver-1976)
1960 - Jim Kelly, NFL quarterback (Buffalo Bills)
1960 - Jim Kelly, American football player
1963 - Jeff Dellenbach, NFL center (NE Patriots, GB Packers-Superbowl 31)
1963 - John Marzano, Philadelphia PA, catcher (Seattle Mariners)
1964 - Darrick Brilz, NFL center (Cin Bengals)
1964 - Gianni Bugno, Italian cyclist
1965 - Jessie Tuggle, NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons)
1966 - Clark Sherwood Dennis, Houston TX, PGA golfer (1990 Hawaiian Open-3rd)
1966 - Petr Svoboda, Most Cze, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Oly-gold-1998)
1967 - Calle Johansson, Goteborg Swe, NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals)
1967 - Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis player (1984 US Mix)
1968 - Chris Lewis, cricketer (in Guyana England all-rounder)
1969 - Chad Magee, Tyler TX, Nike golfer (1993 NIKE Shreveport Open-36th)
1969 - Harry Colon, NFL safety (Jacksonville Jaguars, Detroit Lions)
1969 - Jeff Graham, NFL wide receiver (Chic Bears, NY Jets)
1969 - Roy Barker, NFL defensive end (Minn Vikings, SF 49ers)
1970 - David Podlich, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
1970 - Elaine Youngs, Orange Calif, volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-96)
1970 - Guillaume Raoux, France, tennis star
1970 - Kelly Stinnett, US baseball catcher (NY Mets)
1970 - Richard Smehlik, Ostrava CZE, NHL defenseman (Team Czech Rep, Buffalo)
1970 - Sean Hill, Duluth, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators)
1970 - Giuseppe Guerini, Italian cyclist
1971 - Derrick Witherspoon, NFL running back (Phila Eagles)
1971 - Gheorghe Muresan, NBA center (Washington Bullets/Wizards)
1971 - Kenny Shedd, WLAF receiver (Barcelona Dragons, Oakland Raiders)
1971 - Lonnie Johnson, NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills)
1972 - Bruno Heppell, CFL full back (Montreal Alouettes)
1972 - Drew Bledsoe, NFL quarterback (NE Patriots)
1972 - Raymond Beerens, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen)
1973 - George Hegamin, NFL/WLAF tail back (Dallas Cowboys, Frankfurt Galaxy)
1973 - Steve McNair, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers)
1973 - Tyus Edney, NBA guard (Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings)
1974 - Michael Lowery, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears)
1974 - Rob Jahrling, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1974 - Philippe Léonard, Belgian footballer
1977 - Cadel Evans, Australian cyclist
1977 - Darren Purse, English footballer
1978 - Laurie Schwoy, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
1978 - Richard Hamilton, American basketball player
1978 - Darius Songaila, basketball player
1979 - Pablo Pallante, Uruguayan footballer
1980 - Fátima Leyva, Mexican footballer
1983 - Bacary Sagna, French footballer
1984 - Hamed Namouchi, Tunisian footballer
1985 - Philippe Senderos, Swiss footballer
1985 - Tyler Clippard, American baseball player
1986 - Michael Ammermüller, German racing driver
1987 - David Wheater, English footballer
1988 - Ángel Di María, Argentine footballer

Deaths in Sport

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1948 - Mordecai Brown, American baseball player (b. 1876)
1952 - Maurice De Waele, Belgian cyclist (b. 1896)
1974 - C S Dempster, cricketer (10 Tests for NZ, 723 runs), dies
1978 - Paul Governali, American professional football player (b. 1921)
1990 - Graeme Hole, cricketer (18 Tests for Australia, 789 runs), dies
1992 - Roepie Kruize, hockey player (Olympic-bronze-48/silver-52), dies at 67
2002 - Nándor Hidegkuti, Hungarian footballer (b. 1922)
2003 - Johnny Longden, English jockey (b. 1907)
2004 - Marco Pantani, Italian cyclist (b. 1970)
2005 - Najai Turpin, American boxer