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Events in Sport

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1872 - 6th Belmont: James Roe aboard Joe Daniels wins in 2:58.25
1899 - Cricket test debut of Wilfred Rhodes & Victor Trumper in Grace's last
1902 - Blue-White United soccer team of Amsterdam forms
1910 - SC Enschede soccer team forms in Enschede
1912 - Stormvogels soccer team forms in Ijmuiden
1917 - Hank Gowdy is 1st baseball player to enlist during WW I
1918 - Excelsior Maassluis soccer team forms in Maassluis
1918 - White Sox losing 5-4 against NY Yankees, load the bases in 9th with no outs Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a triple play
1920 - RKSV Volendam soccer team forms in Volendam
1923 - NY Giants beat Phillies, 22-5, Giants score in every inning
1925 - Lou Gehrig replaces Wally Pipp (1st of record 2130 consec games)
1930 - 6th French Mens Tennis: Henri Cochet beats Bill Tilden (36 86 63 61)
1930 - 6th French Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats Helen Jacobs (62 61)
1930 - Alphense Boys soccer team forms in Alphen on Rhine
1930 - Bradman scores cricket 191 Australia v Hampshire, 240 mins, 26 fours
1931 - Rozenburg soccer team forms in Rozenburg
1932 - Lunteren soccer team forms in Lunteren
1934 - AFC '34 soccer team forms in Alkmaar
1937 - Chic White Sox Bill Dietrich no-hits St Louis Browns, 8-0
1938 - Protective baseball helmets 1st worn by batters
1939 - 1st boxing match to be televised, Lon Nova defeats Max Baer
1939 - 1st night game at Phil's Shribe Park (Pirates 5, Phillies 2)
1946 - 78th Belmont: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:30.8
1946 - Spijkenisse soccer team forms in Spijkenisse
1952 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Cross Country Weathervane Golf Tournament
1958 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Gatlinburg Golf Open
1962 - Roda JC soccer team reforms in Kerkrade
1968 - 100th Belmont: Gus Gustines aboard Stage Door Johnny wins in 2:27.2
1975 - 21st LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth
1975 - California Angel Nolan Ryan 4th no-hitter beats Balt Orioles, 1-0
1977 - SC Heerenveen soccer team forms in Heerenveen
1978 - Cricket Test debut of David Gower, v Pakistan, Edgbaston, scores 58
1979 - 33rd NBA Championship: Sea Supersonics beat Wash Bullets, 4 games to 1
1980 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Golden Lights Golf Championshipship
1982 - Rickey Henderson is fastest to reach 50 stolen bases in a year
1984 - Douglas H Mitchell, QC of Calgary becomes 6th CFL Commissioner
1984 - Weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev of USSR snatches a record 211 kg
1985 - Viv Richards scores 300 in a day on the way to 322 v Warwicks cricket
1986 - 32nd LPGA Championship won by Pat Bradley
Heavyweight Boxing Champion Mike Tyson 1989 - Robin Givens & Mike Tyson granted final divorce in NJ
1990 - Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers in Portland for 1st time since 1974
1992 - Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins sweep Chicago Blackhawks in 4 games
1997 - Ameritech Senior Golf Open
1997 - Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Michelob Light Classic
1997 - Heartland LPGA Classic
1997 - Vijay Singh wins Golf Memorial at Muirfield Village CC, 14 under par

Birthdays in Sport

Results 1 - 52 of 52

1898 - Curtis Stevens, US, 2 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1932)
1922 - Abdul Rashid, Pakistan, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1960)
1930 - Matt Poore, cricketer (NZ batsman in 14 tests 1953-56 average 15.43)
1932 - Francis Cameron, cricketer (NZ pace bowler took 61 wickets 1961-65)
1933 - Alan "the Horse" Ameche, Wisc, NFL fullback (Baltimore Colts)
1933 - Ian Sinclair, cricketer (2 Tests NZ v WI 1956, bowling average 120.00)
1935 - James George, US, weightlifter (Olympic-silver-1960/bronze-1956)
1948 - Tom Sneva, US auto racer (Indianapolis 500-1983)
1955 - Chiyonofuji, sumo wrestler
1955 - Lorraine Moller, Boulder Colo, NZ athelete (Olympics-96)
1958 - Cathy Hearn, Wash DC, slalom kayak (Olympics-7th-96)
1959 - Martin Brundle, British race car driver and F1 television commentator
1961 - Johnny Ray Huston, Mt Vernon IL, PGA golfer (1990 Honda Classic)
1961 - Mark Rodenhauser, NFL center (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
1961 - Paul Coffey, Weston Ontario, NHL forward (Oilers, Penguins, Red Wings)
1962 - Sherri Howard, Sherman Tx, 4X400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1984)
1964 - Rashid Patel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler, Lamba incident)
1965 - Dan Quinn, Ottawa, NHL center (Phila Flyers)
1966 - Greg Schiano, American football coach
1967 - Carlos van Wanrooy, soccer player (NEC)
1967 - Olivier Delaitre, Metz France, tennis star (1991 Guaruja Doubles)
1967 - Vernon Turner, WLAF WR (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1968 - Jeff Hackett, London, NHL goalie (Chicago Blackhawks)
1968 - Jerry Crafts, WLAF tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
1968 - Larry Centers, NFL running back (Arizona Cardinals)
1969 - Erin Hartwell, Phila, time trial cyclist (Olymp-bronze/silver-92, 96)
1970 - Raylee Johnson, NFL defensive end (San Diego Chargers)
1970 - Scott Couper, WLAF receiver (Scottish Claymores)
1970 - Shane Matthews, NFL quarterback (Chic Bears)
1970 - Alexi Lalas, American soccer player
1972 - Cheryl Abplanalp, Bryn Mawr Penn, team Handball wing (Olympics-1996)
1972 - Jon Witman, fullback (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1972 - Leta Lindley, Phoenix AZ, LPGA golfer (1995 State Farm Rail-3rd)
1972 - Nicholas Porzig, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1972 - Scott Greene, fullback (Carolina Panthers)
1973 - Jeffrey Schiebler, New Westminster BC, 10k/steeplechase (Olympics-96)
1973 - Ray Carey, US, 200m butterfly (Olympics-96)
1973 - Derek Lowe, American baseball player
1974 - Akis Zikos, Greek footballer
1975 - Michal Grosek, Gottwaldov Cze, NHL left wing (Buffalo Sabres)
1976 - Camille Martens, Vancouver BC, gymnist (Olympics-96)
1977 - Brad Wilkerson, American baseball player
1977 - Richard Williams, British racing driver
1978 - Karen Kwan, Torrance California, figure skater (1995 Pac Coast Sr champ)
1979 - Santana Moss, American football player
1981 - Carlos Zambrano, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
1982 - Justine Henin (formerly Henin-Hardenne), Belgian tennis player
1984 - Naidangiin Tüvshinbayar, first Mongolian athlete win gold medal from Olympics
1984 - Oliver Tielemans, Dutch racing driver
1985 - Mário Hipólito, Angolan footballer
1985 - Nick Young, American basketball player
1987 - Zoltán Harsányi, Slovakian footballer

Deaths in Sport

Results 1 - 9 of 9

1922 - Frank Walters, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885, scored 7 & 5), dies
1960 - Lester Patrick, NHL coach/star, dies at 76
1975 - Steve Prefontaine, 5K (Olympics-4-1972), dies at 25
1980 - [Richard] Rube Marquard, US baseball pitcher, dies at 90
1986 - Jo Gartner, Austrian racing driver (d. 1958)
2002 - Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (b. 1969)
2003 - Johnny Hopp, baseball player (b. 1916)
2005 - George Mikan, American basketball player (b. 1924)
2007 - Arn Shein, American sports writer (b. 1928)