- 1892 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia Cricket Club: Defending champion Mabel Cahill beats Elisabeth Moore 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
- 1903 Boston Beaneater Wiley Piatt is only 20th-century pitcher to lose 2 complete games in one day, falling to Pittsburgh 1-0 & 5-3
- 1903 NY Yanks & Chicago White Sox end deadlocked game at 6-6 in 18
- 1904 US National Championship Women's Tennis, Philadelphia CC: May Sutton beats defending champion Elisabeth Moore 6-1, 6-2 for her first of 3 major titles
- 1909 US Open Men's Golf, Englewood GC: Englishman George Sargent sets a new Open scoring record to win his only major title, 4 strokes ahead of runner-up Tom McNamara
52nd British Men's Open
1912 British Open Men's Golf, Muirfield: Ted Ray wins wire-to-wire by 4 shots from defending champion Harry Vardon
56th British Men's Open
1921 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: former local Jock Hutchison (resident in US) wins his only Open Championship by 9 strokes in a 36-hole playoff over amateur Roger Wethered
61st British Men's Open
1926 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Lytham & St Annes GC: American amateur Bobby Jones wins the first of his 3 Claret Jugs, 2 strokes clear of runner-up Al Watrous; 5th victory by an American in 6 years
- 1927 WVO soccer team forms in Oosterhout
- 1928 NY Giants future Baseball HOF third baseman Freddie Lindstrom ties record of 9 hits in a doubleheader in 12-4 & 8-2 wins over Philadelphia Phillies at the Baker Bowl
- 1932 Commencement of India's 1st cricket Test v England at Lord's, London (England initially rattled but go on to win)
36th US Men's Open
1932 US Open Men's Golf, Fresh Meadow CC: Reigning British Open champion Gene Sarazen shoots tournament record final round 66 to beat Bobby Cruikshank and Philip Perkins by 3 strokes
- 1934 NY Yank pitcher John Broaca ties record by striking out 5 times
Gehrig Beats White Sox
1934 NY Yankee Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle beating White Sox 11-2
Louis KOs Carnera
1935 Future world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis moves to 20-0 with 6th round KO of former champion Primo Carnera of Italy at Yankee Stadium, NYC
- 1947 Heavyweight boxer Joe Louis KOs Tami Mauriello
- 1948 Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight boxing title, at Yankee Stadium, NYC
- 1952 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Big Spring CC: Jim Turnesa wins 1-up over Chick Harbert in the Wednesday final
- 1957 2nd Rugby League World Cup: New Zealand beats Great Britain 29-21
- 1960 South Africa beats New Zealand 13-0 in the first rugby test of the series in Johannesburg
- 1961 Baltimore and California use a record 16 pitchers in a game (8 each) in 14 inns
- 1963 Famous cricket draw at Lord's as England hang on against the Windies
Sports History
1968 Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in his 1st major league game (San Francisco Giants)
- 1969 American Pancho González (41) beats Puerto Rican Charlie Pasarell (25) in 5 hour and 12 minute, 112-game marathon at Wimbledon
- 1976 Texas Ranger Toby Harrah is only shortstop not to handle a fielding chance in doubleheader
- 1977 8th Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats Great Britain 13-12
- 1978 FIFA World Cup Final, El Monumental, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Striker Mario Kempes scores 2 goals as Argentina beats the Netherlands, 3-1 after extra time
- 1983 Cricket World Cup, Lord's, London: India upsets West Indies by 43 runs to win first title; Mohinder Amarnath 3/12 off 7 overs, Player of the Match
- 1983 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Lord's, London: India beats West Indies by 43 runs to win their first trophy; Player of Match: Mohinder Amarnath (IND) 3/12 from 7 overs
- 1983 Udo Beyer of East Germany sets record for shot put, 22.22 m
Sports History
1986 MLB Philadelphia Phillies give Steve Carlton, 41, his unconditional release
- 1988 Expos Pitcher Floyd Youmans suspended for 60 days due to drugs
Sports History
1988 MLB player Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game
UEFA European Championship Final
1988 UEFA European Championship Final, Olympiastadion, Munich, Germany: Ruud Gullet & Marco van Basten score as the Netherlands beats Soviet Union, 2-0
Sports History
1991 Martina Navratilova wins record 100th singles match at Wimbledon, beating Elna Reinach of South Africa 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the 1st round
Sports History
1997 NBA Draft: Wake Forest power forward Tim Duncan first pick by San Antonio Spurs
- 1997 NHL approves franchises in Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus, and Minnesota-St Paul
- 1999 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs beat New York Knicks, 78-77 in Game 5 for first title in franchise history; MVP: Tim Duncan
- 2000 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, DuPont CC: Juli Inkster goes back-to-back; beats Stefania Croce of Italy on second hole of a sudden-death playoff
- 2000 WLAF World Bowl 8, Waldstadion, Frankfurt: Rhein Fire beats Scottish Claymores, 13-10
Sports History
2007 Thierry Henry transfers to Barcelona for €24 million
FIFA World Cup
2014 Luis Suárez is charged with biting at the 2014 FIFA World Cup
- 2015 NBA Draft: Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns first pick by Minnesota Timberwolves
- 2018 Oakland pitcher Edwin Jackson takes the mound in a 5-4 win at Detroit; A's are his 13th MLB club, tying Octavio Dotel's record
- 2019 NHL Draft: Barrie Colts (OHL) defenseman Aaron Ekblad first pick by Florida Panthers
- 2020 Liverpool FC clinches first EPL soccer title in 30 years with 7 games to spare as Chelsea beats second-placed Manchester City, 2-1 at Stamford Bridge
- 2021 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola ties Tom Seaver's 51-year old MLB league record of 10 consecutive strike outs, in 2-1 loss to the Mets in New York
- 2023 MLB Philadelphia Phillies send 10 batters to the plate in the 8th inning and score 4 runs with one hit (a single), 3 walks, 2 hit batters, and error for a 7-6 win over visiting New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park
