Events in Sport
- 1936-08-16 The Berlin Olympic equestrian competition concludes with Germany winning all 6 gold medals in an unprecedented team achievement
- 1949-02-05 Huaso sets official world equestrian high-jump record, 2.47 m, Chic
- 1956-06-10 XVI Summer Olympic equestrian events open in Stockholm
- 1972-09-01 Welshman Richard Meade representing Great Britain and riding Laurieston grabs the equestrian individual and team 3-day event gold medals at the Munich Olympics
- 1972-09-09 West German equestrian rider Liselott Linsenhoff follows her dressage teams gold in Mexico City with the individual dressage title at her home Olympics in Munich
Olympic Games
2012-07-31 Germany wins London Olympic equestrian eventing final; daughter of Princess Anne, Zara Phillips part of GB silver medal winning team
- 2016-08-19 A 6-way tie for first place in the final of the equestrian individual jumping competition at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics; Nick Skelton of Great Britain wins gold medal jump-off
Birthdays in Sport
- 1887-03-30 Albert Termote, Flemish-Dutch sculptor of equestrian bronzes (Charles the Great), born in Lichtervelde, Belgium (d. 1978)
- 1896-05-13 Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Dutch equestrian (Olympic gold individual 3 day event 1928, 32; team 3 day event 1924, 28), born in The Hague (d. 1971)
- 1904-05-15 Gustav-Adolf Boltenstern, Swedish equestrian (Olympic gold team dressage 1952, 56; silver 1932, bronze 1948), born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1995)
- 1912-06-05 Josef Neckermann, German equestrian rider (Olympic gold dressage 1964, 68), born in Würzburg, Germany (d. 1992)
- 1914-01-09 Derek Allhusen, English equestrian rider (Olympic gold team, silver Individual eventing 1968), born in London, England (d. 2000)
- 1915-03-17 William "Bill" Roycroft, Australian equestrian 3 day (Olympic bronze 1976), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2011)
- 1916-06-04 Cecil Blacker, British Army officer, born in York, England (d. 2002)
- 1918-03-03 Fritz Thiedemann, German equestrian (d. 2000)
- 1919-05-17 Antonio Aguilar [Barraza], Mexican singer, producer and actor (Emiliano Zapata) who popularized the Mexican equestrian sport la charrería, born in Villanueva, Zacatecas, Mexico (d. 2007)
- 1921-03-02 Wilhelm Büsing, German equestrian (Olympic silver team eventing, bronze Individual eventing 1952) and coach (Olympics 1956, 60, 64), born in Jade, Germany (d. 2023)
- 1921-03-14 Lis Hartel, Danish equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1952, 56; permanently paralyzed her below her knees from polio), born in Hellerup, Denmark (d. 2009)
- 1923-03-04 Piero d'Inzeo, Italian equestrian rider (Olympic silver individual & team jumping 1956, 60; bronze 1956, 60, 64, 72), born in Rome, Italy (d. 2014)
- 1924-10-30 Hannelore Weygrand, German equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1956), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 2017)
- 1925-02-08 Raimondo d'Inzeo, Italian equestrian, 1st athlete to compete in 8 Olympic games (Olympic gold/2 silver/3 bronze-1948-76), born in Poggio Mirteto, Italy (d. 2013)
- 1925-06-23 Nuno Oliveira, Portuguese equestrian, horse trainer, dressage instructor, author ('baroque' or 'classical' style), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1989)
- 1925-10-12 William Steinkraus, American equestrian (Olympic gold 1968, 2 silver 1960, 70, bronze 1952), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2017)
- 1926-07-24 Hans Günter Winkler, German equestrian (Olympic gold Individual jumping 1956, team 1956, 60, 64, 72), born in Barmen, Germany (d. 2018)
- 1926-09-25 Sergei Filatov, Soviet equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1960), born in Lysyye Gory, Tambov Governorate (d. 1997)
- 1927-01-14 Ivan Kalita, Soviet equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1968), born in Tambov Governorate (d. 1996)
- 1927-08-27 Liselott Linsenhoff, German equestrian rider (Olympic gold 1968, 72), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1999)
- 1928-11-22 Pat Smythe, English equestrian rider (Olympic bronze team jumps 1956; author children's books), born in London, England (d. 1996)
- 1929-08-06 Anneliese Kuppers, German FR, equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1956)
- 1930-02-23 Harry Boldt, German Fed Rep, equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1976)
- 1934-02-24 Frank Chapot, American equestrian (Olympic silver 1960, 1972), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 2016)
- 1936-01-14 Reiner Klimke, German equestrian (Olympic gold 1984), born in Münster, Germany (d. 1999)
- 1937-05-29 Alwin Schockemöhle, German equestrian rider (Olympic gold team jumping 1960, individual jumping 1976), born in Meppen, Province of Hanover, Germany
- 1938-12-04 Richard Meade, British equestrian (3 x Olympic gold eventing 1968, 72; World C'ship gold team 1970, 82), born in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales (d. 2015)
- 1939-01-05 Bridget Parker, British equestrian 3 day event (Olympic gold 1972)
- 1939-07-06 Helena Dupont, American equestrian 3-day even (Olympic-33rd place-1964), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1940-03-28 Michael Plumb, American equestrian (Olympic 2 gold/4 silver-1976,84), born in Islip, New York
- 1941-10-21 Kevin Freeman, American equestrian (Olympic silver team eventing 1964, 68, 72), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2023)
- 1941-12-18 Jan Kowalczyk, Polish equestrian rider (Olympics gold show jumping individual; silver team 1980), born in Drogomyśl, Poland (d. 2020)
- 1943-03-01 Mauro Checcoli, Italian 3 day equestrian (Olympic gold 1964)
- 1943-04-08 Carol Lavell, American equestrian dressage (Olympic bronze 1992, 96), born in Newport, Rhode Island
- 1945-04-10 Vera Misevich, Ukrainian equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1980), born in Ukraine (d. 1995)
- 1946-07-07 Jim Day, Canadian equestrian show jumper (Olympic gold, 1968), born in Thorn Hill, Ontario
- 1947-06-06 Marion Coakes, English equestrian rider (World C'ship gold Individual Jumping 1965; Olympic silver 1968), born in New Milton, England
- 1948-04-03 Mary Gordon-Watson, British equestrian 3 day event (Olympic gold 1972), born in Blandford, Dorset
- 1948-09-22 Mark Phillips, British equestrian rider (Olympic gold team eventing 1972, silver 1988) and ex-husband of Anne, Princess Royal, born in Tetbury, England
- 1949-12-30 Bruce Davidson, equestrian 3-day (Olympic silver 1996)
- 1950-08-15 Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Windsor, second child and only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, born in Clarence House, London
- 1950-11-03 Karen Stives, American equestrian rider (Olympic gold team, silver individual 1984), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2015)
- 1951-01-23 Michael R. Matz, American horse trainer & equestrian (Olympic silver 1996), born in Collegeville, Pennsylvania
- 1953-02-06 Susie Hutchison, American equestrian show jumper (Olymp-96), born in Flintridge, California
- 1953-11-07 Lucinda Green, English equestrian (Olympic silver 1984), born in Andover, Hampshire, England
- 1955-02-01 Virginia Leng, British equestrian rider (World C'ship individual 1986; Olympic silver x 2, bronze x 2 1984, 88), born in Malta
- 1956-03-01 Mark Todd, New Zealand equestrian rider (Olympic gold individual eventing 1984, 88), born in Cambridge, New Zealand
- 1956-05-03 Gillian Rolton, Australian equestrian (Summer Olympics 1992, 1996- gold), born in Adelaide, South Australia (d. 2017)
- 1956-06-07 Robert Dover, American equestrian dressage (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1956-10-01 Leslie Burr-Howard, American equestrian rider (Olympic gold show jumping, team 1984), born in Union, New Jersey
- 1958-04-11 Sally Clark, New Zealand equestrian (World C'ship gold team eventing 1998; Olympic silver individual 1996), born in Palmerston North, New Zealand
- 1959-04-16 Anne Kursinski, American equestrian show jumper (Olympic silver 1996), born in Pasadena, California
- 1960-04-17 Michael Whitaker, British Olympic equestrian rider, born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
- 1961-03-19 Jos Lansink, Dutch-Belgian equestrian
- 1961-05-10 Blyth Tait, New Zealand equestrian (Olympic gold Individual eventing 1996, bronze 1992), born in Whangārei, New Zealand
- 1961-05-20 Vaughn Jefferis, New Zealand equestrian rider (World C'ship gold 1994, 98; Olympic bronze 1996), born in Huntly, New Zealand
- 1961-08-01 Andrew Nicholson, New Zealand equestrian (World C'ship gold team eventing 1990; Olympics silver 1992, bronze 1996, 2012), born in Te Awamutu, New Zealand
- 1962-01-18 David O'Connor, American equestrian (Olympic gold individual eventing 2000; silver team eventing 1996, bronze 2000), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1962-09-05 Beth Underhill, Canadian equestrian jumper (Olympics 26-92, 96), born in Georgetown, Ontario
- 1964-07-23 Greg Best, American equestrian athlete (Olympic silver 1988, 92), born in Lynchburg, Virginia
- 1964-09-08 Steffan Peters, German-American equestrian dressage competitor (Olympic bronze 1996, 2016), born in Wesel, West Germany
- 1968-01-02 Anky van Grunsven, Dutch equestrian rider (Olympic gold dressage 2000, 04, 08; World C'ship gold 1994, 2006), born in Erp, Netherlands
- 1969-01-02 William Fox-Pitt MBE, English equestrian (Olympic silver team 2004, 12; bronze 2008; World Equestrian Games gold team 2010), born in London, England
- 1969-02-25 Michelle Gibson, equestrian dressage (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1979-04-09 Clare Bronfman, American heiress (Seagrams), equestrian, and convicted felon (NXIVM human trafficking), born in New York City
- 1985-07-13 Charlotte Dujardin, English equestrian and dressage rider (3x Olympic Gold medals 2012, 2016), born in London, England
Weddings in Sport
Andrew Lloyd Webber
1991-02-09 Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber (42) weds (his 3rd) equestrian Madeleine Gurdon (28) in Westminster, London
- 2005-12-03 French heiress Athina Onassis (20) weds Olympic gold medalist equestrian Alvaro de Miranda Neto (32) in Sao Paulo, Brazil
Martina Hingis
2010-12-10 Tennis player Martina Hingis (30) weds equestrian show jumper Thibault Hutin at a private civil ceremony in Paris, France
Zara Phillips
2011-07-30 Granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and British equestrian Zara Phillips (30) weds England rugby player Mike Tindall (32) at the Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland
Billy Joel
2015-07-04 American music legend Billy Joel (66) weds fourth wife, American equestrian Alexis Roderick (33) at NY Governor Andrew Cuomo's Long Island home
Kaley Cuoco
2018-06-30 American "The Big Bang Theory" actress Kaley Cuoco (32) weds American equestrian Karl Cook (26) in San Diego, California; divorce in 2022
Deaths in Sport
- 1934-08-03 Carl Friedrich von Langen, German equestrian (Olympic gold 1928), dies after a fall from his horse at 47
- 1971-04-07 Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Dutch equestrian (Olympic gold individual 3 day event 1928, 32; team 3 day event 1924, 28), dies at 74
- 1978-04-13 Albert Termote, Flemish-Dutch sculptor of equestrian bronzes (Charles the Great), dies at 91
- 1989-02-06 Nuno Oliveira, Portuguese equestrian, horse trainer, dressage instructor, author ('baroque' or 'classical' style), dies at 63
- 1992-01-13 Josef Neckermann, German equestrian rider (Olympic gold dressage 1964, 68), dies at 79
- 1995-03-31 Gustav-Adolf Boltenstern, Swedish equestrian (Olympic gold team dressage 1952, 56; silver 1932, bronze 1948), dies at 90
- 1996-02-27 Pat Smythe, English equestrian rider (Olympic bronze team jumps 1956; author children's books), dies from heart disease at 67
- 1997-04-03 Sergei Filatov, Soviet equestrian dressage (Olympic gold 1960), dies at 70
- 1999-08-04 Liselott Linsenhoff, German equestrian rider (Olympic gold 1968, 72), dies at 71
- 1999-08-17 Reiner Klimke, German equestrian (Olympic gold 1984), dies of a heart attack at 63
- 2000-01-08 Fritz Thiedemann, German equestrianist (b. 1918)
- 2000-04-24 Derek Allhusen, English equestrian rider (Olympic gold team, silver Individual eventing 1968), dies at 86
- 2007-06-19 Antonio Aguilar [Barraza], Mexican singer, producer and actor (Emiliano Zapata) who popularized the Mexican equestrian sport la charrería, dies of pneumonia at 88
- 2009-02-12 Lis Hartel, Danish equestrian rider (Olympic silver individual dressage 1952, 56; permanently paralyzed her below her knees from polio), dies at 87
- 2011-05-29 William "Bill" Roycroft, Australian equestrian 3 day (Olympic bronze 1976), dies at 96
- 2013-11-15 Raimondo d'Inzeo, Italian equestrian, 1st athlete to compete in 8 Olympic games (Olympic gold/2 silver/3 bronze-1948-76), dies at 88
- 2014-02-13 Piero d'Inzeo, Italian equestrian rider (Olympic silver individual & team jumping 1956, 60; bronze 1956, 60, 64, 72), dies at 90
- 2015-01-08 Richard Meade, British equestrian (3 x Olympic gold eventing 1968, 72; World C'ship gold team 1970, 82), dies from cancer at 76
- 2015-08-14 Karen Stives, American equestrian rider (Olympic gold team, silver individual 1984), dies at 64
- 2016-06-20 Frank Chapot, American equestrian (Olympic silver 1960, 1972), dies at 84
- 2017-11-18 Gillian Rolton, Australian equestrian (Summer Olympics 1992, 1996- gold), dies from endometrial cancer at 61
- 2017-11-29 William Steinkraus, American equestrian (Olympic gold 1968, 2 silver 1960, 70, bronze 1952), dies at 92
- 2018-07-09 Hans Günter Winkler, German equestrian (Olympic gold Individual jumping 1956, team 1956, 60, 64, 72), dies at 91
- 2020-02-24 Jan Kowalczyk, Polish equestrian rider (Olympics gold show jumping individual; silver team 1980), dies at 78
- 2023-03-10 Kevin Freeman, American equestrian (Olympic silver team eventing 1964, 68, 72), dies at 81
- 2023-06-25 Wilhelm Büsing, German equestrian (Olympic silver team eventing, bronze Individual eventing 1952) and coach (Olympics 1956, 60, 64), dies at 102