Events in Sport
- 1988-10-01 The inaugural Olympic table tennis program concludes in Seoul with China and South Korea each winning 2 titles
- 2008-08-17 China wins its 33rd gold medal of the Beijing Olympics by beating Singapore in the table tennis women's team event; most successful Olympiad ever for China; wins all 10 singles and all 5 doubles matches
- 2008-08-18 Emulating the Chinese women, the men win the team table tennis gold medal at the Beijing Olympics without losing a match; win all 10 singles and all 5 doubles matches
Birthdays in Sport
- 1920-02-08 Buddy Blattner, American baseball second baseman (St. Louis Cards, NY Giants, Philadelphia Phillies) and table tennis player World C'ship gold doubles 1936, 37), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2009)
- 1921-10-15 Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player (World C'ship gold x 17; singles 1950-55), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2006)
- 1949-03-18 Jacques Secrétin, French table tennis player (World C'ship gold mixed doubles 1977), born in Carvin, France (d. 2020)
- 1954-06-13 Daniel Seemiller, American table tennis player, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- 1963-01-15 Lijuan Geng, Chinese table tennis player (World C'ship gold team 1983, 85; doubles 1985; mixed 1987), born in Hebei, China
- 1963-08-22 Lily Yip, Chinese-American table tennis player (Olympics 1992, 96), born in Guangzhou, China
- 1964-07-14 Barbara Chiu, Canada table tennis player (Olympic 33-92, 96), born in Guangzhou, China
- 1964-12-09 Josie Cichockyj, British wheelchair athlete (wheelchair racing [WR 5,000m], basketball, tennis, table tennis), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 2014)
- 1967-07-31 Sean O'Neill, US Olympic table tennis player (Olympic-92), born in Toledo, Ohio
- 1988-10-20 Ma Long, Chinese table tennis player (Olympic and World Champion), born in Anshan, China
Deaths in Sport
- 2006-02-21 Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player (World C'ship gold x 17; singles 1950-55), dies at 84
- 2009-09-04 Buddy Blattner, American baseball second baseman (St. Louis Cards, NY Giants, Philadelphia Phillies) and table tennis player World C'ship gold doubles 1936, 37), dies at 89
- 2014-12-02 Josie Cichockyj, British wheelchair athlete (wheelchair racing [WR 5,000m], basketball, tennis, table tennis), dies from cancer at 49
- 2020-09-15 Wang Zhiliang, Chinese table tennis player and coach (World Table Tennis C'ships gold, doubles 1963), dies from a stroke at 79
- 2020-11-25 Jacques Secrétin, French table tennis player (World C'ship gold mixed doubles 1977), dies at 71