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Events in Sport
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1892-11-23 - P de Coubertin launches plan for Modern Olympic Games
1894-06-23 - The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne, Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
1896-04-05 - 1st modern Olympic Games officially opens in Athens
1896-04-06 - 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS] American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history
1896-04-10 - Spiridon Louis wins 1st Olympic marathon (2:58:50)
1896-04-15 - 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece
1900-05-20 - 2nd modern Olympic games opens in Paris (lasted 5 months)
1900-08-19 - Start of the one & only olympic cricket match, in Paris
1900-08-20 - Great Britain beats France in cricket in Olympic Games
1900-10-28 - After over 5 months 2nd Olympic games in Paris France, close
1904-07-01 - 3rd modern Olympic games opens in St Louis
1904-08-29 - 3rd modern Olympic Games opens in St Louis
1904-11-23 - 3rd Olympic games close in St Louis
1906-04-09 - 3½th modern Olympic games opens in Athens (4/22 NS)
1906-04-22 - 10th anniversary Olympic games open at Athens, Greece
1906-05-22 - 10th anniversary Olympic games close at Athens, Greece
1908-04-27 - 4th modern Olympic games opens in London
1908-10-31 - 4th Olympic games ends in London
1909-06-16 - Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL) with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals
1910-10-20 - The hull of the RMS Olympic, sister-ship to the ill-fated RMS Titanic, is launched from the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland.
1912-05-05 - 5th Olympic games open at Stockholm, Sweden
1912-07-14 - Kenneth McArthur runs Olympic record marathon (2:36:54.8)
1912-07-22 - 5th Olympic games in Stockholm, Sweden closes
1912-09-11 - Netherland Olympic Committee forms
1913-01-26 - Jim Thorpe relinquishes his 1912 Olympic medals for being a pro
1920-04-20 - 7th modern Olympic games opens in Antwerp Belgium
1920-08-14 - Olympic Games open in Antwerp
1920-09-12 - 7th Olympic games close in Antwerp Belgium
1924-01-25 - 1st Winter Olympic games open in Chamonix, France
1924-02-04 - 1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France
1924-05-04 - 8th Olympic games open at Paris, France
1924-07-13 - Albin Stenroos wins Olympic marathon (2:41:22.6)
1924-07-27 - 8th Olympic games closes in Paris
1925-09-01 - Pierre de Coubertin steps down as chairman of Intl Olympic Committee
1928-02-11 - 2nd Winter Olympic games opens in St Moritz, Switzerland
1928-02-19 - 2nd Winter Olympic games close at St Moritz, Switzerland
1928-05-17 - 9th modern Olympic games opens in Amsterdam
1928-07-28 - 9th Olympic Games open in Amsterdam
1928-07-31 - 1st woman to win a track and field olympic gold medal, Halina Konopacka of Poland
1928-08-12 - 9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam
1932-02-04 - 3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, NY
1932-02-06 - 1st Olympic dog sled race, Lake Placid, NY (demonstration sport)
1932-02-09 - America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time
1932-02-15 - 3rd Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, NY
1932-07-30 - 10th modern Olympic games opens in Los Angeles
1932-08-14 - 10th Olympic Games at Los Angeles closes
1933-10-19 - Berlin Olympic Committee vote to introduce basketball in 1936
1936-02-06 - 4th Winter Olympic games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
1936-02-15 - Sonja Henie, Norway, wins 3rd consecutive Olympic Figure Skating gold
1936-02-16 - 4th Winter Olympic games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
1936-08-01 - Adolph Hitler opens 11th Olympic Games in Berlin
1936-08-05 - At Berlin Olympics, Jesse Owens wins his 3rd Olympic medal
1936-08-12 - Diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13y 268d)
1936-08-14 - 1st Olympic basketball game (Berlin)
1936-08-16 - 11th Olympic games closes in Berlin
1937-12-27 - German immigration officials with no explanation bar Juan Carlos Zabala (Arg), 1932 Olympic marathon champion, from entering Germany
1938-07-20 - Finland awarded 1940 Olympic games after Japan withdraws
1938-07-29 - Olympic National Park forms
1938-09-03 - 1940 Olympic site changed from Tokyo Japan to Helsinki Finland
1948-01-30 - 5th Winter Olympic games open in St Moritz, Switzerland
1948-02-05 - Dick Button becomes 1st US Figure Skating Olympic champion
1948-02-05 - Gretchen Fraser becomes 1st US woman Olympic slalom champion
1948-02-08 - 5th Winter Olympic games close at St Moritz, Switzerland
1948-07-29 - King George VI opens 14th modern Olympic games in London
1948-07-30 - Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record (10K - 29:59.6)
1948-08-07 - Delfo Cabrera wins 11th Olympic marathon (2:34:51.6)
1948-08-14 - 14th Olympic games close at London, Great Britain
1950-08-29 - Intl Olympic Committee votes admission to West Germany & Japan in '52
1951-05-07 - Intl Olympic committee allows Russia to participate in 1952 Olympics
1951-08-22 - Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052
1952-02-14 - 6th Olympic winter games open at Oslo, Norway
1952-02-25 - 6th Winter Olympic games close at Oslo, Norway
1952-07-19 - 15th modern Olympic games opens in Helsinki, Finland
1952-07-20 - Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K (29:17.0)
1952-07-24 - Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record 5K (14:06.6)
1952-07-27 - Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record marathon (2:23:03.2)
1952-08-03 - 15th Olympic games close in Helsinki Finland
1955-06-19 - 55th US Golf Open: Jack Fleck shoots a 287 at Olympic CC in SF
1956-01-26 - 7th Winter Olympic games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
1956-02-03 - Toni Sailor becomes 1st Olympic skier to sweep 3 alpine events
1956-02-05 - 7th Winter Olympic games close at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
1956-11-22 - 16th modern Olympic games opens in Melbourne
1956-11-26 - USSR single sculls winner Vyacheslav Ivanov wins Olympic gold medal in his excitement he jumps for joy, & loses his medal, it sinks
1956-12-08 - 16th Olympic games close at Melbourne, Australia
1957-04-06 - Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis buys the Hellenic National Airlines (TAE) and founds Olympic Airlines.
1960-02-18 - 8th Winter Olympic games open in Squaw Valley, Colo
1960-02-24 - US beats Germany in Olympic hockey finals round, 9-1
1960-02-26 - USA's David Jenkins wins Olympic Gold for men's Figure Skating
1960-02-27 - US Olympic Ice Hockey Team beats USSR 3-2 en route to gold medal
1960-02-28 - 8th winter Olympic games close at Squaw Valley, Colo
1960-02-28 - US wins Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Canada
1960-08-27 - Anita Lonsbrough swims world/olympic record 200m (2:49.5)
1960-09-02 - Tamara & Irina Press (USSR) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold
1960-09-05 - Cassius Clay captures Olympic light Heavyweight gold medal
1960-09-07 - Ljudmila Shevcova runs female olympic record 800m (2:04.3)
1960-09-10 - Abebe Bikila runs Olympic/World record marathon (2:15:16.2)
1960-09-11 - 17th Olympic games close in Rome Italy
1964-01-29 - 9th Winter Olympic games open in Innsbruck, Austria
1964-02-02 - Sjoukje Dijkstra (Neth) wins Olympic gold for Figure Skating
1964-02-09 - 9th Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria
Birthdays in Sport
Results 1 - 100 of 1,002
1863-01-01 - Pierre de Coubertin, France, baron (revived Olympic games)
1869-10-03 - Alfred Flatow, German Olympic champion gymnast (d. 1942)
1873-11-05 - Teddy Flack, Australian athlete, double Olympic gold medallist in 1896. (d. 1935)
1875-01-07 - Thomas Hicks, English/US marathon runner: (Olympic-gold-1904)
1876-02-09 - Martin Stixrud, Norway, figure skater (Olympic-bronze-1920)
1876-12-12 - Alvin Kraenzlein, Olympic gold medalist (d. 1928)
1880-11-03 - Edmond Barrett, Heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-bronze-1908)
1881-02-02 - Karl Frederick, pistol champ (Olympic-gold-1920)
1882-04-01 - Paul Anspach, Belgian Olympic champion fencer (d. 1991)
1882-06-24 - Carl Diem, German Olympic official (d. 1962)
1884-07-14 - Charles Meldrum Daniels, Dayton Oh, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1904, 08)
1884-10-06 - Lloyd Spooner, US, marksman (Olympic-4 gold/1 silver/2 bronze-1920)
1885-10-16 - Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908)
1886-03-05 - Paul Radmilovic, England, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold-1908)
1887-09-28 - Avery Brundage, Detroit Mich, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72)
1888-01-04 - Arthur Berry, England, soccer player (Olympic-gold-1908, 12)
1888-05-28 - James Francis Thorpe, Shawnee OK, decathelete (Olympic-gold-1912)
1888-10-30 - Konstantinos Tsiklitiras, Greek Olympic champion (d. 1913)
1889-08-10 - Irene Steer, England, 4 X 100m relay swimmers (Olympic-gold-1912)
1889-10-04 - John B Kelly, Olympic champion rower/father of Grace Kelly
1891-02-04 - Yuri Losmann, Estonia, marathon runner (Olympic-silver 1920)
1891-02-22 - Jan Wils, Holland, architect/designer (Amsterdam's Olympic Stadium)
1891-09-26 - Alfred Plane, US sharp shooter (Olympic-gold-1912, 20)
1892-01-13 - Paul Smart, US, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1948)
1892-01-29 - Clifford Gray, US, bobsled (Olympic-gold-1928)
1892-04-14 - Giorgio Cesana, Italy, coxswain, (Olympic-gold-1906)
1892-06-23 - Able Kiviat, US, runner (Olympic-gold-1912)
1892-11-14 - James Meredith, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1912)
1893-04-05 - Clas Thunberg, Finland, speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924, 28)
1894-05-11 - Florimond Cornellie, Belgium, yachting (Olympic-gold-1920)
1894-11-23 - Ture Persson, Sweden, sprinter (Olympic-silver-1912)
1895-08-09 - Nat Pendleton, Davenport IA, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless)
1896-02-22 - Edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner (Olympic-silver-1924)
1896-05-13 - Charles F Pahud de Mortanges, Dutch Equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928, 32)
1896-09-13 - Morris Kirksey, US, 4 X 100m (Olympic-gold-1920)
1897-03-13 - William Herald, Australia, swimmer (Olympic-1920)
1897-06-13 - Paavo Johannes Nurmi, Finland, 5K runner (Olympic-gold-1920/24/28)
1897-08-10 - Edward Orval Gourdin, Jacksonville, long jumper (Olympic-silver-1924)
1898-01-03 - Johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)
1898-06-01 - Curtis Stevens, US, 2 man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1932)
1898-10-21 - Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wresler and Olympic medalist (d. 1960)
1899-10-14 - Alan Washbond, US, 2-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1932)
1899-12-27 - Paul Costello, US, double sculls (Olympic-gold-1920, 24, 28)
1900-01-28 - Anni Holdmann, Germany, 100m runner (Olympic-1928)
1900-03-04 - Roberto Soundy, El Salvador, trap shooter (Olympic-1968)
1900-04-07 - Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, England, 50K walker (Olympic-bronze-1952)
1900-05-05 - Charles Jewtraw, US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1924)
1900-08-10 - Arthur Porritt, NZ, 100m sprinter (Olympic-bronze-1924)
1900-08-11 - Charles William Paddock, Texas, 100m runner (Olympic-2 gold-1920)
1900-10-09 - Silvio Cator, Haiti, long jumper (Olympic-silver-1928)
1900-11-11 - Helena Konopacka, Poland, discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1928)
1901-09-16 - Andree Joly Bunet, France, figure skater pair (Olympic-gold-1928, 32)
1902-01-16 - Eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1924)
1902-02-07 - Ethelda Blebtrey, Waterford NY, 100m swimmer (Olympic-gold-1920)
1902-06-04 - Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928)
1902-06-28 - Pierre Brunet, France, figure skater pair (Olympic-gold-1928, 32)
1902-09-04 - Lorna Johnstone, England, Equestrian Dressage (Olympic-13th-1968)
1902-09-21 - Limari Salminen, Finland, 10K run (Olympic-gold-1936)
1902-10-13 - Franco Giorgetti, Italy, cyclist (Olympic-gold-1920)
1903-03-06 - Elizabeth Pinkston Becker, US, platform diver (Olympic-gold-1928)
1903-10-08 - Lina Radke, Germany, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1928)
1903-11-25 - William Dehart Hubbard, Cin Ohio, long jumper (Olympic-gold-1924)
1904-03-07 - Ivar Ballangrud, Norway, Olympic speed skater (4 gold, 2 silver)
1904-05-16 - Hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1928)
1904-05-19 - Sven Thofelt, Sweden, pentathlete (Olympic-gold-1928)
1904-08-06 - Henry Payne Iba, Easton Mo, US basketball coach (Olympic-gold-64, 68)
1904-11-25 - Lillian Copeland, US discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1932)
1905-03-30 - Mikio Oda, Japan, triple jumper (Olympic-gold-1928)
1905-09-27 - Ernest Baier, Germany, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1936)
1905-09-28 - William Northam, Austria, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1964)
1906-01-01 - Frank Stack, Canada, speed skater (Olympic-bronze-1932)
1906-01-29 - Franciscus Hin, Holland, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1920)
1906-03-28 - Joseph Wright, Canada, oarsman (Olympic-gold-1928)
1906-04-01 - Sigve Lie, Norway, yachtsmans (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)
1906-05-02 - Aileen Riggin, Newport RI, springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1920, 24)
1906-06-22 - Richard Fanshawe, England, equestion 3 day event (Olympic-bronze-1936)
1906-07-01 - Edward Lansing Gordon Jr, Jackson Miss, long jumper (Olympic-gold-32)
1906-10-23 - Gertrude Ederle, NYC, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1924)
1906-12-31 - Erna Bogen, Hungary, foils (Olympic-bronze-1932)
1907-04-10 - Pete Desjardins, US, platform/springboard diver (Olympic-gold-1928)
1907-05-16 - Robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler (Olympic-gold-1932)
1907-05-17 - Ilona Schacherer Elek, Budapest Hung, fencer (Olympic-gold-1936, 48)
1907-07-26 - Istvan Pelle, Hungary, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1932)
1907-08-28 - Philip A Edwards, Brit Guiana, runner (Olympic-bronze-1928, 32, 36)
1907-09-28 - Heikki Savolainen, Finland, pommel horse gymnist (Olympic-gold-1948)
1907-10-09 - Klaes Karppinen, Findland, 4 X 10K relay (Olympic-gold-1936)
1908-02-02 - Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, Calif, swimmer (Olympic-gold-1932)/actor
1908-02-03 - Oddbjorn Hagen, Norway, cross country jumper (Olympic-gold-1936)
1908-02-09 - Jackie Fields, US, featherweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1924)
1908-02-13 - Sulo Nurmela, Finland, 4 X 100K relay skier (Olympic-gold-1936)
1908-03-10 - Kristian Palusalu, Finland, Heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-gold-1936)
1908-04-21 - Louis Hostin, France, Light Heavyweight, Olympic-gold-1932, 36)
1908-09-09 - John Haeton, US, bobsled (Olympic-silver-1928, 48)
1908-12-26 - Ralph Hill, US, 5K runner (Olympic-1932)
1909-02-18 - Matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1932)
1909-05-31 - Thor Thorvaldsen, Norway, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1948, 52)
1909-08-13 - Wilhelmina Von Bremen, US 4X100 relay sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932)
1910-01-07 - Jack Lovelock, NZ/US surgeon/runner (Olympic-gold-1936)
1910-03-16 - Aladar Gerevich, Hungary, sabres (Olympic-gold-1948)
1910-03-27 - Rudi Ball, Germany, Jewish ice hockey star (Olympic-bronze-1932)
Deaths in Sport
Results 1 - 49 of 49
1908-07-20 - Demetrius Vikelas, Greek author, president of the International Olympic Committee (b. 1835)
1914-09-29 - Jean Bouin, French marathoner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies in battle
1928-01-06 - Alvin C Kraenzlein, track star (Olympic-4 gold-1900), dies at 51
1934-08-03 - Carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German Equestrian (Olympic-gold-1928)
1942-01-15 - Melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58
1943-07-21 - Charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42
1944-07-20 - Heinz Burns, German (Olympic-gold-1936), dies in bombing
1945-02-21 - Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (Olympic-gold 1924), dies at 43
1949-12-28 - Jack Lovelock, NZ/US surgeon/athlete (Olympic-gold-1936), dies at 39
1953-03-28 - James Francis Thorpe, decathelete (Olympic-gold-12), dies at 64
1956-09-17 - Mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, (Olympic-gold-1932), dies at 42
1959-10-19 - Boughera El Quafi, marathoner (Olympic-gold-1928), shot to death at 60
1960-06-26 - John Brenden Kelly, rower (Olympic-gold-1920, 24), dies at 70
1961-02-15 - Marubel Vinaon Owen, figure skater (Olympic-silver-1932), dies
1961-02-27 - Platt Adams, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1912), dies
1967-10-12 - Nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72
1969-02-21 - Jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies
1969-10-12 - Sonja Henie, figure skater (Olympic-gold-1928, 32, 36), dies at 57
1971-04-07 - Charles F Pahud de Mortanges, (Olympic-gold-1928, 32), dies at 74
1972-09-05 - Mosje Weinberg, Israeli olympic Wrestling coach, murdered
1973-10-02 - Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76
1975-05-08 - Avery Brundage, CEO (Intl Olympic Committee, 1952-72), dies at 87
1975-08-17 - Vladimir Kutz, Russian distance runner (Olympic-gold-56) dies at 48
1980-01-01 - Frank Clifford Wykoff, sprinter (Olympic-gold-28, 32, 36), dies at 70
1980-12-04 - Stella Walsh-S-Walasiewicz, sprinter (Olympic-gold-1932), shot at 69
1982-04-26 - Ville Ritola, Finnish 5/10km runner (Olympic-gold-1924, 28), dies
1982-07-27 - Vladimir Smirnov, Russian foil fencer (Olympic-gold-1980), dies at 28
1985-03-02 - John B Kelly Jr, chairman US Olympic Committee, dies at 57
1989-06-21 - Lee Quencey Calhoun, hurdler (Olympic-gold-1956, 60), dies at 56
1989-09-19 - Willie Steele, American Olympic gold medalist (b. 1923)
1991-08-24 - Abel Kivlat, US 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies at 99
1992-02-12 - Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, boxing champ (Olympic-gold-1928), dies
1992-02-14 - Roepie Kruize, hockey player (Olympic-bronze-48/silver-52), dies at 67
1992-11-08 - Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, speed skater (Olympic-silver-1952), dies
1993-05-13 - Evert "Eef" Dolman, Dutch cyclist (Olympic-gold-1964), dies at 47
1994-01-29 - Ulrike Maier, olympic skier, breaks neck during world cup skiing at 26
1994-07-24 - Wangila Napunyi, Welterweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1988), dies at 26
1996-05-17 - Willi Daume, olympic organiser, dies at 82
1999-04-25 - Lord Killanin, Irish International Olympic Committee president (b. 1914)
2003-01-26 - Valeriy Brumel, Soviet Olympic athlete (b. 1942)
2003-07-21 - John Davies, New Zealand Olympic Committee president (b. 1938)
2006-08-13 - Payao Poontarat, Thai Olympic boxer (b. 1957)
2007-04-16 - Maria Lenk, Brazilian swimmer and first Brazilian woman to compete in the Olympic Games (b. 1915)
2007-08-29 - Richard Jewell, central figure in the 1996 Centennial Olympic Park bombing (b. 1962)
2007-09-21 - Hallgeir Brenden, Norwegian Olympic gold medalist (b. 1929)
2008-08-16 - Elena Leuṣtean, Romanian gymnast and Olympic medalist (b. 1935)
2009-03-02 - Chris Finnegan, British Olympic Boxing Gold Medallist (b. 1944)
2009-05-29 - Karine Ruby, French snowboarder and Olympic champion (b. 1978)
2010-04-21 - Juan Antonio Samaranch, International Olympic Committee president (b. 1920)
