2004 Robert Pastorelli, actor/boxer, Murphy Brown, dies at 49
2003 Trevor Goddard, actor/boxer, JAG, dies at 37
1997 Bruce Woodcock, boxer, dies at 76
1997 New York jury awards boxer Mitch Green $45,000 in civil lawsuit against Mike Tyson, for street brawl in 1988
1995 Buster Mathis, heavyweight boxer, dies at 52
1995 Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving 3 years
1994 Joseph Paul Jack Sharkey Zukauskas, boxer, dies at 91
1994 Wangila Napunyi, welterweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1988), dies at 26
1994 Boxer Buster Douglas comes out of a diabetic coma
1994 Jersey Joe Walcott, boxer, dies at 80
1993 Billy Conn, boxer (fought Joe Louis 1951), dies of pneumonia at 75
1993 Billy Conn, boxer/actor (Pittsburgh Kid), dies at 75
1992 Arthur Lang, U.S. boxer/businessman, dies at 115
1992 Warren Neal Boxer, dies of AIDS at 34
1992 William T "Champion Jack" Dupree, U.S. boxer/pianist, dies at 81
1990 Rocky Graziano, boxer/writer/actor (Mr Rock and Roll), dies
1990 Rocky Graziano, boxer, dies at 71, of heart failure
1989 Boxer Mike Tyson divorces actress Robin Givens
1988 South Korean coaches attack NZ referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in
1988 New York Daily News reports boxer Mike Tyson is seeing a psychiatrist
1986 [Irving] Lee Dorsey, [Kid Chocolate], U.S. boxer/singer, dies at 59
1983 Undefeated middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault
1982 Duk Koo Kim, S Korean boxer, legally declared dead
1982 Korean boxer Duk Koo Kim fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini
1981 Roy James Brown, U.S. boxer/singer (Good rockin' tonight), dies at 55
1981 Boxer Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even took his gold teeth
1979 Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, boxer/actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 69
1977 Fernando Vargas, Oxnard California, welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics
1977 Floyd Mayweather, Grand Rapids, Michigan, featherweight boxer, Oly-br-96
1976 Rhoshii Wells, born in Austin, Texas, middleweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze
1976 Zahir Raheem, Philadelphia, bantamweight boxer 1996 Olympics
1976 David Diaz, born in Chicago, Illinois, light welterweight boxer 1996 Olympics
1976 Terrance Cauthen, Trenton, New Jersey, lightweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze
1976 Phil Boudreault, Copper Cliff Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics
1975 Nick Farrell, East York Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics
1975 Eric Morel, PR, U.S. flyweight boxer 1996 Olympics
1975 Troy Amos Ross, born in Georgetown, Guyana, Canadian boxer 1996 Olympics
1975 Hercules Kyvelos, born in Montreal, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics
1974 Casey Patton, London Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics
1973 Garth John Da Silva, Auckland NZ, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics
1973 David Reid, Philadelphia, light middleweight boxer, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Jean Francois Bergeron, born in St. Jerome, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics
1973 Albert Guardado, Jr., born in Redlands, California, light flyweight boxer, Olymp-96
1973 Oscar de la Hoya, boxer
1973 Oscar De La Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, Oly-gold-92
1972 Nate Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics bronze
1971 David Defiagbon, Sapele Nigeria, Canadian boxer, 1996 Olympics silver
1971 Raul Marquez, Mexico, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics
1971 Ivan Robinson, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics
1971 Sonny Liston, World Champ hw boxer (1962-64), found dead at 36
1970 Charles "Sonny" Liston, heavyweight boxer champ (1962-64), dies
1970 Mike Strange, born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics
1969 Simon and Garfunkel releases "Boxer"
1969 Domenic "Filane" Figliomeni, Terrace Bay Ontario, boxer 1996 Olympics
1969 Claude Lambert, born in Montreal, Quebec, boxer 1996 Olympics
1969 Roy Jones, Pensacola, Florida, Light-MW boxer 1988 Olympics silver
1968 Antonio Tarver, Orlando, Florida, light heavyweight boxer, Olympics-br-96
1968 Ritchie Woodhall, boxer
1967 Edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69
1967 Kenneth Gould, born in Chicago, Illinois, Welterweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze
1967 Emily Watson, actress, Breaking the Waves, Boxer
1967 Louisville, Ky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali
1967 Larry Donald, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. boxer 1992 Olympics
1966 Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer, dies at 63
1966 Vladislav Neiman, born in Israel, Men's flyweight boxer, Oly-1996
1966 Randolph Turpin, boxer, shot dead in his home
1965 Romallis Ellis, Washington D.C., lightweight boxer 1988 Olympics bronze
1965 Lawrence Clay-Bey, Hartford, Connecticut, super heavyweight boxer 1996 Olympics
1965 Lennox Lewis, born in London, England, Super HW boxer 1988 Olympics gold
1964 Randall Thompson, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, boxer 1996 Olympics
1964 Virgil Hill, Missouri, middleweight boxer 1984 Olympics silver
1964 Pernell Whitaker, boxer, Olympic-gold
1963 Mark Breland, born in Brooklyn, New York, welterweight boxer 1984 Olympics gold
1963 David Moore, U.S. feather weight boxer, dies at 29
1962 Evander Holyfield, Atmore Ala, boxer, Oly-bronze-1988, champ, 1990-92
1962 Benny "Kid" Paret, U.S. welterweight boxer, dies after fight, at 24
1961 Frank Bruno, British boxer, European champ
1961 Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini, boxer, killed a boxer in the ring
1961 Barry McGuigan, British boxer
1960 Tyrell Biggs, Philadelphia, super HW boxer 1984 Olympics gold
1960 Cassius Clay wins 1st battle as professional boxer
1958 Wilfredo Benitez, PR, boxer, world champ at 17y176d
1958 Tony Sibson, boxer
1957 Adolfo Horta, born in Camaguey, Cuba, HW boxer, 1980 Olympics silver
1956 Gerry Cooney, heavyweight boxer, U.S. Olympics team 1980
1956 Michael Spinks, U.S., middleweight boxer 1976 Olympics gold
1956 Charlie Magri, world champ flyweight boxer, 1983
1956 Howard Edward Davis, Jr., Glen Cove, New York, lw boxer 1976 Olympics silver
1955 John Tate, U.S., heavyweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze
1953 Mickey Rourke, boxer/actor, Wild Orchid, Barfly
1952 Angel Herrera, Cuba, FW/LW boxer, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1952 Alexis Arguello, born in Managua, Nicaragua, featherweight boxer, 1974 champ
1952 Teofilo Stevenson, born in Cuba, heavyweight boxer, Olympics gold 1972, 76, 80
1951 Alan Minter, England, light-middleweight boxer 1972 Olympics bronze
1951 Roberto Duran, boxer, fists of stone
1951 John Conteh, boxer
1950 Benjamin Peterson, U.S., heavyweight boxer, Olympics gold 1972
1950 Joe Bugner, Hungarian/British/Australian boxer, European Champ 1971
1949 Ricardo Luis Carreras, New York City, bantamweight boxer 1972 Olympics bronze
1949 Larry Holmes, boxer/heavyweight champ, 1978-85
1949 John Baldwin, Detroit, light middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze
1948 Ronald W. Harris, born in Canton, Ohio, lightweight boxer, 1968 Olympics gold
1947 Rolando Garbey, Oriente Cuba, light MW boxer, 1968 Olympics silver
1946 Alfred Jones, born in Grace, Mississippi, middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze
1946 Fighting Mack, [Edwin Alberto], Antillian welterweight boxer
1945 Pete Postlethwaite, actor, The Boxer
1944 Anthony Stefanich, British boxer/captain, killed in Arnhem
1944 Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, HW boxer 1964 Olympic gold /champ, 1968-73
1942 Carlos Monzon, boxer/actor, La Mary, Sonar Sonar
1942 Muhammad Ali, heavyweight champ boxer, 1964-7 74-8
1941 Quincey Daniels, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, boxer 1960 Olympics bronze
1941 Major Lance, U.S. boxer, dancer and singer, Hey Little Girl
1940 Barbara Boxer, Rep-D-CA, 1983-92/Sen-D-CA, 1993-
1940 Jerzy Kulej, Poland, light welterweight boxer, Olympics gold 1964, 68
1939 Sandro Lopopolia, Italy, lightweight boxer, Olympic-Silver-1960
1939 Carmelo Bossi, Italy, light middleweight boxer 1960 Olympics silver
1939 Charles Brown, Cin, Ohio, featherweight boxer 1964 Olympics bronze
1938 Boris Lagutin, U.S.S.R., light-middleweight boxer, Olympics gold 1964, 68
1938 Johnny Caldwell, Ireland, flyweight boxer 1956 Olympics bronze
1937 Manfred Krug, Duisburg Germany, actor, Boxer
1936 German boxer Max Schmeling World Champion KOs Joe Louis
1936 Jose Torres, U.S., boxer, Olympics
1933 Nathan Eugene Brooks, born in Cleveland, Ohio, flyweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold
1932 Wilson "Papa" Godett, Curacaos worker's union leader/boxer
1932 Charles Adkins, U.S., light welterweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold
1930 James Felton Boyd, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, light HW boxer 1956 Olympics gold
1929 Edward Crook, born in Detroit, Michigan, middleweight boxer 1960 Olympics gold
1928 Hans Nielsen, Denmark, lightweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold
1927 George Hunter, South Africa, light heavyweight boxer, Oly-gold-1948
1926 Laszlo Papp, born in Hungary, Olympic Boxer, Gold-1948, 1952, 1956
1925 Roy James Brown, New Orleans, boxer/soul singer, Good Rockin' Tonight
1924 Norvel la Follette Ray Lee, lt-HW boxer 1952 Olympics gold
1923 Rocky Marciano, heavyweight champion boxer, 1952-56
1921 Bruce Woodcock, boxer
1920 Sugar Ray Robinson, [Walter Smith], middle/welterweight boxer, champ
1913 Lou Salica, U.S., flyweight boxer, Olympic-bronze-1932
1910 William T "Champion Jack" Dupree, U.S. boxer/slaughterhouse pianist
1910 Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, born in Orange, New Jersey, boxer/actor, On the Waterfront
1908 Jackie Fields, U.S., featherweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold
1906 Primo Carnera, Italian boxer, champ-1933
1905 Laszlo Papp, Hungary, middleweight boxer, Olympics gold 1948, 52, 56
1903 Pierre Charles, Belgian heavyweight boxer
1902 Joseph Paul Sharkey Zukauskas, boxer
1901 Peace of Peking - Ends Boxer Rebellion in China
1901 Chi-hsui, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded
1901 Hsu Cheng-yu, during Boxer Rebellion in China, beheaded
1900 2,000 marines land to capture Beijing, ending Boxer rebellion
1900 China's Boxer Rebellion against foreigners and Christians
1900 U.S. troops arrive in Beijing, help put down Boxer Rebellion
1898 Edward PF Eagan, Denver, boxer, Oly-gold-20, /bobsledder, Oly-gold-32
1877 Arthur Lang, U.S., boxer/businessman, Died Aug 8, 1992 at 115
1866 James "Gentleman Jim" Corbett, heavyweight champion boxer, 1892-97
1853 George Godfrey, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxer, Old Chocolate
1831 John Morrissey, boxer/developer of Saratoga Springs horse race track
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