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1997 Jana Novotna (Czechoslovakia) beats Mary Pierce (France) in Chase Tennis Champ
1996 IBM's Deep Blue defeats chess champ Gary Kasparov 1995 Mikhail Moseyevich Botvinnik, world chess champ, dies 1995 Ice Pairs Champ at Birmingham won by Radka Kovarikova and Rene Novotny 1995 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Birmingham won by Chen Lu (CHN) 1995 Carlos Monzon, El Macho, Argentina MW boxing champ (1970-77), dies at 52 1994 Detlef Macha, East Germany cyclist (5x world champ), dies at 35 1994 Steffi Graf becomes 1st defending tennis champ to lose in 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to Lorrie McNeal) 1994 Bernie Kosar is 2nd quarterback to throw TD passes in AFC and NFC Champ games 1993 Willie Mosconi, world billiards champ, dies of heart attack at 80 1993 YokoZuna beats Hulk Hogan to become WWF champ 1993 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Prague won by Oksana Baiul (UKR) 1992 Kitty McKane Godfree, Tennis champ (Wimbledon 1924, 26), dies at 96 1992 Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, boxing champ 1928 Olympics gold, dies 1992 Nature Boy Ric Flair becomes WWF champ at Royal Rumble 1992 Rowdy Roddy Piper beats Mountie to become WWF Intercontinental Champ 1991 Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ 1991 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Munich won by Kristi Yamaguchi 1990 NL batting champ Willie McGee signs as a free agent with San Francisco Giants 1990 Jushin "Thunder" Liger beats Naoki Sano to become New Japan IWGP champ 1990 Mitsuko Nishiwaki beats Nakano to become Japan Women wrestling champ 1989 Sugar Ray Robinson, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 67 of Alzheimer 1989 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Midori Ito (Japan) 1988 Irene Rich, U.S. actress (Beau Brumell, Champ), dies at 96 1988 Heavyweight boxing champ Mike Tyson marries actress Robin Givens 1987 Gari Kasparov becomes world chess champ 1987 For 3rd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 goals in a Stanley Cup game Wayne Gretzky passes Jean Beliveau as all time playoff scoring champ 1987 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Cincinnati won by Katarina Witt 1987 Penn State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football champ 1986 James "Bone Crusher" Smith TKO's WBA champ Tim Witherspoon in MSG 1986 Hein Vergeer becomes European skating champ 1985 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes to become Heavyweight Boxing Champ 1985 Livingston Bramble defeats Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini to win WBA champ 1984 Niki Lauda becomes 3rd time motor racing world champ 1984 Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ 1983 Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA) 1983 Roland Liboton becomes world champ cross-country cycling 1983 Hilbert van Thumb becomes European skating champ 1983 Don Muraco beats Pedro Morales to become WWF Intercontinental Champ 1982 Tara Lipinski, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, figure skater, 1997 World Champ 1982 Jack Dempsey, former heavyweight boxing champ/actor, dies at 86 1982 Louis J N Gerardin, bicyclist (world champ sprint 1930), dies at 69 1981 Max [Machgielis] Euwe, chess champ (1935-37), dies 1981 Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins Portland Ping Team Golf Champ 1981 Shelby Lyons, Oswego, New York, pairs skater, & Wells-1995 Midwest champ 1981 Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight champ (1922-26) dies at 79 1981 Joe Louis, also known as the 'Brown bomber', U.S. heavyweight champ 1937 - 1949, dies at 66 1981 43rd NCAA Men's Basketball Champ: Indiana beats North Carolina 63-50 1981 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Hartford won by Denise Biellmann 1981 Ice Pairs Champ at Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva and I Lisovski (URS) 1980 Serena Phillips, Corvallis Ore, figure skater, 1997 Pruetten champ 1980 Kathy Whitworth/Donna Caponi Young win Portland Ping Team Golf Champ 1980 Timothy Goebel, born in Evanston, Illinois, figure skater, 1996 National, Jr. champ 1980 Brittney McConn, born in Largo, Florida, figure skater, 1997 Eastern Sr champ 1980 Angela Nikodinov, Spartanburg, South Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Pacif Sr champ 1980 9th Boston Women's Marathon won by Jacqueline Gareau of Canada in 2:34:28, Rosie Ruiz disqualified as women's champ she hadn't run entire course 1980 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Dortmund won by Anett Potzsch 1979 Eve Chalom, born in Detroit, Michigan, dance skater, & Gates--1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1979 Alizah Allen, born in New York City, New York, figure skater, 1997 North Atlantic Sr champ 1979 Muhammad Ali retires as boxing champ 1979 Sydne Vogel, born in Anchorage, Alaska, figure skater, 1996 NW Pac Sr champ 1979 Men's Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) 1979 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Linda Fratianne 1978 Derrick Delmore, Camp Springs, Maryland, fig skater, 1996 Grand Prix champ 1978 James J "Gene" Tunney, heavyweight boxing champ (1926-8), dies at 80 1978 Gene Tunney, former heavyweight boxing champ (1926-28), dies at 80 1978 Leonid Mossejev becomes European marathon champ (2:11:57.5) 1978 Karen Kwan, Torrance California, figure skater, 1995 Pac Coast Sr champ 1978 Bob Backland beats Billy Graham in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ 1977 Nicole Bobeck, Chic, figure skater, U.S. Champ 1995 1977 Jere Michael, Aspen, Colorado, figure skater, 1994 National, Jr. champ 1977 Diane Halber, Torrance, California, fig skater, 1996 National Collegiate champ 1977 Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1995 NE, Jr. champ 1977 Billy Graham beats Bruno Sammartino in Baltimore, to become WWF champ 1977 Lisa Bell, Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern Sr champ 1977 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA) 1977 Harley Race beats Terry Funk in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ 1976 Jo Ann Washam/Chi Chi Rodriguez wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Champ 1976 Jennifer Robinson, Barrie Ontario, 1996 Canadian Champ 1976 Czechoslovakia becomes European soccer champ 1976 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill 1976 "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, lt-hvywgt box champ (1930-34), dies at 71 1975 Terry Funk beats Jack Brisco in Miami Beach, to become NWA champ 1975 Nick Bockwinkle beats Verne Gagne in St. Paul, to become NWA champ 1975 Alexi Komarov, born in Yekaterinburg, Russia, dance skater, & Carr-1995 Pac Champ 1975 Matthew Kessinger, born in Louisville, Kentucky, fig skater, 1995 Gt Lakes, Jr. champ 1975 Mathew Gates, born in Baldock, England, dance skater, & Chalom-1995 Nat, Jr. champ 1975 Trifun Zivanovic, born in Santa Monica, fig skater, 1995 Pac Coast, Jr. champ 1975 Brian Buetsch, born in Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Great Lakes Sr champ 1975 Paul Frey, born in Boston, Massachusetts, dance skater, & Ponte-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1974 Jack Brisco beats Giant Baba in Tokyo, to become NWA wrestling champ 1974 Giant Baba beats Jack Brisco in Kagoshimi, to become NWA champ 1974 Robyn Petroskey, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, figure skater, 1996 Midwest champ 1974 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes world champ all-round skater 1973 Bruno Sammartino beats Stan Stasiak in NY, to become WWF champ 1973 Stan Stasiak beats Pedro Morales in Philadelphia, to become WWF champ 1973 John Baldwin, Jr., born in Dallas, Texas, figure skater, 1996 SW Pacific Sr champ 1973 Jack Brisco beats Harley Race in Houston, to become NWA champ 1973 Damon Allen, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern champ 1973 Harley Race beats Dory Funk, Jr. in Kansas City, to become NWA champ 1973 Franca Fehlauer, born in Hamburg, Germany, golfer, Belgian International, Jr. champ 1991 1972 Stephen O'Connor, Irish amateur snooker champ 1990 1972 Kyoko Ina, Tokyo, Japan, figure skater, 1993 North Atlantic Sr champ 1972 Loraine Lambert, Ipswich Queensland, golfer, New Zealand champ 1991, 92 1972 Denise Booker, Liverpool, golfer, S Australian, Jr. champ 1990 1972 Dan Hollander, Royal Oak, Michigan, figure skater, 1996 Great Lakes champ 1972 Rachel Hetherington, born in Port Macquarie NSW, golfer, 1993 NSW Champ 1972 Victor Barna, table tennis champ, dies 1972 Ard Schenk becomes world champ skater 1972 Ard Schenk becomes European all-round skating champ 1972 Atje Keulen-Deelstra becomes European all-round lady skating champ 1972 Lee McIntyre, born in Peak Hill, Australia, golfer, T3 1995 NSW Trainee Champ 1971 Danny Murtaugh, manager of world champ Pirates, announces retirement 1971 Todd Eldredge, Chatham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1997 National Sr champ 1971 Michael Chack, Toms River, New Jersey, figure skater, 1997 Pac Coast Sr champ 1971 Pete Sampras, born in Washington D.C., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1990, 93 95 1971 Shepherd Clark, born in Atlanta, Georgia, figure skater, 1994, 97 Eastern Sr champ 1971 Barbara Failey-Herbert, South Africa, golfer, 1989 winner SA Champ 1971 Pedro Morales beats Ivan Koloff in NY, to become WWF wrestling champ 1971 Ivan Koloff beats Bruno Sammartino in NY, to become WWF champ 1971 Sonny Liston, World Champ hw boxer (1962-64), found dead at 36 1970 Charles "Sonny" Liston, heavyweight boxer champ (1962-64), dies 1970 Tonya Harding, born in Portland, Oregon, figure skater, 1994 Olympics/U.S. Champ 1994 1970 Tina Fischer, Bad Nauheim Germany, golfer, European Amat champ 1994 1970 Brian Wells, Carmel California, pairs skater, & Lyons-1995 Midwest champ 1970 Jim Courier, born in Sanford, Florida, tennis champ, 1990, 91 French 1970 Dawn Ponte, born in Kent, Rhode Island, dance skater, & Frey-1995 Eastern, Jr. champ 1970 Sebastien Britten, Brossard Que, figure skater, 1995 Canadian Champ 1970 Rick Schroder, born in New York, actor, Ricky-Silver Spoons, Champ, Earthling 1970 Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Ljubljana won by Gabriele Seyfert (GDR) 1969 Katrin Krabbe, Neubrandenburg, East Germany, 100m/200m, World Champ 1991 1969 Marion Lloyd Vince, fencer (National champ 1928, 31), dies at 63 1969 Rocky Marciano, former heavyweight champ, dies in a plane crash at 45 1969 Dorey Funk, Jr. beats Gene Kiniski in Tampa, to become NWA champ 1968 Jess Willard, Heavyweight boxing champ (1915-19), dies at 86 1968 Verne Gagne beats Dick Beyers (Dr. X) in Minn, to become NWA champ 1968 Dick Beyers (Dr. X) beats Verne Gagne, to become NWA champ 1968 Jim Clark, of Scotland, world driving champ, dies at 32 in race car 1968 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (U.S.) 1968 Marcus Meloan, Agana Guam, Canadian Tour golfer, 1992 U.S. Amat Champ 1967 Michael Moorer, boxing heavyweight champ, defeated Holyfield-1994 1967 Kathaleen K Cutone, Olenoridge, New Jersey, fig skater, 1994 Collegiate champ 1967 Riddick Bowe, born in Brooklyn, New York, HW boxing champ 1988 Olympics silver 1967 Clifford Ann Creed/Margie Masters wins Yankee Ladies' Team Golf Champ 1967 Jean Bartholomew, Queens, New York, LPGA golfer, 1989 Duke U Champ 1967 Rocky Marciano retires as undefeated boxing champ 1967 Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, to become NWA champ 1967 Kees Verkerk becomes world champ all round skater 1967 Kees Verkerk becomes European skating champ 1967 Barney Ross, welterweight Boxing Champ (1934), dies at 57 1966 Mad Dog Vachon beats Dick The Bruiser in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1966 Dick The Bruiser beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1966 Julie Forbes, born in Torphins, Scotland, golfer, Aberdeenshire champ 1989 1966 Gene Kiniski beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become NWA champ 1965 Mad Dog Vachon beats Crusher in Denver, to become NWA champ 1965 Lennox Lewis, WBC boxing champ 1965 The Crusher beats Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, to become NWA champ 1965 Mad Dog Vachon beats Igor Vodic in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1965 Igor Vodic beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1965 Australia suspends champ swimmer Dawn Fraser for 10-yrs for misconduct 1964 Jon Hough, Royal Oak, Michigan, Nike golfer, 1986 NAIA Individual National Champ 1964 Tish Certo, Niagara Falls, New York, LPGA golfer, 1981 Erie County, New York Champ 1964 Fiona Pike, Adelaide Australia, golfer, S Australia State champ 1993/94 1964 Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1964 Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1964 Mad Dog Vachon beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1963 Verne Gagne beats The Crusher in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1963 Crusher beats Verne Gagne in St. Paul, to become NWA champ 1963 Missie Berteotti, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, LPGA golfer, 1993 PING/Welch's Champ 1963 Verne Gagne beats Fritz Von Erich in Amarillo, to become NWA champ 1963 Fritz Von Erich beats Verne Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1963 Verne Gagne beats Crusher Lisowski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1963 Crusher Lisowski beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1963 Bruno Sammartino beats Buddy Rogers in New York, to become WWF champ 1963 Bruno Sammartino becomes WWF champ 1963 1st U.S. female world figure skating champ (Tenley Albright) 1963 Jane Leary, Sydney Australia, golfer, 1992 Australian Amateur Champ 1963 Michelle Bell, Melrose, Massachusetts, LPGA golfer, 1981 Mass School Girls Champ 1963 Buddy Rogers and Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ and Thesz becomes NWA champ 1963 Felita Carr, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, dance skater, & Komarov-1995 Pac Champ 1962 Evander Holyfield, Atmore Ala, boxer, Olympic-bronze-1988, champ, 1990-92 1962 Marie Laurie Mahabir, Guadeloupe, North American Bodybuilding Champ, 1985-87 1962 Verne Gagne beats Mister M (doctor X) in Minn, to become NWA champ 1962 Scott Kolden, Torrance California, actor, Scott-Me and the Champ 1962 Mister M (Dr. X) beats Verne Gagne in Minn, to become NWA champ 1961 Frank Bruno, British boxer, European champ 1961 Chela Quintana, Venezuela, LPGA golfer, 8 time Venezuelan Amat Champ 1961 Verne Gagne beats Gene Kiniski in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1961 Gene Kiniski beats Verne Gagne in Minneapolis, to become NWA champ 1961 Buddy Rogers beats Pat O'Conner in Chicago, to become NWA champ 1961 Henk van der Grift (Netherlands) becomes world champ all-round skater 1961 Maia Chiburdanidze, Kutaisi U.S.S.R., women's world chess champ 1960 Edward Brophy, actor (Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy), dies at 65 1960 Lloyd Honeyghan, English welterweight boxing champ, 1986 1960 Ayrton Senna, Brazilian formula-1 racer, 1988 champ 1960 Verne Gagne beats Doctor X in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1959 Max Baer, U.S., heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49 1959 Doctor X beats Wilber Snyder in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1959 2-time champ Monterrey Mexico barred from 1959 Little League competition for using players outside predetermined geographical area 1959 Ann O'Neill, Toowoomba QLD, golfer, 1989 Downs District Champ 1959 Pat O'Connor beats Dick Hutton in St. Louis, to become NWA champ 1958 Wilber Snyder beats V Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ 1958 Sue Daniels, Adelaide Australia, golfer, 1983 Victorian Amateur Champ 1958 Wilfredo Benitez, PR, boxer, world champ at 17y176d 1958 Verne Gagne beats Edouard Carpentier in Omaha, to become NWA champ 1958 "Sensational" Sherri Martel, woman's wrestling champ (WWF) 1958 Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden 1958 Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yank 3rd baseman, AL bat champ 1985-88 1958 Sugar Ray Robinson is 1st boxing champ to win 5 times 1957 Dick Hutton beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA wrestling champ 1957 Jodi Anderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. long jump champ, 1978-81 1957 Lynette Love, U.S. tai kwan do champ 1987, Olympics 1988 1957 Jeffrey George Sluman, born in Rochester, New York, PGA golfer, 1988 PGA Champ 1957 Scott Ayakatubby, beach volleyball champ 1957 Edouard Carpentier beats Lou Thesz, to become NWA wrestling champ 1957 Men's Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins (USA) 1957 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss (U.S.) 1956 Lou Thesz beats Whipper Billy Watson in St. Louis, to become NWA champ 1956 Scott Michael Pellaton, barefoot water ski champ 1956 Sherri Turner, Greenville, South Carolina, LPGA golfer, 1988 Mazda LPGA Champ 1956 Stan Ockers, Belgian world champ cyclist (1955), dies at 36 1956 Charlie Magri, world champ flyweight boxer, 1983 1956 Bjorn Borg, born in Stockholm, Sweden, tennis champ, Wimbledon 1976-79 1956 Heavyweight champ, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing 1956 Whipper Billy Watson beats Lou Thesz in Toronto, to become NWA champ 1955 Sue Novara-Reber, born in Flint, Michigan, cyclist, 1975 World sprint champ 1955 Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ 1955 Heavyweight champ Rocky Mariano KOs Archie Moore in 9 1954 Tennis champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident 1953 Leon Spinks, U.S., heavyweight boxing champ, 1978, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics 1953 Bill Tilden, tennis champ, dies at 60 1952 Guillermo Vilas, Argentina, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1977 1952 Nelson Piquet, auto racer, 3-time Formula One champ, 1981, '83, '87 1952 "Marvelous" Marvin Hagler, New Jersey, middleweight boxing champ, 1982-83 1952 Alexis Arguello, born in Managua, Nicaragua, featherweight boxer, 1974 champ 1952 Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of FRA 1951 Bill Madlock, 4X NL batting champ for the Chicago Cubs 1950 Heavyweight champ Ezzard Charles KOs Joe Louis in New York City for heavyweight boxing title 1950 Stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70 1950 Joe Bugner, Hungarian/British/Australian boxer, European Champ 1971 1950 Rick Flair, Richard Fliehr, wrestling champ, NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA 1949 Larry Holmes, heavyweight boxing champ, 1978 - 1985 1949 Wallace Beery, U.S. actor (The Champ), dies at 64 1949 Joe Louis retires as heavyweight boxing champ 1949 Nikki Lauda, Austria, formula 1 auto racer, world champ 1975, 77, 84 1949 Manuel Orantes, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1975 1949 Golfing champ Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident 1949 George Foreman, born in Houston, Texas, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1973 - 1974, 1995 1948 Rudy Hartono Kurniawan, Indonesia, All-England tennis champ 1948 Lou Thesz beats Bill Longson, to become NWA wrestling champ 1948 Champ Summers, baseball player 1948 John Drayton Mahaffey, Kerrville, Texas, PGA golfer, 1978 PGA Champ 1947 Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1947 Candy Moore, Maplewood, New Jersey, actress, Lunch Wagon, Tomboy and Champ 1947 Babe Didrikson is 1st American to win British Women's Amateur Golf Champ 1947 Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1947 Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ (1917-25), dies at 51 1947 Whipper Billy Watson beats Bill Longson, to become wrestling champ 1946 Stanley R Smith, tennis champ, Wimbledon 1972, U.S. Open-1971 1946 Alexander A Aljechin, world chess champ (1927-35, 37-46), dies at 53 1945 Heavyweight champ Joe Louis is discharged from army 1945 Ken Norton, heavyweight boxing champ/TV panelist, Gong Show 1945 Ivan "Ironman" Stewart, Mickey Thompson off-road champ, 1983, 84, 90 1945 Alain Prost, formula-1 racer, 1985, 86 champ 1944 Chris Finnegan, UK, middleweight boxing champ, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1944 Willem van Hanegem, Dutch soccer champ/coach, Feyenoord 1943 Larry Mahan, Oregon, rodeo champ, 1967-70 1943 Owen Keir Davidson, Australia, 4 time Wimbledon mix double champ 1942 Bobby Managoff beats Yvon Robert in Houston, to become wrestling champ 1942 Yvon Robert beats Bill Longson in Montreal, to become wrestling champ 1942 Gunther Hagg becomes world champ of all records from 1500m to 5000m 1942 Jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53 1942 Bill Longson beats Managoff and Sandor Szabo, to become wrestling champ 1942 Muhammad Ali, heavyweight champ boxer, 1964 - 1967 1974 - 1978 1941 Amateur tennis champ Bobby Riggs turns pro 1941 Million jam downtown Brooklyn to cheer NL champ Dodgers in a parade 1941 Sandor Szabo beats B Nagurski in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1941 Nona Gaprindasvili, U.S.S.R., world women's chess champ, 1962-78 1941 Bronko Nagurski beats Ray Steele in Minn, to become wrestling champ 1940 Wilhelm Ruska, Holland, judo champ, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1940 Tony Oliva, ball player, batting champ, AL Rookie of Year 1964 1940 Shirley "Cha Cha" Muldowney, drag racer, 1st woman Top Fuel champ 1940 Ray Steele beats B. Nagurski in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1940 Jimmy Ellis, WBA heavyweight boxing champ, 1968-70 1939 Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to become wrestling champ 1939 Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1938 Atje Keulen-Deelstra, Holland, speed skater, world champ 1938 NL batting champ Ernie Lombardi is named MVP 1938 Frederick S Stolle, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1966 1938 Rafael H Osuna, tennis champ, U.S. Open - 1963 1938 Suzanne Lenglen, 6 time Wimbledon champ, dies at 39 of anemia 1938 Anne Kenny, Mudgee NSW, golfer, 1968, 71 Australian Champ 1938 Earl Anthony, bowler, PBA money champ 1974-6, 1981-3 1938 Steve Casey beats Lou Thesz in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1937 Lou Thesz beats E Marshall in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ 1937 AL batting champ Charlie Gehringer wins MVP 1937 Raymond Ceulemans, Belgian world champ billiards player 1936 Ashley J Cooper, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1957 1936 Everett Marshall beats Ali Baba in Columbus, to become wrestling champ 1936 Terry Downes, middleweight boxing champ, 1961-62 1936 Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver, world champ 1966 1936 Jim Clark, Formula 1 racer, 1963 champ 1935 Max Euwe becomes world champ chess beating Alexander Aljechin 1935 Lester Piggott, British jockey, 11 time champ 1935 Judy Devlin Hashman, 10 time badminton champ, 1957-67 1935 Danno O'Mahoney beats Ed George in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1935 Danno O'Mahoney beats Jim Londos in Boston, to become wrestling champ 1935 Malcolm J. Anderson, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1957 1935 Mickey Wright, born in San Diego, California, LPGA golfer, 4 times LPGA champ 1935 Floyd Patterson, heavyweight champ 1956 - 1959, 1960 - 1962, Gold Medal 1952 Olympics 1934 Roger Maris, Yankee, home run champ, 61 in 1961, AL MVP 1960, 1961 1934 Max Baer KO's Primo Carnera in 11 for HW box champ in Long Island City 1933 NFL starts official stats as Bears beat Giants 23-21 in champ game 1933 Neale A Fraser, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1959 1933 James Corbett, (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight box champ (1892-97), dies 1932 Ingemar Johansson, Sweden, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1952 1931 Viktor Korchnoi, chess champ 1930 Marion A. Trabert, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1953 1929 Graham Hill, London, auto racer, 1962, 68 international racing champ 1927 Frank A Sedgman, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1951 1927 Franklin "Bud" Held, javelin world champ, 1949, 51, 53-55 1927 Cuban chess champ, Jose Capablanca wins 33-day Grand Chess Tournie 1925 Harry Heilmann's 6 hits edges Ty Cobb .393 to .389 as batting champ 1925 Arthur D. Larsen, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1950 1924 Piet Roozenburg, World champ checker player, 1948 . . 55 1923 John McKay, West Virginia, football coach, USC, Tampa Bay, 5 time Rose Bowl champ 1923 A Louise Brough Clapp, born in Oklahoma, tennis player, 4 time Wimbledon champ 1922 Bicyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world sprint champ 1922 1st official International Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia) 1922 Iser J Koepermann, Russian/U.S. world checkers champ, 1958-68, 75-76 1922 Carl Furillo, Brooklyn Dodger, NL Batting Champ 1953 1921 Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player, World Champ 1950-55 1921 Cyclist Piet Moeskops becomes world champ sprinter 1921 Frederick Schroeder, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1942 1921 Jake LaMotta, born in Bronx, middleweight boxing champ, 1949-51, Raging Bull 1921 Babe Ruth becomes all time home run champ with number 120, Gavvy Cravath 1920 Stan Musial, outfielder, St. Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ 1920 Sugar Ray Robinson, Walter Smith, middle/welterweight boxer, champ 1920 Julius Boros, golfer, PGA Champ 1968, U.S. Open 1952, 1963 1919 Pauline Betz Addie, born in Dayton, Ohio, tennis champ, Wimbledon 1946 1919 Joseph R Hunt, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1943 1918 William Talbert, tennis doubles champ, U.S. 1942, 45, 46, 48 1918 W Donald McNeill, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1940 1918 John L Sullivan, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59 1916 Frank A Parker, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1944 1915 Gus Lesnevich, light heavyweight boxing champ, 1947 fight of year 1914 Chandler Harper, golfer, 1950 PGA champ 1914 Jersey Joe Walcott, heavyweight boxing champ, 1951-52 1913 Archie Moore, light-heavyweight boxing champ, 1952-60 1913 Fred Davis, English world champ snooker player, 1948-49, 51 1912 Louis J N Gerardin, Toto, French bicyclist/trainer, champ 1930 1910 Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel, HW boxing champ, shot and killed 1910 Chalmers Auto Co offers a new car to each leagues' batting champ 1909 Barney Ross, New York City, Welterweight Boxing Champ, 1934 1909 Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Belgian cyclist, champ sprinter 1932-37, 1909 Max Baer, Omaha Nebraska, heavyweight boxing champ, 1934-35 1909 Joseph "Poeske" Scherens, Flem cyclist, champ sprinter 1932-37, 1908 Jack Johnson KO Tommy Burns and becomes 1st black heavyweight champ 1908 John H Doeg, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1930 1908 Helen Hull Jacobs, born in Berkley, California, U.S. tennis champ, 1932-35 1907 Bep van Klaveren, European Boxing Champ, Gold Medal 1928 Olympics 1906 George Martin Lott, Jr., tennis champ, 1931 U.S. Open runner-up 1906 Marion Lloyd Vince, born in Brooklyn, New York, fencer, National champ 1928, 31 1906 Vera Menchik, Moscow, 1st official women's world chess champ, 1927 1905 Max Schmeling, Germany, world heavyweight boxing champ, 1930-32 1905 Tom Jenkins beats Frank Gotcha for heavyweight wrestling champ 1905 James J Jeffries retires as boxing champ 1904 Wilmer L Allison, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1935 1904 Maxie Rosenbloom, born in New York City, light heavyweight boxing champ, 1930-34 1903 George Sutton becomes billard champ 1903 "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, New York City, light-heavyweight box champ, 1932-34 1903 AL/NL batting champ Ed Delahanty, disappears, found dead days later 1903 Glenna Collett Vare, born in Rhode Island, National Am Golf champ, 1922, 25, 28-30, 35 1901 Henri Cochet, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1928 1901 Joyce Wethered, Surrey England, golfer, 4 time British Amateur champ 1901 Mickey "Toy Bulldog" Walker, welterweight boxing champ, 1922-26 1901 Joe Davis, English snooker/billiards-world champ, 1927-46 1900 [Leon] Goose Goslin, baseball hall of famer, AL bat champ 1928 1900 Wilhelm Steinitz, Germany, 1st chess champ, 1866-1894 1898 Jean Borota, France, tennis champ, 35 Wimbeldons between 1922-64 1896 Benny Leonard, lightweight boxing champ, 1917-25 1895 Edward Brophy, actor, Champ, Dumbo, Great Guy, Cameraman, Doughboys 1894 William Johnston, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1915 1893 Piet Moeskops, Dutch world champ cyclist, 1921-24, 26 1893 R Lindley Murray, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1918 1892 Alexander A Aljechin, Russian/French chess champ, 1927-35, 37-46 1891 Irene Rich, Luther, Buffalo, New York, actress, Beau Brummell, Champ 1891 Elizabeth Ryan, Anaheim California, doubles tennis champ, 6 time Wimbled 1891 R N Williams II, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1914 1890 George Dixon becomes 1st black boxing champ (Bantam weight) 1890 Maurice E McLoughlin, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1912 1889 John Kilbane, U.S., featherweight boxing champ, 1912-23 1888 Heavyweight boxing champ John L Sullivan challenges Jake Kilrain 1888 HW Boxing champ John L Sullivan draws Charlie Mitchell in 30 rounds 1887 Stanley "Midnight Assassin" Ketchel, HW boxing champ, 1908-10 1881 Karl Frederick, pistol champ, Gold Medal 1920 Olympics 1879 Beals C Wright, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1905 1879 Adolf Anderssen, German world champ chess (1851..66), dies at 60 1878 Holcombe Ward, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1904 1878 Jack Johnson, 1st black heavyweight boxing champ, 1908 - 1915 1877 Malcolm D. Whitman, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1898 1875 Hugh L Doherty, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1903 1873 Robert D Wrenn, tennis champ, U.S. Open - 1893 1872 William A. Larned, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1901 1871 Oliver Samuel Campbell, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1890 1870 Jem Mace and defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn, it lasts 1 hour and 17 minutes, and neither is struck by a punch 1868 Fred H Hovey, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1895 1866 Jack McAuliffe, U.S. lightweight boxing champ, hall of famer 1862 Henry W. Slocum, Jr., tennis champ, U.S. Open-1888 1861 Richard D Sears, Boston, tennis champ, U.S. Open, 1881 1858 John L Sullivan, Massachusetts, heavyweight boxing champ, 1882-92 |
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