1997 Jana Novotna (Czech) 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], Arg MW boxing champ (1970-77), dies at 52
1994 Detlef Macha, German DR 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 QB 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, [Brown bomber], U.S. heavyweight champ (1937-49), 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 Can 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, NZ 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, Peak Hill Aust, 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, Oly-8th-1994/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 German DR, 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 Aust 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, Oly-bronze-1988, champ, 1990-92
1962 Marie Laurie Mahabir, Guadeloupe, N Amer 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 (Neth) 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, Olympics gold 1976
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
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, 1978-85
1949 Larry Holmes, boxer/heavyweight champ, 1978-85
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 HW boxing champ, 1973-74, 95
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 Eddie Klepp, a white pitcher signed by defending Negro League champ Cleveland Buckeyes, is barred from field in Birmingham Alabama
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, 1968 Olympics gold
1944 Willem van Hanegem, Dutch soccer champ/coach, Feyenoord
1944 Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, HW boxer 1964 Olympic gold /champ, 1968-73
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, 1964-7 74-8
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, Olympics gold 1972
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, 1956-59, 1960-62, Oly-gold-1952
1934 Roger Maris, Yankee, HR 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, 5X 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 HR champ with #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 [Lambertus] van Klaveren, European Boxing Champ, Oly-silver-1928
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, Olympics gold 1920
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 hr 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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