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2001 Tony Miles, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 dies

1997 David Duval wins Championship at the Champions Golf Club

1997 Du Mauier Senior Golf Champions

1997 Brunswick World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by John Gant

1997 Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Champions

1996 Brunswick World Tournament of Champions won by Dave D'Entremont

1996 Liselotte Neumann wins Chrysler-Plymouth Tournament of Golf Champions

1995 Sri Lanka beat West Indies to win Sharjah Champions Trophy final

1995 General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Aulby

1995 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Birmingham won by Elvis Stojko (CAN)

1994 General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Norm Duke

1993 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by George Branham

1992 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marc McDowell

1991 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio

1990 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Dave Ferraro

1990 Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Halifax won by Jill Trenary (USA)

1988 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Budapest won by Brian Boitano (USA)

1986 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marshall Holman

1985 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mark Williams

1985 Undefeated BYU becomes college football champions

1982 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Durbin

1982 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Copenhagen won by Scott Hamilton (USA)

1981 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA)

1980 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Wayne Webb

1978 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony

1978 Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Anett Potzsch (GDR)

1978 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Charles Tickner (USA)

1977 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Tokyo won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.)

1976 Dorothy Hamill wins her 3rd consec national figure skating champions

1974 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony 11/16

1970 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson

1968 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Dave Davis

1968 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (AUT)

1967 17th Ryder Cup: U.S. wins 23 -8 at Champions Golf Club Texas

1965 Leigh Ann Mills, Melbourne, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1985 Mazda Champions

1960 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Vanc won by Carol E Heiss (USA)

1956 Colleen Walker, born in Jacksonville, Florida, LPGA golfer, 1988 Mazda Champions

1955 Tony Miles, born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996

1949 Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Paris won by Alena Vrzanova of CZE

1947 Brian May, born in London, rock guitarist, Queen-We are the Champions

1946 Freddie Mercury, Bulsara, British vocalist, Queen-We are Champions

1937 William Gaunt, born in Leeds, England, actor, Champions

1935 Tommy Jacobs, born in America, professional golfer, golf course owner and operator, played on Champions Tour, PGA Tour

1931 St. Louis Cardinals repeat as NL champions with a 6-3 win over Phillies


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