2004 Death Sam Dash, lawyer, Senate counsel during Watergate, dies at 79 2004 Death Samuel Dash, American Lawyer 1988 Event Canadian Ben Johnson breaks own 50-yard dash world record at 5.15 1984 Event Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics 1968 Event Lee Evans sets world record of 43.8 seconds in 400 meter dash 1967 Birthday Stacey Dash, born in Bronx, New York, actress, Dionne-Clueless 1954 Birthday Ivo van Damme, Belgium, 800/1500m dash 1976 Olympics silver 1952 Birthday Allen Wells, England, 100m dash, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1950 Birthday Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 400m dash, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics 1949 Birthday Valery Borzov, U.S.S.R., 100m/200m dash, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1947 Birthday Vincent Matthews, U.S., 400m dash, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1943 Birthday Sarah Dash, Trenton, New Jersey, rock vocalist, Patti LaBelle and Bluebirds 1940 Birthday Dash Crofts, Cisco, Texas, singer, Seals and Crofts-Summer Breeze 1938 Birthday Betty Cuthbert, Australia 100m/200m/400m dash, Gold Medals 1956, 1964 Olympics 1930 Event Stella Walsh sets record for the 220-yard dash (0:26.1) 1925 Birthday Shirley Strickland de la Hunty, Austria, 100m dash, Olympic-bronze-1948 1925 Birthday Samuel Dash, American Lawyer 1920 Event Allen Woodring wins Oympic 200 m dash wearing borrowed shoes 1918 Birthday Fanny Blankers-Koen, Holland, 100m/200m dash, hurdler, Olym-gold-1948 1914 Birthday Mack Robinson, U.S., 200m dash 1932 Olympics silver 1890 Event John Owen is 1st man to run 100 yd dash in under 10 seconds 1890 Event 1st 100 yard dash under 10 seconds (John Owens 9-4/5 seconds, Washington D.C.)
