2004 Joe Gold, American Businessman
1998 USA Women's Hockey Team beats Canada for 1st Olympic Gold medal
1998 Tara Lipinski wins Olympic figure skating gold medal
1997 Raley's Gold Rush Senior Golf Classic
1997 129th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Touch Gold wins in 2:28.8
1997 Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson wins 67th James E. Sullivan Award
1996 Horace Leonard Gold, science fiction writer/editor, dies at 81
1995 1st CFL game between 2 U.S. teams, Las Vegas Posse vs. Sacramento Gold
1995 CFL's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans
1994 Ruth Gillette, actress (Wild Gold), dies of cancer at 88
1993 Evert "Eef" Dolman, Dutch cyclist 1964 Olympic gold, dies at 47
1993 Rosita Moreno, actress (Walls of Gold), dies of heart attack at 85
1993 Sacramento Gold Miners admitted as CFL's 9th franchise (1st U.S. team)
1992 Kristi Yamaguchi of U.S. wins Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating
1992 Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, boxing champ 1928 Olympics gold, dies
1992 Bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics 1st gold medal for USA
1991 Kim Zmeskal is 1st American to win a medal at World Gymnastics Championships, she wins the gold with 39.848 pts
1991 117th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley aboard Strike the Gold wins in 2:03
1991 Ken Curtis, actor (Lost, Freckles, California Gold Rush), dies at 74
1991 Ben Johnson 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished 2nd
1991 Fu Mingxia, 12, of China wins World Swimming Championships gold medal
1990 Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity
1990 President Bush awards Jesse Owen the Congressional Gold Medal
1988 Louise Ritter, U.S., jumps 6'8" to win Olympic gold medal
1988 Canada's Ben Johnson stripped of his 100-m gold failing drug test
1988 Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold medal in springboard diving
1988 Matti Nykanen becomes winter olympics 1st triple gold medalist
1988 Brian Boitano wins Olympic gold medal in figure skating
1986 Suriname government proclaims gold purification
1986 Fire in Kinross gold mine, Transvaal South Africa, 177 killed
1986 Haemers gang robs gold transport in Belgium of 35 million BF
1985 Jetta Goudal, French actress (White Gold), dies at 86
1984 Carl Lewis wins 3rd (200m) of 4 gold medals in Summer
1984 Japan beats U.S. for olympic gold medal in baseball
1984 Carl Lewis wins 2nd (long jump) of 4 gold medals in Summer Olympics
1984 Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics
1984 U.S. men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics
1984 1st brother combo to win Gold and Silver in same event at Olympics (Phil and Steve Mahre-Slalom)
1984 Bill Johnson becomes 1st American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold
1984 West Indies beat Australia 2-0-1 to win cricket World Series Cup receiving all perfect scores for quality and gold medal
1983 Heathrow Airport, robbed of 6,800 gold bars worth $38.7 million
1983 World's greatest robbery 25,000,000 pounds of gold, Heathrow, England
1983 U.S. Mint strikes 1st gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle)
1982 IOC restores 2 gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe
1982 Max Winders Maximilien, brought Belgium gold reserve to England, dies
1982 Vladimir Smirnov, Russian foil fencer, 1980 Olympics gold, dies at 28
1982 Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic
1981 Dominique Moceanu, born in California, gymnast, World-silver-95, Olympics gold 96
1981 Nigel Patrick, actor and director (Sapphire, Prize of Gold), dies at 68
1981 Russell Hayden, actor (Hidden Gold, Apache Chief, Justice), dies
1981 Beth Botsford, 100m/200m backstroke, 1996 Olympics gold
1981 Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic
1981 Boxer Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even took his gold teeth
1980 Stella Walsh-S-Walasiewicz, sprinter 1932 Olympics gold, shot at 69
1980 Brooke Bennett, 800m freestyle, 1996 Olympics gold
1980 Elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900m down (23 die)
1980 USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal
1980 USA beats U.S.S.R. in Olympic hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal
1980 Hanni Wenzel is 1st Liechtensteiner to win Olymp gold (giant slalom)
1980 Gold hits record $850 an ounce
1980 Gold reaches $1,000 an ounce
1980 Gold hits record $634 an ounce
1979 Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce
1979 Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong
1979 Canada puts its 1st gold bullion coin on sale
1979 Gold hits record $303.85 an ounce in London
1979 Kim[berly] Rhode, Whittier California, double trap, Olympics gold 1996
1979 Price of gold increases to record $875 troy oz
1978 Gold hits record $223.50 an ounce in London
1978 Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for 1st time
1978 Cristina Teuscher, born in New Rochelle, New York, 4X200m freestyle, 1996 Olympic gold
1978 Christa Williams, born in Houston, Texas, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1977 Catherine Fox, 400m freestyle relay, 1996 Olympics gold
1977 Kerri Strug, Tucson Ariz, gymnast, 1996 Olympics gold
1977 Oksana Baiul, Ukraine, figure skater 1994 Olympics gold
1977 Brandy Gold, born in Northridge, California, actress, Annie-Baby Makes 5
1977 Rod White, born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, archer, won Olympic gold in 1996
1977 Trina Jackson, 4X200m freestyle swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1976 Scott Vermillion, Independence, Missouri, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold
1976 Carey Tally, born in Memphis, Tennessee, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1976 Japanese beat Russian for Olympic gold in woman's volleyball
1976 Anita Nall, U.S., breaststroke swimmer, Olympics gold 1992
1976 Lindsay Davenport, born in Palos Verdes, California, tennis star, 1996 Olympics gold
1976 Queen's "Bhoemian Rhapsody" goes gold
1976 Gold ownership legalized in Australia
1976 Jennifer Capriati, born in Long Island, New York, tennis pro, 1992 Olympics gold
1976 Dorothy Hamill wins Olympic figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria
1976 Franklin Mint strikes 1st gold coins for Netherlands Antilles
1975 Cuba beats Mexico for its 4th Pan Am Games Gold Medal in baseball
1975 Tammy Cleland, Sanford, Florida, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1975 Billy Walsh, Summit, New Jersey, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1975 Heather Pease, Monterey California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1975 Tony Orlando and Dawn receives gold record for "He Don't Love You"
1975 Mike Fisher, Naperville, Illinois, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1975 Temoc Suarez, born in Greenwood, South Carolina, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold
1975 Barry Manilow's "Mandy" goes gold
1975 Justin Huish, born in Fountain Valley, California, archer, Olympics gold 1996
1975 Laura Berg, born in Whittier, California, softball outfielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1974 Gold legal in U.S., Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin
1974 Dani Tyler, born in Denver, Colorado, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1974 Brian Kelly, Mission Viejo California, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1974 Matt McKeon, Florissant, Missouri, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1974 Leah O'Brien, born in Garden Grove, California, softball infielder, Olympics gold 96
1974 Congress authorizes U.S. citizens to own gold
1974 Nelson Vargas, born in Holoyoke, Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold
1974 Frankie Hejduk, born in La Mesa, California, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold
1974 Miles Joseph, West Springfield Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold
1974 Mike DuHaney, born in New Haven, Connecticut, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold
1974 Gold hits record $197 an ounce in Paris
1974 Imad Baba, born in Humble, Texas, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1974 Brad Schumacher, U.S., 400m/800m freesytyle, Olympics gold 96
1974 Gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris
1974 Jeff Cassar, soccer goalkeeper, 1996 Olympics gold
1974 Gold hits record $161.31/silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London
1974 Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London
1974 Gold hits record $121.25 an ounce in London
1973 Ryan Berube, U.S., 800m freestyle relay, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Eddie Pope, Greensboro, North Carolina, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Joe Hudepohl, U.S., 800m freestyle relay, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Mac Cozier, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Zach Thornton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, soccer goalkeeper, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Brandon Pollard, Richmond, Virginia, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Rebecca Lobo, Massachusetts, WNBA center, 1996 Olympics gold/, New York Liberty
1973 Paavo "Flying Finn" Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76
1973 Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, Gold Beach Oregon, Miss Teen USA 1990
1973 David Reid, Philadelphia, light middleweight boxer, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Clint Peay, Columbia, Maryland, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Ghada Shouaa, Syria, heptatlete, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Gillian Boxx, born in Fontana, California, softball catcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 "Monster Mash" goes gold
1973 "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple goes gold
1973 A J Wood, born in Pittsburgh, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Douglas Kennedy, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies at 57
1973 Gregg Berhalter, Englewood, New Jersey, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Niki Jenkins, born in Selkirk, Manitoba, 72 kg judoka, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Brian Maisonneuve, born in Detroit, Michigan, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Jennifer Brundage, U.S. softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Lane Bradford, actor (Dead Man's Gold, Gun Hawk), dies at 50
1973 George Harrison's "Living in the Material World" goes gold
1973 Gold hits record $102.50 an ounce in London
1973 Michelle Venturella, U.S. softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Haile Gebresleassie, born in Ethiopia, 10k runner, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Japan allows its citizens to own gold
1973 Brad Bridgewater, U.S., 200m backstroke, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Jenny Thompson, Danvers Massachusetts, 400m freestyle, Olympics gold 92, 96
1973 Gold goes up $10 overnight to record $95 an ounce in London
1973 Glenn Robinson, born in Gary, Indiana, NBA forward, Milw, Olympics gold 96
1972 Summer Sanders, California, butterfly swimmer, Olympics gold 1992, 96
1972 Jim Ryan (U.S.) and Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide and fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold
1972 U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz becomes 1st athlete to win 7 olympic gold medals
1972 Josh Davis, U.S., 800m freestyle swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1972 Olga Korbut, U.S.S.R., wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics
1972 Gold hits record $70 an ounce in London
1972 Robert Esmie, born in Jamaica, Canadian 4X100m runner, 1996 Olympics gold
1972 Gold hits record $60 an ounce in London
1972 Jill Savery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1972 Shaquille O'Neal, born in Newark, New Jersey, NBA center for the Magic, Lakers, won 1996 Olympic gold
1972 Martin Prochazka, born in Slany CZ, NHL forward, Toronto, Czech 1998 Olympics Gold
1971 Margot Thien, SD California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 Nikki McCray, Collierville Tennessee, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 Jennifer McFalls, U.S. softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 Jill Sudduth, born in Baltimore, Maryland, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 Kim Maher, Saigon Vietnam, U.S. softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 Mary Joe Fernandez, Dominican Republic, U.S. tennis star, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 16 time gold glover Brook Robinson commits 3 errors in 6th inning
1971 Paul McCartney's album "Ram" goes gold
1971 Picabo Street, skier, 1984 Olympic gold
1971 United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership
1971 Tom Jones, "She's a Lady," goes gold
1971 Sheryl Swoopes, born in Texas, WNBA forward, Houston Comets, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 Winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71
1971 Allen Johnson, Washington D.C., long jumper/110m hurdler, 1996 Olympics gold
1971 Lisa Fernandez, Lakewood California, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1970 Trent Dimas, New Mexico, gymnast, Olympics gold 92, 96
1970 Lori Harrigan, born in Anaheim, California, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1970 Knut Holmann, born in Norway, rower, 1996 Olympics gold
1970 Missy Gold, born in Great Falls, Montana, actress, Katie-Benson
1970 Derrick Ralph Adkins, born in Brooklyn, New York, 400m hurdler, 1996 Olympics gold
1970 Dawn Staley, Philadelphia, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold
1970 Freda Payne releases "Band of Gold"
1970 Noureddine Morceli, Algeria, 1500m runner, 1996 Olympics gold
1970 Heintje Simons (14) wins 7 gold records
1970 Michele Granger, born in Anaheim, California, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1969 Mark Henderson, U.S., 4X100m butterfly, 1996 Olympics gold
1969 Jackie DeShannon gets Gold Record for "Put Little Love in Your Heart"
1969 Fernanda Ribeiro, born in Portugal, 10k runner, 1996 Olympics gold
1969 Steven Earl Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, 4X100/400m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1969 Tracey Gold, New York City, actress, Carol-Growing Pains, Incredible Sunday
1969 Sheila Taormina, 4X200m freestyle swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1969 Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris
1969 Petra Kronberger, Austrian alpine skiier 1992 Olympics gold
1969 Anna Acker-Macosko, Marshfield WI, LPGA golfer, 1995 Gold Coast Tour
1968 Mel Stewart, North Carolina, 200m butterfly swimmer, Olympics gold 92
1968 Kip Keino (Kenya) wins gold medal for 1,500m (3 min 34.9 sec)
1968 Glenroy Gilbert, Trinidad, Canadian 4X100m sprinter, 1996 Olympics gold
1968 Jennifer Azzi, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold
1968 Paul Ereng, Kenya, 800m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1968 Kristen Babb-Sprague, born in California, U.S. synchronized swimmer, Olympics gold 92
1968 Mark Lenz, U.S., 3m spring diver 1992 Olympics gold
1968 Hassisba Boulmerka, born in Algeria, 1500m, Olympics gold 92
1968 Kent Steffes, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, beach volleyballer, 1996 Olympics gold
1968 Ohio Express' "Yummy Yummy Yummy" goes gold
1968 Nathalie Schneyder, born in San Francisco, California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
1968 Julie Smith, Glendora, California, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1968 Gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London
1968 Tom Brands, born in Omaha, Nebraska, 136 lbs/62 kg freestyle wrestler, 1996 Olympics gold
1968 Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill removing gold backing from U.S. paper money
1968 Congress repeals requirement for a gold reserve
1968 2-tiered gold price negotiated in Washington D.C. by U.S. and 6 European nations
1968 U.S. Mint stops buying and selling gold
1968 Otis Redding posthumously receives gold record for " Dock of the Bay"
1968 Carla McGhee, born in Peoria, Illinois, U.S. basketball forward, won Olympic gold in 1996
1968 Dionna Harris, born in Wilmington Delaware, softball outfielder, 1996 Olympic gold
1968 Diann Roffe-Steinrotter, born in Warsaw, New York, alpine skier, won Olympic gold and silver in 1992
1968 Elvis Presley receives gold record for "How Great Thou Art"
1968 Peggy Fleming wins Olympic figure skating gold medal, Grenoble, France
1968 Skater Kees Verkerk wins olympic gold in the 1500m
1968 Marnie McBean, Vancouver BC, rower, Olympics gold 92, 96
1967 Martha O'Kelley, U.S. softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1967 Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price
1967 Anthony Nesty, swimmer, won Suriname's 1st gold olympic medal
1967 Shelly Stokes, Sacramento California, softball catcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1967 Moulay Brahim Boutaib, born in Morocco, 10k runner 1988 Olympics gold
1967 Kembra Pfahler, born in Hermosa Beach, California, actress, Gotham Gold
1967 Michael Lawrence Marsh, born in Los Angeles, California, sprinter, Oly-2 gold/silver-92, 96
1967 Michele Smith, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold
1967 Joe Deloach, U.S., 200m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1967 Beatles release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in U.S. and goes gold
1967 Ruthie Bolton, McClain Mississippi, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold
1967 Bridgette Gordon, WNBA forward, Sacramento Monarchs, Olympics gold 88
1967 Dara Torres, born in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Olympics gold 84
1967 Kenneth Thomson, actor (White Gold), dies of emphysema at 68
1966 Alberto "La Bomba" Tomba, Italian skier, Olympics gold 1988, 92
1966 Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer
1966 Danny Everett, 4x400m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1966 Julianne McNamara, Flushing, New York, gymnist 1984 Olympics gold
1966 Jearl A Miles, born in Gainesville, Florida, 400m/long jumper, 1996 Olympics gold
1966 Sally Gunnell, 400m hurdler, Olympics gold 92
1966 Dan[iel Dion] O'Brien, born in Portland, Oregon, decathelete, Olympics gold 96
1966 Barbara Jordan, U.S. softball outfielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1966 Mamas and Papas win gold record for "Monday, Monday"
1966 Alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65
1966 Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin
1965 Kathleen Heddle, Trail BC, rower, Olympics gold 92/96
1965 Beatles receive a gold record for "Yesterday"
1965 Katrina McClain, Charleston, South Carolina, basketball forward, 1996 Olympics gold
1965 Patricia Spurgin, U.S. scherpschutser, Olympics gold 1984
1965 David Robinson, born in Florida, NBA center, San Antonio Spurs, Olympics gold 92
1965 NFL changes penalty flag from white to bright gold
1965 Rica Reinisch, born in German DR, 100m/200m backstroke, 1980 Olympics gold
1965 Cindy Brown, U.S., basketball player 1988 Olympics gold
1965 Lennox Lewis, born in London, England, Super HW boxer 1988 Olympics gold
1965 Geraldine McCullough wins Widener Gold Medal for Sculpture
1965 France announces it will convert $150 million of its currency to gold
1964 Pablo Morales, Chic, butterfly swimmer, Oly-3 gold/2 silver-1984, 92
1964 Mary Meagher-Plant, 100m butterfly swimmer, Oly-3 gold/silv/br-84, 88
1964 Anton Geesink is 1st non-Japanese Olympic judo gold medal winner
1964 Japanese beat Russian for 1st Olympic Gold in woman's volleyball
1964 Maxi Gnauck, German DR, uneven parallel bars, 1980 Olympics gold
1964 Sheila Echols, born in Memphis, Tennessee, 4x100m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1964 Lillie Leatherwood, born in Northport, Alabama, 4X400m relayer 1984 Olympics gold
1964 Adrian Moorhouse, British 100m breaststroker 1988 Olympics gold
1964 Pierre Trentin, France, 1K time trials, 1968 Olympics gold
1964 Miloslav Mecir, Czechoslovakia, tennis player 1988 Olympics gold
1964 Alan "Reni" Wren, English pop drummer, Stone Roses-Fools Gold
1964 Bonnie Blair, born in Champaign Illionis, speed skater, Oly-5 gold/brz-88, 92, 94
1964 Sam Graddy, Gaffney, South Carolina, 4x100m runner 1984 Olympics gold
1964 "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold
1964 Sjoukje Dijkstra (Neth) wins Olympic gold for figure skating
1964 Karen Josephson, Bristol, Connecticut, synchronized swimmer 1992 Olympics gold
1964 Sarah Josephson, Bristol, Connecticut, synchronized swimmer 1992 Olympics gold
1964 Cheryl Miller, Riverside California, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold
1963 Sergey Bubka, Ukraine, pole vaulter, Olympics gold 88, 92
1963 Ines Diers, German DR, 400m freestyle swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold
1963 Brian Boitano, born in Mountainview, California, figure skater 1988 Olympics gold
1963 Caren Metschuck, German DR, 100m butterfly swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold
1963 Custom agents confiscate 21 gold coins from Witte Museum
1963 Chris Mullin, born in Brooklyn, New York, NBA forward, Warriors, Pacers, Olympics gold 92
1963 Sandor Wladar, born in Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold
1963 Matti Nykanen, Finnish ski jumper, Olympics gold 1984, 88
1963 Mark Breland, born in Brooklyn, New York, welterweight boxer 1984 Olympics gold
1963 Candy Costie, born in Seattle, Washington synchronized swimmer, 1984 Olympic gold
1963 Joaquim Carvalho Cruz, Brazil, 800m runner 1984 Olympics gold
1963 Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier 1988 Olympics gold
1963 Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, Hawaii, sync swimmer, Oly-2 gold/silver-84, 88
1962 Cathy Boswell, Joliet, Illinois, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold
1962 Roger Kingdom, Vienna, Georgia, 110m hurdler, Olympics gold 1984, 88
1962 Michael Alexander Conley, Chic, triple jumper, Olympics gold 92, 96
1962 Jay Barrs, born in Jacksonville, Florida, archer, Olympics gold 1988, 92, 96
1962 Anisoara Stanciu-Cusmir, born in Romania, long jumper 1984 Olympics gold
1962 Sherri Howard, Sherman, Texas, 4X400m hurdler 1984 Olympics gold
1962 Nancy Hogshead, born in Iowa City, swimmer 1984 Olympics gold /model, jockey
1962 Cathy Turner, born in Rochester, New York, short track skater 1994 Olympics gold
1962 John Stockton, born in Spokane, Washington, NBA guard, Utah Jazz, 1996 Olympics gold
1962 Gunde Svan, Swedish long jumper 1984,1988 Olympics gold
1962 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, heptathele won Olympic gold 1988, 1992
1962 Sheila Cornell, Encino, Florida, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1962 Birgit Fischer, German DR, 500m kayaker, 1980 Olympics gold
1961 Ben Johnson, 100m runner, Olympics gold 1988-disqualified
1961 Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record
1961 Anne Donovan, born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold
1961 Alonzo Babers, Montgomery, Alabama, 400m/4X400m relay 1984 Olympics gold
1961 Arlene Boxhall, Zimbabwe, field hockey, 1980 Olympics gold
1961 Dot Richardson, Orlando, Florida, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold
1961 Yelena Davydova, U.S.S.R., gymnist, 1980 Olympics gold
1961 Bart Conner, U.S., parallel bars gymnist 1984 Olympics gold
1961 Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, 100m hurdler 1984 Olympics gold
1961 Natalya Shaposhnikova, born in U.S.S.R., sidehorse vaulter, 1980 Olympics gold
1961 Karin Enke, Dresden German DR, speed skater, Olympics gold 1980, 84
1961 Peter Glen Vidmar, born in Los Angeles, California, gymnist, Olympic-2 gold/silver-1984
1961 Blyth Tait, England, NZ equestrian 3 day event, 1996 Olympics gold
1961 Julius Kariuki, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser 1988 Olympics gold
1961 Ron Brown, born in Los Angeles, California, 4x100m runner 1984 Olympics gold
1961 Vern Fleming, LIC, New York, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold
1960 Tyrell Biggs, Philadelphia, super HW boxer 1984 Olympics gold
1960 Mike Ramsey, U.S., ice hockey player, 1980 Olympics gold
1960 Said Aquita, Morocco, 5K runner 1984 Olympics gold
1960 Alice Regina Brown, Jackson MS, 4X100 runner, Olympics gold 1984, 88
1960 Cassius Clay captures Olympic light heavyweight gold medal
1960 Wilma Rudolph wins her 2nd gold medal
1960 Tamara and Irina Press (U.S.S.R.) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold
1960 Isabelle Boeri-Begard, born in France, foils, 1980 Olympics gold
1960 Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Greenwood Ms, 200m/400m runner, Olympics gold 84
1960 Sergey Kopylov, U.S.S.R., cyclist, 1980 Olympics gold
1960 Ray Armsetad, Kirksville, Missouri, 4X400 runner 1984 Olympics gold
1960 Julius Korir, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser 1984 Olympics gold
1960 Linford Christie, St. Andrews, Jamaica, 4x100m runner 1992 Olympics gold
1960 U.S. wins Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4
1960 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team beats U.S.S.R. 3-2 en route to gold medal
1960 USA's David Jenkins wins Olympic Gold for men's figure skating
1960 Gregory Efthimos Louganis, born in San Diego, California, diver, Olympics gold 1984, 88
1960 Jeanette Bolden, born in Los Angeles, California, 4x100m runner 1984 Olympics gold
1960 Alfrederick Joyner, E St. Louis, Illinois, triple jumper 1984 Olympics gold
1959 Boughera El Quafi, marathoner 1928 Olympics gold, shot to death at 60
1959 Lesley Thompson, born in Toronto, Ontario, rower, Olympics gold 92, 96
1959 Denise Curry, Daivs California, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold
1959 Lynette Woodard, born in Wichita, Kansas, Olympics gold 1984, Harlem Globetrotter
1959 Stoyan Deltchev, born in Bulgaria, horizontal bar gymnist, 1980 Olympics gold
1959 Dave Christian, Minnesota, NHL right wing, Washington Caps, Olympics gold 1980
1959 Gelindo Bordin, Italian marathon runner 1988 Olympics gold
1959 Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines, U.S., 100m swimmer 1984 Olympics gold
1959 Irina Kalinina, U.S.S.R., springboard diver, 1980 Olympics gold
1959 Jody Watley, Chic, dancer, Solid Gold, /singer, Looking For a New Love
1959 Chandra Cheesborough, born in Jacksonville, Florida, 4X100 runner, Olympics gold 84
1958 Vladimir Parfenovich, U.S.S.R., 500m kayak, 1980 Olympics gold
1958 Daniel Nunez, Cuba, weightlifter, 1980 Olympics gold
1958 Scott Scovell Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, ice skater 1984 Olympics gold
1958 Perez Prado "Mambo King," receives one of the 1st gold records
1958 Larisa Karlova, U.S.S.R., team handball player, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1958 Daley Thompson, born in London, Decathalete, Olympics gold 1980, 1984
1958 Eric Heiden, U.S. speed skater, 1980 Olympics gold
1958 Esko Rechardt, Finland, yachtsman, 1980 Olympics gold
1958 John Wesley Jones, born in Lawton, Oklahoma, 4X100m relayer, 1976 Olympics gold
1958 Anton Innauer, born in Austria, 70m ski jumper, 1980 Olympics gold
1958 Bart Wayne Conner, born in Morton Grove, Illinois, gymnist 1984 Olympics 2 gold
1958 Bart Connor, gymnast and sportscaster 1984 Olympics gold
1958 Maria Caridad Colon, born in Cuba, javelin thrower, 1980 Olympics gold
1958 Marlies Gohr, German DR, sprinter, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1958 RIAA certifies 1st gold record (Perry Como's Catch A Falling Star)
1958 Andy Gibb, born in Manchester England, singer and TV host, Solid Gold
1958 Bob Bradley, born in Montclair, New Jersey, soccer coach, won Olympic gold 1996
1957 Craig Marseilles, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Gold Coast
1957 Mark Johnson, Madison WI, NHL forward, Olympics gold 1980, Pitts, NJ
1957 Aleksandr Ditiatin, U.S.S.R., gymnist, 1980 Olympics gold
1957 Irina Nazariva, born in U.S.S.R., 4 x 400m relay, 1980 Olympics gold
1957 Deana Deardruff, U.S., 4 x 100m swimmer, Olympics gold 1972
1957 Harvey Glance, 4x100m runner, 1976 Olympics gold
1957 Duncan Goodhew, born in England, 100m breast stroke swimmer, 1980 Olympics Gold
1957 Robin Cousins, England, figure skater, 1980 Olympics gold
1957 Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) declares independence from U.K.
1957 Keena Rothhammer, U.S., 800 m freestyle swimmer, Olympics gold 1972
1956 Phillip Gregory Hubbard, born in Canton, Ohio, basketball 1976 Olympics gold
1956 U.S.S.R. single sculls winner Vyacheslav Ivanov wins Olympic gold medal in his excitement he jumps for joy, and loses his medal, it sinks
1956 Darrell Pace, Cin Ohio, archer, Oly-2 gold/silver-1976, 84, 88
1956 Sebastian Newbold Coe, England, 1500m runner, Olympics gold 1980, 84
1956 Ilona Briesenick-Slupianek, German DR, shot-putter, 1980 Olympics gold
1956 Rex Smith, born in Jacksonville, Florida, actor, Solid Gold, Pirates of Penzance
1956 Mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, 1932 Olympics gold, dies at 42
1956 Anatoly Beloglazov, U.S.S.R., 52 kg freestyle wrestler, 1980 Olympics gold
1956 Sergei Beloglazov, U.S.S.R., 57 kg freestyle wrestler, 1980 Olympics gold
1956 Hans-Georg Beyer, German DR, team handball player, 1980 Olympics gold
1956 Dorothy Hamill, born in Riverside, Connecticut, figure skater 1976 Olympics gold
1956 Michael Spinks, U.S., middleweight boxer 1976 Olympics gold
1956 Kathy Kreiner, Canada, giant slalom 1976 Olympics gold
1956 Millard Frank Hampton, born in Fresno, California, 4x100m runner 1976 Olympics gold
1956 Mikhail Burtsev, U.S.S.R., sabres 1976 Olympics gold
1956 Suren Nalbandyan, U.S.S.R., lightweight 1976 Olympics gold
1956 Ulrike Meyfarth, Frankfurt, West Germany, high jumper, Olympics gold 1972
1956 Pillow, [Therese Joan Bell], California, bodybuilder, Gold Classic 1983
1956 Thomas Wassberg, born in Sweden, 15K/50K cross country skier 1980 Olympics gold
1956 Tatyana Kochergina, born in U.S.S.R., team handball, Olympics gold 1976, 1980
1956 Tessa Sanderson, born in Kingston, Jamaica, British javelin thrower 1984 Olympics gold
1956 Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold
1956 John Phillips Naber, Evanston, Illinois, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold/silver-76
1956 Vera Sosulya, U.S.S.R., toboggan, 1980 Olympics gold
1955 Uwe Benter, German FR, coxsman, Olympics gold 1972
1955 Steve Ovett, England, runner, Olympics-800m gold, 1500m bronze-1980
1955 Angela Molina, born in Madrid, Spain, actress, Streets of Gold, Half of Heaven
1955 Nina Blackwood, Massachusetts, actress/VJ, MTV, Solid Gold, Vice Squad
1955 Anne Henning, U.S., 500m speed skater, Olympics gold 1972
1955 Edwin Corley Moses, Dayton, 400m hurdler, Oly-2 gold/br-76, 84, 88
1955 Kenneth Carr, born in Clearwater, Florida, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold
1955 Lubov Odinokova, U.S.S.R., team handball, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1955 Sergey Babinov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey star, Olympics gold 1972
1955 Adrian Dantley, Washington D.C., NBA forward, Olympics gold 1976, Utah Jazz
1954 Glenn Myernick, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. soccer coach, 1996 Olympics gold
1954 Ullrich Diessner, German DR, 4 man cox 1976 Olympics gold
1954 Walter Diessner, German DR, 4 man cox 1976 Olympics gold
1954 Herman Ronald Frazier, Philadelphia, 400m/4x400m runner 1976 Olympics gold
1954 Mike Eruzione, Winthrop Massachusetts, jockey player, Olympics gold 1980
1954 Walter Paul Davis, Pineville, North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold
1954 Hans-Jurgen Gerhardt, German DR, bobsled, 1980 Olympics gold
1954 William Quinn Buckner, Phoenix, Illinois, basketballer 1976 Olympics gold
1954 Gunther Tiersch, German DR, 8 man cox, 1968 Olympics gold
1954 Jouko Tormanen, born in Finland, 90m ski jumper, 1980 Olympics gold
1954 David Wilkie, England, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1996 Olympic gold
1954 Karl Schnabl, 90m ski jumper, 1976 Olympic gold
1954 Norbert Hahn, German DR, 2 man luge, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1954 Ludmila Borozna, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Olympics gold 1972
1953 Jane Badler, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Fine Gold, Easy Kill, V
1953 Zoltan Magyar, Hungary, side horse gymnist, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1953 Franz Klammer, Austria, downhill skier 1976 Olympics gold
1953 Nadezhda Olizarenko, U.S.S.R., 800m/1500m runner, 1980 Olympics gold
1953 Susan Pedersen, U.S., 4 x 100m medley swimmer, 1968 Olympics gold
1953 Benjamin Gene Brown, born in San Francisco, California, 4X400 runner 1976 Olympics gold
1953 John Williams, U.S., archer, Olympics gold 1972
1953 Leon Spinks, U.S., heavyweight boxing champ, 1978, Olympics gold 1976
1953 Rosa Mota, Port marathoner 1988 Olympics gold
1953 Sara Simeoni, Italy, high jumper, 1980 Olympics gold
1953 Everard Endt, U.S., yachting 1952 Olympics gold
1953 Annemarie Moser-Proll, born in Austria, downhill skier 1980 Olympics gold
1953 Hans Rinn, German DR, 2 man lugist, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1953 Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78
1953 Angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo, 1980 Olympics gold
1952 Nikolai Andrianov, U.S.S.R., gymnist, Olympics gold 1972, 76, 80
1952 Nikolai Adrianov, U.S.S.R., gymnast, Olympic-4 gold/2 silver/bronze-1976
1952 Ludmila Tourischeva, U.S.S.R., gymnist, Olympics gold 1972
1952 Monika Zehrt, German DR, 400m runner, Olympics gold 1972
1952 Margit Schumann, German DR, luge 1976 Olympics gold
1952 Johanna Klier-Schaller, German DR, 100m hurdler 1976 Olympics gold
1952 John Kinsella, USA, swimmer, Olympics gold 1972
1952 Wojiech Fortuna, Poland, ski jumper, Olympics gold 1972
1952 Daniel Bautista, born in Mexico, 20k walker 1976 Olympics gold
1952 Angel Herrera, Cuba, FW/LW boxer, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1952 Ulrich Wehling, born in German DR, cross country, Olympics gold 1972, 76, 80
1952 Canadain Currency, Mint and Exchange Fund Act allows gold coins of $5, $10, and $20 to be minted
1952 Aleksandr Zaitsev, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skating, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1952 Allen Wells, England, 100m dash, 1980 Olympics gold
1952 Vladislav Tretiak, U.S.S.R. hockey player, Olympics gold 1972, 76
1952 Rosemarie Ackermann, German DR, high jumper 1976 Olympics gold
1952 Teofilo Stevenson, born in Cuba, heavyweight boxer, Olympics gold 1972, 76, 80
1952 Iuliana Semenova, U.S.S.R., basketball, 1976 Olympic gold
1952 Raisa Smetanina, U.S.S.R., cross country skier, Olympics gold 1976, 80, 92
1952 Karen Moe [Thornton], U.S. swimmer, Olympics gold 1972
1951 Tatyana Kazankina, U.S.S.R., middle distance runner, Olympics gold 1976
1951 Danger Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 800m runner 1976 Olympics gold
1951 Bernd Landvoigt, German DR, coxless pairs, Olympics gold 1976
1951 Jorg Landvoigt, German DR, coxless pairs, Olympics gold 1976
1951 Leah Poulis Mueller, Berwyn, Illinois, speed skater, 1980 Olympics gold
1951 Bruce Arena, born in Brooklyn, New York, soccer coach, 1996 Olympics gold
1951 Bernhard Germeshausen, German DR, bobsled, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1951 Hector Rodriguez, born in Cuba, lightweight judo 1976 Olympics gold
1951 Andrew Gold, Burbank, rocker, Lonely Boy
1951 Larry Black, born in Miami, Florida, 4x100 runner, Olympics gold 1972
1951 Chris Cooper, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Thousand Pieces of Gold, Matewan
1951 Ivar Formo, born in Norway, 50K cross country skier 1976 Olympics gold
1951 Angela Voigt, German DR, long jumper, Olympics gold 76
1951 Gunnar Larrson, Sweden, 200m/400m swimmer, Olympics gold 1972
1951 Beatrix "Trixie" Schuba, Austria, figure skater, Olympics gold 1972
1951 Gustavo Thoeni, Italy, giant slalom, Olympics gold 1972
1951 Kwame Nkrumah wins 1st parliamentary election on Gold coast (Ghana)
1951 Felipe Munoz, Mexico, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1968 Olympics gold
1951 Margaret Johnson Bailes, born in Bronx, New York, 4X100 runner, 1968 Olympics gold
1951 Barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont NH, slalom skier, Olympics gold 1972
1950 James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold), dies at 68
1950 John Akii-bua, Uganda, 400m hurdler, Olympics gold 1972
1950 Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 400m dash 1976 Olympics gold
1950 Annegret Richter-Irrang, German FR, sprinter, Olympics gold 1972
1950 Hasely Crawford, Trinidad, 100m runner 1976 Olympics gold
1950 David James Wottle, 800m runner, Olympics gold 1972
1950 Rosi Mittermaier, German FR, slalom/downhill 1976 Olympics gold
1950 Waldemar Cierpinski, German DR, marathoner, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1950 Sultan Rakhmanov, Super heavyweight, 1980 Olympics gold
1950 Benjamin Peterson, U.S., heavyweight boxer, Olympics gold 1972
1950 Tatyana Averina, U.S.S.R., speed skater 1K, 3K 1976 Olympics gold
1950 Annelie Ehrhardt, German DR, 100m hurdler, Olympics gold 1972
1950 Debbie "Pokey" Watson, U.S., 200m backstroke swimmer, 1968 Olympics gold
1950 Rodney Milburn, Jr., USA, hurdler, Olympics gold 1972
1950 Mark Spitz, born in Modesto, California, swimmer, Oly-9 gold/silver/bronze-68, 72
1949 Jack Lovelock, NZ/U.S. surgeon/athlete 1936 Olympics gold, dies at 39
1949 Bruce Jenner, born in Mt Kisco, New York, decathalete 1976 Olympics gold
1949 Valery Borzov, U.S.S.R., 100m/200m dash, Olympics gold 1972
1949 Irina Rodnina, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater, Olympics gold 1972, 76, 80
1949 John Curry, England, figure skater 1976 Olympics gold
1949 Lasse Viren, Finland, 5K/10K runner, Olympics gold 1972, 76
1949 Hildegard Falck, German FR, 800m runner, Olympics gold 1972
1949 Heini Hemmi, born in Switzerland, giant slalom 1976 Olympics gold
1949 Ronnie Ray Smith, 4 x 100m relay runner, 1968 Olympics gold
1949 Anna-Maria Muller, German DR, Luge, Olympics gold 1972
1948 Galina Prozumenschikova, U.S.S.R., 200m backstroke 1964 Olympic gold
1948 Sharon Stouder, U.S., 100m butterfly swimmer 1964 Olympic gold
1948 John Peterson, U.S., Middleweight 1976 Olympics gold
1948 Viktor Krovopouskov, U.S.S.R., sabres, Olympics gold 1976, 1980
1948 Nadezhda Tkachenko, U.S.S.R., pentathlete, 1980 Olympics gold
1948 Ronald W. Harris, born in Canton, Ohio, lightweight boxer, 1968 Olympics gold
1948 Norair Nurikian, Bulgari, bantam weight, Olympics gold 1972, 76
1948 Cathy Ferguson, 100m backstroke swimmer 1964 Olympic gold
1948 Alf Hansen, born in Norway, double sculls 1976 Olympics gold
1948 Eddie James Hart, Martinez Cal, 4x100m relay runner, Olympics gold 72
1948 Mary Gordon-Watson, born in England, equestrian 3 day event, 1972 Olympics gold
1947 Vincent Matthews, U.S., 400m dash, Olympics gold 1972
1947 George Lawrence James, New Jersey, 4X400m relayer, 1968 Olympics gold
1947 Oleg Antropov, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, 1968 Olympics gold
1947 Aleksandr Tkachev, U.S.S.R., parallel bars gymnist, 1980 Olympics gold
1947 Alexei Ulanov, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater, Olympics gold 1972, 76
1947 Klaus Dibiasi, Italy, platform diver, Olympics gold 1968, 72, 76
1947 Dick Roth, U.S. swimmer, Olympics gold 1964
1947 Richard Roth, U.S., 400m swim medley 1964 Olympic gold
1947 Wolfgang Schwartz, Austria, figure skater, 1968 Olympics gold
1947 Barbara Ann Ferrell Edmondson, born in Mississippi, 4x100m runner, 1968 Olympics gold
1947 Elena Novikova-Belova, U.S.S.R., foils, 1968 Olympics gold
1947 Ronald J Freeman II, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 4x400m runner, 1968 Olympics gold
1947 Dick Fosbury, born in Portland Oregon, high jumper, won Olympic gold in 1968
1947 Carlos A. Lopes, Portugal, marathon runner 1984 Olympics gold
1947 Heidemarie Rosendahl, German FR, long jumper, Olympics gold 1972
1947 Aleksandr Medved, U.S.S.R., wrestler, Olympics gold 1964, 68, 72
1947 Peter Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen, 1968 Olympics gold
1947 Lanny Bassham, U.S., rifle-3 position 1976 Olympics gold
1946 Ho-Jun Li, Korea PR, rifle, Olympics gold 1972
1946 Miklos Nemeth, Hungary, javelin thrower 1976 Olympics gold
1946 Bob Seagren, Pomona California, actor, Soap, /pole vaulter, Olympics gold 68
1946 Sawao Kato, Japan, gymnist, Olympics gold 1968, 72, 76
1946 Eva Klobukowska, born in Poland, relay sprinter 1964 Olympic gold
1946 James R Hines, Dumas, Arkansas, 4X100m relayer, 1968 Olympics gold
1946 Erich Scharer, born in Switzerland, 2 man bobsled, 1980 Olympics gold
1946 Bob Beamon, born in Jamaica, New York, high jumper, Olympics gold 68, 29' 2 " 8.9m
1946 Zbigniew Kaczmarek, born in Poland, lightweight 1976 Olympics gold
1946 Jim Day, born in Canada, equestrian show jumper, 1968 Olympics gold
1946 Irnema Szewinski Kirszenstein, Poland, 200m runner, 1968 Olym Gold
1946 Sinaida Turchina, U.S.S.R., team handball 1976 Olympics gold
1946 Valentin Muratov, U.S.S.R., floor exercise gymnist 1956 Olympics gold
1946 Valdemar Bandolowski, Denmark, yachting, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1946 Aleksandr Shaparenko, U.S.S.R., 1K kayak, Olympics gold 1972
1946 Ludmila Poradnik, U.S.S.R., team handball, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1946 Manfred Stengl, Austria, 2 man lugist 1960 Olympics gold
1945 Carolyn Wood, U.S., 4 x 100m freestyle swimmer 1960 Olympics gold
1945 Mikhail Woronin, U.S.S.R., gymnist, Olympic-2 gold/4 silver/bronze-1968
1945 Viktor Saneyev, U.S.S.R., triple jumper, Olympic-3 gold/1 silv-1968-80
1945 Marielle Goitschel, Ste Maxime France, alpine skier, Olympics gold 64
1945 Freda Payne, born in Detroit, Michigan, vocalist, Band of Gold
1945 Wyomia Tyus, Griffin, Georgia, 100m runner, Olympics gold 1964, 68
1945 Fred Hansen, U.S., pole vaulter 1964 Olympic gold
1945 Iain MacDonald-Smith, born in England, yachtsman, 1968 Olympics gold
1945 Faina Myelink, U.S.S.R., discus thrower, Olympics gold 1972
1945 Giorgio Moroder, producer, singer and songwriter, 150 gold discs
1945 Uwe Beyer, born in German DR, shot-putter 1976 Olympics gold
1945 Vera Misevich, born in U.S.S.R., equestrian dressage, 1980 Olympics gold
1945 Mikhail Voronin, born in U.S.S.R., horse vault gymnist, 1968 Olympics gold
1945 Aleksey Vakhonin, U.S.S.R., bantam weight, Olympics gold 1964
1945 Jorgen Sundelin, born in Sweden, yachtsmen, 1968 Olympics gold
1945 Randy Matson, U.S., shot putter, Olympic gold 1968
1944 Erhard Keller, German FR, 500m speed skater, Olympics gold 1968, 72
1944 Ference Bene, Hungary, record 12 soccer goals 1964 Olympic gold
1944 Ard Schenk, 500, 1500, 5000k speed skater, Olympics gold 1972
1944 Ard Schenk, Holland 1500m, 5K, 10K speed skater, Olympics gold 1972
1944 Daniel Morelon, born in France, 1K speed skater, Olympics gold 1968, 72
1944 Micki J King, springboard diver, Olympics gold 1972
1944 Heinz Burns, German 1936 Olympics gold, dies in bombing
1944 Patrick Sercu, born in Belgium, 1K time trial 1964 Olympic gold
1944 Michael Obst, German FR, coxsman 1960 Olympics gold
1944 Inna Ryskai, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-76
1944 Chris Finnegan, UK, middleweight boxing champ, 1968 Olympics gold
1944 Edith McGuire, U.S. 200m sprinter 1964 Olympic gold
1944 Poul Jensen, Denmark, yachting, Olympics gold 1976, 80
1944 Miruts Yifter, Ethiopia, 5K/10K runner, 1980 Olympics gold
1944 Charles Edward Greene, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 4x100m runner, 1968 Olympics gold
1944 Sergey Belov, U.S.S.R., basketball player, Olympics gold 1972
1944 Isao Okano, Japan, middleweight judo 1964 Olympic gold
1944 Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, HW boxer 1964 Olympic gold /champ, 1968-73
1944 Christina von Saltza, U.S., swimmer, Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960
1943 Mihaly Hesz, Hungary, 1K kayak, 1968 Olympics gold
1943 Orton Enderlein, German FR, luge 1964 Olympic gold
1943 Marilyn McCoo, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, host/singer, Solid Gold, 5th Dimension
1943 Christi Haas, Austria, downhill skier 1964 Olympic gold
1943 Ulf Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen, 1968 Olympics gold
1943 Yukio Kasaya, Japan, 70m ski jumper, Olympics gold 1972
1943 Ingrid Kramer, born in Dresden, Germany, diver 1964 Olympic gold
1943 Lyudmila Bragina, U.S.S.R., 1500m runner, Olympics gold 1972
1943 Edward Skorek, Poland, volleyball player 1976 Olympics gold
1943 Nancy Greene, Canada, giant slalom, 1968 Olympics gold
1943 Pavel Lednev, born in U.S.S.R., pentathelete, 1980 Olympics gold
1943 Antal Dunai, born in Hungary, soccer player, 1968 Olympics gold
1943 Mauro Checcoli, Italy, 3 day equestrian, won Olympic gold in 1964
1943 Wolfgang Scheidel, German DR, luge, 1972 Olympics gold
1943 James King, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, basketball player, 1968 Olympics gold
1943 Jonny Nilsson, Sweden, 10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold
1942 Henry Carr, Det, Michigan, 200m/4x400m runner 1964 Olympic gold
1942 Kees Verkerk, skater World Champion, 1967, Olympics gold 68
1942 Malvin Whitfield, Bay City, Texas, track star, Oly-3 gold/silv/br-48, 52
1942 Doris Brown-Heritage, U.S., 800m track star, 1968 Olympics gold
1942 Sjoukje Dijkstra, born in Holland, figure skater 1964 Olympic gold
1942 1st WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast)
1942 Willie D. Davenport, born in Troy, Alabama, 110m hurdler, 1968 Olympics gold
1942 Sandra Morgan, U.S. 4 x 100m freestyle swimmer 1956 Olympics gold
1942 Vera C slavsk -Odlozilova, Czechoslovakia, gymnast, Olympics gold 1964, 68
1942 Walter Raphael Hazzard, Wilmington Del, basketball 1964 Olympic gold
1942 Ann Packer-Brightwell, England, 400m/800m runner, 1964 Olympic gold
1942 Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold disc for selling 1 million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo"
1942 Peder Lunde, Jr., Norway, yachtsman 1960 Olympics gold
1942 Vasili Alexeyev, U.S.S.R., weightlifer, Olympics gold 72, 76
1941 Ivanka Khristova, Bulgaria, shot putter 1976 Olympics gold
1941 Joe Louis Caldwell, Texas City, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold
1941 Lucas Brown Jackson, San Marcos, Texas, basketballer 1964 Olympic gold
1941 William Grut, Sweden, penthalete 1948 Olympics gold
1941 Jim Barnes, Tuckerton, Arkansas, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold
1941 Takehide Nakatani, born in Japan, lightweight 1964 Olympic gold
1941 Margritta Gummel, born in German DR, shot putter, 1968 Olympics gold
1941 Aleksandr Ragulin, U.S.S.R., ice hockey play, Olympics gold 1964, 68, 72
1941 Heidi Biebi, German Fed Rep, downhill skier 1960 Olympics gold
1941 1st Gold record presented (Glenn Miller-Chattanooga Choo Choo)
1941 Anatoliy Firssov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey play, Olympics gold 1964, 68, 72
1941 Franco Nones, Italy, 30K cross country skier, 1968 Olympics gold
1941 Meinhard Nehmer, German DR, 2 man bobsledder 1976 Olympics gold
1940 Dionne Warwick, born in East Orange, New Jersey, singer, Solid Gold, Way to San Jose
1940 Bobby Knight, college basketball coach, Indiana, Olympics gold 1984
1940 Osamu Watanabe, Japan, featherweight 1964 Olympic gold
1940 Jerzy Kulej, Poland, light welterweight boxer, Olympics gold 1964, 68
1940 Tom Mix, U.S. actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60
1940 Wilhelm Ruska, Holland, judo champ, Olympics gold 1972
1940 Thomas Williams, U.S., ice hockey play 1960 Olympics gold
1940 Yuriy Klimov, U.S.S.R., team handball 1976 Olympics gold
1940 Viktor Kuzkin, U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Olympics gold 1964, 68, 72
1940 Thomas Kohler, German DR, luger, Olympics gold 1964, 68
1940 Sandra Morgan, 100m freestyle swimmer 1956 Olympics gold
1940 Edy Hubacher, born in Switzerland, 4-man bobsled, Olympics gold 1972
1940 Jerry Lucas, born in Middletown, Ohio, NBA center, 1960 Olympics gold, New York Knicks
1940 J Michael Plumb, born in Islip, New York, equestrian, Oly-2 gold/4 silver-1976,84
1940 Calvin Fowler, Pitts, basketball player, 1968 Olympics gold
1940 Mary Rand-Bignal-Toomey, England, long jumper 1964 Olympic gold
1940 H Kipchoge "Kip" Keino, Kenya, 1500m runner, Olympics gold 1968, 72
1939 James Galway, born in Belfast. Ireland, flutist, 18k gold flute, Royal Phil
1939 Gennadiy Volnov, U.S.S.R., basketball player, Olympics gold 1972
1939 Yoshinobu Miyake, Japan, featherweight, Olympics gold 1964, 68
1939 Erik Hansen, Denmark, 1K kayak 1960 Olympics gold
1939 Claudia Boyarskikh, U.S.S.R., 5K/10K cross country 1964 Olympic gold
1939 Elvira Ozolina, U.S.S.R., javelin thrower 1960 Olympics gold
1939 Mary Peters, born in England, pentathlete, Olympics gold 1972
1939 Otis Paul Drayton, Glen Cove, New York, 4x100m runner 1964 Olympic gold
1939 Vitaliy Davidov, born in U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Olympics gold 1964, 1968, 1972
1939 Martha Hudson, born in Eastman, Georgia, 4X100m relayer, 1960 Olympics gold
1939 Irina Press, born in U.S.S.R., 80m hurdles/Pentathelete, Olympics gold 1960, 64
1939 Josef Feistmantl, Austria, lugeist 1964 Olympic gold
1939 Deszo Nowak, Hungary, soccer play, Olympics gold 1964, 68
1939 Anne Heggtveigt, Canada, slalom 1960 Olympics gold
1939 Bill Toomey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, decathelete, Olympics gold 68
1939 Bridget Parker, England, equestrian 3 day event, Olympics gold 1972
1938 Oscar Robertson, NBA guard, Cin, Milwaukee, Olympics gold 1960
1938 Peter Snell, NZ, 800m/1500m runner, Olympics gold 1960, 64
1938 Valentin Mankin, U.S.S.R., finn class yachtsman, 1968 Olympics gold
1938 Andras Balczo, Hungary, pentathlete, Olympics gold 1972
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