1997 Christina Corrigan, obese girl (680 lbs), dies at 13
1992 Englishman Dave Gauder, 224 lbs, pulls 196 ton jumbo jet, 3 inches
1991 World's Largest Burrito created at 1,126 lbs
1989 U.S. bust Chinese ring, capture record 820 lbs heroin ($1 Billion street value)
1985 Karyn Marshall of New York City lifted 303 lbs in a clean and jerk lift
1975 Jason Gleasman, born in Wilmington, Delaware, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler, Oly-1996
1974 Pete Kelley, 218 lbs, 99 kg, U.S. weightlifter, Olympics-14th-1996
1973 Brian Olson, born in Tallahassee, Florida, middleweight, 189 lbs, judoka, 1996 Olympics
1973 Les Gutches, Medford Oregon, 180 lbs freestyle wrestler, Oly-1996
1972 Tom Gough, 200 lbs, 91 kg, U.S. weightlifter, Olympics-14th-1996
1971 Heath Sims, Orange California, 149 lbs/68 kg greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1971 Mark Henry, born in Silsbee, Texas, 238+lbs, 108+kg, weightlift, Oly-14th-92, 96
1971 Mujaahid Maynard, Brooklyn, 105 lbs/48 kg greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1971 Dennis Hall, Milwaukee, 125 lbs greco-roman wrestler, Oly-sil-92, 96
1970 Tim McRae, born in Daytona, Florida, 154 lbs, 70 kg, weightlifter, Oly-1992, 96
1970 Lou Rosselli, born in New York City, 114 lbs/52 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1970 Vernon Patao, 141 lbs, 64 kg, U.S. weightlifter, alt-Olympics-1996
1969 Thomas Ingalsbe, 238+ lbs, 108+ kg, U.S. weightlifter 1996 Olympics
1969 John Oostendorp, born in Iowa City, Iowa, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1969 Bryan Jacob, Palatka, Florida, 59 kg, 130 lbs, weightlifter, Oly-1992, 96
1968 Kurt Angle, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 220 lbs freestyle wrestler, Oly-gold-96
1968 Terry Brands, born in Omaha, Nebraska, 125 lbs/57 kg freestyle wrestler, 1996 Olympics
1968 Tom Brands, born in Omaha, Nebraska, 136 lbs/62 kg freestyle wrestler, 1996 Olympics gold
1968 Marty Morgan, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 180 lbs greco-roman wrestler, 1996 Olympics
1968 Dave Zuniga, Worland WYO, 136 lbs/greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1968 Kendall Cross, Hardin MT, 125 lbs freestyle wrestler, Oly-g-92, 96
1967 Rob Eiter, born in Chicago, Illinois, 105 lbs/48 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1966 Zeke Jones, Yipsilanti, Michigan, 114 lbs freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1966 Gordy Morgan, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 163 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1966 Rodney Smith, born in Washington D.C., 149 lbs greco-roman wrestler, Oly-92, 96
1965 Rob Koll, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, 163 lbs/74 kg freestyle wrestler, Olymp-96
1964 Kevin Jackson, Highland Falls, New York, 180 lbs freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1964 Shawn Sheldon, Norwich, Connecticut, 114 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1964 Thanh Nguyen, born in Saigon, Vietnam, 141 lbs U.S. weightlifter 1996 Olympics
1963 Melvin Douglas, Topeka, Kansas, 198 lbs/90 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1963 Randy Couture, born in Everett, Washington, 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler, Olymp-96
1962 Derrick Waldroup, born in Chicago, Illinois, 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1961 Kenny Monday, Tulsa Oklahoma, 163 lbs freestyles wrestler, Oly-88, 92, 96
1960 Damon Keeve, born in San Francisco, California, heavyweight, 209+ lbs, judoka, Olympics-92, 96
1958 Robert Earl Hughes, weighed 1,041 lbs (473 kg), dies at 32
1957 Paul Anderson of U.S. back-lifts a record 2850 kg (6,270 lbs)
1954 Peter B Cortese of U.S. achieves a one-arm deadlift of 370 lbs; 22 lbs over triple his body weight, at York, Pennsylvania
1931 Ice vending machines introduced in LA 25 lbs, 15 cents
1929 1st clean and jerk of 400 lbs (182 kg), Charles Rigoulet, 402 lbs
1928 Worlds largest hailstone 1 lbs (17') falls in Potter Nebraska
1927 Hermann Gorner of Germany raises 24 men weighing 4,123 lbs on a plank with soles of his feet
1882 17" hailstones weighing 1.75 lbs fall in Dubuque Iowa
1770 Daniel Lambert, born in England, giant, weighed 739 lbs, 334 kg, at death
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