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1994 Earl Strum, referee (NBA), dies of brain cancer at 66

1993 Joop Vervoort, Dutch soccer referee, dies at 61

1990 Dick Jorgensen, NFL referee, dies at 56

1988 South Korean coaches attack New Zealand referee after disputing his decision, Olympic Korean boxer stages a 67 minute sit-in

1988 Doughnutgate incident: New Jersey Devils' coach Jim Schoenfeld tells referee Don Koharski to 'eat another doughnut you fat pig!,' he is suspended

1988 NBA approves addition of 3rd referee in 1988-89 season

1977 Eva Shain is 1st woman to referee a heavyweight championship

1970 Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for $10,800,000 Although negotiations were conducted over a period of months, it was not until March 13 when a federal bankruptcy referee declared the Pilots bank

1969 Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee

1966 Referee Leo Horn whistles his last soccer match (Ajax-Bulgaria)

1955 Bill McCreary, Ontario, NHL referee

1955 Norio Honaga, born in Japan, athlete, professional wrestler, junior heavyweight three-time, New Japan Pro Wrestling Champion in IWGP Junior Heavyweight Championship, retired and became referee in 1988

1946 Steve Bucknor, cricketer, West Indian Test umpire, FIFA referee

1946 S Venkataraghavan, cricket, Indian off-spinner, Test ump, ICC referee

1941 2 fighters unable to continued slugfest, referee declares double KO

1923 Young Stribling held light-heavyweight boxing championship for shortest amount of time (3 hours). Referee overturns decision

1916 Leo Horn, Dutch soccer referee/columnist/businessman

1907 Eugene Corri becomes 1st referee in a boxing ring

1883 George Hoyt, NBA hall of fame referee, elected 1961


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