1996 Mike Tyson beat Frank Bruno in 3rd round to gain Heavyweight title
1996 Mike Tyson KOs Frank Bruno in 2nd round
1994 Steffi Graf becomes 1st defending tennis champ to lose in 1st round of a major tournament (Wimbledon to Lorrie McNeal)
1994 270 pilgrims dies in bustle round Mina Saudi-Arabia
1992 Round World Air Race begins in Paris
1992 Record 18 golfers shoot in 60s in Masters round 1 (old record 12)
1992 Algeria's general elections canceled after strong gains by Islamic Salvation Front in the 1st round
1991 Britain's Nick Brown, 591st rank beats 10th-seeded Goran Ivanisevic 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3 in 2nd round at Wimbledon
1991 Chicago Blackhawks becomes 1st NHL regular season champion in 20 years to lose in 1st round of the playoffs (To Minnesota North Stars)
1991 Mike Tyson beats Razor Ruddock in the 7th round
1990 Stefan Edberg (#1 seeded player) loses in 1st round to Alex Volkov
1989 U.S. plays El Salvador, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1989 U.S. beats Guatemala 2-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1989 Trinidad and Tobago ties U.S. 1-1, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1989 U.S. beats Costa Rica 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1989 Costa Rica beats U.S. 1-0, in 3rd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1988 U.S. beats Jamacia 5-1, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1988 U.S. and Jamacia play scoreless tie, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1988 Andy Hampton is 1st American to win Round of Italy
1988 Devils 6-5 over Islanders-Devils take 1st round 4-2
1988 Devils 4-2 over Islanders-Devils lead 3-2 in 1st round
1988 Islanders beat Devils 5-4 (OT) 1st round tied at 2-2
1988 Devils 3-0 over Islanders-Devils lead 2-1 in 1st round
1988 Devils 3-2 over Isles, 1st round tied 1-1
1988 New Jersey Devils' 1st playoff game; lose to Isles 4-3 (OT) in 1st round
1987 New York's WNET-TV channel 13 begins round clock broadcasting
1985 Mary Joe Fernandez, 14 years and 8 days old is youngest to win a U.S. Tennis Open match (beats Sara Gomer in 1st round)
1985 T. C. Chen, ahead by 4 strokes in final round of U.S. Open
1985 Mike Tyson KOs Hector Mercedes in 1 round in his 1st pro fight
1984 Matt de Waal finishes 14,290-mi round trip from Salt Lake City (106d)
1982 Dorothy [Little-]Round, England, tennis star (Never on Sunday), dies
1982 Paul de Vree, Flemish writer/essayist (Round Table), dies
1976 George Foreman KOs Ron Lyle in 5th round of a real slugfest
1975 Rita Grande, born in Napoli, Italy, tennis star, 3rd round 1996 Aust Open
1974 Muhammad Ali KOs George Foreman in 8th round in Kinshasa Zaire
1973 Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision
1972 Nathalie Baudone, born in Rocurt, Belgium, tennis star, 3rd round 1995 U.S. Open
1972 6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria
1971 John Newcombe is 1st top-seed man to lose in 1st round of U.S. Open
1971 Mariaan de Swardt, born in Johannesburg, tennis star, 1996 3rd round Aust,
1971 Mana Endo, Hiroshima Japan, tennis star, 1996 3rd round Aust Open
1970 Soviet Luna 16 lands on earth after 1st unmanned round trip to moon
1970 Ray Davies of Kinks travels round trip NY-London to change 1 word in "Lola," (Coca-Cola to Cherry Cola) because of BBC coml reference ban
1967 John Coltrane, U.S. jazz sax/composer, dies at 40
1967 Kees Verkerk becomes world champ all round skater
1964 Geraldine Mock of U.S. is 1st woman to fly solo round the world
1963 "Sally, Go 'Round The Roses" by Jaynetts peaks at #2
1962 Canada government orders changing nickel back to round shape
1962 Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1st round for heavyweight title
1962 Homer Blancos plays finest round in golf, shooting a 55
1962 Steve Coy, rocker, Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round
1961 Antonio Abertondo swims English Channel round trip (44 miles)
1961 Mary Lena Faulk wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
1961 Tim Lever, keyboard/sax, Dead or Alive-You Spin Me Round
1961 Mike Percy, rocker, Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round
1961 Gillian Gilbert, Manchester England, rocker, New Order-Round and Round
1960 Robbin Crosby, heavy metal rock guitarist/vocals, Ratt-Round and Round
1960 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
1960 U.S. beats Germany in Olympic hockey finals round, 9-1
1959 Juan Croucier, heavy metal rocker, Ratt-Round and Round
1959 Pete Burns, rocker, Dead or Alive-Spin Me Round
1959 Stephen Pearcy, born in Los Angeles, California, heavy metal vocalist, RATT-Round and Round
1959 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
1958 Bobby Blotzner, rock drummer, Ratt-Round and Round
1958 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
1957 Fay Crocker wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
1957 3 B-52s leave California for 1st non-stop round world flights
1956 Marlene Bauer Hagge wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
1956 Peter Hook, English rock bassist, New Order-Round and Round, Run
1955 Louise Suggs wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
1954 Patty Berg wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
1953 Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner)
1953 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Triangle Round Robin Golf Tournament
1952 2nd Round Conference between Dutch Antilles and Suriname ends
1952 Patty Berg scores 64, best competitive round of golf by a woman
1946 Bernard Sumner, rocker, New Order-Round and Round
1944 T S "Tony" McPhee, rocker, Sad Go Round
1943 German round up Jews in Amsterdam
1942 Leendert Round, sculptor (Giraffen, Blijdorp), dies at 63
1941 Nazi raid Amsterdam and round up 429 young Jews for deportation
1939 Clara Adams, New York City, is 1st woman to complete round world flight
1938 Joe Louis KOs Max Schmeling at 2:04 of 1st round at Yankee Stadium
1936 Al Carr KOs Lew Massey on 1 punch, :07 of 1st round
1933 46th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Helen Moody beats D Round (64 68 63)
1926 John Coltrane, jazz saxophonist, Round Midnight
1914 German 16.5"/12" guns fires on forts round Luik
1911 Pandora becomes 1st 2-man sailboat to round Cape Horn west to east
1910 Gella Allaert, Flemish actress, La Round
1887 Jake Kilrain and Jem Smith fight 106 round bare knuckle draw
1884 Cops arrest John L Sullivan in 2nd round for being "cruel"
1879 Leendert Round, Dutch sculptor, entrance Rotterdam Zoo
1865 Battles round Kinston North Carolina
1863 Joe Coburn KOs Mike McCoole for U.S. boxing title in 63rd round
1853 John Morrissey wins boxing title, when Yankee Sullivan leaves ring after 36th round to slug Morrissey's fans
1809 Allardyce Barclay begins a bet of walking 1 mile every hour for 1,000 hours. Each hour he walked a mile round trip from his home
1775 Revolution begins-Lexington Common, shot "heard round the world"
1522 Magellen with Vittoria returns to Spain, after 1st round world trip
1488 Bartholomeus Diaz returns to Portugal after sailing round Cape of Good Hope
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