2004 Brian Maxwell, entreprenuer/runner, developed the Powerbar with his nutritionist wife in 1986, dies at 51
2002 Chuck Jones, animator, Wyle E. Coyote and the Road Runner, dies at 90
1999 Brion James, actor, Blade Runner, dies at 54
1998 Florence Griffith Joyner, Olympic runner, dies at 38
1994 Robert Lansing, actor (Blade Runner, Equalizer), dies of cancer at 66
1994 Nadia Gray, actress (Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide), dies at 71
1991 Abel Kivlat, U.S. 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1912), dies at 99
1990 Avis Bunnage, actor (Loneliness of Long Distance Runner), dies at 67
1989 23 year old olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires
1989 South African/British Olympic runner Zola Budd marries
1982 Ville Ritola, Finnish 5/10km runner (Olympic-gold-1924, 28), dies
1978 Lauren Hewitt, Australian 100m/200m runner 1996 Olympics
1976 Daniel Komen, Nyaru Kenya, 5k runner
1975 Vladimir Kutz, Russian distance runner (Olympic-gold-56) dies at 48
1975 Mathew James Coad, born in Wellington, New Zealand, 100m/200m runner 1996 Olympics
1975 Christopher Lindsey Donaldson, Dunedin NZ, 100m/200m runner 1996 Olympics
1975 A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, and scored 33 runs)
1975 Ismael Kirui, Marakwet Kenya, 5k runner
1975 Natalie Harvey, Australian 3k/5k runner 1996 Olympics
1974 Maurice Greene, born in Kansas City, Kansas, 100m runner
1974 Kevin Sullivan, born in Brantford, Ontario, 1.5k runner 1996 Olympics
1974 Rohsaan Griffin, Texas City Texas, 200m runner
1974 Calvin Harrison, Orlando Florida, 200m/400m runner
1973 Nicole Teter, born in San Diego, California, 800m runner
1973 Kate Anderson, Australian 1.5k/3k/5k runner 1996 Olympics
1973 Kathy Butler, Edinburgh Scotld, Canad 3k/5k runner, Olympic-8-92, 96
1973 Haile Gebresleassie, born in Ethiopia, 10k runner, 1996 Olympics gold
1973 Dave Dopek, Bolingbrook Illinois, 200m runner
1973 Deon Minor, Paris Texas, 400m runner
1973 Sarah Schwald, Bellingham Wash, 1.5k runner
1972 Maria Mutola, Maputo Mozambique, 800m runner 1996 Olympics bronze
1972 Derek Mills, Washington D.C., 400m runner
1972 Brandon Rock, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, 800m runner
1972 Robert Esmie, born in Jamaica, Canadian 4X100m runner, 1996 Olympics gold
1972 Amy Wickus, born in Baraboo, Wisconsin, 800m/1500m runner
1972 Martin Keino, born in Nyeri, Kenya, 1.5k runner
1972 Inger Miller, born in Los Angeles, California, 100m runner
1972 Karen Hecox, U.S. 1500m runner
1972 Michael Cox, Hannibal, Missouri, 1.5k runner
1972 David Oaks, 100m/200m runner
1972 Graham Hood, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1.5k runner, Olympics 1992, 1996
1972 Mark Labbrook, Australian 200m/400m runner 1996 Olympics
1971 Carla Sacramento, Lisbon, 1.5k runner
1971 Kylie Hanigan, Australian 200m/400m runner 1996 Olympics
1971 Anthony Whiteman, England, 800m/1500m runner
1971 Nicole Green, Springfield Ohio, 400m runner
1971 Elva Dryer, Durango Colorado, 1.5K/5K runner
1971 Holli Rene Hyche, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, runner
1971 Moses Kiptanui, Kenyan 3K runner, world record
1971 Otis Scott, born in Gainesville, Florida, 400m/800m runner
1971 Barry Smith, 100m/200m runner
1971 Tony Miller, Mount Pleasant Texas, 400m runner
1971 Lee Naylor, Australian 400m runner 1996 Olympics
1970 Marlin Cannon, Dallas Texas, 200m/400m runner
1970 Randall Evans, Franklin Virginia, 100m/200m runner
1970 Bob Kennedy, Bloomington Indiana, 5k runner
1970 Lucy Nusrala, born in St. Louis, Missouri, 5k runner
1970 Paulo Barrancos Guerra, Portugal, 10k runner
1970 Julian Paynter, Australian 5k runner 1996 Olympics
1970 Quincy Dushawn Watts, born in Detroit, Michigan, 400m runner
1970 Shannon Lemora, born in Baton Rouge Louisiana, 1.5k runner
1970 Jason Rouser, Tucson Arizona, 200m/400m runner
1970 Sarah Thorsett, Winona, Minnesota, 1.5k runner
1970 Donovan Bergstrom, U.S. 3K steeplechase runner
1970 Noureddine Morceli, Algeria, 1500m runner, 1996 Olympics gold
1969 Anthuan Maybank, Georgetown, South Carolina, 200m/400m runner
1969 Marc Davis, Oceanside California, 3K steeplechase runner, Goodwill-gold-94
1969 Todd Black, Kenton Ohio, 800m runner
1969 Sonia O'Sullivan, Ireland, 5k runner, Olympics-4th-92, 96
1969 Silvia Sommaggio, Italian 5k runner
1969 Fernanda Ribeiro, born in Portugal, 10k runner, 1996 Olympics gold
1969 David Wittman Buffalo, New York, 1.5k runner
1969 Sean Maye, 400m/800m runner
1969 Todd Lewis, born in Flint, Michigan, 10k runner
1969 Steven Earl Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, 4X100/400m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1969 Amy Legacki, Terrytown, New York, 10k runner
1969 James Westphal, born in Oak Park Illinois, 10k runner
1969 Andre Romal Cason, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 100m runner
1969 Andre Cason, U.S. runner, world record 50 indoor
1968 Mark Dailey, Parma Ohio, 1.5k runner
1968 Irina Privalova, Russia, 100m/200m/400m runner
1968 Irina Privalova, Russian runner, indoor world record 50/60m
1968 Meredith Rainey, born in Brooklyn, New York, 800m runner
1968 Jonathan A Drummond, Jr., Philadelphia, 4X400m runner, 1996 Olympics silver
1968 Paul Ereng, Kenya, 800m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1968 Suzy Hamilton, U.S. olympic 1500m runner
1968 Celena Mondie-Milner, born in Milledgeville, Georgia, 100m/200m runner
1968 Darcy Arreola, born in La Mesa, California, 1.5k runner
1968 John Lumkes, born in Chicago, Illinois, 3k steeplechase runner
1968 Marie-Jose Perec, Guadeloupe, French 200m/400m runner, Oly-2 gold-96
1967 Kathleen Franey, born in Brooklyn, New York, 1.5k runner
1967 Donovan Bailey, born in Manchester, Jamaica, Canada 100m runner, Oly-2 gold-96
1967 Michael Johnson, born in Dallas, Texas, 200m/400m runner, Olympic-2 gold-96
1967 Moulay Brahim Boutaib, born in Morocco, 10k runner 1988 Olympics gold
1967 Mike Marsh, U.S., 200m runner, Olympic-Gold-1992
1967 Robyn Meagher, born in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, 5k runner 1996 Olympics
1967 Joe Deloach, U.S., 200m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1967 Margaret Crowley, Australian 800m/1500m runner 1996 Olympics
1967 Natasha Elaine Kaiser-Brown, Des Moines Iowa, 400m runner
1967 Shaun Creighton, Australian distance runner 1996 Olympics
1967 Khalid Skah, Midelt Morocco, 5k/10k runner
1967 Shannon Butler, South Lake Tahoe California, 10k runner
1966 Lisa Lightfoot, Australian middle distance runner 1996 Olympics
1966 Danny Everett, 4x400m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1966 Elana Meyer, [van Zyl], South Africa, runner, Olympics-silver-92
1966 "(I'm A) Road Runner" by, Jr. Walker and The All-Stars peaks at #20
1965 Winthrop Graham, Jamaica, 4x400m runner 1988 Olympics silver
1965 Daniel Held, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10k runner
1965 Carolyn Schuwalow, Australian distance runner 1996 Olympics
1965 Annette Renee Peters, [nee Hand], Reno Nevada, 1500/3000 runner
1965 Bruno Marie-Rose, French runner, world record 200 m indoor
1965 Jon Warren, born in Akron, Ohio, 1.5k runner
1965 Andrew O Valmon, born in Brooklyn, New York, 400m runner
1964 Leah Pells, Vancouver BC, 1.5k runner 1996 Olympics
1964 Sheila Echols, born in Memphis, Tennessee, 4x100m runner 1988 Olympics gold
1964 Diane Dixon, born in Brooklyn, New York, 4x400m runner 1988 Olympics silver
1964 Harry Lee "Butch" Reynolds, U.S., 400m runner, world record
1964 Gina Procaccio, born in Drexel Hills, Pennsylvania, 5k runner
1964 Earl Jones, born in Inkster, Michigan, 800m runner 1984 Olympics bronze
1964 Alison Wyeth, Isle West Middlesex England, 1.5k/5k runner
1964 Kim Gallagher, born in Philadelphia, 800m runner 1984 Olympics silver
1964 Butch [Harry Lee] Reynolds, Jr., born in Akron, Ohio, 4X400m runner
1964 Nelli [Antoinette HC] Fiere-Cooman, Neth, runner, WR 60 m in 7.00
1964 Sam Graddy, Gaffney, South Carolina, 4x100m runner 1984 Olympics gold
1963 Steve Ave, St. Germain Enlay France, U.S. 1500m runner
1963 Douglas Wakiihuri, Kenyan marathon runner 1988 Olympics silver
1963 Regina Marie Jacobs, born in Los Angeles, California, 800m/1500m runner, Olympics-10th-1996
1963 Thomas Ansberry, Okinawa Japan, U.S. 10K runner
1963 Paula Ivan, Romanian runner, world record mile
1963 Kirk Baptiste, born in Beaumont, Texas, 200m runner 1984 Olympics silver
1963 Ana Quirot, Cuba, 800m runner, Olympics bronze/silver 1992, 1996
1963 Joaquim Carvalho Cruz, Brazil, 800m runner 1984 Olympics gold
1962 Timothy Hacker, Milwaukee Wisconsin, 10k runner
1962 Charmaine Crooks, Mandeville JAM, Can 800m runner, Oly-84, 88, 92, 96
1962 Joetta Clark, East Orange, New Jersey, 800m runner, Olympic-1992
1962 Robert Druppers, runner, world record 1 km indoor
1962 Patricia Plumer, born in Covina, California, 1.5k/5k runner
1962 Philip Brown, Birmingham Engl, 4x400m runner 1984 Olympics silver
1961 Ben Johnson, 100m runner, Olympics gold 1988-disqualified
1961 Innocent Egbunike, Nigeria, 4x400m runner 1984 Olympics bronze
1961 Grace Jackson, born in St. Ann, Jamaica, 200m runner 1988 Olympics silver
1961 Ron Brown, born in Los Angeles, California, 4x100m runner 1984 Olympics gold
1961 Yobes Ondieki, Kenya, 10K runner, world record
1960 Daryl Hannah, actress, Splash, Blade Runner
1960 Lance Kerwin, born in Newport Beach, California, James at 15, The Loneliest Runner
1960 Said Aquita, Morocco, 5K runner 1984 Olympics gold
1960 Said Aquita, runner, Oly-gold/bronze-1984
1960 Alice Regina Brown, Jackson MS, 4X100 runner, Olympics gold 1984, 88
1960 George Crowe sets record of 12 pinch hit home runs with a runner on
1960 Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Greenwood Ms, 200m/400m runner, Olympics gold 84
1960 Lynn Jennings, Princeton, New Jersey, 5k runner
1960 Johnny Lee Gray, Jr., born in Los Angeles, California, 800m runner, Olympics-7th-1996
1960 Ray Armsetad, Kirksville, Missouri, 4X400 runner 1984 Olympics gold
1960 Linford Christie, St. Andrews, Jamaica, 4x100m runner 1992 Olympics gold
1960 Jeanette Bolden, born in Los Angeles, California, 4x100m runner 1984 Olympics gold
1959 Florence Griffith Joyner, born in Los Angeles, California, runner, Olympic-3 gold-1988
1959 Carmen Ayala-Troncoso, born in New York City, 5K runner
1959 Gelindo Bordin, Italian marathon runner 1988 Olympics gold
1959 Chandra Cheesborough, born in Jacksonville, Florida, 4X100 runner, Olympics gold 84
1958 Kriss Akabusi, Great Britain, 4X400 runner 1984 Olympics silver
1958 Dwayne Evans, born in Phoenix, Arizona, 200m runner 1976 Olympics bronze
1958 Kim Jones, Sonoma California, 5k runner
1958 Christine Lathan-Brehmer, German DR, 400m runner, Oly-gold-76
1957 James Sanford, U.S. runner, world record 50m indoor
1957 1st U.S. runner breaks 4 minute mile (Don Bowden)
1957 Evelyn Ashford, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, 100m runner, Oly-4 gold-1976, 84
1957 Harvey Glance, 4x100m runner, 1976 Olympics gold
1957 Ruth Wysocki, Alhambra California, 800m/1500m runner
1956 Sebastian Newbold Coe, England, 1500m runner, Olympics gold 1980, 84
1956 Toshihiko Seko, Japanese runner, world record 25/30 km
1956 Millard Frank Hampton, born in Fresno, California, 4x100m runner 1976 Olympics gold
1956 Rosalyn Bryant, born in Chicago, Illinois, 4x400m runner 1976 Olympics silver
1955 Steve Ovett, England, runner, Olympics-800m gold, 1500m bronze-1980
1955 Mable Fergerson, born in Los Angeles, California, 4x400m runner 1972 Olympics silver
1954 Herman Ronald Frazier, Philadelphia, 400m/4x400m runner 1976 Olympics gold
1954 Silvia Chivas, Cuba, 100m/4x100m runner 1972 Olympics bronze
1954 Silvio Leonard, Cienguegos Cuba, 100m runner 1980 Olympics silver
1953 Nadezhda Olizarenko, U.S.S.R., 800m/1500m runner, 1980 Olympics gold
1953 Benjamin Gene Brown, born in San Francisco, California, 4X400 runner 1976 Olympics gold
1953 Mohammed Kedir, Ethiopia, 10k runner 1980 Olympics bronze
1953 Tatyana Providokhina, Russian 1K runner, world record
1953 Suleiman Nyambui, Tanzanian runner, world record 5k indoor
1952 Francie Larrieu Smith, U.S., 1.5/3/10K track runner, AAU 1 mile-1979
1952 Eamonn Coghlan, Ireland, 1500m runner, Oly-4th-76
1952 Monika Zehrt, German DR, 400m runner, Olympics gold 1972
1952 Graham Salmon, blind runner, fastest 100m by a blind man
1952 Ludmila Maslakova, U.S.S.R., relay runner 1980 Olympics silver
1952 Pietro Mennea, Italian runner, 200m world record
1951 Tatyana Kazankina, U.S.S.R., middle distance runner, Olympics gold 1976
1951 Danger Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 800m runner 1976 Olympics gold
1951 Kathy Hammond, U.S., 400m runner, Olympics-bronze-1972
1951 Larry Black, born in Miami, Florida, 4x100 runner, Olympics gold 1972
1951 Jarmila Kratochvilova, Czechoslovakia, 400m/800m runner 1980 Olympics silver
1951 Margaret Johnson Bailes, born in Bronx, New York, 4X100 runner, 1968 Olympics gold
1950 Hasely Crawford, Trinidad, 100m runner 1976 Olympics gold
1950 David James Wottle, 800m runner, Olympics gold 1972
1950 Maricica Puica, born in Romania, 2K runner, world record
1950 Marlene Elejarde, born in Havana, Cuba, 4x100m runner, 1968 Olympics silver
1949 Wayne Collett, U.S., 400m runner 1972 Olympics silver
1949 Marty Liquori, U.S., runner, AAU 3 mile-1979, 13:14.7,
1949 Lasse Viren, Finland, 5K/10K runner, Olympics gold 1972, 76
1949 Hildegard Falck, German FR, 800m runner, Olympics gold 1972
1949 Eddie Hart, U.S., 100m runner, Olympic-1972
1949 Ronnie Ray Smith, 4 x 100m relay runner, 1968 Olympics gold
1949 Charles Lismont, Belgian marathon runner, 1972 Olympic-silver
1949 Michael Boit, Nandi Kenya, 800m runner 1972 Olympics bronze
1948 Eddie James Hart, Martinez Cal, 4x100m relay runner, Olympics gold 72
1948 Madeline Manning-Jackson-Mimms, U.S. 800m runner, Oly-gold-1968
1948 William Sanderson, born in Memphis, Tennessee, actor, Larry-Newhart, Blade Runner
1948 Manfred Kokot, East German runner, world record 50 m indoor
1947 Bill Rodgers, marathon runner, Boston, New York
1947 Barbara Ann Ferrell Edmondson, born in Mississippi, 4x100m runner, 1968 Olympics gold
1947 Miguelina Cobian, born in Santiago, Cuba, 4x100m runner, 1968 Olympics silver
1947 Ronald J Freeman II, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 4x400m runner, 1968 Olympics gold
1947 Jim Ryun, U.S., 1500m runner/broke 4 minute mile, 1968 Olympics silver
1947 Lee Edward Evans, Madera California, 400m runner, Olympic-2 gold-1968
1947 Carlos A. Lopes, Portugal, marathon runner 1984 Olympics gold
1946 Irnema Szewinski Kirszenstein, Poland, 200m runner, 1968 Olym Gold
1945 Richard C Wohlhuter, 800m runner 1976 Olympics bronze
1945 Roger Bambuck, Guadeloupe, French 4X100 runner 1968 Olympics bronze
1945 Naftali Bon, Kapsabet Kenya, 4x400m runner, 1968 Olympics silver
1945 Wyomia Tyus, Griffin, Georgia, 100m runner, Olympics gold 1964, 68
1945 Tracy Smith, runner
1945 Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (Olympic-gold 1924), dies at 43
1944 Gunhild Hoffmeister, German FR, 800m/1500m runner, Oly-silver-72
1944 Miruts Yifter, Ethiopia, 5K/10K runner, 1980 Olympics gold
1944 Charles Edward Greene, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 4x100m runner, 1968 Olympics gold
1944 Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor, Blade Runner, Ladyhawke, Osterman Weekend
1943 Lyudmila Bragina, U.S.S.R., 1500m runner, Olympics gold 1972
1943 Charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42
1943 Oskar Hˆks, Czech marathon runner/antifascist, dies in Auschwitz
1942 Robert L Hayes, born in Jacksonville, Florida, 100m/4x100m runner, Oly-2 gold-1964
1942 Henry Carr, Det, Michigan, 200m/4x400m runner 1964 Olympic gold
1942 Czech marathon runner Oskar Hˆks transported to Auschwitz-Birkenau
1942 Kent Bede Bernard, Trinidad, 4X400 runner 1964 Olympics bronze
1942 Ann Packer-Brightwell, England, 400m/800m runner, 1964 Olympic gold
1942 Melvin Winfield Sheppard, runner (Olympic-gold-08, 12), dies at 58
1940 Harry Winston Jerome, Sask Canada, 100m runner 1964 Olympics bronze
1940 Wilma Rudolph, born in St. Bethlehem, Tennessee, runner, Olympic-3 gold-1960
1940 H Kipchoge "Kip" Keino, Kenya, 1500m runner, Olympics gold 1968, 72
1939 Otis Paul Drayton, Glen Cove, New York, 4x100m runner 1964 Olympic gold
1938 Peter Snell, NZ, 800m/1500m runner, Olympics gold 1960, 64
1938 Brunhilde Hendrix, German FR, relay runner 1960 Olympics silver
1938 Enrique Figuerola Camue, born in Cuba, 100m runner 1964 Olympic silver
1938 Shin Geum Dan, born in North Korea, 400m/800m runner, 1962 world record
1938 Herb Elliott, born in Australia, 1500m runner 1960 Olympics gold
1937 Ridley Scott, director, Alien, Blade Runner
1937 Ron Clarke, Australia, runner, held 19 world records
1935 Harry Crews, U.S. writer and actor, Indian Runner
1935 Ronnie Delaney, born in Ireland, 1500m runner, Olympics gold 1956
1935 Edwin H Flack, English 800/1500m runner (Oly-gold-1896), dies at 60
1934 Ludmila Shevtsova, U.S.S.R., 800m runner 1960 Olympics gold
1934 Jim Beatty, track runner, 1st sub 4 minute indoor mile
1934 Tina Maria Stone, runner, 1 year distance record of 15,472 miles
1934 Lister Carney, born in Bellaire, Ohio, 200m runner, Olympics silver 1960
1934 Charles Lamont Jenkins, New York City, 400m runner 1956 Olympics gold
1933 Murray Halberg, New Zealand, 5K runner 1960 Olympics gold
1932 Derek Ibbotson, 5K runner, Oly-bronze-1956
1932 Mae Heriwentha Faggs Starr, born in New Jersey, 4x100m runner 1952 Olympics gold
1932 Dean Smith, U.S. actor/relay runner 1952 Olympics gold
1931 Lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner, mistake costs him AL home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season
1930 James Gathers, Sumter, South Carolina, 200m runner 1952 Olympics bronze
1930 Roger Moens, born in Belgium, 800m runner 1960 Olympics silver
1930 Catherine Hardy, Carollton, Georgia, 4x100m runner 1952 Olympics gold
1929 Keith A St. H Gardner, Jamaica, 4x400m runner 1960 Olympics bronze
1928 Philip K[indred] Dick, U.S., sci-fi author, Hugo-1963, Blade Runner
1928 Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathon runner, Olympics gold 1960, 64
1928 Nina Otkalenko, U.S.S.R., 800m runner, 9 world records
1928 Alan Sillitoe, born in England, writer, Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
1928 Philip K. Dick, writer of Blade Runner, Minority Report
1927 Josy Barthel, born in Luxembourg, 1500m runner 1952 Olympics gold
1923 Nadia Gray, actress, Naked Runner, Maniac, Candide
1923 Harrison Dillard, Cleve, 100m runner, Oly-4 gold-1948, 52
1923 Lloyd Labeach, born in Panama City, 100m/200m runner, Olympic-bronze-1948
1922 Herb McKenley, born in Jamaica, 4 x 400m relay runner 1952 Olympics gold
1921 Brian Keith, Bayonne, New Jersey, actor, Bill-Family Affair, Loneliest Runner
1920 Emmanuel McDonald Bailey, Trinidad, 100m runner 1952 Olympics bronze
1918 Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 4x100m runner 1948 Olympics gold
1918 Helen Stephens, Fulton, Missouri, 100m runner 1936 Olympics gold
1917 Ernie Shore replaces Red Sox pitcher Babe Ruth with a runner on, he throws him out and retires all 26 he faces for a perfect game
1915 St. Louis 3rd base coach Miller Huggins, calls for ball Brooklyn rookie obliges, Huggins steps aside, and Card runner scores
1915 Godfrey Brown, England, 4 x 400m runner 1936 Olympics gold
1914 Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach 1936 Olympics gold
1913 Foy Draper, U.S., relay runner 1936 Olympics gold
1913 Audrey Brown, England, 4 x 100m runner 1936 Olympics silver
1912 Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese marathon runner (Olympics), dies at 21
1910 Jack Lovelock, NZ/U.S. surgeon/runner 1936 Olympics gold
1909 Glenn Cunningham, U.S. middle distance runner, 1930's
1908 Ralph Hill, U.S., 5K runner, Olympic-1932
1908 Kinue Hitoma, Japan, 800m runner, Oly-silver-1928
1907 John A Kelly, U.S. marathon runner, Berlin 1936, Boston 1935..1991
1907 Philip A. Edwards, British Guiana, runner, Olympic-bronze-1928, 32, 36
1903 Lina Radke, Germany, 800m runner 1928 Olympics gold
1902 Eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner 1924 Olympics gold
1900 Charles William Paddock, Texas, 100m runner, Olympic-2 gold-1920
1900 Anni Holdmann, Germany, 100m runner, Olympic-1928
1897 Paavo Johannes Nurmi, born in Finland, 5K runner, Olympics gold 1920/24/28
1896 Edvin Wide, Sweden, 10K runner 1924 Olympics silver
1895 Harry F V Edward, born in British Guiana, 100m/200m runner, Oly-bronze-1920
1892 James Meredith, 800m runner, Olympics gold 1912
1892 Able Kiviat, U.S., runner, Olympics gold 1912
1891 Yuri Losmann, Estonia, marathon runner, Olympic-silver 1920
1891 Francisco Lazaro, Portuguese runner
1889 John P "Hannes" Kolehmainen, Fin long-distance runner, Oly-gold 1912
1875 Thomas Hicks, English/U.S. marathon runner:, Olympics gold 1904
1848 Baseball rules 1st baseman can tag base for out instead of runner
1846 Desiderio FA Pietri, Italian baker and marathon runner Dorando's father
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