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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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