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2006 Andre Agassi retires after winning 60 career titles
1991 San Diego State's Marshall Faulk is 1st freshman to capture national rushing and scoring titles 1989 Batting titles decided on final day Puckett goes 2-for-5 edges Carney Lansford .339 to .336, Gwynn's 3-for-4 edges Will Clark .336 to .333 1980 University administraion declares 5 Pac-10 schools ineligible for conference titles and post-season play due to transcript and curriculum abuses 1979 Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87 1973 Oscar de la Hoya, born in Los Angeles, California, boxer, light middleweight, Mexican-American, nicknamed 'The Golden Boy', defeated 17 world championships, won 10 world titles in six different weight classes 1953 Raul Ramirez, born in Ensenada, Baja California, professional Mexican tennis player, in 1976, ranked No. 4 in the world, in 1983, ranked No. 6 in the world in doubles, won 60 doubles titles, 19 singles titles, married former Miss Universe, Venezuelan-born Maritza Sayalero 1946 Aleksandr Gorshlov, ice dancer, holds 6 titles 1942 National Boxing Association freezes titles of those serving in armed services 1940 Joe Gibbs, born in Enka, North Carolina, football coach, owner, NASCAR Championship team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached Washington Redskins for 12 seasons, producing 8 playoff appearances, 4 NFC Championship titles, 3 Superbowl Titles 1937 Beryl Burton, UK, won record, 7, women's cycling titles 1917 After WW I King George V ordered members of British royal family to dispense with German titles and surnames, they take the name Windsor 1916 Dorothy May Bundy-Cheney, winner of more than 141 U.S. tennis titles 1915 J. Donald Budge, U.S. tennis player, 1st to hold world's 4 major titles 1912 Henry Armstrong, held feather/light/welterweight boxing titles, 1938 1905 Helen N Willis Moody, tennis pro, 8 Wimbledon titles 1927-1938 1901 Charles H. Goren, bridge master, 26 U.S. Titles 1872 John Jarvis, England, swimmer, won 108 titles 1521 Pope Leo X titles King Henry VIII of England "Defender of the Faith" |
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