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2008 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn, writer, won Nobel Prize, 1970, wrote 'The Gulag Archipelago', exiled in 1974, dies at 89
2004 Tony Awards, Avenue Q, I Am My Own Wife, Henry IV revival and Assassins revival won major awards 2003 Abel Ehrlich, composer, won the Israel Prize for Music and the Prime Minister's Prize for Israeli Composers 2003 Tony Awards, Hairspray, Take Me Out, Long Day's Journey Into Night revival and Nine revival won major awards 2002 Tony Awards, The Goat or Who Is Sylvia?, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Private Lives revival, and Into the Woods revival won major awards 2001 Tony Miles, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 dies 2001 Tony Awards, The Producers, Proof, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest revival and 42nd Street revival won major awards 2000 Tony Awards, Copenhagen, Contact, The Real Thing revival, and Kiss Me Kate revival won major awards 1999 Payne Stewart, colorful golfer, won U.S. Open twice, dies at 42 1999 "Glen Seaborg, Ph.D", chemist, won a Nobel for discovering plutonium and other elements, dies at 86 1998 Tony Awards, Lion King, Caberet revival, Ragtime, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane won major awards 1998 Tony Awards, Side Man, Death of a Salesman revival, Annie Get Your Gun revival and You're a Good Man Charlie Brown revival won major awards 1998 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by 1998 Octavio Paz, writer, won Nobel prize winner for literature in 1990, dies at 84 1998 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan 1997 Eddie Arcaro, jockey (won 2 Triple Crowns), dies at 81 1997 27th New York City Women Marathon won by Franziska Rochat-Moser of Switzerland 2:28:43 1997 28th New York City Marathon won by John Kagwe of Kenya in 2:08:12 1997 Leon Edel, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, dies at 89 1997 97th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Joel Kribel 1997 52nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Alison Nicholas 1997 43rd McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Chris Johnson 1997 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Sandra Jo Shiery-Odom 1997 ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Jason Queen 1997 101st Boston Marathon won by Lameck Aguta of Kenya in 2:10:34 1997 26th Boston Women's Marathon won by Fatuma Roba of Ethopia in 2:26:23 1997 26th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King 1997 PBA National Championship Won by Rick Steelsmith 1997 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Tara Lipinski (USA) 1997 Ice Dance won by Oksana Grishuk and Evgeny Platov (Rus) 1997 Mens Figure Skating Championship in Lausanne won by Elvis Stojko (CAN) 1997 Ice Pairs won by Mandy Woetzel and Ingo Steuer (GER) 1997 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski 1997 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge 1997 Diane Blood, 32, in England, won right to use her dead husbands sperm 1997 Brunswick World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by John Gant 1996 26th New York City Women's Marathon won by Anuta Catuna of Romania in 2:28:18 1996 27th New York City Marathon won by Giacomo Leone of Italy in 2:09:54 1996 BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Liz Johnson 1996 96th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods 1996 PBA National Championship Won by Butch Soper 1996 51st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Annika Sorenstam 1996 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Lisa Wagner 1996 42nd McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Laura Davies 1996 ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Ernie Schlegel 1996 Brunswick World Tournament of Champions won by Dave D'Entremont 1996 100th Boston Marathon won by Moses Tanui of Kenya in 2:09:15.9 1996 25th Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:27:12.6 1996 25th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Patty Sheehan 1996 Dario Bellezza, born in Rome, Italy, poet, author, playwright, associate director of Nuovi argomenti, published texts by Alberto Moravia, won the Viareggio prize in 1976 for Morte segreta, the Gatto prize in 1991, dies at 51 1996 Ice Dance Championship at Edmonton won by Gritshuk and Platov (RUS) 1996 Ice Pairs Championship at Edmonton won by Eltsova and Bushkov (RUS) 1996 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Michelle Kwan (USA) 1996 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Todd Eldredge (USA) 1996 Rodney Rash, born in Frederick, Maryland, Rodney R. Rash, horse trainer, trained Thoroughbred horses, clients include Berry Gordy, Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky, Gary A. Tanaka, won Santa Anita Handicap with Urgent Request, 1995, dies of rare blood disorder at age 36 1996 U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Rudy Galindo 1996 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Michelle Kwan 1996 Record $65.2 million British lottery won by 3 people (2-3-4-13-42-44) 1995 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Michelle Mullen 1995 25th New York City Women's Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:28:06 1995 26th New York City Marathon won by German Silva in 2:10:00 1995 BPAA U.S. Women's Open won by Cheryl Daniels 1995 95th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods 1995 Fabio Casartelli, raced with Ariostea team in 1993, won Olympic gold medal in 1992 Summer Olympics road race, died during 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France, in a crash occurring on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet in the Pyrenees 1995 50th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Annika Sorenstam 1995 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Sandra Postma 1995 41st McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Kelly Robbins 1995 ABC Bud Light Masters Bowling Tournament won by Mike Aulby 1995 General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Aulby 1995 24th Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:25:11 1995 99th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:09:22 1995 BPAA U.S. Open won by Dave Husted 1995 24th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nanci Bowen 1995 Davie Cooper, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991, dies at 39 1995 Ice Dance Championship at Birmingham U.K. won by Gritshuk and Platov (RUS) 1995 Ice Pairs Champ at Birmingham won by Radka Kovarikova and Rene Novotny 1995 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Birmingham won by Elvis Stojko (CAN) 1995 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Birmingham won by Chen Lu (CHN) 1995 PBA National Championship Won by Scott Alexander 1995 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge 1995 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Nicole Bobek 1994 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson 1994 24th New York City Women's Marathon won by Tegla Loroupe in 2:27:37 1994 25th New York City Marathon won by German Silva in 2:11:21 1994 BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Aleta Sill 1994 94th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Tiger Woods 1994 49th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Patty Sheehan 1994 40th McDonald's LPGA Championship won by Laura Davies 1994 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Anne Marie Duggan 1994 Roland Ratzenberger, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival, dies while qualifying for San Marino Prix, in 1994 1994 General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Norm Duke 1994 23rd Boston Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig of Germany in 2:21:45 1994 98th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya in 2:07:15 1994 ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe 1994 23rd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Donna Andrews 1994 Ice Dance Championship at Chiba Japan won by Gritschuk and Platov (RUS) 1994 Ice Pairs Championship at Chiba won by Shishkova/Vadim Naumov (RUS) 1994 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Yuka Sato (JPN) 1994 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Chiba won by Elvis Stojko (CAN) 1994 PBA National Championship won by David Traber 1994 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis 1994 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding 1993 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Robin Romeo 1993 23rd New York City Women's Marathon won by Uta Pippig in 2:26:24 1993 24th New York City Marathon won by Andres Espinosa in 2:10:04 1993 93rd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by John Harris 1993 48th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Lauri Merten 1993 39th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Patty Sheehan 1993 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Phil Ware 1993 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by George Branham 1993 22nd Boston Women's Marathon won by Olga Markova of Russia in 2:25:27 1993 97th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas N'deti of Kenya in 2:09:33 1993 22nd Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Helen Alfredsson 1993 Ice Dance Championship at Prague won by M Usova and A Zhulin (RUS) 1993 Ice Pairs Championship at Prague won by I Brasseur and L Eisler (CAN) 1993 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Prague won by Oksana Baiul (UKR) 1993 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning CAN 1993 PBA National Championship Won by Ron Palombi Jr 1993 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Davis 1993 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Nancy Kerrigan 1992 Stephen Albert, composer, Pulitzer Prize winner 1985, for symphony 'RiverRun', won Grammy Award 1995 for 'Cello Concerto', killed in an automobile accident in Cape Cod, Massachusetts 1992 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson 1992 22nd New York City Women's Marathon won by Lisa Ondieki in 2:24:40 1992 23rd New York City Marathon won by Willie Mtolo in 2:09:29 1992 92nd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Justin Leonard 1992 47th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Patty Sheehan 1992 38th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Betsy King 1992 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Cindy Coburn-Carroll 1992 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marc McDowell 1992 21st Boston Women's Marathon won by Olga Markova of Russia in 2:23:43 1992 96th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:14 1992 21st Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Dottie Mochrie 1992 Ice Dance Championship at Oakland won by Klimova and Ponomarenko (CIS) 1992 Ice Pairs Championship at Oakland won by Mishuktienok and Dmitriev (CIS) 1992 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oak won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA) 1992 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oakland won by Viktor Petrenko (CIS) 1992 PBA National Championship Won by Eric Forkel 1992 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman 1992 U.S. female Figure Skating championship won by Kristi Yamaguchi. 1991 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Lorrie Nichols 1991 21st New York City Women's Marathon won by Liz McColgan of Scotland in 2:27 1991 22nd New York City Marathon won by Salvador Garcia of Mexico in 2:09:28 1991 91st U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Mitch Voges 1991 46th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Meg Mallon 1991 37th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Meg Mallon 1991 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Doug Kent 1991 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by David Ozio 1991 20th Boston Women's Marathon won by Wanda Panfil of Poland in 2:24:18 1991 95th Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:11:06 1991 20th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott 1991 PBA National Championship Won by Mike Miller 1991 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Munich won by Kristi Yamaguchi 1991 Ice Dance Championship at Munich won by Isabel and Phil Duchesnay (FRA) 1991 Ice Pairs Championship at Munich won by N Mishkutenok and A Dmitriev 1991 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Munich won by Kurt Browning (CAN) 1991 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge 1991 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding 1990 20th New York City Women's Marathon won by Wanda Panfil in 2:30:45 1990 21st New York City Marathon won by Douglas Wakiihuri in 2:12:39 1990 36th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Beth Daniel 1990 U.S. Ambassador tells Iraq, U.S. won't take sides in Iraq - Kuwait dispute 1990 90th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Phil Mickelson 1990 45th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy King 1990 1st sudden death U.S. Open Golf Championship is won by Hale Irwin 1990 BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Dana Miller-Mackie 1990 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Patty Ann 1990 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Chris Warren 1990 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Dave Ferraro 1990 19th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:23 1990 94th Boston Marathon won by Gelindo Bordin of Italy in 2:08:19 1990 19th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King 1990 PBA National Championship Won by Jim Pencak 1990 Ice Dance Championship at Halifax won by Klimova and Ponomarenko (URS) 1990 Ice Pairs Championship at Halifax won by Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS) 1990 Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Halifax won by Jill Trenary (USA) 1990 Mens Figure Skating Championship in Halifax won by Kurt Browning (CAN) 1990 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldredge 1990 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary 1989 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson 1989 19th New York City Women's Marathon won by Ingrid Kristiansen in 2:25:30 1989 20th New York City Marathon won by Juma Ikangaa in 2:08:01 1989 89th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Chris Patton 1989 Tim Richmond, race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS 1989 44th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy King 1989 35th Mazda LPGA Championship won by Nancy Lopez 1989 General Manuel Noriega's government nullifies country's elections, which the opposition had won by a 3-1 margin 1989 18th Boston Women's Marath won by Ingrid Kristiansen of Nor in 2:24:33 1989 93rd Boston Marathon won by Abebe Mekonen of Ethiopia in 2:09:06 1989 18th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Juli Inkster 1989 Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by M Klimova and S Ponomarenko (USR) 1989 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by E Gordeeva and S Grinkov (U.S.S.R.) 1989 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Kurt Browning (CAN) 1989 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Midori Ito (Japan) 1989 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Christopher Bowman 1989 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary 1988 18th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:07 1988 19th New York City Marathon won by Steve Jones in 2:08:20 1988 88th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Eric Meeks 1988 43rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Liselotte Neumann 1988 Chicago agrees to build a new stadium so White Sox won't move to Fla 1988 34th LPGA Championship won by Sherri Turner 1988 17th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:24:30 1988 92nd Boston Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya in 2:08:43 1988 17th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott 1988 Ice Dance Championship at Budapest won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS) 1988 Ice Pairs Championship at Budapest won by E Valova and O Vasiliev (URS) 1988 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Budapest won by Katarina Witt (GDR) 1988 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Budapest won by Brian Boitano (USA) 1988 Colleen Moore, actress (These Girls Won't Talk), dies at 87 1988 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano 1988 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas 1987 Sam's Town National Bowling Pro-Am won by Debbie Bennett 1987 17th New York City Women's Marathon won by Priscilla Welch in 2:30:17 1987 18th New York City Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein in 2:11:01 1987 22,000 run in New York City Marathon (won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya 2:11:01) 1987 87th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Billy Mayfair 1987 42nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Laura Davies 1987 33rd LPGA Championship won by Jane Geddes 1987 16th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:21 1987 91st Boston Marathon won by Toshihiko Seko of Japan in 2:11:50 1987 16th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King 1987 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Cincinnati won by Katarina Witt 1987 Ice Dance Championship at Cincinnati won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS) 1987 Ice Pairs Championship at Cincinnati won by E Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS) 1987 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Cincinnati won by Brian Orser (CAN) 1987 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano 1987 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary 1986 16th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:06 1986 17th New York City Marathon won by Gianni Poli in 2:11:06 1986 41st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Jane Geddes 1986 32nd LPGA Championship won by Pat Bradley 1986 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Marshall Holman 1986 15th Boston Women's Marathon won by I Kristiansen of Norway in 2:24:55 1986 90th Boston Marathon won by Rob de Castella of Australia in 2:07:51 1986 15th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Pat Bradley 1986 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Brian Boitano (USA) 1986 Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Gordeeva and Grinkov (URS) 1986 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Debi Thomas (USA) 1986 1st million-dollar purse for a handicap race won at Santa Anita 1986 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano 1986 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Debi Thomas 1985 15th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:28:34 1985 16th New York City Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:11:34 1985 French author Claude Simon won the Nobel Prize in literature 1985 40th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Kathy Baker 1985 31st LPGA Championship won by Nancy Lopez 1985 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mark Williams 1985 14th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lisa Larsen Weidenbach in 2:34:06 1985 89th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:14:05 1985 14th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Alice Miller 1985 Ice Pairs Championship at Tokyo won by Elena Valova and O Vasiliev (URS) 1985 Mens Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Alexandr Fadeev (URS) 1985 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Katarina Witt (GDR) 1985 Ice Dance Championship at Tokyo won by Bestemianova and Bukin (URS) 1985 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano 1985 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tiffany Chin 1984 President Reagan (R) landslide (won 49 states) re-election over Mondale (D) 1984 14th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:29:30 1984 15th New York City Marathon won by Orlando Pizzolato in 2:14:53 1984 U.S. men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics 1984 39th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy 1984 30th LPGA Championship won by Patty Sheehan 1984 13th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lorraine Moller of New Zealand in 2:29:28 1984 88th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:10:34 1984 13th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Juli Inkster 1984 Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa won by J Torvill and Chris Dean (GRB) 1984 Ice Pairs Championship at Ottawa won by Underhill and Paul Martini (CAN) 1984 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa won by Katarina Witt (GDR) 1984 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ottawa won by Scott Hamilton (USA) 1984 U.S. male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton 1984 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners 1983 13th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:00 1983 14th New York City Marathon won by Rod Dixon in 2:08:59 1983 Antonin Magne, French bicylist (won Tour de France 1931, 34), dies 1983 83rd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel 1983 38th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Jan Stephenson 1983 29th LPGA Championship won by Patty Sheehan 1983 12th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:22:43 1983 87th Boston Marathon won by Greg Meyer of Mass in 2:09:00 1983 12th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott 1983 Ice Dance Championship at Helsinki Finland won by Torvill and Dean (GRB) 1983 Ice Pairs Championship at Helsinki won by Valova and Vasiliev (URS) 1983 Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Helsinki won by Rosalynn Sumners (USA) 1983 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Helsinki won by Scott Hamilton (USA) 1983 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton 1983 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners 1982 12th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:14 1982 13th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:29 1982 82nd U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jay Sigel 1982 37th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Janet Anderson 1982 28th LPGA Championship won by Jan Stephenson 1982 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Mike Durbin 1982 11th Boston Women's Marathon won by Charlotte Teske of Germany in 2:29:33 1982 86th Boston Marathon won by Alberto Salazar of Oreg in 2:08:51 1982 11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little 1982 Ice Dance Championship at Copenhagen won by Torvill and Dean (GRB) 1982 Ice Pairs Championship at Copenhagen won by Baess and Thierbach (GDR) 1982 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Copenhagen won by Scott Hamilton (USA) 1982 Worlds Ladies Fig Skate Champs in Copenhagen won by Elaine Zayak (USA) 1982 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton 1982 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Rosalynn Sumners 1981 11th New York City Women's Marathon won by Allison Roe in 2:25:29 1981 12th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:08:13 1981 36th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Pat Bradley 1981 27th LPGA Championship won by Donna Caponi Young 1981 10th Boston Women's Marathon won by Allison Roe of New Zealand in 2:26:46 1981 85th Boston Marathon won by Toshihiko Seko of Japan in 2:09:26 1981 10th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Nancy Lopez 1981 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Hartford won by Denise Biellmann 1981 Ice Dance Championship at Hartford won by Jayne Torvill and C Dean (GRB) 1981 Ice Pairs Champ at Hartford won by Irina Vorobieva and I Lisovski (URS) 1981 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Hartford won by Scott Hamilton (USA) 1981 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Elaine Zayak 1981 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton 1981 Allyn Joslyn, actor (They Won't Forget, Cafe Society), dies at 79 1980 10th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:25:41.3 1980 11th New York City Marathon won by Alberto Salazar in 2:09:41 1980 80th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Hal Sutton 1980 35th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Amy Alcott 1980 26th LPGA Championship won by Sally Little 1980 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Neil Burton 1980 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Wayne Webb 1980 84th Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:12:11 1980 9th Boston Women's Marathon won by Jacqueline Gareau of Canada in 2:34:28, Rosie Ruiz disqualified as women's champ she hadn't run entire course 1980 9th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young 1980 Ice Dance Championship at Dortmund W Germany won by Regoczy and Sallay 1980 Ice Pairs Championship at Dortmund won by Cherkasova and Shakhrai (U.S.S.R.) 1980 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Dortmund won by Anett Potzsch 1980 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Dortmund won by Jan Hoffmann GDR 1980 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne 1980 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner 1979 10th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:42 1979 9th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:27:33 1979 79th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Mark O'Meara 1979 34th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Jerilyn Britz 1979 Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87 1979 25th LPGA Championship won by Donna Caponi Young 1979 83rd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:27 1979 8th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:35:15 1979 8th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Post 1979 Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by N Linichuk and G Karponosov U.S.S.R. 1979 Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Tai Babilonia and R Gardner USA 1979 Men's Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) 1979 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Vienna won by Linda Fratianne 1979 2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period 1979 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne 1979 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner 1978 8th New York City Women's Marathon won by Grete Waitz in 2:32:30 1978 9th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:12:12 1978 33rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy 1978 33rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy 1978 24th LPGA Championship won by Nancy Lopez 1978 Firestone World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony 1978 7th Boston Women's Marathon won by Gayle Barron of Georgia in 2:44:52 1978 82nd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:10:13 1978 7th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Post 1978 Ice Dance Championship at Ottawa Canada won by Linichuk and Karponosov 1978 Ice Pairs Championship at Ottawa won by Rodnina and Zaitsev (URS) 1978 Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Anett Potzsch (GDR) 1978 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Ottawa won by Charles Tickner (USA) 1978 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne 1978 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner 1977 7th New York City Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman in 2:43:10 1977 8th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:11:38 1977 Toby Harrah and Bump Wills hit back-to-back inside-the-park-homers off Yankee Ken Clay at Yankee Stadium, Rangers won 8-2 1977 32nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Hollis Stacy 1977 23rd LPGA Championship won by Chako Higuchi 1977 6th Boston Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman of California in 2:48:33 1977 81st Boston Marathon won by Jerome Drayton of Canada in 2:14:46 1977 6th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Kathy Whitworth 1977 Ice Pairs Champs at Tokyo won by Irina Rodnina/Alexandr Zaitsev (URS) 1977 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Tokyo won by Vladimir Kovalev (U.S.S.R.) 1977 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA) 1977 Rod White, born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, archer, won Olympic gold in 1996 1977 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Linda Fratianne 1977 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Charles Tickner 1976 6th New York City Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman in 2:39:11 1976 7th New York City Marathon won by Bill Rodgers in 2:10:10 1976 President Gerald R. Ford won Republican President nomination at Kansas City convention 1976 31st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by JoAnne Carner 1976 22nd LPGA Championship won by Betty Burfeindt 1976 Eugen Roth, songwriter, humorous poet, wrote, 'Ein Mensch' or 'Humans', won Munich art prize for literature, 1952, dies at 81 in Munich, Germany 1976 5th Boston Women's Marathon won by Kim Merritt of Wis in 2:47:10 1976 80th Boston Marathon won by Jack Fultz of Wash, DC in 2:20:19 1976 Akio Yashiro, Japanese composer, studied under Kunihiko Hashimoto, Leonid Kreutzer, String Quartet composition won the Eighth Mainichi Music prize in 1957, dies at 46 1976 5th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Judy Rankin 1976 Ice Dance Championship at Gothenburg won by Pakhomova and Gorshkov (URS) 1976 Ice Pairs Championship at Gothenburg won by Rodnina and Zaitsev (URS) 1976 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Gothenburg won by John Curry (GRB) 1976 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Gothenburg won by Dorothy Hamill 1976 Owners announce spring training won't open without a labor contract 1976 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill 1976 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Terry Kubicka 1975 U.S. decides John Lennon won't be deported due to U.K. pot conviction 1975 5th New York City Women's Marathon won by Kim Merritt in 2:46:14 1975 6th New York City Marathon won by Tom Fleming in 2:19:27 1975 30th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer 1975 21st LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth 1975 4th Boston Women's Marathon won by Liane Winter of W Germ in 2:42:24 1975 79th Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Mass in 2:09:55 1975 4th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer 1975 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill 1975 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1974 4th New York City Women's Marathon won by Katherine Switzer in 3:07:29 1974 5th New York City Marathon won by Norbert Sander in 2:26:30 1974 29th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Haynie 1974 20th LPGA Championship won by Sandra Haynie 1974 3rd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jo Ann Prentice 1974 3rd Boston Women's Marathon won by Miki Gorman of California in 2:47:11 1974 78th Boston Marathon won by Neil Cusack of Ireland in 2:13:39 1974 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony 11/16 1974 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill 1974 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1973 Paavo Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76 1973 3rd New York City Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik in 2:57:07 1973 4th New York City Marathon won by Tom Fleming in 2:21:54 1973 PBA National Championship Won by Earl Anthony 1973 WPBA National Championship won by Betty Morris 1973 28th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Susie Maxwell Berning 1973 19th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills 1973 WIBC Bowling Queens won by Dotty Fothergill 1973 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Dave Soutar 1973 BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Millie Martorella 1973 2nd Boston Women's Marathon won by Jacqueline Hansen of CA in 3:05:59 1973 77th Boston Marathon won by Jon Anderson of Oreg in 2:16:03 1973 2nd Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 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 1973 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1973 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr 1972 2nd New York City Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik in 3:08:41 1972 3rd New York City Marathon won by Sheldon Karlin in 2:27:52 1972 27th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Susie Maxwell Berning 1972 18th LPGA Championship won by Kathy Ahern 1972 1st Boston Women's Marathon won by Nina Kuscsik of New York in 3:10:26 1972 76th Boston Marathon won by Olavi Suomalainen of Finland in 2:15:39 1972 1st Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jane Blalock 1972 Shaquille O'Neal, born in Newark, New Jersey, NBA center for the Magic, Lakers, won 1996 Olympic gold 1972 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1972 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Kenneth Shelley 1971 1st New York City Women's Marathon won by Beth Bonner in 2:55:22 1971 2nd New York City Marathon won by Norman Higgins in 2:22:54 1971 26th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by JoAnne Carner 1971 17th LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth 1971 75th Boston Marathon won by Alvaro Mejia of Colombia in 2:18:45 1971 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1971 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by John Misha Petkevich 1970 Tonja Yevette Buford-Bailey, born in Dayton, Ohio, 400m hurdler, won 1996 Olympic bronze 1970 1st New York City Marathon won by Gary Muhrcke in 2:31:38 1970 Fabio Casartelli, born in Como, Italy, raced with Ariostea team in 1993, won Olympic gold medal in 1992 Summer Olympics road race 1970 25th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young 1970 16th LPGA Championship won by Shirley Englehorn 1970 Mike Kelly, born in Los Angeles, California, Michael Raymond Kelly, baseball player, outfielder, attended Arizona State University, played outfield for Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, won Golden Spikes Award, 1991 1970 74th Boston Marathon won by Ron Hill of Great Britain in 2:10:30 1970 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Don Johnson 1970 Ice Dance Championship at Ljubljana won by Pakhomova and Gorshkov (URS) 1970 Ice Pairs Championship at Ljubljana won by Rodnina and Ulanov (URS) 1970 Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Ljubljana won by Gabriele Seyfert (GDR) 1970 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Ljubljana won by Tim Wood (USA) 1970 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1970 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood 1969 Walter Hagen, U.S. golfer (won 5x PGA-tournament), dies at 76 1969 69th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Steve Melnyk 1969 15th LPGA Championship won by Betsy Rawls 1969 24th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young 1969 BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Billy Hardwick 1969 Firestone World Bowling Tournament (Mercury Open) won by Jim Godman 1969 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Jim Chestney 1969 73rd Boston Marathon won by Yoshiaki Unetani of Japan in 2:13:49 1969 Harold Pruett, rocker, Outsiders-Time Won't Let Me 1969 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler and Ford of GBR 1969 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina and Ulanov of URS 1969 Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR 1969 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA 1969 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn 1969 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood 1968 PBA National Championship won by Wayne Zahn 1968 68th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Bruce Fleisher 1968 23rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Susie Maxwell Berning 1968 14th LPGA Championship won by Sandra Post 1968 BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Jim Stefanich 1968 BPAA U.S. Women's Bowling Open won by Dotty Fothergill 1968 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Pete Tountas 1968 72nd Boston Marathon won by Amby Burfoot of Connecticut in 2:22:17 1968 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Dave Davis 1968 Carla McGhee, born in Peoria, Illinois, U.S. basketball forward, won Olympic gold in 1996 1968 Diann Roffe-Steinrotter, born in Warsaw, New York, alpine skier, won Olympic gold and silver in 1992 1968 Ice Dance Championship at Geneva won by Towler and Ford (GRB) 1968 Ice Pairs Championship at Geneva won by Belousova and Protopopov (U.S.S.R.) 1968 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Geneva won by Emmerich Danzer (AUT) 1968 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Geneva won by Peggy Fleming (U.S.) 1968 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 1968 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood 1967 Anthony Nesty, swimmer, won Suriname's 1st gold olympic medal 1967 13th LPGA Championship won by Kathy Whitworth 1967 22nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Catherine Lacoste 1967 71st Boston Marathon won by Dave McKenzie of New Zealand in 2:15:45 1967 Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by Towler and Ford (GRB) 1967 Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Belousova and Protopopov (U.S.S.R.) 1967 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Emmerich Danzer (AUT) 1967 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Vienna won by Peggy Fleming (U.S.) 1967 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 1967 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti 1966 Olga Bicherova, gymnastics, won title at 15 years 33 days 1966 12th LPGA Championship won by Gloria Ehret 1966 21st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Sandra Spuzich 1966 70th Boston Marathon won by Kenji Kimihara of Japan in 2:17:11 1966 Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler/Bernard Ford GRB 1966 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Belousova and Protopopov of URS 1966 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of U.S. 1966 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer AUT 1966 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 1966 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen 1965 11th LPGA Championship won by Sandra Haynie 1965 20th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Carol Mann 1965 69th Boston Marathon won by Morio Shigematsu of Japan in 2:16:33 1965 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 1965 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti 1965 BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Dick Weber 1964 10th LPGA Championship won by Mary Mills 1964 Yvonne Murray, born in Musselburgh, Scottish track, running athlete, won Olympic bronze medal, 3000m, Seoul, 1988 1964 19th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1964 68th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:19:59 1964 Emilia Eberle, Romania, gymnast, won Olympic silver in 1980 1964 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming 1964 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Allen 1963 9th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright 1963 18th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mary Mills 1963 67th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:18:58 1963 Paul Way, born in Kingsbury, Middlesex, British golfer, won Brabazon Trophy, 1981, turned pro in 1982, won KLM Dutch Open while on the European Tour, second youngest Ryder Cup player in 1983, and 1985, finished in the top 100 in 1993, on the Order of Merit, after 1997, his participation in tournament golf waned 1963 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Lorraine Hanlon 1963 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Thomas Litz 1962 Nixon tells press he won't be available to kick around any more 1962 8th LPGA Championship won by Judy Kimball 1962 17th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Murle Lindstrom 1962 66th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:48 1962 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, heptathele won Olympic gold 1988, 1992 1962 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Barbara Roles 1962 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Monty Hoyt 1961 61st U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jack Nicklaus 1961 16th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1961 65th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:39 1961 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Laurence Owen 1961 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Bradley Lord 1960 Casey Stengel retired by New York Yankees (won 10 pennants in 12 years) 1960 Hank Baran, born in San Diego, California, Canadian Tour golfer, 1988 Won Mexican 1960 15th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls 1960 6th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright 1960 Roland Ratzenberger, Salzburg, Austria, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival 1960 64th Boston Marathon won by Paavo Kotila of Finland in 2:20:54 1960 Michael Whitaker, born in England, equestrian rider, showjumper, award-winner, won team Silver medal in 1984 Olympic Games, team Gold medal in 1985 European Championships 1960 Ice Dance Championship at Vancouver won by Denny and Jones (GRB) 1960 Ice Pairs Championship at Vancouver won by Wagner and Paul (CAN) 1960 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vancouver won by Alain Giletti (FRA) 1960 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Vanc won by Carol E Heiss (USA) 1960 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss 1960 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins 1960 Paul Azinger, born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Paul William Azinger, professional golfer, ranked in the top 10 Official World Golf Rankings for 300 weeks between 1988 and 1994, won 11 tournaments on the PGA Tour in 7 seasons, won 1993 PGA Championship 1959 59th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jack Nicklaus 1959 Rodney Rash, born in Frederick, Maryland, Rodney R. Rash, horse trainer, trained Thoroughbred horses, clients include Berry Gordy, Bruce McNall, Wayne Gretzky, Gary A. Tanaka, won Santa Anita Handicap with Urgent Request, 1995 1959 5th LPGA Championship won by Betsy Rawls 1959 14th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1959 63rd Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:22:42 1959 Ben Okri, born in London, of Nigerian descent, poet, author, won Booker Prize 1991, for book 'The Famished Road', described as a magic realist 1959 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs USA won by Denny and Jones of GRB 1959 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul of CAN 1959 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss USA 1959 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins USA 1959 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss 1959 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins 1958 13th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Mickey Wright 1958 4th LPGA Championship won by Mickey Wright 1958 62nd Boston Marathon won by Franjo Mihalic of Yugoslavia in 2:25:54 1958 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss 1958 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins 1958 Bob Bradley, born in Montclair, New Jersey, soccer coach, won Olympic gold 1996 1958 Ian Woosnam, born in Oswestry, England, nicknamed 'Woosie', 'Wee Welshman', 'Woosers', Welsh, professional golfer, played first European Tour, 1979, won Swiss Open, 1982, number one in Official World Golf Rankings in 1991, awarded O.B.E. 2007 New Years Honors List 1958 Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by June Markham/Courtney Jones GRB 1958 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Barbara Wagner/Rob Paul of CAN 1958 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Carol Heiss of USA 1958 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by David Jenkins USA 1958 Sandy Lyle, born in Shrewsbury, professional golfer, represented Scotland, won The Open Championship at Sandwich, 1985, wrote book 'To The Fairway Born' 1957 CBS states it won't broadcast baseball where minor league games are on 1957 Steve Davis, born in Plumstead, London, snooker player, nine-ball pool player, won six World Championships in the 1980's, performed well in Mosconi Cup, World Pool Championships 1957 12th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls 1957 3rd LPGA Championship won by Louise Suggs 1957 61st Boston Marathon won by John J Kelley of Connecticut in 2:20:05 1957 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Markham and Jones (GRB) 1957 Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Wagner and Paul (CAN) 1957 Men's Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins (USA) 1957 Worlds Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss (U.S.) 1956 11th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Kathy Cornelius 1956 2nd LPGA Championship won by Marlene Hagge 1956 60th Boston Marathon won by Antti Viskari of Finland in 2:14:14 1956 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright 1956 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins 1956 Jim Barton, born Lincoln, Nebraska, soling yachter, won Olympic bronze in 1996 1956 Davie Cooper, born in Hamilton, Scotland, David 'Davie' Cooper, professional soccer player, signed by Ranger for 100,000 pounds, won Scottish Cup with Motherwell in 1991 1956 Ice Dance Championship at Garmisch won by Pamela Weight/P Thomas GRB 1956 Ice Pairs Championship at Garmisch won by Schwarz and Oppelt of AUT 1956 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Garmisch won by Carol Heiss USA 1956 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Garmisch won by H A Jenkins USA 1955 NY psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing 1955 Cassandra Wilson, born in Jackson, Mississippi, jazz singer, guitar player, jazz and blues genres, album 'New Moon Daughter' won Grammy Award 1955 1st LPGA Championship won by Beverly Hanson 1955 10th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Fay Crocker 1955 Tony Allcock, born in Leicestershire, England, bowler, two-time world outdoor singles champion, 1992, 1996, world singles champion 1986, 1987, 2002, won silver medal in men's singles event at 1994 Commonwealth Games in Victoria, Canada 1955 Bill Koch, born in Brattleboro, Vermont, skier, first U.S. world-class cross-country skier, won 1982 Cross-country skiing World Cup 1955 Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, born in Hokkaido, Japan, sumo wrestler, 58th yokozuna, greatest, highest ranked sumo in recent times, won 31 tournament championships, coming in second to Taiho, noted as lightest yokozuna since Tochinoumi in the 1960's, head coach for Kokonoe stable 1955 Tony Miles, born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, chess player, chess Grandmaster, won matches with World Chess Champions Boris Spassky, Vassily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, achieved peak rating of 2635, January 1, 1996 1955 59th Boston Marathon won by Hideo Hamamura of Japan in 2:18:22 1955 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright 1955 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins 1955 Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy GRB 1955 Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Frances Dafoe and Bowden of CAN 1955 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Tenley Albright U.S. 1954 Linus Pauling won the Nobel prize in chemistry 1954 Sarah Lundy, born in America, horse trainer, won Sam F. Davis Stakes, Tampa Bay Downs, 1993, first female trainer to saddle a horse in the Belmont Stakes 1954 Archie Griffin, NFL runningback, won 2 Heisman Trophies, Ohio State 1954 9th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1954 58th Boston Marathon won by Veikko Karvonen of Finland in 2:20:39 1954 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright 1954 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins 1954 Ice Dance Championship at Oslo won by Jean Westwood/Lawrence Demmy GRB 1954 Ice Pairs Championship at Oslo won by Frances Dafoe/Norris Bowden CAN 1954 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Gundi Busch GER 1954 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Hayes Alan Jenkins US 1954 BPAA All-Star Tournament won by Don Carter 1953 8th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls 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 1953 1st general elections in British Guyana, won by Jagans PPP 1953 57th Boston Marathon won by Keizo Yamada of Japan in 2:18:51 1953 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright 1953 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins 1953 Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Westwood and Demmy GRB 1953 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer and John Nicks of GRB 1953 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Tenley Albright USA 1953 Men's Figure Skating Champion in Davos won by Hayes Alan Jenkins USA 1952 Graham Yallop, cricketer, Australian captain in 7 Tests, won 1 lost 6 1952 Rita Dove, born in Akron, Ohio, author, poet, won Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, Library of Congress 1993 1952 7th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs 1952 56th Boston Marathon won by Doroteo Flores of Guatemala in 2:31:53 1952 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright 1952 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1952 William Kirby Cullen, born in Santa Ana, California, actor, How the West Was Won 1952 Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood and Demmy GRB 1952 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk and Paul Falk of GER 1952 Ladies Figure Skating Champ in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of FRA 1952 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA 1951 6th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betsy Rawls 1951 Mark McCumber, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Mark Randall McCumber, golfer, won PGA tour ten times, won World Cup of Golf for the United states with Ben Crenshaw, golf analyst for Fox Sports, golf course architect 1951 55th Boston Marathon won by Shigeki Tanaka of Japan in 2:27:45 1951 Ice Pairs Championship at Milan won by Ria Baran and Paul Falk of GER 1951 Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Milan won by Jeanette Altwegg of GRB 1951 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Milan won by Richard Button USA 1951 Bonnie Lauer, born in America, professional golfer, won National Collegiate Championship playing for Michigan State University, won 2 LPGA Tours, served as 1988 LPGA President 1951 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Sonya Klopfer 1951 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1951 Largest purse to date in horse racing, $144,323, won by Great Circle 1950 54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of Korea in 2:32:39 1950 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Yvonne C Sherman 1950 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1950 5th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1950 Ice Pairs Championship at London won by K Kennedy and P Kennedy (USA) 1950 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in London won by Alena Vrzanova CZE 1950 Men Figure Skating Championship in London won by Richard Button (USA) 1949 4th U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Louise Suggs 1949 53rd Boston Marathon won by Gosta Leandersson of Sweden in 2:31:50.8 1949 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Yvonne C Sherman 1949 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1949 Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Andrea Kekesy/Ede Kiraly of HUN 1949 Ladies Figure Skating Champions in Paris won by Alena Vrzanova of CZE 1949 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button USA 1948 Barbara Dickson, born in Dunfermline, Scotland, singer, actress, won two, Olivier Awards, musical hits include song 'I Know Him So Well' 1948 3rd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson Zaharias 1948 Sandra Post, born in Oakville, Ontario, professional golfer, won LPGA Championship 1968, LPGA Tour Rookie of the Year Award 1968 1948 52nd Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:02 1948 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill 1948 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1948 Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Lannoy and Baugniet of BEL 1948 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Richard Button USA 1947 2nd U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Betty Jameson 1947 51st Boston Marathon won by Yun Bok Soh of Korea in 2:25:39 1947 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill 1947 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1947 Dick Fosbury, born in Portland Oregon, high jumper, won Olympic gold in 1968 1947 Major Harris, U.S. R&B-singer, Love won't Let me wait 1946 1st U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship won by Patty Berg 1946 Cher, born in El Centro, California, born Cherilyn Sarkisian, singer, songwriter, director, record producer, won Academy Award, sold over 100 million records 1946 50th Boston Marathon won by Stylianos Kyriakides of Greece in 2:29:27 1946 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill 1946 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Richard Button 1946 Paul Dean, born in Vancouver, Canada, guitarist, founded band, Streetheart and Loverboy, won Composer of the Year Juno Award for 'Turn Me Loose', Loverboy's 1980 debut album 1945 49th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Mass in 2:30:40.2 1945 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill 1944 Dario Bellezza, born in Rome, Italy, poet, author, playwright, associate director of Nuovi argomenti, published texts by Alberto Moravia, won the Viareggio prize in 1976 for Morte segreta, the Gatto prize in 1991 1944 48th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:50.4 1943 47th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:25.8 1943 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Gretchen Merrill 1943 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Arthur Vaughn 1943 Benjamin W. Jipcho, born in Mount Elgon, Kenya, 3K steeplechase, won Olympic silver in 1972 1943 Mauro Checcoli, Italy, 3 day equestrian, won Olympic gold in 1964 1942 Lynn Davies, born in Nantymoel, Wales, 'Lynn the Leap', long jumper, captain, Britain's Olympic long jump team 1964, won Olympic gold medal 1942 46th Boston Marathon won by Joe Smith of Mass in 2:26:51.2 1942 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn 1942 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Bobby Specht 1941 Emanuel Nunes, born in Lisbon, Portugal, composer, winner of the UNESCO Composition Prize, 1999, won Premio Pessoa, 2000 1941 45th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:30:38 1941 Stephen Albert, born in New York City, New York, composer, Pulitzer Prize winner 1985, for symphony 'RiverRun', won Grammy Award 1995 for 'Cello Concerto' 1941 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn 1941 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner 1940 Walter Johnson, won 416 games for Washington Senators, loses Maryland congressional race 1940 Mickey Lolich, pitcher, Detroit Tiger, won 25 in 1971 1940 44th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:28.6 1940 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer 1940 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner 1940 Mary Mills, born in Laurel, Mississippi, professional golfer, member, LPGA Tour, won 9 LPGA Tour victories 1939 43rd Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of RI in 2:28:51.8 1939 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer 1939 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1939 Jon Appleton, born in Los Angeles, California, composer, pioneer in electro-acoustic music, won Guggenheim, Fulbright Foundation fellowships 1938 Ted Turner, broadcasting mogul/owns, Atlanta Braves, won America's Cup 1938 Henry Armstrong won his 3rd concurrent boxing championship 1938 42nd Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:35:34.8 1938 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer 1938 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1937 Beryl Burton, UK, won record, 7, women's cycling titles 1937 41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20 1937 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1937 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1936 Roy Emerson, tennis player, won 12 Majors in singles from 1961-67 1936 Bill Mazeroski, MLB 2nd baseman, won 1960 World Series for Pitts 1936 40th Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of RI in 2:33:40.8 1936 Ian Hacking, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, analytic philosopher, wrote, 'The Emergence of Probability', brings historical approach to the philosophy of science, won Canda's Killam Prize for the Humanities in 2002 1936 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1936 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1935 39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Mass in 2:32:07.4 1935 Ken Still, born in Tacoma, Washington, golfer, won three Professional Golf Association Tour events, played in the Senior Professional Golf Association Tour 1935 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1935 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee 1934 Uwe Johnson, born in Pomerania, Poland, writer, scholar, editor, wrote fiction, won International Publishers' Formentor Prize 1934 Roger Reynolds, born in Detroit, Michigan, composer, professor, University of California at San Diego, founder, ONCE Group, won Pulitzer Prize 1989 1934 38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8 1934 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Suzanne Davis 1934 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1933 37th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of RI in 2:31:01.6 1933 Penelope Lively, born in Cairo, Egypt, writer, novelist, won Booker Prize for 'Moon Tiger', influenced by social changes in 20th century Britain 1933 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1933 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1932 Wojciech Kilar, born in Lwow, Poland, composer of film, classical, symphonic music, won French Lili Boulanger Prize for composition 1960 1932 Paul Erlich, born in Bad Homburg, Germany, scientist, immunologist, won Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, developed first antibacterial drug in modern medicine 1932 36th Boston Marathon won by Paul de Bruyn of Germany in 2:33:36.4 1932 Horse racing legend Eddie Arcaro won his 1st race 1931 Lefty Grove, A's pitcher who won 31 games, is named the AL's MVP 1931 Willie Shoemaker, jockey, won 8,833 of 40,350 starts 1931 Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, William Earl Billy Casper, Jr., professional golfer, golf course designer, won the PGA Tour 27 times, named 15th greatest golfer of all time by Golf Digest in 2000, considered best putter of his era 1931 35th Boston Marathon won by Jim Henigan of Mass in 2:46:45.8 1931 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1931 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1931 Ib Norholm, born in Soborg, Copenhagen, Danish organist, composer, won Carl Nielsen Prize, 1971, wrote opera, 'The Young Park' 1930 34th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Bobby Jones 1930 David Huddleston, Vinton, Virginia, actor, How the West Was Won 1930 34th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:34:48.2 1930 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1930 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1929 Akio Yashiro, born in Tokyo, Japanese composer, studied under Kunihiko Hashimoto, Leonid Kreutzer, String Quartet composition won the Eighth Mainichi Music prize in 1957 1929 33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6 1929 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1929 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1928 32nd Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:37:07.8 1928 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson 1928 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner 1928 "Bunion Run" race from Los Angeles to New York City begins; It is won by Andy Payne 1927 31st Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:40:22.2 1927 Cecil Bodker, born in Fredericia, Denmark, writer, won Mildred L. Batchelder Award for her book titled, The Leopard, considered the most outstanding book originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, then published in the United States 1927 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Beatrix Loughran 1927 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles 1926 Robin Roberts, pitcher, Phillies, Won 28 in 1952 1926 30th Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:25:40.4 1926 Eddie Plank, pitcher (won 327 games in 17 years), dies at 51 1925 29th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Bobby Jones 1925 29th Boston Marathon won by Charles Mellor of Illinois in 2:33:00.6 1925 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Beatrix Loughran 1925 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles 1924 28th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:29:40.2 1924 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard 1924 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger 1923 27th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:23:37.4 1923 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard 1923 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger 1922 26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:18:10 1922 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard 1922 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger 1921 25th Boston Marathon won by Frank Zuna of New Jersey in 2:18:57.6 1921 U.S. Female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard 1921 U.S. Male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger 1920 24th Boston Marathon won by Peter Trivoulidas of Greece in 2:29:31 1920 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld 1920 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger 1919 23rd Boston Marathon won by Carl Linder of Mass in 2:29:13.4 1918 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, born in Kislovodsk, Russia, Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn, writer, won Nobel Prize, 1970, wrote 'The Gulag Archipelago', exiled in 1974 1918 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Rosemary Beresford 1918 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles 1918 Arthur Kornberg, U.S. biochemist won Nobel 1959 1917 21st Boston Marathon won by Bill Kennedy of New York in 2:28:37.2 1916 Frank McGuire, basketball coach, won 550 games in 30 college seasons 1916 20th Boston Marathon won by Arthur Roth of Mass in 2:27:16.4 1915 Abel Ehrlich, born in Cranz, East Prussia, composer, won the Israel Prize for Music and the Prime Minister's Prize for Israeli Composers 1915 19th Boston Marathon won by Edouard Fabre of Canada in 2:31:41.2 1914 18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2 1914 U.S. Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld 1914 U.S. Mens Figure Skating championship won by Norman M Scott 1913 19th U.S. Golf Amateur Championship won by Jerry Travers 1913 17th Boston Marathon won by Fritz Carlson of Minnesota in 2:25:14.8 1912 16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of New York in 2:21:18.2 1912 Byron Nelson, Fort Worth, Texas, PGA golfer, won 19 tournaments in 1945 1911 15th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Mass in 2:21:39.6 1910 Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting avg with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won 1910 14th Boston Marathon won by Fred Cameron of Canada in 2:28:52.4 1909 13th Boston Marathon won by Henri Renaud of New Hampshire in 2:53:36.8 1908 Addie Joss perfect game stops Ed Walsh 1-0 who won 40 in a row 1908 12th Boston Marathon won by Tom Morrissey of New York in 2:25:43.2 1907 Leon Edel, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, biographer, literary critic, wrote biography of Henry James, won Pulitzer Prize, wrote on James Joyce, taught literature at Sir George Williams University, now Concordia University 1907 11th Boston Marathon won by Tom Longboat of Canada in 2:24:24 1907 Henry Cotton, English golf champion, won 3x British Open 1906 10th Boston Marathon won by Tim Ford of Mass in 2:45:45 1905 9th Boston Marathon won by Fred Lorz of New York in 2:38:25.4 1904 8th Boston Marathon won by Michael Spring of New York in 2:38:04.4 1903 7th Boston Marathon won by John Lorden of Mass in 2:41:29.8 1902 Australia won the one and only Test Cricket played at Sheffield 1902 6th Boston Marathon won by Sam Mellor of New York in 2:43:12 1901 Allyn Joslyn, born in Milford, Pennsylvania, actor, They Won't Forget, Cafe Society 1901 5th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:29:23.6 1900 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts, and won by U.S. 2 days later 1900 4th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:39:44.4 1900 An early 50 mile race is won by an electric car in over 2 hours 1899 3rd Boston Marathon won by Lawrence Brignolia of Mass in 2:54:38 1898 2nd Boston Marathon won by Ron McDonald of Mass in 2:42:00 1898 George van Derton, Belgian racer, won 500 race 1897 1st Boston Marathon won by John McDermott of New York in 2:55:10 1897 Hoss Radbourn, pitcher won 60 games in 1884, dies at 42 1895 1st pro football game (quarterback John Brallier paid $10 and won 12-0) 1895 Ragnar Frisch, Norway, economist, won 1st Nobel prize in economy in 1969 1895 Eugen Roth, born in Munich, Germany, songwriter, humorous poet, wrote, 'Ein Mensch' or 'Humans', won Munich art prize for literature, 1952 1893 Francis Quimet, Mass shop asst who won golf's U.S. Open, 1913 1880 Christy Mathewson, HOF baseball pitcher, Won 37 in 1908 1876 U.S. Electorial College picks Rep Hayes as President (although Tilden won) 1874 Jack Chesbro, baseball pitcher, New York Yankees - won 41 in 1904 1872 John Jarvis, England, swimmer, won 108 titles 1861 Isaac Murphy, U.S. jockey, won 628 races 1857 Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey, won 5 Derbys 1856 NSW's 1st 1st-class game, vs. Victoria at Melbourne NSW won 1778 Bernardo O'Higgins, won independence for Chile 1773 British Parliament passes Tea Act (Boston won't like this) |
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