2000 Jaime Cardriche, actor/wrestler, Malcolm and Eddie, dies at 32
1996 David Schultz, wrestler (Oly-Gold-84), killed by John Du Pont
1993 Dino Bravo, wrestler (WWF), shot to death at 44
1993 Andre "the Giant" Roussimoff, WWF wrestler, dies of heart attack at 49
1992 "Gorgeous" George, [Arena], wrestler, dies at 84
1991 Wrestler Rip Oliver forced to retire after being injured by Crush
1991 John Smith, amateur wrestler, wins James E Sullivan Award
1990 Mike Mazurski, wrestler/actor (Centerfold Girls), dies at 80
1990 Wrestler Brutus Beefcake injured during para-sailing
1988 Bruiser Brody, wrestler, stabbed to death
1988 Wrestler Jake Roberts convicted of battery
1988 Adrian Adonis, [Keith Franke], WWF wrestler, killed in auto accident
1987 Wrestler Jerry Lawler sues WWF and Harley Race for trademark name "king"
1987 Wrestler Jim Neidhart indicted for assaulting a flight attendant
1986 Wrestler John Tatum charged with possession of marijuana
1975 Jason Gleasman, born in Wilmington, Delaware, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler, Oly-1996
1975 Antonino Rocca, professional wrestler/sportscaster, dies at 49
1974 Colin Daynes, Windsor, Ontario, 68 kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1973 Brandon Paulsen, Coon Rapids, Minnesota, greco-roman wrestler, Oly-silv-96
1973 Les Gutches, Medford Oregon, 180 lbs freestyle wrestler, Oly-1996
1972 Shinjiro Otani, wrestler, NJPW
1972 Tatsuhito Takaiwa, wrestler, NJPW
1971 Ainsley Robinson, Oshawa Ontario, 62 kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1971 Colbie Bell, born in Edmonton, Alberta, 100kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1971 Heath Sims, Orange California, 149 lbs/68 kg greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1971 Osamu Nishimura, wrestler, NJPW
1971 Oleg Ladik, born in Kiev, Ukraine, Canadian 100 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1971 Paul Ragusa, Bulach Switz, Canadian 48 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1971 Guivi Sissaouri, born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Canada freestyle wrestler, Oly-s-96
1971 Mujaahid Maynard, Brooklyn, 105 lbs/48 kg greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1971 Hiroyoshi Yamamoto, wrestler, NJPW
1971 Dennis Hall, Milwaukee, 125 lbs greco-roman wrestler, Oly-sil-92, 96
1970 Satoshi Kojima, wrestler, NJPW
1970 Greg Woodcroft, Hamilton Ontario, 52 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1970 Dan Henderson, born in Downey, California, 180 lb greco-roman wrestler, Oly-92, 96
1970 Lou Rosselli, born in New York City, 114 lbs/52 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1970 Camille Bombois, French circus wrestler/painter, dies at 87
1970 Yogi Johl, Vancouver BC, 130 kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1969 Takako Inque, Toride Japan, wrestler, Japan
1969 Cuty [Yumi] Suzuki, Kawaguchi Japan, wrestler, Japan
1969 Andrew Borodow, Montreal, 130 kg freestyle wrestler, Oly-5-92, 96
1969 John Oostendorp, born in Iowa City, Iowa, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1969 Yj Nagata, [Yuji], wrestler, NJPW
1968 Kurt Angle, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 220 lbs freestyle wrestler, Oly-gold-96
1968 Yuki Ishikawa, wrestler, NJPW
1968 Craig Roberts, born in Everett, Washington, Canadian 68 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1968 Jeanne Basone, Brubank, California, wrestler, Hollywood-GLOW
1968 Terry Brands, born in Omaha, Nebraska, 125 lbs/57 kg freestyle wrestler, 1996 Olympics
1968 Tom Brands, born in Omaha, Nebraska, 136 lbs/62 kg freestyle wrestler, 1996 Olympics gold
1968 Marty Morgan, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 180 lbs greco-roman wrestler, 1996 Olympics
1968 Dave Zuniga, Worland WYO, 136 lbs/greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1968 Kendall Cross, Hardin MT, 125 lbs freestyle wrestler, Oly-g-92, 96
1967 Michiyoshi Ohara, wrestler, WAR/NJPW
1967 Scott Bianco, Kamloops BC, 90 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1967 Nat Pendleton, Olympic wrestler/actor (Reckless), dies at 72
1967 Rob Eiter, born in Chicago, Illinois, 105 lbs/48 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1967 Townsend Saunders, White Sands, New Mexico, freestyle wrestler, Oly-sil-92, 96
1967 Marty Calder, St. Catharine ON, 62 kg freestyle wrestler, Oly-12-92,96
1967 Manabu Nakanishi, wrestler, NJPW
1966 Zeke Jones, Yipsilanti, Michigan, 114 lbs freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1966 Koji Kanemoto, wrestler, NJPW/AAA/UWA, Tiger Mask, King Lee
1966 Yokozuna, [Rodney Anoia], wrestler, WWF/NJPW/AWA, Wild Samoan Kokina
1966 El Samurai, [Osamu Matsuda], wrestler, WAR/NJPW
1966 Gordy Morgan, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 163 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1966 Kensuke Sasaki, wrestler, WCW/NJPW/Calgary, Power Warrior
1966 Rodney Smith, born in Washington D.C., 149 lbs greco-roman wrestler, Oly-92, 96
1966 David Hohl, born in Winnipeg Manitoba, freestyle wrestler, Olympics 1992, 1996
1966 Akira Nogami, wrestler, NJPW
1965 Rob Koll, Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, 163 lbs/74 kg freestyle wrestler, Olymp-96
1965 John Smith, born in Del City, Oklahoma, 62kg freestyle wrestler, Oly-2 gold-88, 92
1965 Akitoshi Saito, wrestler, NJPW
1965 Takayuki Iizuka, wrestler, NJPW
1965 Shawn Michaels, born in San Antonio, wrestler, WWF/AWA
1965 Shinya Hashimoto, wrestler, NJPW
1964 Kevin Jackson, Highland Falls, New York, 180 lbs freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1964 Shawn Sheldon, Norwich, Connecticut, 114 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1964 Jushin Liger, [Keiichi Yamada], wrestler, WCW/NJPW
1963 "Gorgeous George" Wagner, wrestler, dies
1963 Keiji Muto, wrestler, NWA/WWC/NJPW
1963 Masahiro Chono, wrestler, NJPW
1963 Melvin Douglas, Topeka, Kansas, 198 lbs/90 kg freestyle wrestler 1996 Olympics
1963 Randy Couture, born in Everett, Washington, 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler, Olymp-96
1963 Madusa Miceli, [Debra Ann], Milan Italy, wrestler, WCW
1962 Donna Spangler, born in Los Angeles, California, wrestler, Coal Miner's Daughter-GLOW
1962 Derrick Waldroup, born in Chicago, Illinois, 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1961 Kenny Monday, Tulsa Oklahoma, 163 lbs freestyles wrestler, Oly-88, 92, 96
1961 Matt Ghaffari, Tehran Iran, U.S. greco-roman wrestler, Oly-sil-92, 96
1961 Bam Bam Bigelow, born in Secaucus, New Jersey, WWF wrestler, Wrestlemania XI
1961 Hiro Saito, wrestler, All-Japan/NJPW/Calgary
1961 Hiro Hase, wrestler, NJPW
1960 Bruce Baumgartner, Haledon, New Jersey, wrestler, Oly-gold/br-84, 88, 92, 96
1960 Nate Carr, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, freestyle wrestler 1988 Olympics bronze
1959 Razor Ramon, [Scott Hall], wrestler, WWF/WCW/NWA/Florida/AWA/KC
1959 Tonga, [Uliuli Fifita], wrestler, WCW/WAR/WWF, Ming, Haku, Islanders
1958 Shiro Koshinaka, wrestler, WAR/NJPW
1958 "Beautiful" Bobby Eaton, wrestler, SMW/ECW/NJPW/WCW, Midnight Express
1958 Lex Lugar, [Larry Pfohl], born in Atlanta, Georgia, wrestler, WWF/WCW/NWA
1957 Doug Cox, Guelph Ontario, 90 kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics
1957 Arn Anderson, [Marty Lunde], wrestler, ECW/SMW/WCW/NWA/WWF
1957 Hawk, [Michael Hegstrand], wrestler, ECW/WCW/WWF/AWA, Legion of Doom
1956 Anatoly Beloglazov, U.S.S.R., 52 kg freestyle wrestler, 1980 Olympics gold
1956 Sergei Beloglazov, U.S.S.R., 57 kg freestyle wrestler, 1980 Olympics gold
1956 Terry Taylor, [Paul Klause], wrestler, WCW/WWF/NWA, Red Rooster
1956 Tugboat, [Fred Ottman], WWF wrestler
1956 Great [Yoshiaki] Yatsu, wrestler, NJPW/WCCW/WWF
1956 Tatsutoshi Goto, wrestler, WAR/NJPW
1956 "The Model" Rick Martel, [Richard Vignault], wrestler, WWF/AWA
1956 Kuniaki Kobayashi, wrestler, WAR/NJPW
1955 Norio Honaga, wrestler, NJPW
1955 Chiyonofuji, sumo wrestler
1955 Jim "the Anvil" Neidhart, wrestler, WWF/WCW/NJPW/CWFI/Calgary
1954 Victor Manuel Mar, wrestler, AAA/NJPW, Black Cat
1954 "Sensational" Sherri Martel, [Russell], New Orl, wrestler, WWF/AWA
1953 Tatsumi Fujinami, wrestler, WWF/NWA
1953 Larry Zbyszko, [Living Legend, Whistler], wrestler, WCW/AWA/NWA/WWF
1953 Greg Gibson, Stafford, Virginia, Greco-Roman wrestler 1984 Olympics silver
1953 Kengo Kimura, [Takashi Kimura], wrestler, NJPW
1953 Wrestler Freddie Blassie coins term "Pencil neck geek"
1953 Ricky "Dragon" Steamboat, [Richard Blood], wrestler, NWA/WWF/WCW/AWA
1952 Roman Codreanu, Romania, wrestler, Olympic-1980
1952 "Macho Man" Randy Savage, [Poffo], Sarasota, Florida, wrestler, WWF/SMW/ICW
1952 "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin, [Williams], NWA/WCW/AWA wrestler
1952 Jesse Ventura, wrestler/actor, mayor-Brooklyn Pk-MN
1951 Riki Chosyu, [Mitsuo Yoshida], wrestler, NJPW/All-Japan
1950 Lloyd Weldon Keasor, Pumphrey, Maryland, wrestler 1976 Olympics silver
1950 Osamu Kido, wrestler, NJPW/UWF
1949 Paul Orndorff, wrestler, WCW/SMW/NWA/WWF, Mr. Wonderful
1949 Kevin Sullivan, wrestler, WCW/ECW/SMW/NWA/Georgia/CWFI
1949 Yoshiaki Fujiwara, wrestler, NJPW/PWF/UWF
1948 Dan Gable, Waterloo, Iowa, 68kg freestyle wrestler, Oly-gold-72
1948 Great Kabuki, [Akihisa Yone Yoshi Mera], wrestler, NWA/NJPW/WAR/SWS
1947 Aleksandr Medved, U.S.S.R., wrestler, Olympics gold 1964, 68, 72
1946 Bakhaavaa Buidaa, Mongolia, wrestler, Oly-silver-1972, disqualified
1946 Alexis Nihon, Jr., Bahamas, wrestler 1968 Olympics
1944 Terry Funk, born in Hammond, Indiana, pro wrestler, WWF/NWA, /actor, Paradise Alley
1943 Antonio Inoki, [Kanji Rikidozan], wrestler, NJPW/JWA
1942 Masa Saito, wrestler, AWA/WWF/NJPW/CWFI
1934 Nick Bockwinkel, wrestler, WCW/AWA
1932 Anatoliy Roschin, born in U.S.S.R., super heavyweight wrestler, 1972 Olympic gold
1912 Alexis Nihon, Bahamas, wrestler 1968 Olympics
1909 Mike Mazurki, Tarnopal Austria, actor/wrestler, Centerfold Girls
1908 Kristian Palusalu, born in Finland, heavyweight wrestler, 1936 Olympic gold
1895 Nat Pendleton, Davenport, Iowa, Olympic wrestler/actor, Reckless
1895 Law Pendleton, U.S., wrestler/actor, Laughing Lady
1883 Camille Bombois, French circus wrestler/painter
1880 Edmond Barrett, heavyweight wrestler, Olympic-bronze-1908
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