2014 Event NFL player Ray Rice will be allowed to resume playing in the league; Rice was suspended in July after video surfaced in which he knocked out his fiancee (now wife) by punching her in an elevator 2014 Event LeBron James, former player for the Miami Heat, will return to the Cleveland Cavaliers 2014 Event After advancing to the World Cup semifinals, Brazil loses star player Neymar, who suffered a broken vertebra after a knee to the back during the Colombia match 2014 Event French tennis player Alize Cornet beats top-ranked Serena Williams at Wimbledon 2014 Event Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez is thrown out of the World Cup for biting Italian player Giorgio Chiellini on the shoulder; Suarez has also been banned from nine international matches and a four-month suspension from playing 2014 Event Peyton Manning, quarterback for the Denver Broncos, wins a record fifth Associated Press MVP award; the award has never been won more than three times by a single NFL player 2014 Event Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic, 2008 French Open Champion and former world number one, beats Serena Williams, a five-time Australian Open champion, during the fourth round of the 2014 Australian Open 2013 Event Pro golfer Tiger Woods is named the PGA Tour Player of the Year, the 11th time Woods has been honored as the Tour's Player of the Year 2013 Event New York Yankees player Alex Rodrigues, sets a Major League Baseball record with 24 grand slam home runs 2013 Event At the U.S. Open, defending men's singles champion Andy Murray is beaten in straight sets by Swiss player, Stanislas Wawrinka 2012 Event The 2012 'World Soccer' Player of the Year award is given to Lionel Messi 2012 Event The expiration of a collective bargaining agreement causes the National Hockey League player lock out 2012 Event At the 2012 U.S. Open, Andy Murray of the U.K. wins the Men's Singles, defeating Serbia's Novak Djokovic; Murray becomes the first British player to win a Grand Slam singles title since Fred Perry 76 years ago 2011 Event Li Na becomes the first Asian tennis player to win a major title winning the 2011 French Open; Li Na is from the People's Republic of China 2010 Event The engagement of Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips to Mike Tindall, a Rugby Union player, is announced 2010 Event The Paris Masters final is won by Sweden's Robin Soderling, a first major win for the player, now ranked fourth in the world of tennis 2009 Death Kelly Groucutt, bass player, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, musician, pop, rock, rock and roll genres, dies in Worcester, England, at age 63 2004 Death Reggie White, football player, dies at 43 2004 Death Pat Tillman, soldier/pro football player, dies at 27 2002 Death John Entwistle, bass player, The Who, dies at 57 2001 Death 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 Death Larry Adler, harmonica player, dies at 87 1999 Death Wilt Chamberlain, "Wilt ""The Stilt"" Chamberlain", basketball great/sometime actor, Record-smashing basketball player who scored over 70 points in several pro games, dies at 63 1999 Death Bert Remsen, actor, The Player, dies at 74 1999 Event Super Bowl XXXIII, Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Denver Broncos beat Atlanta Falcons 34-19 1998 Event Hockey News selects Wayne Gretzky best NHL player ever 1997 Death Floyd Cramer, pianist, session player, architect of the 'Nashville Sound', played piano on Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel, dies of lung cancer at age 64 1997 Death Roy McMillan, baseball player (Reds), dies of heart failure at 68 1997 Death Richie Ashburn, HOF baseball player (Phillies, Mets), dies at 70 1997 Event Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games 1997 Event Mario LeMieux is 7th NHL player to score 600 goals 1996 Event Portland's Jermaine O'Neal, 18, becomes youngest NBA player 1996 Event Braves Andruw Jones is youngest player to homer in World Series 1996 Death Rene Lacoste, tennis player, dies at 92 1996 Event San Francisco Giant Bobby Bond is 2nd player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases 1996 Event Paul Molitor of Twins is 21st player to reach 3,000 hits 1996 Event A's Mark McGwire is 13th player to hit 50-home runs in a season 1996 Death "Jock" John Wallace, soccer player/manager, dies at 60 1996 Death Jock Wallace, football player/manager, dies at 60 1996 Death Sritharan Jeganathan, cricketer, 1st Sri Lankan Test player to die 1996 Death Timothy Gullikson, tennis player and coach, dies at 45 1996 Death Bernard Edwards, bass player, dies at 44 1996 Event Magic Johnson is 2nd NBA player to reach 10,000 career assists 1995 Event Paul Adams becomes South Africa's youngest Test Cricket player, 18 years 340 ds 1995 Death Sal Gliatto, baseball player, dies at 93 1995 Death Robert Lorimer Riggs, tennis Player, dies at 77 1995 Death Edward Gill, baseball player, dies at 100 1995 Death Lord Home of Hirsel, cricket (Middlesex player later British PM), dies 1995 Death Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals, dies at 67 1995 Death Alex Brown, snooker player, dies at 87 1995 Death Von McDaniel, baseball player, dies at 56 1995 Death William Kennedy, baseball player, dies at 76 1995 Event Jeff King of Pirates is 16th NL player to home run twice in one inning 1995 Death Dick Bartell, baseball player, dies at 87 1995 Death Herbert Hippauf, baseball player, dies at 56 1995 Event David Bell debuts for the Indians (3rd generation player, Gus and Buddy) 1995 Death 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 Death Earring George Mayweather, blues harmonica player, dies at 66 1995 Death George H Poyser, English soccer player (Manchester City), dies at 84 1995 Death Vic Buckingham, English soccer player/trainer (Ajax), dies at 79 1994 Death Woodrow "Woody" Strode, U.S. rugby player/black cowboy actor (Oil), dies 1994 Death Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby League Player, dies at 83 1994 Death Frankie Kennedy, Irish flute player, tin whistle player, co-founder of the band Altan, dies at 38 of Ewing's sarcoma, in Northern Ireland 1994 Death Haywood Frank Henry, sax player, dies at 81 1994 Death Louis Myers, blues guitarist /harmonica player, dies at 64 1994 Death Billy Wright, English soccer player (World Champion 1950), dies at 70 1994 Death Roy Castle, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show', dies at age 62 in Buckinghamshire, England 1994 Death Clarence Ford, sax player, dies at 64 1994 Death Aad Ivens, Dutch checkers player, dies at 80 1994 Death Earle Warren, alto Sax Player, dies at 79 1994 Death Cliff Wilson, snooker player, dies at 60 1994 Death Danny Barker, U.S. banjo player/guitarist (Bourbon St. Black), dies at 85 1994 Death Edward James "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player 1994 Death Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player, dies at 75 1994 Death Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player, dies at 77 1994 Death Manuel F "Garincha" dos Santos, soccer player (Brazil), dies at 49 1994 Death Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor Sax Player, dies at 66 1994 Death Roger "Ram" Ramirez, jazz piano player/composer, dies at 80 1994 Death Bobby Pratt, jazz Trombone/Piano Player, dies at 67 1994 Death Lynn Blessing, vibes Player, dies at 65 1993 Death Irving Torgoff, U.S. baseball player (Detroit Tigers), dies at 75 1993 Death Muriel C Bradbrook, English writer (Rise of Common Player), dies at 84 1993 Death Drazen Petrovic, NBA player (New Jersey Nets), dies in auto-accident at 28 1993 Death Johnny Mize, baseball player, dies at 80 1993 Death Marvin Young, producer/child actor (Player), dies at 90 1993 Death Roy Riegels, University of California football player who ran wrong way, dies at 84 1993 Death Charlie Gehringer, baseball player, dies at 89 1993 Death Chris Street, basketball player, dies at 20 1992 Death Rinus Terlouw, Dutch soccer player/trainer (Sparta), dies 1992 Death Dottie Green, female baseball player (Peaches), dies of cancer at 71 1992 Event 1st time a positional player pitches for New York Mets, Phil Pecota, in 19-2 lose to Pirates 1992 Event Toronto's Dave Winfield, 40, is oldest player to reach 100-RBI 1992 Death Easley Blackwood, expert bridge player, dies at 89 1992 Death Roepie Kruize, hockey player (Olympic-bronze-48/silver-52), dies at 67 1991 Event Florida Marlins sign their 1st player, 16 year old pitcher Clemente Nunez 1991 Death Ken Keltner, U.S. baseball player (Cleveland Indians), dies at 75 1991 Death Aad Mansfield, soccer player/trainer (ADO/Feyenoord/FC Utrecht), dies 1991 Event Dolphin Dan Marino surpasses Joe Montana as the highest paid NFL player with a 5-year extension for $25 million 1991 Death Theo Laseroms, Tank, Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord), dies 1991 Death Luc de Rijck, Belgian soccer player (Turnhout), dies 1991 Event Nugget's Michael Adams becomes shortest NBA player to get a triple-double 1991 Event Rod Carew is 22nd player elected to Hall of Fame on 1st try 1990 Event Reds Eric Davis is 22nd player to homer in his 1st World Series at bat 1990 Event Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits 1990 Event Stefan Edberg (#1 seeded player) loses in 1st round to Alex Volkov 1990 Event 51st PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player 1990 Death Tony Conigliaro, baseball player (Red Sox), dies of pneumonia at 45 1989 Event 1st time since 1948 a player hit 6 consecutive doubles (Kirby Puckett) 1989 Death Piet Kruiver, Dutch soccer player, dies at 51 1989 Event Former baseball player and manager Leo Durocher injured in a car crash 1989 Event Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to 2 years in prison 1989 Event Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes 1st NBA player to score 38,000 points 1988 Event 2 gambling clubs and 1 player share 61.38 M California lotto jackpot 1988 Event Wade Boggs is 1st player to get 200 hits for 6 consecutive seasons 1988 Event 9th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Gary Player 1988 Event 49th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Gary Player 1987 Event 2nd regular-season National Football League player strike begins 1987 Death Jaco Pastorius, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine, dies at 35 1987 Death Travis Jackson, baseball player (New York Giants), dies at 83 1987 Event 8th U.S. Seniors Golf Open: Gary Player 1987 Death Paul Butterfield, singer/harmonica player, dies of drug abuse at 44 1987 Event Julius Erving becomes 3rd NBA player to score 30,000 points 1986 Death Robert L "Bobby" Layne, football player (Detroit Lions), dies at 59 1986 Event Ivan Lendl is 1st tennis player to earn over $10 million, lifetime 1986 Death Cliff Burton, bass player for Metallica, a thrash metal band, dies in Sweden at age 24, when tour bus for the band skidded and crashed, inducted posthumously into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Metallica 1986 Event Bob Horner becomes 11th player to hit 4 home runs in a game 1986 Event Martina Navratilova is 1st tennis player to earn $10 million 1986 Death James H "Jim" Crowley, U.S. football player (Notre Dame), dies at 83 1984 Birthday LeBron James, born in Akron, Ohio, professional basketball player, nicknamed, 'King James', number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, won gold at 2008 Olympics 1984 Event Tim Raines is 1st player with 4 consecutive 70-stolen-base seasons 1984 Death Al Schacht, Clown prince of baseball, baseball player, dies at 91 1984 Death Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player, dies at 63 1983 Event Vitas Gerulatis bets his house that Martina Navratilova can't beat 100th ranked male tennis player 1983 Event Greg Luzinski is 1st player to put 3 home runs onto roof at Comiskey Park 1983 Death Harry James, swing-era bandleader/trumpet player, dies at 67 1983 Birthday Kim Clijsters, born in Bilzen, Belgium, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World for singles and doubles, winner of 36 WTA singles and 11 WTA doubles titles 1983 Event U.S. Football League holds its 1st player draft 1982 Birthday Andy Roddick, born in Omaha, Nebraska, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World for singles in November 2003 1981 Birthday Serena Williams, born in Saginaw, Michigan, professional tennis player, winner, top earning female athlete of all time, 5th Australian title at 2010 Australian Open 1981 Birthday Roger Federer, born in Wollerau, Switzerland, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World in March 2010, many consider him the greatest tennis player of all time 1981 Birthday Anna Kournikova, born in Moscow, Russia, professional tennis player, model, winner, Grand Slam titles in Australia, 1999 and 2002 1981 Birthday Robert Earnshaw, born in Mufulira, Zambia, Welsh international soccer player, striker, plays for Nottingham Forest 1981 Birthday Lleyton Hewitt, born in Adelaide, South Australia, professional tennis player, youngest male ever ranked number one in the World, at age 20 1980 Event New York Yankee Dave Winfield becomes highest-paid player, 10 years $15M 1980 Death Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player, dies at 66 1980 Event Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals 1979 Birthday Michael Owen, born in Chester, England, professional soccer player, striker, plays for Manchester United 1979 Birthday James Allen, born in Portland, Oregon, James Deshaune Allen, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League, attended Oregon State University, chosen 82nd overall in 2002 NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints, now a free agent 1979 Event Willie Horton becomes 43rd player to hit 300 home runs in the majors 1979 Birthday Jonny Wilkinson, born in Frimley, England, professional rugby union player, member of the England national team, considered one of the world's best rugby players 1979 Birthday Petra Cada, Prague Czechoslovakia, Canadian table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1979 Event High-school player Daryl Moreau makes 126th consecutive free throws 1978 Event Phillies Pete Rose becomes highest paid baseball player 1978 Death Lyman Bostock, professional baseball player, outfielder, Minnesota Twins and California Angels Major League Baseball teams, dies in Gary, Indiana, at age 27, murdered by Leonard Smith 1978 Event Jimmy Connors is 1st player to win U.S. Open on 3 different surfaces 1978 Event Reggie Jackson is 19th player to hit 20 home run in 11 straight years 1978 Event Cincinnati Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits 1978 Birthday Victor Sikora, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1978 Event 42nd Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 277 1978 Event U.S. Court of Appeals upholds Commissioner Kuhn's voiding of attempted player sales by A's owner Charlie Finley in June 1976 1978 Birthday John Smit, professional rugby player, born in Pietersburg, South Africa, hooker, tight head prop, forward, played for Clermont, Natal Sharks 1977 Death Robert C "Cal" Hubbard, U.S. baseball player/umpire, dies at 77 1977 Birthday Tom Brady, born in San Mateo, California, professional football player, quarterback, played for New England Patriots, won two Super Bowl MVP awards 1977 Birthday Arnold Bruggink, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente 1977 Birthday Zephnad Wattimury, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1977 Birthday Pascal de Vries, soccer player, FC Twente 1977 Birthday Tom van der Leegte, Dutch soccer player, PSV 1977 Death Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player, dies at 67 1977 Birthday Vince Carter, born in Daytona Beach, Florida, professional basketball player, shooting guard and small forward for Orlando Magic National Basketball Team 1977 Birthday Ali el Kattabi, soccer player, Sparta 1976 Event Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot soda bottles hits his bass player Norman Owens twice in the chest 1976 Birthday "Ronaldo" de Lima, Brazilian soccer player, Cruzeiros/PSV 1976 Birthday Jana Kandarr, born in Halle, East Germany, professional tennis player, performed in Australian Open in 2000, WTA tournaments in 1996 and 2001 1976 Birthday Markus Wieland, Tegernsee GER, hockey player, Team Germany 1998 1976 Event Cleveland manager Frank Robinson last game as a player 1976 Birthday Danny Blankers, soccer player, PSV/Willem II 1976 Birthday Carlos Moya, born in Geneva, Spain, professional tennis player, ranked 1st in the World for singles, won over 500 ATP-level matches, won French Open singles, 1998 1976 Birthday Bjorn van der Doelen, Dutch soccer player, PSV 1976 Birthday Nordin Wooter, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1976 Birthday Germain Wattamaleo, soccer player, Sparta 1976 Birthday Nwankwo Kanu, born in Owerri, Nigeria, professional soccer player, member of the Igbo, UNICEF ambassador, most decorated soccer player in history 1976 Birthday Michael Renfurm, Surinam/Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1976 Birthday Patrick Stephan Kluivert, Surinam/Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1976 Birthday Frank van Twillert, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1976 Birthday Clarence Seedorf, Surinam/Dutch soccer player, Ajax, Real Madrid 1976 Birthday Arno Knapen, Dutch soccer player, Holten, FC Twente 1976 Birthday Maringo Vlijter, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1976 Birthday Florian Keller, Munchen GER, hockey player, Team Germany, Rosenheim 1976 Birthday Mike Ferrier, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam, Salernitana 1976 Birthday Vincent Polvliet, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1976 Death Ad Verhoeven, soccer player (Xerxes/Sparta), dies in auto-accident 1976 Death Chester Arthur Burnett, U.S. blues pianist/harmonica player, dies at 65 1976 Birthday Mendel Witzenhauser, soccer player, Ajax, VVV 1975 Birthday Patrick Paauwe, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Graafschap 1975 Birthday Arno Schreuders, Dutch soccer player, RKC 1975 Birthday Carla Boyd, Wynyard Tasmania, basketball player 1996 Olympics bronze 1975 Birthday Melchior Schoenmakers, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1975 Birthday Arafath Hill, soccer player, FC Groningen 1975 Birthday Leo Koswal, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1975 Birthday Jan Harm Schippers, Dutch soccer player: South Carolina Heerenveen, Veendam 1975 Birthday John Harm Skippers, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1975 Death Julian "Cannonball" Alderly, sax player, dies of a stroke at 46 1975 Birthday Jimmy van Fessem, soccer player, Willem II 1975 Birthday Rik Platvoet, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente, MVV 1975 Birthday Vincent Goossens, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1975 Birthday Stijn Haeldermans, Belgian soccer player, MVV 1975 Event Hank Aaron returns as a Milwaukee Brewer player 1975 Birthday Roy Makaay, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse 1975 Birthday Raymond Graanoogst, Suriname/Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1975 Birthday Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1975 Birthday Jan l'Ami, Dutch soccer player, Willem II 1975 Birthday Martijn Reuser, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1975 Birthday Maarten Kerkhof, soccer player, Vitesse, De Graafschap 1975 Birthday Willem Korsten, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse 1975 Birthday Marcel Koning, soccer player, FC The Hague/NEC 1975 Birthday Jacky Verbeek, Dutch soccer player, RKC 1974 Birthday Jeffrey van der Stone, soccer player, RKC 1974 Birthday Paul Staight, Victoria Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Arjan Ebbinge, soccer player, FC Groningen 1974 Death Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, tennis player (U.S. Open 1909-11), dies at 87 1974 Birthday Serge Heuveling, soccer player, NEC 1974 Birthday Juan Viedna Schenkhuizen, soccer player, Ajax, NEC 1974 Birthday Sander Westerveld, soccer player, FC Twente 1974 Birthday Geert Jelle de Vries, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1974 Event Pele retires as soccer player 1974 Birthday Bas Leferink, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1974 Birthday Lucian Sahetapy, soccer player, FC Groningen 1974 Birthday Sekou Soumah, soccer player, Willem II 1974 Birthday Bobby Petta, soccer player, Feyenoord, RKC 1974 Birthday Nabil Bouchlal, soccer player, Willem II 1974 Birthday Kerwin Waldroup, born in Country Club Hills, Illinois, professional football player, defensive end for the Detroit Lions 1974 Event 103rd British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 282 at Royal Lytham 1974 Birthday Andre Ooyer, soccer player, Ajax/FC Volendam 1974 Birthday Harvey Esajas, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1974 Birthday Jana Nejedly, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics 1974 Birthday Addilson dos Santos, soccer player, Sparta 1974 Birthday Roger Juffing, soccer player, Fortuna Sittard 1974 Event Stolen "Guitar Player" painting by Jan Vermeer found in London 1974 Birthday Carlos Fortes, soccer player, Sparta 1974 Birthday Toine Rorije, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1974 Birthday Marcel Nijenhuis, soccer player, NEC 1974 Event 38th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 278 1974 Birthday Sascha van Wissen, Dutch soccer player, MVV 1974 Birthday Tony Alberda, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Emmen 1974 Birthday Andre Batista Santos "Vampeta", Brazilian soccer player, PSV 1974 Birthday Joost Volmer, soccer player, FC Twente 1974 Birthday Hans Bond, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1974 Birthday Olaf Lindenbergh, soccer player, Ajax, De Graafschap 1974 Birthday Bob Mulder, soccer player, Appingedam, FC Groningen 1974 Birthday Tony Delk, born in Covington, Tennessee, professional basketball player, point guard, shooting guard, leader of University of Kentucky Wildcats team that won the 1996 NCAA Men's Division 1974 Birthday Pavel Mikhalevitch, soccer player, NEC 1974 Birthday Gregory Playfair, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, PSV 1974 Birthday Tarik Oulida, soccer player, Ajax/Seville 1974 Birthday Arjan Blaauw, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1974 Birthday Juan Roque, born in San Diego, California, professional football player, offensive tackle, played for the National Football League's Detroit Lions 1973 Event Johan Cruyff chosen European soccer Player of year 1973 Event Cubs' Ron Santo became 1st baseball player to veto his trade 1973 Birthday Dick van Burik, soccer player, Ajax/NAC 1973 Birthday Sjoerd Sanders, soccer player, PSV/MVV 1973 Birthday Ichiro Suzuki, born in Kasugai, Japan, professional baseball player, outfielder, played for the Seattle Mariners and Orix BlueWave 1973 Birthday Tijani Babangida, soccer player, Roda JC 1973 Birthday Alex Pijper, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1973 Birthday Peter Heijsteek, soccer player, DFC/Dordrecht '90 1973 Death Leonid Stein, Russian chess player, dies at about 39 1973 Birthday Mischa Smoking, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1973 Birthday Arne van de Berg, soccer player, Willem II 1973 Birthday Rick Plum, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, MVV 1973 Birthday Todd Sweeris, Grand Rapids, Michigan, table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Josee Corbeil, Pointe-Claire Quebec, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Karim Alami, born in Casablanca, Morocco, professional tennis player, ranked 25th in the World for singles in February, 2000 1973 Death Ralph Miller, last 19th century baseball player, dies 1973 Birthday Michel Traveller, soccer player, Ajax 1973 Birthday Sebastien Lareau, born in Montreal, Quebec, tennis player 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Peter Hoekstra, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Ajax 1973 Birthday Ferdy Vierklau, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1973 Birthday Marc Overmars, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1973 Birthday Bert Zuurman, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1973 Birthday Edgar Davids, Dutch soccer player, Ajax, AC Milan 1973 Birthday Louis Laros, Dutch soccer player, Willem II, Vitesse 1973 Death Frankie "Fordham Flash" Frisch, baseball player, dies at 74 1973 Birthday Paul Lieftink, Dutch soccer player, NAC, Spakenburg 1973 Birthday James Young, Australian water polo player 1996 Olympics 1973 Birthday Andreas Gliatis, soccer player, NEC 1973 Birthday Arie Obdam, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1973 Birthday Said Larossi, soccer player, Emmen/Vitesse 1973 Event Boston Red Sox sign Orlando Cepeda as 1st player signed as a DH 1973 Birthday Regilio Vreede, soccer player, Blue White, RKC 1973 Birthday Daniel Nijhof, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente 1973 Event Grateful Dead bass player, Phil Lesh, busted on drugs in California 1973 Birthday Berry Radstraat, Dutch soccer player, NEC, SCH 1973 Birthday Ronald Hamming, soccer player, FC Groningen, Fortuna Sittard 1973 Birthday Clyde Wijnhard, soccer player, Ajax, RKC 1972 Birthday Bobby Schoonens, soccer player, RKC 1972 Birthday Jordi Burillo, born in Barcelona, Spain, professional tennis player, won ATP Tour singles title and doubles title, coached Julian Alonso 1972 Birthday Yureck Person, soccer player, NAC 1972 Birthday Kevin Han, Shanghai China, U.S. badminton player 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Christian van der Weerden, Dutch soccer player, NEC, Vitesse 1972 Birthday Dick Kooijman, Dutch soccer player, Heracles, FC Groningen, Az 1972 Birthday Luis Figo, born in Almada, Portugal, professional soccer player, midfielder, 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, won 127 caps for the Portuguese national soccer team 1972 Birthday Alfred Schreuders, soccer player, RKC 1972 Death Jackie Robinson, 1st black baseball player, Brooklyn Dodgers, dies at 53 1972 Birthday Tom van Mol, born in Dendermonde, Belgium, professional soccer player, played for PSV, Sparta, KFC Lommel, FC Utrecht 1972 Birthday Eric van de Merwe, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1972 Birthday Francois Gesthuizen, soccer player, PSV, NAC 1972 Birthday Ramon van Haaren, soccer player, RKC 1972 Birthday Mariano Bombarda, Italian, soccer player, ACV, FC Groningen 1972 Birthday Daniel Nestor, born in Belgrade Yugo, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics 1972 Event 54th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 281 at Oakland Hills, Michigan 1972 Birthday Allison Cook, Australian basketballl player 1996 Olympics bronze 1972 Event Garry Player wins PGA golf tournament 1972 Birthday Darryl Yung, Victoria BC, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Nathan Thomas, Australian water polo player 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Dennis Military man, soccer player, Sparta/Vitesse 1972 Birthday Arie van de Padt, Dutch soccer player, Tonegido, Sparta 1972 Birthday Dirk-Jan Derksen, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1972 Birthday Patrick van Diemen, Dutch soccer player, FC Utrecht, NEC 1972 Birthday Marco van Hoogdalem, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1972 Birthday Patrick Pothuizen, soccer player, Vitesse 1972 Birthday Erik Maes, Dutch soccer player, MVV 1972 Birthday Jean-Paul van Gastel, soccer player, Willem II 1972 Birthday Ajah Wilson-Ogechukwu, soccer player, Roda JC 1972 Birthday Filip Dewulf, born in Mol, Belgium, professional tennis player, won two ATP Tour singles titles, one doubles titles 1972 Event Wilt Chamberlain is 1st NBA player to score 30,000 points 1972 Event Hank Aaron becomes 1st baseball player to sign for $200,000 a year 1972 Birthday Erwin van de Looi, soccer player, Vitesse 1972 Birthday Raymond Beerens, Dutch soccer player, PSV, FC Groningen 1972 Birthday Dennis Iliohan, Dutch soccer player, FC Lisse, ADO Den Haag 1972 Birthday Reinier Robbemond, Dutch soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1972 Birthday Huub Loeffen, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse 1971 Birthday Boudewijk Pahlplatz, soccer player, FC Twente, PSV 1971 Birthday Cedric Ihalauw, soccer player, Roda JC 1971 Birthday Amanda Hardy, Altona Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Roy van de Hill, soccer player, Roda JC 1971 Birthday Lloyd Kammeron, soccer player, Feyenoord, Go Ahead Eagles 1971 Birthday Robert Wijnands, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1971 Birthday Jeffrey Prommayon, soccer player, PSV 1971 Birthday Mitchel van der Gaag, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Motherwell 1971 Birthday Rene Ponk, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1971 Birthday Erik Smit, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1971 Birthday Marcel Boudesteyn, soccer player, Excelsior/FC Groningen 1971 Birthday Henryk Larsson, soccer player, Feyenoord 1971 Birthday Paul Janssen, soccer player, Fortuna S, NAC 1971 Birthday Dennis de Brown, soccer player, Sparta 1971 Birthday Olaf Sheep, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, NAC 1971 Birthday Ernest Faber, born in Geldrop, Netherlands, professional soccer player, played for the Netherlands national football team, PSV Eindhoven, FC Groningen and Sparta Rotterdam 1971 Birthday Sharon Tina Jenkins, Auckland New Zealand, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Paul Newlove, born in Pontrefract, England, professional rugby league soccer player, played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s 1971 Birthday Roy Keane, born in Cork, Ireland, soccer player, midfielder, manager of Ipswich Town, an English Championship club, represented Republic of Ireland in 1994 World Cup and 2002 World Cup 1971 Birthday Mary Joe Fernandez, Dominican Republic, tennis player, U.S. National 16s 1971 Birthday Dick Schreuder, Dutch soccer player, PSV/FC Groningen/RKC 1971 Birthday Ger Senden, born in Heerlen, Netherlands, professional soccer player, played for Roda JC, 1989 - 2008, retired May 2008 after playing over 400 matches in the club 1971 Birthday John Achterberg, soccer player, NAC 1971 Birthday Dennis Gerritsen, soccer player, NAC 1971 Birthday Kenny Cunningham, born in Dublin, Ireland, professional soccer player, defender, won 70 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team 1971 Birthday Iwan Tomasz, soccer player, Roda JC, Feyenoord 1971 Birthday Romano Sion, soccer player, Dordrecht '90/FC Groningen 1971 Birthday Aaron Ledesma, born in Union City, California, professional baseball player, infielder, played for Colorado Rockies, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles 1971 Birthday Murray Hocking, Victoria Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1971 Birthday Sandy Schreur, Dutch soccer player, NEC 1971 Birthday Lori Ann Mundt, Yorkto,n Saskatchawan, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Nicklas Kulti, born in Stockholm, Sweden, professional tennis player, won the Australian Open in Wimbledon junior titles in 1989, top singles title in Adelaide, 1990 1971 Birthday Finidi George, born in Part Harcourt, Nigeria, soccer player, played as a midfielder for Ajax, played Football World Cups in 1994 and 1998, played in England and Spain 1971 Birthday Janis Kelly, born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1971 Birthday Jiri Vykoukai, born in Olomouc, Czech Republic, hockey player, Team Czech Republic, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1971 Birthday Edwin van Holten, soccer player, FC Volendam 1971 Birthday Andre Karnebeek, soccer player, FC Twente 1971 Birthday Mohammed Sylla, soccer player, Willem II, FC Martigues 1971 Birthday Arco Jochemsen, Dutch soccer player, SVDB, Vitesse 1971 Birthday Jari Litmanen, born in Hollola, Finland, professional soccer player, attacking midfielder, second striker, played for Lahti, considered Finland's greatest player ever 1971 Birthday Marco Sas, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1971 Birthday Jim Butler, born in Iowa City, Iowa, table tennis player, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1971 Event Satchel Paige becomes 1st negro-league player elected to baseball Hall of Fame 1971 Birthday Maarten Atmodikoro, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, NAC 1971 Birthday Milko Pieren, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1971 Birthday Mark Noordlander, soccer player, Sparta 1971 Birthday Maurice Hofman, Dutch soccer player, MVV 1971 Birthday Sergi Bruguera, born in Barcelona, Spain, professional tennis player, played for Spain, won consecutive men's singles titles at the 1993 and 1994 French Open 1971 Birthday Michel Kreek, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1971 Birthday Ulrich van Gobbel, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1971 Birthday Rene van Rijswijk, Dutch soccer player, RKC 1970 Birthday Edwin Huizinga, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Emmen 1970 Birthday Romeo Wouden, Dutch soccer player, Dordrecht '90, Heerenveen 1970 Birthday Michael Mols, soccer player, FC Twente 1970 Birthday Berthil de Avest, soccer player, Roda JC/FC Twente 1970 Birthday Max Huiberts, soccer player, Roda JC 1970 Birthday Suvat Karadag, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1970 Birthday Wim Bubberman, soccer player, Sparta 1970 Birthday Phillip Cocu, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse, PSV 1970 Birthday Winston Bogarde, soccer player, Sparta/Ajax 1970 Birthday Sander Boschke, soccer player, FC Twente 1970 Birthday Mark Schenning, Dutch soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1970 Birthday Jean-Paul de Young, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1970 Birthday Marciano Vink, soccer player, Genoa/PSV 1970 Birthday Mark Luijpers, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1970 Birthday Gaston Taument, soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Birthday Danny de Supervise, soccer player, FC Volendam 1970 Birthday Marc Latupeirissa, soccer player, Willem II 1970 Birthday Dean Gorre, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Birthday Ronald Waterreus, soccer player, Roda JC, PSV 1970 Birthday Fabian Wilnis, Dutch soccer player, NAC, De Graafschap 1970 Birthday Wilco Hellinga, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1970 Event Patricia Palinkas becomes 1st woman pro football player (Orlando) 1970 Birthday Arno Doornernik, soccer player, Roda JC 1970 Birthday Alan Shearer, born in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, professional soccer player, striker, record goal scorer for Newcastle and Premier League, philanthropist 1970 Birthday Orlando Trustfull, soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Birthday Rhona Susan Robertson, Auckland New Zealand, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1970 Birthday Carl Everett, born in Tampa, Florida, baseball player, outfielder, played for Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball team, played for New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, 2005 World Series Champion 1970 Birthday 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 Event Tigers Al Kaline collides with another player and swallows his tongue 1970 Birthday Clemens Zwijnenberg, soccer player, FC Twente 1970 Event Hank Aaron becomes 9th player to get 3,000 hits 1970 Birthday John Karelse, born in Wemeldinge, Zeeland, professional soccer player, goalkeeper, goalkeeping coach for NACE, played for NAC Breda, NAC 1970 Birthday Renzo Furlan, born in Conegliano, Italy, professional tennis player, represented Italy at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, 1996 1970 Birthday Gabriela Sabatini, Argentina, tennis player 1988 Olympics silver 1970 Birthday Ronald de Boer, Dutch soccer player, Ajax 1970 Birthday Marco Heering, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1970 Birthday Edwin Zoetebier, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1970 Birthday Barry van Galen, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1970 Birthday Paul Bosvelt, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles/FC Twente 1970 Birthday Errol Refos, soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Birthday Harry Decheiver, soccer player, RKC 1970 Birthday Rhett Harty, born in Pasedena California, U.S. soccer player, 1992 Olympics 1970 Birthday Adam Keefe, born in Irvine, California, professional basketball player, power forward, played in the National Basketball Association with the Utah Jazz for nine years 1970 Birthday Erik ten Hag, soccer player, FC Twente, RKC, FC Utrecht 1970 Birthday Ivan Vukov, soccer player, FC Volendam 1970 Birthday Edwin de Kruyf/Kruijff, soccer player, FC Utrecht, FC Groningen 1970 Birthday Dennis Hulshof, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1970 Event Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s 1970 Event AAU player Steve Myers makes a basketball field goal of 92'3 " from out of bounds, Tacoma-it shouldn't have counted, but was allowed 1970 Birthday Elroy Kromheer, soccer player, FC Volendam 1970 Birthday Frank Kooiman, soccer player, Sparta 1970 Birthday Geert Brusselers, soccer player, NAC 1970 Birthday Rene Binken, soccer player, Volendam 1970 Birthday Tom Sier, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Birthday Rob Maas, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1969 Birthday Scott Player, WLAF punter for the Frankfurt Galaxy 1969 Birthday Arthur Numan, born in Heemskerk, Netherlands, professional soccer player, played for FC Twente, Rangers, played left back, team manager for Netherlands B squad 1969 Birthday Antoon Kuil, soccer player, Veendam, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Birthday Ben Iroha, born in Aba, Nigeria, professional soccer player, played for the Nigerian national team, head coach, Nigeria's Dolphins FC 1969 Birthday Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch soccer player, NAC, Celtic 1969 Birthday Sam Militello, born in Tampa, Florida, pitcher, professional baseball player, played for the New York Yankees 1969 Birthday Helen Kelesi, born in Victoria, Canada, professional tennis player, dubbed 'Hurricane Helen', ranked 13th in the World, November 1989 1969 Birthday Iain Sydie, North York Ontario, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Arjan van der Laan, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1969 Birthday Jan Apell, born in Gothenburg, Sweden, professional tennis player, won the Davis Cup in doubles, 1994, played with Jonas Bjorkman 1969 Birthday Mark Verhoeven, Dutch soccer player, MVV/NEC 1969 Birthday Byron Black, born in Salisbury, Zimbabwe, professional tennis player, double-handed forehand player, played for Zimbabwe, singles ranking 22nd in the World, June, 1996 1969 Event San Francisco Giant Willie Mays, becomes 2nd player to hit home run number 600 off Mike Corkins 1969 Birthday Marian Chlad, soccer player, FC Groningen 1969 Birthday Marthijn Pothoven, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 Event Bobby Bonds is baseballs 4th 30-HR, 30-steal player 1969 Birthday Jerry Simons, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, Vitesse 1969 Birthday Steven Van Randwijck, Washington D.C., field hockey player 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Maurice Graef, soccer player, VVW, Roda JC 1969 Birthday Bart Spark, soccer player, Veendam, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Birthday Wilfried Elzinga, soccer player, FC Twente 1969 Birthday Dave Smits, soccer player, Willem II 1969 Birthday Roberto Lanckohr, soccer player, MVV 1969 Birthday Erik Meijer, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Uerdingen 1969 Birthday Jaimie Dawson, born in Geneva, Switzerland, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Richard Roelofsen, soccer player, Vitesse/MVV 1969 Birthday Erik Tammer, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 Birthday Armand Benneker, Dutch soccer player, MVV 1969 Birthday Jurgen Streppel, soccer player, Telstar/RKC 1969 Birthday Melissa Gurney, born in California, tennis player, Virginia Slims of, South Dakota, 1986 1969 Birthday Steffi Graf, born in Bruhl, West Germany, tennis player, Grand Slam 1988 1969 Birthday Johan Hansma, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1969 Birthday Regi Blinker, soccer player, Feyenoord 1969 Birthday Dennis Bergkamp, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, soccer player, Ajax 1969 Birthday Katerina Maleeva, Bulgaria, tennis player, U.S. Open Junior 1984 1969 Birthday Brett Steven, born in Bermuda, New Zealand tennis player 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday John van Halst, soccer player, FC Twente 1969 Birthday Amy Feng, born in Tianjin, China, U.S. table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Dennis de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1969 Birthday Gerard de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1969 Birthday Reid Hayston Hamilton, born in New Zealand, beach volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday John Forest, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1969 Birthday Earnest Stewart, soccer player, Willem II 1969 Birthday Arjan Vermeulen, soccer player, Vitesse 1969 Event Phil Esposito becomes 1st NHL Player to score 100 points in a season 1969 Birthday Robert Molenaar, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1969 Birthday Fiona Robinson, born in Collie, Australia, basketball player, Bronze Medal 1996 Olympics 1969 Birthday Kurt Abbott, U.S. baseball player for the Florida Marlins 1969 Birthday Robert Young, NFL player for the St. Louis Rams 1969 Birthday John Veenhof, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1969 Birthday Rob van Dijk, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1969 Birthday Stephen Hendry, British snookers player 1969 Birthday Kees van Wonderen, Dutch soccer player, NEC/NAC 1969 Event Jack Kent Cooke, owner of NHL's Los Angeles Kings, fines each player $100 for "NOT" arguing with the referee 1968 Birthday Cees Marbus, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1968 Birthday Carlos Hasselbaink, Dutch soccer player, VVV/FC Utrecht/Haarlem 1968 Birthday Jeffrey Kooistra, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen/NEC 1968 Birthday Edward Linskens, soccer player, PSV 1968 Birthday Glenn Clear, soccer player, Vitesse 1968 Birthday Nico John Hoogma, soccer player, FC Twente 1968 Birthday Warry van Wattum, Dutch soccer player, Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen 1968 Birthday Greg Foster, born in Oakland, California, professional basketball player, center-power forward, played for the Chicago Bulls, Utah Jazz 1968 Birthday Marco Roelofsen, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Birthday Ricardo de Jongh, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1968 Birthday Henrik Holm, born in Taby, Sweden, professional tennis player, won five doubles titles, achieved highest ATP-ranking of 17th in the world, July 1993 1968 Birthday Horst Skoff, born in Klagenfurt, Austria, professional tennis player, won top-level singles title in Athens in 1989, ranked 18th in world rankings for singles, 70th for doubles 1968 Birthday Michel Doesburg, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Birthday Jack de Gier, soccer player, Cambuur L, Go Ahead Eagles 1968 Event 97th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 289 at Carnoustie Scotland 1968 Birthday Michel Langerak, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1968 Birthday Edwin Vurens, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente 1968 Birthday Omar Camporese, born in Bologna, Italy, professional tennis player, won two top-level singles and five tour doubles titles, ranked 18th in the World in singles, 27th for doubles, 1992 1968 Birthday Anton Scheutjens, soccer player, Roda JC 1968 Birthday Lisa Campbell, Victoria, Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Vernell Coles, basketball player 1988 Olympics bronze 1968 Birthday Peter van Foxes, soccer player, Ajax 1968 Birthday Bill Bellamy, actor, Fled, How to be a Player, Joey Breaker 1968 Birthday Peter Blackburn, born in Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1968 Birthday Erwin Vanderbroeck, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1968 Birthday Jason van Blerk, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1968 Birthday Rene Groen, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Birthday John Velddman, soccer player, Sparta 1968 Birthday Erik Regtop, Dutch soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1968 Birthday Javier Sanchez, born in Pamplona, Spain, professional tennis player, won four top-level singles titles, 26 doubles titles in his career 1968 Birthday Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, FC Utrecht 1968 Birthday Kent Carlsson, Sweden, born in Eskilstuna, Sweden, professional tennis player, won nine career titles, three-time European Champion 1968 Birthday John de Visser, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1967 Birthday Cal Eldred, born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox 1967 Birthday Boris Becker, West Germany, tennis player, Wimbledon 1985, 86, 89 1967 Birthday Laura Garrone, born in Milan, Italy, professional tennis player, won five doubles titles on the WTA Tour, ranked 32nd in the World, January 1987 1967 Birthday Jaime Yzaga, born in Lima, Peru, professional tennis player, ranked 18th in the World for singles and 54th in the World in doubles 1967 Birthday Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canada, tennis player/actress, Spring Fever 1967 Birthday Gheorge Popescu, Romania, soccer player, Barcelona 1967 Birthday Gica Popescu, Romania, soccer player, PSV 1967 Birthday Roland Jansen, soccer player, Willem II 1967 Birthday Romeo van Aerde, soccer player, RKC 1967 Birthday Rein van Duynhoven, soccer player, Helmond Sport, MVV 1967 Birthday Margo Malowney, born in Saint John, New Brunswick, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1967 Birthday Aaron Krickstein, Ann Arbor, Michigan, tennis player, Tel Aviv 1983 1967 Birthday Martin Laamers, soccer player, Vitesse 1967 Birthday Sean O'Neill, born in Toledo, Ohio, U.S. Olympic table tennis player 1992 Olympics 1967 Birthday Emiel van Eijkeren, soccer player, FC The Hague/NEC 1967 Birthday Virgil Breedveld, soccer player, Dordrecht '90 1967 Birthday Erik van der More, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1967 Birthday Mark van Hintum, soccer player, Willem II 1967 Birthday Ante Mise, Yugoslav soccer player, Hajduk Split/Vitesse 1967 Birthday Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Richard Wilkins, baseball player, catcher, played Major League teams San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, also played for Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets 1967 Birthday Carlos van Wanrooy, soccer player, NEC 1967 Birthday Paul Gascoigne, born in Dunston, England, professional soccer player, nicknamed Gazza, midfielder, capped 57 times for the England national soccer team 1967 Birthday Luc Nilis, Belgian soccer player, RSC Anderlecht/PSV 1967 Birthday Steve McDonald, born in America, bass player, member of band, Redd Kross, appeared in film 'Desperate Teenage Lovedolls' and 'Spirit of '76' 1967 Birthday Miroslav Stefanovic, soccer player, FC Volendam 1967 Birthday Marcel Valk, soccer player, RKC, Go Ahead Eagles 1967 Birthday Kathy Rinaldi-Stunkel, born in Florida, tennis player, Virginia Slims of Ark 1987 1967 Birthday Patrick Lodewijks, Dutch soccer player, PSV, FC Groningen 1967 Birthday Tom Waddle, NFL player, Chicago Bears/Cincinnati Bengals 1967 Birthday Roel Liefden, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, FC Groningen 1967 Birthday Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere, Sofia Bulgaria, tennis player, 1984 U.S. Mix 1967 Birthday Bennie Dekker, Dutch soccer player, NEC/AZ/De Graafschap 1967 Birthday Aurelio Vidmar, soccer player, Standard Luik, Feyenoord 1967 Birthday Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC, FC Utrecht 1967 Event New Orleans Saints sign their 1st player (Paige Cothren-kicker) 1967 Birthday Laura Golarsa, born in Milan, Italy, professional tennis player, played on the WTA tour from 1985 to 2001, 124 - 184 singles record included wins over Jana Novotna and Zina Garrison 1967 Birthday Ulf Stenlund, born in Falun, Sweden, professional tennis player, won one doubles title in Bari, 1987 and one singles title in Palermo, 1986, highest ATP-ranking was 23rd in the World, April, 1987 1967 Birthday Marco Boogers, Dutch soccer player, RKC, Sparta, West Ham United 1967 Death Johnny Keane, baseball player/manager (Cards, New York Yankees), dies at 55 1966 Birthday Hans van Arum, Dutch soccer player, Vitesse, Willem II 1966 Birthday Roberto Beam, soccer player, Vitesse/MVV 1966 Birthday Hans Visser, Dutch soccer player, MVV, FC Utrecht 1966 Birthday Brian Wilsterman, soccer player, Dordreecht '90 1966 Birthday Stefan Edberg, born in Vastervik, Sweden, professional tennis player, ranked number one in the World in singles and doubles tennis 1966 Birthday Rosalyn Fairbank, South Africa, tennis player 1966 Birthday Ruud Cabbage, soccer player, FC Twente 1966 Birthday Alex Pastoor, Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam 1966 Birthday Wim Jonk, born in Volendam, Netherlands, midfielder, professional soccer player, played for Ajax Amsterdam, FC Volendam 1966 Birthday John van de Brom, soccer player, Ajax 1966 Birthday Raymond Atteveld, Belgian soccer player, Waregem, Roda JC 1966 Birthday Rhonda Cator, Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Cees Lock of hair, soccer player, NEC 1966 Birthday Glenn Donald Hamilton, New Zealand, beach volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Carlo L'Ami, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1966 Birthday Henk Fraser, soccer player, Feyenoord 1966 Birthday Paul Stevenson, Victoria, Australia, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Jacques "Jacq" Koumans, soccer player, NAC 1966 Birthday David Justice, baseball player, Atlanta Braves, husband of Halle Barry 1966 Birthday Matthew Maynard, cricketer, big hitting Glamorgan and England player 1966 Birthday David Nascimento, soccer player, Roda JC/FC Utrecht 1966 Event Player reps elect Marvin Miller, as executive director of Players' Association 1966 Birthday Claus Boekweg, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen, FC Zwolle 1966 Birthday Erik van Kessel, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1966 Birthday Pete Smith, U.S. baseball player, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets 1966 Birthday Stefan Edberg, Sweden, tennis player, Wimbledon 1988, U.S. Open 1991 1965 Birthday Erika von Heiland, Angeles City Phil, U.S. badminton player, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1965 Death Branch Rickey, American baseball player, manager, and general manager 1965 Birthday Grant Connell, Regina Saskatchawan, tennis player 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Zeljko Petrovic, soccer player, FC The Bosch/RKC 1965 Birthday Bart Latuheru, soccer player, Vitesse 1965 Birthday John Feskens, Dutch soccer player, Willem II 1965 Birthday Amos Mansdorf, born in Tel Aviv, lsrael, professional tennis player, ranked 67th in the World for doubles, May, 1986 1965 Birthday Doris Piche, La Sarre Quebec, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Juul Ellerman, soccer player, PSV, FC Twente 1965 Birthday Theo Bos, Dutch soccer player: Vitesse 1965 Birthday Troy Neel, born in Freeport, Texas, professional baseball player, first baseman, hitter, played for Oakland Athletics, Orix BlueWave team in Japan 1965 Birthday Marc Dunn, Kingston Ontario, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Johan Garrels, soccer player, Alphense Boys, RKC 1965 Birthday Aldo Swager, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1965 Birthday Alphons Arts, Dutch soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1965 Birthday Kathleen Horvath, born in Chicago, Illinois, tennis player, French Open, Jr. 1980 1965 Birthday Fred Grim, soccer player, Cambuur L, Ajax 1965 Birthday Eric van der Luer, soccer player, Roda JC 1965 Event Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues 1965 Birthday Andrew Gaze, Australian basketball player, Olympics-1984, 88, 92, 96 1965 Event Joe Morgan is 1st Houston player with 6 hits in a game 1965 Birthday Arno Hofstede, Dutch soccer player, Willem II, Go Ahead Eagles 1965 Event 65th U.S. Golf Open: Gary Player shoots 282 at Bellerive CC in St. Louis 1965 Birthday Andrea Jaeger, born in Chicago, tennis player, retired as a teenager 1965 Birthday Beau Allred, born in Mesa, Arizona, Dale Le Beau Allred, baseball player, outfielder, played for the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball team for three seasons from 1989 - 1991 1965 Birthday Emilio Sanchez, born in Madrid, Spain, Tennis player, 1988 Olympic bronze 1965 Birthday Pat Cash, Australia, tennis player, Wimbledon 1987 1965 Death Sonny Boy Williamson, Aleck Miller, blues player, dies at 65 1965 Birthday Chris Jorgis, Palo Alto California, U.S. badminton player 1992 Olympics 1965 Birthday John Schofield, born in Barnsley, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, manager of Lincoln City, assistant manager, Cheltenham Town 1965 Birthday Chris Washburn, born in Hickory, North Carolina, Christopher Scott Washburn, athlete, NBA player, played for North Carolina State 1985 - 1986 1965 Birthday Mike Butcher, born in Davenport, Iowa, relief pitcher, professional baseball player, pitching coach for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1965 Birthday Norman Whiteside, British soccer player 1965 Birthday Adri Bogers, Dutch soccer player, Willem II 1965 Birthday Reggie Miller, NBA player for the Indiana Pacers 1965 Birthday Andrew Hudson, South African cricket player 1965 Birthday Cindy Brown, U.S., basketball player 1988 Olympics gold 1965 Birthday Ben Lee, Rangoon Burma, U.S. badminton player 1992 Olympics 1965 Birthday John van Loen, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord, San Frecce 1965 Birthday Rene Trost, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1965 Birthday Tim McDonald, NFL player for the San Francisco 49ers 1965 Birthday Vinnie Jones, born in Watford, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, won 1988 FA Cup Final with Wimbledon, actor, appeared in 'The Midnight Meat Train' 1965 Birthday Guy Forget, born in Casablanca, Morocco, professional tennis player, helped France with the 1991 and 1996 Davis Cup, served as France's Favid Cup team captain 1965 Birthday Mark Dewey, U.S. baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates 1964 Birthday Anil Kaul, Amritsar India, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Raymond Libregts, soccer player, MVV 1964 Birthday Marcel van der Net, Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1964 Birthday Jose Gonzales, born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic, professional baseball player, played for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Los Angeles Dodgers 1964 Birthday Ronald Agenor, Rabat Morocco, tennis player, 1989 French quarters 1964 Birthday Dave Ellefson, born in Jackson, Minnesota, bass guitar player, founder and member, thrash metal band, Megadeth 1964 Birthday Jill Hetherington, Brampton Ontario, tennis player 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Johan de Kock, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC 1964 Birthday Etsuko Inoue, born in Japan, professional tennis player, first to win women's tennis competition at the Asian Games, 1982 1964 Birthday Pieter Axe, soccer player, FC Utrecht/South Carolina Heerenveen 1964 Birthday Gerrie Slagboom, Dutch soccer player: Dordrecht '90 1964 Birthday Leon Meijs, soccer player, Willem II 1964 Event Masanori Murakami is 1st Japanese player in majors (New York Mets) 1964 Birthday Jordi Arrese, born in Barcelona, Spain, professional tennis player, won silver Olympic medal at the 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona 1964 Birthday Giuseppe Giannini, Rome, Italy, soccer player, Rome A Team 1964 Birthday Jimmy Arias, Buffalo, New York, tennis player, U.S. Davis Cup team 1964 Birthday Nigel Redman, English rugby international player 1964 Birthday Erminia Russo, Kelowna BC, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Barbara Chiu, born in Canton, China, Canada table tennis player, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Joe Magrane, born in Des Moines, Iowa, Joseph David Magrane, baseball player, pitcher, MLB Network broadcaster, played for Major League Baseball teams, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, NBC sports analyst at 2008 Summer Olympics 1964 Birthday Mike Twardoski, baseball player 1964 Birthday Nico Jalink, Dutch soccer player, Sparta, NAC 1964 Birthday Steve Searcy, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, William Steven Searcy, baseball player, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball teams from 1998 - 1992 1964 Birthday Sara Gomer, born in Torquay, England, professional tennis player, ranked 46th in the World, September, 1988 1964 Birthday Joy Ellen Kitzmiller, born in Los Angeles, California, U.S. badminton player 1992 Olympics 1964 Birthday John Parrott, born in Liverpool, England, professional snooker player, winner, World Snooker Championship, 1991, won UK Championship title, 1991 1964 Birthday Miloslav Mecir, Czechoslovakia, tennis player 1988 Olympics gold 1964 Birthday Kim Oden, U.S. Olympic volleyball player, NCAA Play of Decade-80s 1964 Birthday Ulrich Wilson, soccer player, FC Volendam 1964 Birthday Carlos Aalbers, Dutch soccer player, NEC 1964 Birthday Paul Parker, born in West Ham, London, athlete, soccer player, commentator, critical player at 1990 World Cup with England, manager, Blue Square Premier League 1964 Birthday Ab Plugboer, soccer player, FC Utrecht 1964 Birthday Alison Johnson, born in Tustin, California, WPVA volleyball player, U.S. Open-4th-1993 1964 Birthday Linda French, born in Oak Park, Illinois, badminton player 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday Richard de Vries, soccer player, De Graafschap 1964 Birthday Rachel Bolan, born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, born James Southworth, bass player, songwriter and co-founder of metal band, Skid Row 1964 Birthday John Gallagher, rugby league player 1964 Birthday Roger Smith, Freeport Bahamas, tennis doubles player 1964 Birthday Cees van der de Linden, soccer player 1964 Birthday Cheryl Miller, Riverside California, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1963 Birthday Joop Gall, Dutch soccer player, FC Groningen 1963 Birthday Pam Casale, Camden, New Jersey, tennis player, Marco Island finals 1985 1963 Birthday John Lammers, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1963 Birthday Gerald Sandel, soccer player, Sparta 1963 Birthday Robin White, San Diego Cal, tennis player, U.S. Open doubles 1988 1963 Birthday Mike Snoei, born in Rotterdam, Holland, professional soccer player, coach, played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, Excelsior Rotterdam and Sparta Rotterdam 1963 Birthday Gideon Joe Ng, born in Toronto, Ontario, table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday John Barnes, born in Kingston, Jamaica, British professional soccer player, manager for Tranmere Rovers Football Club 1963 Birthday Hans Gilhaus, soccer player, Vitesse 1963 Event 1st time since 1910 no AL player, played in every game 1963 Birthday Ed Drakich, Windsor Ontario, volleyball player 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Bonnie Gadusek, Pittsburgh, tennis player, French Juniors 1981 1963 Birthday Jozsef Kiprich, soccer player, Feyenoord 1963 Birthday David Zhuang, born in China, U.S. table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Sonny Silooy, born in Rotterdam, Holland, born Jan Jacobus Silooy, professional Dutch soccer player from 1981 - 2002 1963 Birthday Lily Yip, Canton China, U.S. table tennis player, 1992, 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Luiz Mattar, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, professional tennis player, won seven top-level singles titles and five doubles titles from 1986 to 1995 1963 Event Oriole's Dick Hall retires his 28th consecutive player in relief 1963 Birthday Cynthia Stevenson, born in Oakland California, actress, Player, Bob, Hope and Gloria 1963 Birthday Michel Boerebach, Dutch soccer player, FC Twente 1963 Birthday Edwin Gorter, soccer player, Lommel/FC Utrecht 1963 Birthday Henri Leconte, born in France, tennis player, French finalist 1988 1963 Birthday Jose Oquendo, born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Jose Manuel Roberto Guillermo Contreras Oquendo, baseball player, infielder, coach, signed with New York Mets at age fifteen, member, St. Louis Cardinals, played 1987 World Series, record for fewest second baseman errors, 1990 1963 Birthday Don August, born in Inglewood, California, Donald Glenn August, baseball player, pitcher, batted right-handed, pitched right-handed, played for Milwaukee Brewers 1988 - 1991, related to Archbishop of Philadelphia Justin Francis Rigali 1963 Birthday Si-An Deng, born in Shanghai, China, Canadian badminton player 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Jeff Musselman, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets Major League Baseball teams 1963 Birthday Bettina Bunge, born in Switzerland, tennis player, Virginia Slims of California 1983 1963 Birthday Catarina Lindqvist, born in Sweden, tennis player, Swedish Open 1986 1963 Birthday Edward Sturing, soccer player, Vitesse 1963 Birthday Wally Masur, born in Southampton, England, tennis coach, professional tennis player from Australia, won Australian Junior Championships at age 18 1963 Birthday Jos van Eck, Dutch soccer player, Sparta 1963 Birthday Hu Na, born in Taipei, Republic of China, professional tennis player, defected from the People's Republic of the United State to the United States in 1982 1963 Birthday Jan Willem van Ede, Dutch soccer player, FC Utrecht, PSV 1963 Birthday Arnold Oosterveer, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1963 Birthday Rob Andrew, born in Richmond, England, professional rugby player, director, played for Nottingham and Newcastle, nickname 'Squeaky' 1963 Birthday 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 Birthday Todd Benzinger, U.S. baseball player for the San Francisco Giants 1963 Birthday Harris Huizingh, soccer player, FC Groningen 1963 Birthday Jessie Hester, NFL player for the St. Louis Rams 1963 Birthday Lijuan Geng, Hebei China, Canadian tennis player 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Kate Gompert, born in Ames lowa, professional tennis player, career record 77 - 78, ranked 18th in the World for singles in July, 1987 1963 Birthday Frank Wijnhoven, Dutch soccer player, NEC, Treffers 1963 Death Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66 1963 Death Oscar Backing, Austria/Netherlands viola player, dies at 83 1962 Birthday Keith Lee, basketball player, Memphis State 1962 Birthday Ejo Elburg, Dutch soccer player, Pax, NEC 1962 Birthday John de Wolf, soccer player, Feyenoord 1962 Birthday Arnold Scholten, soccer player, Feyenoord 1962 Birthday John Gaasbeek, soccer player, FC Twente/NAC 1962 Birthday Bo Jackson, baseball/football player, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Raiders 1962 Birthday Cathy Boswell, Joliet, Illinois, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1962 Birthday Johnny Huang, Canton China, table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Gertjan Verbeek, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1962 Birthday Sandra "Sweetness" Hodge, basketball player, Harlem Globetrotters 1962 Event 44th PGA Championship: Gary Player shoots a 278 at Aronimink Golf Club Pennsylvania 1962 Birthday Duane Sutter, NHL player, New York Islander 1962 Birthday Darnell Coles, born in San Bernardino, California, professional baseball player, third baseman, outfielder, played for The Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball Teams 1962 Birthday Joey Meyer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, professional baseball player, played for Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball team 1962 Event Cleveland sends Harry Chiti to Mets for a player to be named later, on 1962 Birthday Andre Wasiman, soccer player, FC Volendam 1962 Birthday Maarten de Young, soccer player, South Carolina Heerenveen 1962 Birthday Johan Steur, soccer player, FC Volendam 1962 Birthday Chunli Li, Auckland New Zealand, table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Hana Mandlikova, Prague Czechoslovakia, tennis player, 1985 U.S. Open 1962 Birthday Hennie Meijer, soccer player, Cambuur L, FC Heerenveen 1962 Birthday Cliff Burton, born in Castro Valley, California, bass player for Metallica, a thrash metal band 1962 Birthday Diego Perez, born in Montevideo, Uruguay, professional tennis player, won ATP Tour singles title and three doubles titles in his career, ending in 1996 1962 Birthday Paul Webb, born in Essex, England, musician, producer, bass player, member of reggae band Eskalator, joined band TalkTalk in 1981, produced album 'The Year of the Leopard' with James Jorkston in 1996 1962 Birthday Mark Gardner, U.S. baseball player for the Florida Marlins 1961 Death William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player, dies at 99 1961 Birthday Jeff Robinson, baseball player, Det, Balt 1961 Birthday Randy Milligan, born in San Diego, California, professional baseball player, first baseman, played for New York Mets, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds 1961 Event NBA's Bob Cousy becomes 2nd player to score 15,000 points 1961 Birthday Anne Donovan, born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1961 Birthday Mark Bucek, Winter Pak, Florida, Nike golfer, 1994 Gary Player Tour 1961 Birthday Barbara Potter, Connecticut, tennis player, changed shirt on Wimbledon Court 1961 Birthday Ian Rush, born in St. Asaph, Wales, soccer player, footballer, striker, played with Liverpool FC, Welsh national football team 1961 Birthday Wilfried Brookhuis, soccer player, NEC 1961 Birthday Steve Young, NFL quarterback, San Francisco 49ers, NFL Player of Year '92 1961 Birthday Erwin Koeman, soccer player, PSV, FC Groningen 1961 Birthday Karolyn Kirby, U.S. beach volleyball player, Goodwill-gold-94 1961 Birthday Gary Varsho, born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Gary Andrew Varsho, baseball player, outfielder, played for Major League Baseball teams, the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, played in 1991 and 1992 National League Championship Series 1961 Birthday Kevin Romine, born in Exeter, New Hampshire, professional baseball player, outfielder, played for Major Baseball team, the Boston Redsox 1961 Birthday Lisa Wagner, bowler, 3-time LPBT Player of Year, Bowler of Decade 1961 Event 25th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 280 1961 Birthday Gijs Steinmann, Dutch soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles 1961 Birthday Ellery Hanley, born in Leeds, England, rugby league player, honored by the Queen in January, 1990, for his services to the game 1961 Birthday Wei Wang, born in Beijing, China, U.S. table tennis player 1996 Olympics 1961 Death Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player (opening theorist), dies at 78 1961 Birthday Cor Lems, soccer player, ADO The Hague/Dordrecht '90 1961 Birthday Ruud Really, soccer player, Feyenoord 1961 Birthday Vern Fleming, LIC, New York, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1961 Birthday Andrea Carnevale, soccer player, Napoli 1960 Birthday Andy Van Slyke, born in Utica, New York, professional baseball player, outfielder, played for the St. Louis Cardinals, coached first base for the Detroit Tigers 1960 Birthday Piet Keur, Dutch soccer player/trainer, South Carolina Heerenveen, AZ 1960 Birthday Mike Ramsey, U.S., ice hockey player, 1980 Olympics gold 1960 Birthday Rick Savage, bass player, Def Leppard-Hysteria, Rock of Ages 1960 Birthday Gary Lineker, English soccer player, World Cup 1986 1960 Birthday Ken Howell, born in Detroit, Michigan, professional baseball player, bullpen coach, Los Angeles Dodgers 1960 Birthday Martin van Yellow, soccer player, Willem II 1960 Birthday Harold Reynolds, born in Eugene, Oregon, professional baseball player, second baseman, played for the Baltimore Orioles, California Angels 1960 Birthday Diego A Maradona, Argentina/Italy soccer player, World Cup 1960 Birthday Curt Ford, born in Jackson, Mississippi, professional baseball player, played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball teams 1960 Birthday Wendy White, born in Atlanta, Georgia, tennis player 1960 Birthday Maureen "Peanut" Louie Harper, SF, tennis player, Denver-1985 1960 Birthday Ron van de Berg, soccer player, Sparta 1960 Birthday Leora "Sam" Jones, born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, U.S. team handball player 1992 Olympics 1960 Birthday Tim Mayotte, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, tennis player 1988 Olympics silver 1960 Birthday Jo Durie, born in Bristol, England, professional tennis player, tennis commentator, ranked 5th in the World, winner of two Grand Slam titles 1960 Birthday Denyse Julien, Rouyn Quebec, badminton player, Olympics-9-92, 96 1960 Birthday Jack Daugherty, born in Hileyah, Florida, professional baseball player, outfielder, played for the Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, Cincinnati Reds and Montreal Expos 1960 Birthday Mike Fitzgerald, born in Long Beach, California, professional baseball player, catcher, played for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, California Angels Major League Baseball Teams, 1983 - 1992 1960 Birthday Barry Lyons, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, Barry Stephen Lyons, baseball player, catcher, played for Major League Baseball teams, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, served as backup catcher to Gary Carter, named Most Valuable Player, South Atlantic League, 1984 1960 Birthday Steve Lyons, born in Tacoma, Washington, Stephen John Lyons, nicknamed 'Psycho', baseball player, outfielder, third baseman, television sportscaster, played with Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball team, known for oddities, such as playing hangman and tic-tac-toe with his spikes 1960 Birthday Peter Winterbottom, British rugby player 1960 Birthday Yannick Noah, France, tennis player, French 1983 1960 Event Baseball uniforms begin displaying player's names on their backs 1960 Birthday Michael Evans, born in Fontana, California, U.S. water polo player 1988 Olympics silver 1960 Birthday Sleepy Floyd, born in Gastonia, North Carolina, professional basketball player, guard, played for Georgetown University, the New Jersey Nets, the Houston Rockets 1960 Birthday John van Grinsven, soccer player, MVV 1960 Birthday Sean Kerly, born in Whitstable, Kent, England, Sean Robin Kerly, athlete, field hockey player, awarded bronze medal at 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, 1984, scored eight goals at 1988 Olympics in Seoul, playing for Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad 1959 Birthday Ton Lokhoff, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1959 Birthday Kathy Jordan, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, tennis player, U.S. Opens Doubles 1981 1959 Birthday Sylvia Hanika, Munich West Germany, tennis player, Avon-1982 1959 Birthday Mike Moore, born in Eakly, Oklahoma, pitcher, professional baseball player, played for Seattle Mariners, World Series champion, 1989 1959 Birthday Brook Jacoby, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, third baseman, Cincinnati Reds hitting coach 1959 Birthday Tim Wilkison, Shelby, North Carolina, tennis player, WCT Atlanta finals-1986 1959 Birthday Walter Ray Williams, Jr., bowler, twice Player of the Year 1959 Birthday Hans Werdekker, Dutch soccer player, Ajax, RKC/Amsterdam Admirals 1959 Birthday Michel Valke, Dutch soccer player, Sparta, Dordrecht '90 1959 Birthday Denise Curry, Daivs California, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold 1959 Birthday Anne Hobbs, born in Nottingham, England, professional tennis player, played singles but primarily a doubles specialist, tennis coach, consultant in sports psychology 1959 Birthday Magic Johnson, born in Lansing, Michigan, professional basketball player, inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame, 2002, played for Michigan State, NBA All-Star Games 1959 Event Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green) 1959 Event 88th British Golf Open: Gary Player shoots a 284 at Muirfield Gullane 1959 Birthday Eliot Teltscher, born in California, tennis player, U.S. Davis Cup team 1959 Birthday Romeo Zondervan, Dutch soccer player, NAC 1959 Birthday John McEnroe, tennis player, U.S. Open 1979-81, 84 Wimb 1981, 83, 84 1959 Birthday Joe Hesketh, U.S. baseball player for the Boston Red Sox 1959 Birthday Sammy Lee, born in Liverpool, England, professional soccer player, midfielder, played for Liverpool, represented England fourteen times 1959 Death Napoleon Lajorie, baseball player, dies at 83 1959 Birthday Kapil Dev, born in Chandigarh, India, cricket player for India, captain of 1983 Cricket World Cup, won by India 1958 Birthday Carlos Carson, born in Lake Worth, Florida, football player, wide receiver, played in ten National Football League seasons, from 1980 to 1989, all time Pro Bowl NFL player 1958 Birthday Terry Butcher, British soccer player 1958 Birthday Joop Hiele, soccer player, Dordrecht '90, Go Ahead Eagles 1958 Birthday Rickey Henderson, born in Chicago, Illinois, baseball player, stolen base king, A's, Yankees 1958 Birthday Mike Scioscia, baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1958 Event Pete Runnels wins Comeback Player of Year (avg went from .230 to .322) 1958 Birthday Lesley Player, born in Redhill, England, Sarah Fergusson's father's lover 1958 Birthday Larisa Karlova, U.S.S.R., team handball player, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics 1958 Birthday Debbie Green, born in South Korea, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver 1958 Birthday Dickie Thon, born in South Bend, Indiana, Richard William 'Dickie' Thon, baseball player, shortstop, played for Major League Baseball teams California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, suffered Mike Torrez fastball facial injury, Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Famer, 2003 1958 Birthday Monte Lynch, cricketer, Surrey batsman, WI Rebel, England ODI player 1958 Birthday Walt Terrell, born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, professional baseball player, starting pitcher, played for the New York Mets, New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Pittsburgh Pirates 1958 Event Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits 1958 Birthday Hal Sutton, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, professional golfer, 1980 College Player of the Year by 'Golf Magazine', ranked in top-10 Official World Golf Rankings 1986 - 1987 1958 Birthday Fernando Luna, born in Cuidad Real, Spain, tennis player, highest singles ATP-ranking was 33rd in 1984 1958 Birthday Bernadette Robi, model/ex-wife of football player Lynn Swann 1958 Birthday Ken Griffy, baseball player, Cincinnati Reds, New York Yankees 1958 Birthday Johan Kriek, born in South Africa, tennis player, U.S. Indoor 1982 1958 Birthday Bill Dawley, born in Norwich, Connecticut, baseball player, pitcher, played Major League Baseball with the Houston Astros, Chicago Whitesox, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Oakland Athletics 1958 Birthday Larry Smith, born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, professional basketball player, coach, played forward/center for Alcorn State University, played for NBA's Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, credited as best rebounder in the 1980's, coached Anaheim Arsenal 1958 Birthday Ricardo Acuna, born in Santiago, Chile, former tennis player, ranked was 47th in the world, won three doubles titles during his career 1957 Birthday Chico Walker, born in Jackson, Mississippi, professional baseball player, second base, played for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, California Angels, New York Mets 1957 Birthday J. C. Watts, born in Eufaula, Oklahoma, politician, U.S. House of Representatives, Oklahoma's 4th district, formerly a football player playing for the Canadian Football League 1957 Birthday Rita Crockett, born in San Antonio, Texas, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver 1957 Birthday Glen Hoddle, English soccer ball player, Tottenham 1957 Birthday Jeanne Evert, tennis player, Chris' sister 1957 Birthday Craig Lefferts, born in Munich, West Germany, professional baseball player, played for Chicago Cubs, relief pitcher, pitching coach for Vancouver Canadians 1957 Birthday Tim Flannery, DJ/MLB player for the San Diego Padres 1957 Birthday Jerry Don Gleaton, born in Brownwood, Texas, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers, and Kansas City Royals 1957 Birthday Gwyn Evans, born in Maesteg, Wales, professional rugby player, played for Maesteg RFC, Barbarian FC, toured with the British and Irish Lions 1957 Birthday Bernhard Langer, born in Anhausen, West Germany, professional golfer, two-time Masters champion, ranked as the world's first official number one player in 1986 1957 Event British soccer player Jimmy Greaves' (17) 1st game for Chelsea 1957 Birthday 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 Birthday Bill Cartwright, basketball player, New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls 1957 Birthday Wlodi Smolarek, soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1957 Birthday Ron Duguay, born in Canada, hockey player, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings 1957 Birthday Danny Heep, born in San Antonio, Texas, Daniel William Heep, athlete, baseball player, outfielder, coach, played for Houston Astros, played in two World Series, 1986 with New York Mets, 1988 with Los Angeles Dodgers, head coach for University of the Incarnate Word, Texas 1957 Birthday Sue Woodstra, Colton California, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver 1957 Event Yankee Bill Skowron becomes 3rd player to hit a ball out of Fenway 1957 Birthday Gordon Strachan, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, professional soccer player, played for Dundee, Leeds United, Coventry City, Manchester United, manager of Celtic and Middlesbrough 1957 Birthday Carney Lansford, born in San Jose, California, Major League Baseball player, third baseman, played for California Angels, Boston Red Sox, Oakland Athletics 1978 - 1992 1957 Birthday Vincent Calloway, Kentucky, trumpet player, Midnight Star-No Parking 1956 Birthday Bernard King, basketball player, New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets 1956 Birthday Bob Walk, born in Van Nuys, California, professional baseball player, nickname, 'The Whirly Bird', pitcher, played for the Philadelphia Phillies 1956 Birthday Hans-Georg Beyer, born in East Germany, team handball player, 1980 Olympics gold 1956 Birthday Dominic Erban, French rugby international player 1956 Birthday Mima Jausovec, born in Yugoslavia, tennis player, French Open-1977 1956 Birthday Bill Caudill, born in Santa Monica, California, nickname 'Cuffs', baseball player, pitcher, played for American and National League teams, including, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners 1956 Birthday Lance Parrish, born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, catcher, played for many Major League Baseball teams, won All-Star eight times, won Silver Slugger award six times 1956 Birthday Terry Kennedy, born in Euclid, Ohio, professional baseball player, catcher, played for the Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants 1956 Birthday Sue Barker, born in Paignton, England, professional tennis player, television presenter with the BBC, won singles title at the French Open, highest career singles ranking was third in the World 1956 Birthday 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 Birthday Liam Brady, born in Dublin, Ireland, professional soccer player, midfielder, assistant manager, Republic of Ireland senior team 1956 Birthday Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1956 Death Savilly Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player, dies at 74 1955 Birthday Cassandra Wilson, born in Jackson, Mississippi, jazz singer, guitar player, jazz and blues genres, album 'New Moon Daughter' won Grammy Award 1955 Birthday Andy Gray, born in Glasgow, Scotland, professional soccer player, striker, pundit for ESPN, Sky Sports 1955 Birthday Wayne Tolleson, born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, professional baseball player, switch hitter, played for the Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees 1955 Death Clark Griffith, baseball player/manager (New York Yankees), dies at 85 1955 Birthday Frankie Kennedy, born in Belfast, Ireland, Irish flute player, tin whistle player, co-founder of the band Altan 1955 Event Willie Mays is 7th player to reach 50 home runs in a season 1955 Birthday Charlotte Lewis, born in Chicago, Illinois, basketball player 1976 Olympics silver 1955 Birthday Bruce Foxton, born in Woking, Surrey, guitarist, bass player for The Jam, Stiff Little Fingers 1955 Birthday Peter Gallagher, Armonk, New York, actor, Player, Summer Lovers, Dreamchild 1955 Birthday Kenneth Carr, born in Clearwater, Florida, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1955 Birthday "Country" Jem Finer, English banjo player, Pogues-Straight to Hell 1955 Birthday Matt Keough, baseball player, Oakland A's, New York Yankees 1955 Birthday Mike Corby, born in Windsor, England, rocker, guitarist, keyboard player, member of The Basbys 1955 Birthday Alan Hansen, born in Sauchie, Scotland, professional football player, television pundit, played for Liverpool, Scottish national team, and Patrick Thistle 1955 Birthday Buster Mottram, born in Kingston upon Thames, in south-west London, English tennis player, ranked 15th best tennis player in the world, represented Great Britain in Davis Cup eight times 1955 Birthday John Nunn, born in London, England, champion chess player, chess writer, publisher, mathematician, once ranked among the world's top ten, two-time champion in chess problem solving 1955 Birthday 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 Birthday Lusia Mae Harris, born in Minter City, Mississippi, basketball player, Silver Medal 1976 Olympics 1955 Birthday Charlie Puleo, born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Major League Baseball player, pitcher, played for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Red and Atlanta Braves 1981 - 1989 1955 Birthday Damaso Garcia, born in Moca, Dominican Republic, Major League Baseball player, played for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos 1978 - 1989 1955 Birthday Eric Money, born in Detroit, Michigan, athlete, former pro basketball player for the NBA, averaged 12.2 points per game 1955 Birthday Reginald Calloway, trumpet player, Midnight Star-No Parking 1955 Birthday Peter Fleming, New Jersey, tennis player, U.S. Open Doubles 1979, 81, 83 1954 Event Yankees send Miller, Segrist, Leppert and 2 minors to Orioles for Blayzka, Kryhoski, Johnson, Fridley and Del Guercio (completing 18 player deal) 1954 Birthday Ken Schrom, born in Grangeville, Idaho, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for the California Angels, the Toronto Blue Jays 1954 Event Yankees trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada and Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen and Hunter as part of an 18 player deal 1954 Birthday JoAnne Russell, born in Miami, Florida, tennis player, Wibeldon Double 1977 1954 Birthday Mike Eruzione, Winthrop Massachusetts, jockey player, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics 1954 Birthday Walter Paul Davis, Pineville, North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold 1954 Birthday Sammy McIlroy, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, soccer player, athlete, played for Manchester United, manages Morecambe Football Club, in Football League Two, the fourth division of English football 1954 Birthday Flo Hyman, born in Inglewood, California, volleyball player 1984 Olympics silver 1954 Birthday Steve Morse, born in Hamilton, Ohio, rocker, guitarist, founder of the Dixie Dregs, guitar player in Deep Purple 1954 Birthday Alan [Joseph] Lamb, South African/British cricket player, Northampton 1954 Birthday Daniel Seemiller, Pitts, U.S. Olympic table tennis player 1992 Olympics 1954 Birthday Ludmila Borozna, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1953 Birthday Vijay Amritraj, India, tennis player/actor, Octopussy 1953 Birthday Sixto Lezcano, born in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, professional baseball player, outfielder, played for Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres 1953 Birthday Warren Cromartie, born in Miami Beach, Florida, professional baseball player, outfielder, first baseman, played with the Kansas City Royals, Montreal Expos 1953 Event Billy Hunter is last St. Louis Browns player to homer in a game 1953 Event Ernie Banks becomes Chicago Cubs 1st black player 1953 Birthday Michael Stean, born in London, England, professional chess player, author, winner, International Master and International Grandmaster titles in 1975 and 1977 1953 Event Baseball player reps Ralph Kiner (NL) and Allie Reynolds (AL) hire John Norman Lewis at $15,000 to give legal advice to players in negotiation 1953 Birthday "Sweet" Lou Dunbar, basketball player, Harlem Globetrotters 1953 Birthday Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentine soccer player 1953 Birthday Tony Armas, born in Puerto Piritu, Venezuela, Antonio Rafael Armas Machado, baseball player, two-time All-Star, played with California Angels, Pittsburgh Pirates, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, susceptible to injuries, on disabled list 12 times, missing 302 games 1953 Birthday Charlie Moore, Jr., baseball player 1953 Birthday 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 Event Johnny Mize is 93rd player to get 2,000 hits 1953 Birthday Ron Jackson, born in Birmingham, Alabama, professional baseball player, played Major League Baseball, hitting coach for Boston Red Sox, 2003 - 2006 1953 Birthday Robert Brazile, born in Mobile, Alabama, football player, linebacker, played for National Football League's Houston Oilers and Kansas City Chiefs, nicknamed 'Dr. Doom', named 1975's NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year 1952 Birthday Dusty Hare, born in Newark-on-Trent, England, professional rugby player, fullback, played for Nottingham R.F.C., Leicester Tigers 1952 Birthday Wendy Turnbell, Australia, tennis player, 1979,82 U.S. Opens Double 1952 Birthday Dave Collins, born in Rapid City, South Dakota, professional baseball player, outfielder, first base coach for the Florida Marlins 1952 Birthday Rhys Chatham, born in New York City, New York, composer, trumpet player, guitarist, minimalist, avant garde music 1952 Birthday James Forbes, basketball player 1972 Olympics silver 1952 Death Henriette H Bosmans, Dutch cello player/pianist/composer, dies at 56 1952 Birthday Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports 1952 Death Efim D Bogolyubov, Russian chess player, dies at 63 1952 Birthday Vladislav Tretiak, U.S.S.R. hockey player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics, 76 1952 Birthday Kenny Aaronson, born in New York City, New York, rocker, bass guitar player, played for Dust, Stories, Hall & Oates, toured with Billy Squier, Joan Jett, Billy Idol 1952 Birthday Ken Boyd, born in Frederick, Maryland, basketball player, played for New Orleans Jazz 1974 - 1975 1952 Birthday Anand Armitraj, born in India, tennis player, Brother of ViJay 1952 Birthday Dwight Elmo Jones, born in Houston, Texas, basketball player, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1952 Birthday Guillermo Vilas, tennis player, 1977 U.S. Open 1952 Birthday Insook Bhushan, Seoul Korea, U.S. U.S. table tennis player 1992 Olympics 1952 Birthday Omar Henry, cricketer, 1st colored player for South Africa 1992 1951 Birthday Michael Allen Bantom, Philadelphia, basketball player 1972 Olympics silver 1951 Birthday Joe Jordan, born in Carluke, Scotland, professional soccer player, the only soccer player to score in three World Cups in 1974, 1978 and 1982 1951 Birthday Jan Timman, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Dutch chess player, Grandmaster, won International Master title in 1971 and 1974, won 1976 Chess Olympiads gold medal 1951 Birthday James Turner Brewer, born Maywood, Illinois, basketball player, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics 1951 Birthday Jaco Pastorius, born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, John Francis Anthony 'Jaco' Pastorius III, musician, electric bass player, jazz genre, style included intricate, higher register solos, voted 'Greatest Bass Player Who Has Ever Lived' by Bass Guitar magazine 1951 Birthday Johnny Rep, born in Zaandam, Noord-Holland, professional soccer player, striker, FIFA World Cup record-holder 1951 Birthday Graham Price, born in Moascar, Egypt, rugby player, prop forward, debuted for Wales in 1975, won 41 caps for Wales 1951 Event Former Cubs 1st baseman and future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft 1951 Birthday Roscoe Tanner, tennis player, Wimbledon Finals 1979 1951 Birthday Timothy Gullikson, tennis player and coach, Pete Sampras 1951 Birthday Tom Gullikson, born in Wisconsin, tennis player, U.S. mixed Doubles 1984 1951 Birthday Evonne Goolagong, born in Cawley, Australia, tennis player, Wimbledon 1971 1951 Birthday Doug Collins, U.S., basketball player 1972 Olympics silver 1951 Birthday Dave Parker, baseball player, Pittsburgh Pirates, NL MVP 1978 1951 Birthday John Bentley, born in Deptford, South East London, rocker, bass player, played for Squeeze 1980 - 1982, appeared on albums Argybargy and East Side Story 1951 Birthday Mark Roth, bowler, 4-time PBA Player of Year 1951 Birthday Kenny Dalglish, born in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, soccer player, soccer team manager, named the greatest post-war British striker by FourFourTwo magazine 1951 Birthday Phil Neal, born in Irchester, Northamptonshire, professional soccer player, manger, right fullback, appeared in the first five of Liverpool's European Cup finals 1951 Birthday Kevin Keegan, British soccer player/manager, Newcastle United 1951 Birthday Benny Ayala, born in Yauco, Puerto Rico, Benigno Ayala Felix, Major League Baseball player, played outfield, first base, designated hitter for New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals 1950 Event Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to 2-year contract 1950 Birthday Jorge Orta, born in Mazatlan, Mexico, professional baseball player, played second baseman, third baseman, outfield, played for the Cleveland Indians, Toronto Blue Jays 1950 Birthday Greg Luzinski, baseball player, Phillies, White Sox 1950 Birthday Lyman Bostock, professional baseball player, outfielder, Minnesota Twins and California Angels Major League Baseball teams 1950 Event 1st Major League baseball player to fight in Korea (Curt Simmons) 1950 Birthday Gary Matthews, baseball player, 1973 NL rookie of year 1950 Death Stanislas Bizot, French checker player (world champ 1925), dies at 70 1950 Birthday Dane Iorg, baseball player, Philles, Cards 1950 Birthday Tony Banks, born in East Sussex, England, singer, musician, pianist, keyboard player, guitarist, founding member of Genesis 1950 Birthday Vic Harris, born in Los Angeles, California, baseball player, second baseman for Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball teams 1950 Birthday Willie Duggan, rugby football player 1950 Birthday Clarence Ellis, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, football player, safety, played with National Football League's Atlanta Falcons, drafted in first round of 1972 NFL Draft 1950 Birthday Burt Hooton, born in Greenville, Texas, Burt Carlton Hooton, baseball player, nicknamed 'Happy', right-handed starting pitcher for Major League Baseball teams Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers 1950 Birthday Rich Glover, born in Bayonne, New Jersey, athlete, American football player, played in the NFL's New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles 1950 Birthday Barry Pearson, born in Geneseo, Illinois, born Barry Lynn Pearson, American professional football player, attended Northwestern University, played position of wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Kansas City Chiefs 1950 Birthday Jack Youngblood, born in Jacksonville, Florida, professional football player, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee, voted into College Football Hall of Fame 1949 Birthday Bobby Jones, baseball player 1949 Birthday Steve Busby, born in Burbank, California, baseball player, sportscaster, starting pitcher, played for Major League Baseball team Kansas City Royals 1949 Event Tennis player Pancho Gonzales turns professional 1949 Birthday Roger Uttley, English rugby player 1949 Birthday Bobby Clarke, Manitoba, NHL player and coach, Philadelphia Flyer 1949 Birthday Sunil Gavaskar, Indian cricket player, opener, 10122 Test runs 1949 Birthday Don Baylor, born in Texas, baseball player, Rockies, 1979 AL RBI leader, 267 HBP 1949 Birthday Dusty Baker, baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers 1949 Birthday Jean Potvin, born in Ottawa, Ontario, hockey player, National Hockey League, played defenseman for the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers 1949 Birthday Alex "Hurricane" Higgins, Irish snooker player, 2X world-champ 1949 Event Piet Van de Pol (Netherlands) becomes world champion billiard player 1949 Birthday Sido Martens, Dutch guitarist, singer and mandolin player, Fungus 1949 Birthday Len Randle, baseball player for the New York Mets 1949 Event Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st $100,000/year baseball player (New York Yankees) 1949 Birthday Richie Zisk, baseball player 1948 Birthday Dave Kingman, baseball player, Mets, Yankees, Giants 1948 Event Piet Roozenburg becomes world champion checker player 1948 Birthday Dan Issel, NBA coach/player, 27,482 points, Denver Nuggets 1948 Birthday Trevor Brooking, English soccer player 1948 Birthday Max Walker, Australian cricket player 1948 Birthday Ed Armbrister, baseball player 1948 Birthday Champ Summers, baseball player 1948 Death Sonny Boy Williamson, John Lee, blues player, dies at 34 1948 Birthday Reggie Cleveland, baseball player 1948 Birthday Y. Y. Williams, Welsh rugby player 1948 Birthday Billy Zoom, born in Savanna, Illinois, musician, guitarist, founder of punk rock band X, Guitar Player named him greatest guitar player of all time in 2007, worked with Gene Vincent, rockabilly legend, as well as Etta James, Big Joe Turner 1948 Birthday Cliff Thorburn, Victoria, BC, champion snooker player 1948 Birthday Larry McNeeley, Lafayette, Indiana, banjo player, Glen Campbell Hour 1947 Birthday Aurelio Rodriguez, baseball player 1947 Birthday Larry Gura, baseball player 1947 Birthday Richie Hebner, baseball player 1947 Birthday Oleg Antropov, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1947 Birthday Andy Irvine, rugby player 1947 Birthday M Jacques Fouroux, rugby player 1947 Event Larry Doby signs with Cleveland Indians-1st black player in AL 1947 Birthday Ken Singleton, born in Mount Vernon, New York, baseball player, Orioles 1947 Birthday Johan Cruyff, Dutch soccer player and coach, Ajax/Barcelona 1947 Birthday Barry Guy, born in London, England, composer, musician, double bass player, Guildhall School of Music teacher, influenced by contemporary jazz, member Michael Nyman Band 1947 Birthday Geoffrey Hunt, Australia, world-champion squash player 1947 Birthday Bill Weberniuk, Canadian snookers player 1946 Event University of Tennessee refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game 1946 Birthday Ian McGeechan, Scottish rugby player 1946 Birthday Gary Gentry, baseball player for the New York Mets 1946 Birthday Andre Bolhuis, hockey player, World Cup 1973, European Cup 1978 1946 Birthday Billy Bonds, British soccer player 1946 Birthday Ilie Nastase, born in Bucharest, Romania, tennis player, U.S. Open 1972 1946 Birthday Ken Henderson, baseball player 1946 Birthday Roger Freed, baseball player 1946 Birthday Craig Patrick, born in Detroit, Michigan, hockey player, coach, general manager of Pittsburgh Penguins 1989 - 2006 1946 Birthday John Virgo, British snooker player 1946 Birthday Bill Sudakis, baseball player 1946 Birthday Don Chaney, NBA player for the Houston Rockets/coach, Detroit Pistons 1946 Birthday Bobby Bonds, baseball player, Giants, Yankees, etc 1946 Event 1st black pro-baseball player Jackie Robinson marries Rachel Isum 1945 Birthday Kelly Groucutt, born in Coseley, England, bass player, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, musician, pop, rock, rock and roll genres 1945 Event Dodgers Tommy Brown, 17, is youngest player to hit a home run 1945 Birthday John Lodge, born in Birmingham, England, musician, singer, songwriter, bass guitar player, member of The Moody Blues rock band, created songs 'Candle of Life', 'Eyes of a Child', 'Send Me No Wine' 1945 Birthday Dimitar Penev, born in Bulgaria, soccer player/union coach, Lokomotiv/CSKA 1945 Birthday Matti Salminen, born in Turku, Finland, bass player, King Philipp-Don Carlos 1945 Birthday Curtis Blefary, baseball player, 1965 AL rookie of year 1945 Birthday Betty Stove, born in Netherlands, tennis player, U.S. Doubles 1972 1945 Birthday Tony Roche, born in Tarcutta, Australia, professional tennis player, coach, upset Adriano Panatta to win the Davis Cup, 1977 1945 Birthday Bill Bergey, born in South Dayton, New York, American collegiate and professional football player, played for American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals and NFL Philadelphia Eagles 1945 Birthday Gerald Davies, British rugby player 1945 Birthday Bob Griese, NFL quarterback, Miami Dolphins, 1971 Player of Year 1945 Birthday Barry John, Welsh international rugby player 1944 Birthday Anthea Stewart, Zimbabwe, field hockey coach/player, Olympic-1980 1944 Birthday Rodney Marsh, born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, athlete, footballer, striker, player for Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, coached the New York United team in the American Soccer League 1944 Birthday Tim Bogert, born in Ridgefield, New Jersey, musician, bass player, played rock, blues-rock, heavy metal, performed bass solos with Vanilla Fudge, Beck, Bogert & Appice 1944 Birthday Byron Berline, born in Caldwell, Kansas, musician, fiddle, mandolin player, famous for contemporary bluegrass music, played with The Flying Burrito Brothers, worked with Manassas, founded Oklahoma International Bluegrass Festival 1944 Birthday Dave Nelson, baseball player 1944 Birthday Inna Ryskai, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-76 1944 Event Joe Nuxhall, 15, of Cincinnati Reds is youngest player in major league 1944 Birthday Rick Price, born in Birmingham, England, bassist, rock music, bass player, played with Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, The Move 1944 Death Tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44 1944 Birthday Clyde Lee, born in Nashville, Tennessee, basketball player, Vanderbilt University's 'greatest player', played ten NBA seasons with the Warriors, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers 1944 Birthday Tom Okker, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, tennis player, nickname, The Flying Dutchman, world's top doubles player, 1969, world's top ten singles player for 17 years 1944 Event Youngest baseball player, Cincinnati Reds sign 15 year old Joe Nuxhall 1944 Birthday Sal Bando, baseball player for the Oakland A's 1944 Birthday Sergey Belov, U.S.S.R., basketball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1944 Birthday Vlastimil Hort, Czechoslovakian/German chess player 1943 Birthday Walter Spanghero, French rugby player 1943 Birthday Bobby Keyes, born in Slaton, Texas, musician, saxophone player, played with Bobby Vee, Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones, celebrated recording "Return to Sender", "Brown Sugar" 1943 Birthday John Mackin, born in Bellshill, Scotland, soccer player, footballer, manager, Corby Town 1943 Birthday Martin Peters, British soccer player 1943 Birthday Ian Chappell, Australian cricket player, batsman 1964-80 1943 Birthday Pedro Chappe-Garcia, Havana, basketball player 1972 Olympics bronze 1943 Birthday Denny Payton, saxophonist, harmonica player, guitarist, singer, performed with the Dave Clark Five, English pop rock group 1943 Birthday Lawrence Elkins, football player Florida for the Houston Oilers 1943 Birthday Edward Skorek, Poland, volleyball player 1976 Olympics gold 1943 Birthday Antal Dunai, born in Hungary, soccer player, 1968 Olympics gold 1943 Birthday James King, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, basketball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1943 Birthday Bob Oliver, baseball player 1943 Birthday Terry Venables, British soccer player/manager 1943 Birthday Ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan International soccer player 1942 Birthday Francoise Durr, France, tennis player, 1976 U.S. indoor Doubles 1942 Birthday Nancy Richey Gunther, San Ant, Texas, tennis player, U.S. Doubles 1965, 66 1942 Birthday Hal Lanier, baseball player 1942 Birthday Bruce DalCanton, baseball player 1942 Birthday Duane Josephson, baseball player 1942 Birthday Tony Perez, baseball player 1942 Birthday Bert Campaneris, baseball player for the Oakland A's 1942 Birthday Richie Allen, baseball player, AL MVP 1972 1942 Death Jose R Capablanca, Cuban chess player (world champ 1927), dies at 53 1942 Event Rogers Hornsby is 14th player selected to the Hall of Fame 1941 Birthday Austin Savage, Welsh hockey player 1941 Birthday Jeff Torborg, baseball player 1941 Event Lou Boudreau, 24, becomes Cleveland Indians player/manager 1941 Birthday Alan Mullery, English soccer player 1941 Birthday Joe Louis Caldwell, born in Texas City, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Birthday Harald Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player 1960 Olympics silver 1941 Birthday Bobby Keetch, soccer player/entrepreneur 1941 Birthday Boog Powell, baseball player, AL MVP 1970 1941 Birthday Jim Barnes, Tuckerton, Arkansas, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold 1941 Birthday Duane Duke Sims, baseball player 1941 Birthday Ken Berry, baseball player, White Sox, Angels, Brewers, Indians 1941 Birthday Aleksandr Ragulin, born in U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics 1941 Birthday Jonah Barrington, British World champion squash player, 1966-73 1941 Birthday Charlie McCoy, born in Oak Hill, West Virginia, harmonica player, Hee Haw 1941 Birthday Barclay Plager, hockey player/twin brother of hockey's Bob Plager 1941 Birthday Bob Plager, hockey player/twin brother of hockey's Barclay Plager 1941 Event 1st baseball player drafted into WW II (Hugh Mulcahy, Phillies) 1941 Birthday Christine Janes, tennis player 1940 Birthday Miguel Calderon-Gomez, Havana, basketball player 1972 Olympics bronze 1940 Birthday Edison Pele, Brazil, soccer player extraordinaire, New York Cosmos 1940 Birthday John Dawes, born in Chapel of Ease, Wales, rugby union player, rugby coach, captain for The Barbarians, British and Irish Lions, Wales 1940 Birthday Frank Linzy, baseball player 1940 Birthday Larry Brown, NBA player/NBA coach for the New York Knicks 1940 Birthday Tony Oliva, ball player, batting champ, AL Rookie of Year 1964 1940 Birthday Viktor Kuzkin, U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics 1940 Birthday Cesar Tovar, baseball player 1940 Birthday Willie-John McBride, British rugby player 1940 Birthday Theo Laseroms, The Tank, Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1940 Birthday Ron Santo, shortstop, Cubs, 1st baseball player to veto his trade 1940 Birthday Denis Law, British soccer player 1940 Birthday Jimmy Greaves, British broadcaster/soccer player 1940 Birthday Calvin Fowler, Pitts, basketball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1940 Birthday Jack Nicklaus, Columbus Ohio, golfer, Player of Yr 1967,72,73,75,76 1939 Birthday Gennadiy Volnov, U.S.S.R., basketball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1939 Birthday Jim Northrup, baseball player 1939 Birthday Maria Bueno, born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, tennis player, Wimbledon 1959 1939 Birthday Kathy Whitworth, Monahans, Texas, golfer, 7 time LPGA Player of Year 1939 Birthday Joe Azcue, baseball player 1939 Death James Deacon White, ball player jumped teams in 1876 (Chi), dies at 91 1939 Birthday Budge Rogers, British rugby player 1939 Birthday Rachel Heyhoe Flint, English cricket player/journalist 1939 Birthday Heinz Holliger, born in Langenthal, Switzerland, studied with Pierre Boulez, composer, world's most famous oboe player 1939 Birthday Herbert Hippauf, baseball player 1939 Birthday Von McDaniel, baseball player 1939 Birthday Vitaliy Davidov, born in U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics 1939 Birthday Deszo Nowak, born in Hungary, soccer player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics 1939 Birthday Cliff Thorburn, English snookers player 1939 Birthday Tom Kierman, British rugby player 1938 Birthday Lynn Blessing, vibes Player 1938 Birthday Jose Tartabull, baseball player 1938 Event Don Budge becomes 1st tennis player to grand slam 1938 Birthday Gaylord Perry, baseball player, 1972 AL Cy Young winner 1938 Birthday Richard Sharpe, English rugby player 1938 Birthday Don Pavletich, baseball player 1938 Birthday Mickie Finn, born in Hugo, Oklahoma, TV hostess/banjo player, Mickie Finn's 1938 Birthday Billy Williams, baseball player, Cubs 1938 Birthday Art Mahaffey, baseball player 1938 Birthday Ludmil Buldakova, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1938 Birthday Manuel Santana, tennis player, U.S. Open 1965 1938 Birthday Merritt Ranew, baseball player 1938 Birthday Donald Schwall, baseball player, 1961 AL rookie of year 1938 Birthday Juan Pizarro, baseball player 1938 Birthday Bill Christian, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1938 Birthday Francis W "Frank" Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player 1937 Event Russian chess player Aljechin recaptures world title from Max Euwe 1937 Birthday Lenny Wilkins, NBA player and coach, Seattle, Cleveland, Atlanta 1937 Birthday Bobby Charlton, English soccer player 1937 Birthday William Cannon, football player, Heisman-1959 1937 Birthday Clemon Daniels, AFL player of year 1963, halfback, Oak, Dallas SF 1937 Birthday Dick Berardino, baseball player 1937 Event Cub Augie Galan becomes 1st player to switch hit home runs in a game 1937 Birthday Jim Hickman, baseball player, Mets, Dodgers, Cubs 1937 Birthday Robert Boozer, born in Omaha, Nebraska, basketball player 1960 Olympics gold 1937 Birthday Raymond Ceulemans, Belgian world champ billiards player 1937 Birthday Bill Tillman, basebal player 1937 Birthday Noel Murphy, British rugby player 1937 Birthday Yuriy Poyarkov, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1972 Olympics 1936 Birthday Roy Emerson, Australia, tennis player, Wimbledon-1964, 65, U.S. Open-61 1936 Birthday Roy Emerson, tennis player, won 12 Majors in singles from 1961-67 1936 Birthday Frank Howard, baseball player, NL Rookie of the Year 1960 1936 Birthday Harmon Killebrew, baseball player, Minnesota Twins 1936 Birthday Colin Meads, rugby player 1936 Birthday Floyd Robinson, baseball player, White Sox, Reds, A's 1936 Birthday Bob Cleary, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1936 Birthday John White, born in Berlin, Germany, composer, musician, tuba player, invented Systems music, a British form of minimalism, influences include Howard Skempton, Cornelius Cardew 1936 Event Babe Ruth turns down Reds to make a comeback as a player 1936 Birthday John Harris, British cricket player 1936 Birthday Robert Simpson, Australian cricket player/manager 1935 Birthday Roger Christian, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1935 Birthday Gary J. Player, born in Johannesburg, South Africa, PGA golfer, British Open 1959, 1968, 1974 1935 Birthday Frank Robinson, baseball player/manager, MVP 1961-NL 1966-AL 1935 Birthday John McCartan, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, ice hockey player, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1935 Birthday John David Crow, football player, Heisman Trophy 1957 1935 Event Babe Ruth, 40, announces his retirement as a player 1934 Event NFL adopts player waiver rule; applies after 6th game of season 1934 Birthday Dave Guard, born in San Francisco, California, singer, songwriter, recording artist, guitar and banjo player, founding member of The Kingston Trio 1934 Birthday Orlando Cepeda, Giants player, NL MVP 1967 1934 Birthday Bill Cleary, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold 1934 Birthday Renee Richards, Richard Rankind, trans-sexual tennis player 1934 Birthday Maureen Connally, champion tennis player, Wimbledon 1934 Event Babe Ruth announces this is his final season as full time player 1934 Birthday Carl Cecil Cain, Freeport, Illinois, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold 1934 Birthday Jim Gentile, baseball player 1934 Birthday Cliff Wilson, snooker player 1934 Birthday Gino Cappelletti, ORFU, AFL running back, AFL Player of Year 1964 1934 Birthday Flemming Nielsen, Denmark, soccer player 1960 Olympics silver 1934 Birthday Hank Aaron, born in Mobile, Alabama, baseball player, record 755 home runs, 1957 NL MVP 1934 Birthday Burdette Haldorson, U.S., basketball player, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics 1933 Birthday Floyd Cramer, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, pianist, session player, architect of the 'Nashville Sound', played piano on Elvis Presley's Heartbreak Hotel 1933 Birthday Scotty Bowman, NHL player and coach, Mont Canadians 1933 Birthday Rocky Colavito, Cleveland Indians, baseball player, Hit 4 home runs in a game 1933 Birthday David M Storey, British rugby player/playwright, Home 1933 Birthday Frank Baumann, baseball player 1933 Birthday Jerry Lumpe, baseball player 1933 Event Cecil Travis becomes 1st player to get 5 hits in his 1st game 1932 Birthday Colin Cowdrey, English cricket player 1932 Birthday Geoff Lawson, Australian cricket player 1932 Birthday Chinadorai Deshmutu, India, field hockey player, 1952 1932 Birthday Harry Sinden, NHL player and coach, Team Canada 1932 Birthday Roy Castle, born in Scholes, England, singer, musician, jazz trumpet player, television celebrity, starred in BBC's 'The Roy Castle Show' 1932 Event Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2 1932 Birthday A. R. Dawson, rugby player 1932 Birthday K C Jones, Taylor, Texas, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold 1932 Birthday Angela Mortimer, English tennis player, Wimbledon 1932 Birthday Wes Covington, baseball player for the Philadelphia Phillies 1932 Birthday Woody, Woodson, Held, baseball player 1931 Birthday Billy Casper, born in San Diego, California, golfer, 3-time PGA Player of Year, '66, '68, '70 1931 Birthday Larry Jackson, baseball player 1931 Birthday Robert Dickson, born in Canada, ice hockey player, 1948 1931 Birthday John Bartlett, tennis player, Davis Cup captain-Britain 1931 Death Knute Rockne, football player and coach, dies in a plane crash at 43 1931 Birthday Bohumil Golian, born in Czechoslovakia, volleyball player, Olympic-bronze-1968 1931 Birthday Fred Trueman, Fiery Fred, English cricket player 1930 Birthday Harvey Kuenn, baseball player, AL Rookie of the Year-1953 1930 Birthday Jack McKeon, baseball player 1930 Birthday Gene Conley, MLB player/NBA player 1930 Birthday Bill Fischer, baseball player 1930 Birthday Don Ho, Hawaii, ukulele player, Tiny Bubbles 1930 Birthday Kenny Ball, born in Essex, England, musician, lead trumpet player, Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen, appeared in film Live It Up!, featured with Joe Brown, Brenda Lee on Kapp Records 1930 Birthday Alfred Lewis Valentine, Jamaican cricket player 1930 Birthday Frank Malzone, baseball player 1929 Birthday Clarence Ford, sax player 1929 Birthday Jimmy Piersall, baseball player, Red Sox, Senators, Indians 1929 Birthday James Brosnan, baseball player/writer, Long Season 1929 Birthday Lev Jasjin, Russian soccer player, goalie 1929 Birthday Balbir Singh, India, field hockey player, Gold Medal Gold Medals 1948, 1956 Olympics 1929 Birthday Louis Myers, blues guitarist /harmonica player 1929 Birthday Bill Tuttle, baseball player 1929 Birthday Chuck Tanner, baseball player 1929 Birthday Dick Williams, baseball player, manager, including Seattle 1986-87 1928 Birthday Earring George Mayweather, blues Harmonica Player 1928 Birthday Udham Singh, born in India, field hockey player, Gold Medals 1952, 1956, 1964 Olympics 1928 Birthday Dave Bowen, born in Maesteg, Glamorgan, Wales, Welsh football player, manager, captain, led country to win 1958 World Cup finals 1928 Birthday Al "Fuzzy" Smith, baseball player 1927 Birthday Grady "Fats" Jackson, tenor sax player 1927 Birthday Joseph Wilbur Adcock, manager/player, Braves 1927 Birthday Dezso Gyarmati, Hungary, water polo player, Gold Medals 1956. 1960, 1964 Olympics 1927 Birthday Carl Braun, basketball player for the New York Knicks 1927 Birthday Ruben Gomez, baseball player 1927 Birthday Jackie Collum, baseball player 1927 Birthday [Harold] Bud Grant, Wisconsin, CFL/NFL player and coach, Winnipeg, Minnesota 1927 Birthday Ray Katt, baseball player 1927 Birthday Jack Jensen, baseball player, AL MVP 1958 1927 Event Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year) 1927 Birthday Geoffrey WT Atkins, British World Champion racket player, 1954-72 1926 Birthday Donald Carr, cricketer, England player in 50's, later MCC honcho 1926 Birthday Carl Erskine, baseball player, Brooklyn Dodgers 1926 Birthday Lew Burdette, baseball player 1926 Birthday Marques Haynes, NBA player, World's Greatest Dribbler, Globetrotters 1926 Birthday Emile Francis, NHL player/coach/General Manager, Rangers, Blues, Whalers 1926 Birthday Danny Blanchflower, British soccer player 1925 Birthday Zoot Sims, born in Queens, New York, musician, saxophonist, jazz player, played with Woody Herman, Al Cohn, Buddy Rich, Jack Kerouac, Count Basie, Art Pepper 1925 Birthday Bobby Shantz, baseball player, 1952 AL MVP 1925 Birthday Doris J Hart, born in St. Louis, Missouri, tennis player, Wimbledon 1951 1925 Birthday Gene Baker, baseball player 1925 Birthday Cees de Ruyter, European champion billiards player 1925 Birthday Everton Weekes, West Indian cricket player 1925 Birthday Vic Wertz, baseball player 1925 Birthday Roepie Kruize, Dutch field hockey player, Olympic-Bronze-48/Silver-52 1924 Birthday Piet Roozenburg, World champ checker player, 1948 . . 55 1924 Birthday Tom Landry, NFL player for the New York Giants/coach for the Dallas Cowboys 1924 Birthday Andrea Gyarmati, Hungary water polo player, Olympics, 1948-60 1924 Birthday Gil Hodges, baseball player/manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets 1924 Birthday Joe Black, baseball player 1924 Birthday Billy Wright, English soccer player 1923 Birthday Elias Victor Seixas, U.S., mixed double tennis player, Wimbeld 1953-56 1923 Birthday A Louise Brough Clapp, born in Oklahoma, tennis player, 4 time Wimbledon champ 1922 Birthday Art Fowler, baseball player 1922 Birthday John McNamara, baseball player 1922 Birthday Abdul Rashid, born in Pakistan, field hockey player, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics 1921 Birthday Joe "Ducky" Medwick, baseball player 1921 Birthday Gunnar Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1921 Birthday Angelica Rozeanu, Romanian table tennis player, World Champ 1950-55 1921 Birthday Piet Kraak, Dutch soccer player 1921 Birthday Hoot Evers, baseball player 1920 Birthday Istvan Szivos, Hungary, water polo player 1976 Olympics gold 1920 Birthday Bob Kennedy, baseball player 1920 Birthday Knut Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1920 Birthday A. J. Mottram, tennis player 1920 Birthday Ravi Shankar, born in Benares, India, sitar player, Sounds of India 1920 Birthday Buddy Blattner, baseball player 1919 Event Red Sox owner Harry Frazee announces they will deal any player except Harry Hooper, Hooper is sent to the White Sox after 1920 season 1919 Event Reds Adolfo Luque is 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series 1919 Birthday Izaak Boleslavski, Russian chess player 1919 Birthday Hank Sauer, baseball player, NL MVP 1952 1919 Birthday Jackie Robinson, born in Georgia, 1st black major league baseball player, Dodgers 1919 Birthday Bob Paisley, English soccer player/trainer/manager of FC Liverpool 1919 Birthday Dharam Singh, India, field hockey player 1964 Olympic gold 1918 Birthday William Kennedy, baseball player 1918 Birthday Phil Rizzuto, born in Brooklyn, New York, Major League Baseball player, shortstop for the New York Yankees 1918 Birthday Joe Daley, jazz tenor/clarinet/flute player 1918 Birthday Sheikh Iman, player/singer 1917 Birthday Marty Marion, baseball player, NL MVP 1944 1917 Birthday Bertil Nordahl, born in Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold 1917 Birthday Lou Bourdeau, baseball player/manager, 1948 AP Athlete of Year 1917 Event 1st baseball player (Hank Gowdy) to enter WW I military service 1917 Event Hank Gowdy is 1st baseball player to enlist during WW I 1917 Birthday Jim Konstanty, baseball player, NL MVP 1950 1916 Birthday Bob Elliot, baseball player 1916 Birthday Verdun Scott, New Zealand cricketer/rugby player 1916 Birthday Elbert "Skippy" Williams, tenor Sax player 1916 Birthday Phillip Cavaretta, baseball player, NL MVP 1945 1916 Birthday Eddie Joost, baseball player 1916 Birthday Helen Willis Moody Roark, tennis player, U.S. Open 1923-25, 27-29, 31 1916 Birthday George Abel, Canada, ice hockey player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1916 Event NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20) 1915 Birthday Max Lanier, baseball player 1915 Birthday J. Donald Budge, U.S. tennis player, 1st to hold world's 4 major titles 1915 Birthday Stanley Matthews, 1st British soccer player to be knighted 1915 Birthday Joe Hitchcock, darts player, leader of St. Dunstan's Four 1914 Birthday Earle Warren, alto sax player 1914 Birthday Charles Urbanus, Dutch baseball player 1914 Birthday Katherine Stammers Menzies, born in England, doubles tennis player, Wimb 1935 1914 Birthday Sammy Baugh, born in Texas, American football player, coach, inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame 1914 Birthday Bert Haas, baseball player 1913 Birthday Alice Marble, Beckworth California, tennis player, U.S. Open 1936, 1938-40 1913 Birthday Fred Davis, English world champ snooker player, 1948-49, 51 1913 Birthday Willie Mosconi, world champion pool player, 1941-57 1913 Birthday Earl Bostic, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, alto sax player, Flamingo, Temptation 1913 Birthday Mort Cooper, baseball player, NL MVP 1942 1913 Birthday Haywood Frank Henry, sax player 1912 Birthday Vincent DiMaggio, baseball player, Giants, Phils, Reds, Braves 1911 Birthday Augustus John "Gus" Risman, rugby league player 1910 Birthday Hal Schumacher, baseball player 1910 Birthday R. J. Ritchie, tennis player 1910 Birthday George H Poyser, English soccer player/manager, Brentford 1910 Birthday Jahangir Khan, cricketer, father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36 1909 Birthday Spud Chandler, baseball player, AL MVP 1943 1908 Birthday Alfonso Lopez, baseball player, AL Manager of the year 1959 1908 Birthday Alex Brown, snooker player 1907 Birthday Roy Douglas, born in Tunbridge Wells, England, Richard Roy Douglas, composer, pianist, member London Symphony Orchestra, pianist, organist, celesta player, fourth percussionist, created orchestration for 'Les Sylphides' 1907 Event English Professional Football Player's Association forms 1907 Birthday Dick Bartell, baseball player 1907 Birthday Ted a'Beckett, cricketer, Australian Test player 1907 Birthday Ralph F. Marston, born in Malden, Massachusetts, Ralph Fulsom Marston, professional football player, played with National Football League's Boston Bulldogs, 1929 1906 Death Harry N Pillsbury, U.S. chess player, dies 1905 Event Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play 1904 Birthday Hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player 1928 Olympics gold 1903 Death Patrick McShane, cricket player/ump (1884-85 Ashes series), dies 1903 Event Bill Bradley becomes 1st Cleveland baseball player (Cleveland Naps) to hit for cycle 1902 Birthday Learie [Nicholas] Constantine, Trinidad cricket player 1902 Birthday Sal Gliatto, baseball player 1900 Birthday Edward J "Murt" O'Donoghue, snooker player, 1st witnessed 147 break 1900 Event Edwin S Votey patents pneumatic piano player 1900 Birthday Thomas Hitchcock, Jr., great polo player, Westchester Cup 1924,27,30,39 1899 Birthday Sonny Boy Williamson, Aleck Miller, blues player 1898 Birthday Frank "Fordham Flash" Frisch, New York City, baseball player, NL MVP 1931 1897 Birthday Francis "Lefty" O'Doul, baseball player and organized Japanese baseball 1895 Birthday Maurice Roelants, Belgian author, Jazz Player 1895 Birthday Edward Gill, baseball player 1894 Birthday Erich Romer, Germany, ice hockey player, Olympic-bronze-1932 1894 Event Emanuel Lasker (26) becomes World Champion chess player 1893 Birthday William [Bill] T Tilden II, tennis player, U.S. Open 1920-25, 29 1892 Event Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500, becomes 1st pro football player 1890 Birthday Cyril Rutherford "Snuffy" Browne, cricketer, pioneer WI Test player 1890 Birthday Tommy Andrews, cricketer, NSW and Aussie player of the 1920's 1889 Birthday Efim D. Bogoljubov, Russian chess player 1888 Death John H Zuckertort, German chess player, dies at 45 1888 Birthday Knute Rockne, Norwegian/U.S. football player and coach, Notre Dame 1887 Birthday Edouard Lalonde, Canada, NHLer, Mont Canadiens, lacrosse player 1887 Birthday Joe Jackson, black sox player, Say it aint so, Joe 1887 Birthday Savielly [Xavier] G Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player 1887 Birthday Henry Zimmerman, baseball player, 1912-batted .372 with 14 home runs 1886 Birthday Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, California, tennis player, U.S. Open 1909-11 1886 Birthday Aaron Nimzowitsch, Latvian chess player, openings theorist 1886 Birthday Eric Coates, Hucknall Nottinghamshire England, viola player/composer 1885 Birthday Ringgold "Ring" Lardner, baseball player 1884 Event Moses Walker became 1st black player in major league 1884 Death John Wisden, publisher/cricketer (prominent Sussex player), dies 1883 Birthday Harold "Hal" Chase, baseball player/manager 1882 Birthday Akiba Rubinstein, Polish chess player, openings theory 1881 Birthday Percy Lesueur, hockey player/inventor, large goalie glove 1881 Event Edward Leveaux patents automatic player piano 1881 Event Player piano patented by John McTammany, Jr. (Cambridge, Mass) 1881 Birthday Oliver Seibert, hall of fame hockey player, elected 1963 1881 Birthday Savilly Tartakower, Austrian/Polish/French chess player 1879 Birthday Oscar Back, Austrian-Dutch viola player 1877 Birthday Frank Chance, baseball player/manager, Tinkers to Evers to Chance 1876 Event 1st player to hit for cycle (George Hall, Philadelphia Athletics) 1873 Birthday John McGraw, born in Truxton, New York, MLB player and manager of the New York Giants, nicknamed 'Little Napoleon' 1872 Birthday Harry N Pillsbury, U.S. chess player 1871 Birthday Charles Kortright, British cricket player 1869 Birthday Clark Griffith, Missouri, baseball player/manager, New York Yankees 1866 Birthday William "Sliding Billy" Hamilton, New Jersey, hall of fame baseball player 1862 Birthday William "Dummy" Hoy, professional baseball player who lived to 99 1858 Birthday Tommy Garrett, cricketer, original Australian Test player 1850 Birthday Albert Spaulding, baseball player/founded Spaulding sports company 1847 Birthday James Deacon White, Canton, New York, ball player jumped teams in 1876, Chi 1842 Birthday John H Zuckertort, German chess player 1837 Birthday Paul Morphy, New Orleans, greatest chess player of all time, 1857-61 1833 Birthday Antonius von der Linde, Netherlands/German librarian/chess player 1787 Death Carl Friedrich Abel, German/British viola player/composer, dies at 63 1781 Birthday Louis-Francois Dauprat, composer/horn player 1746 Birthday John Vaclav Stich, Giovanni Punto, Bohemian horn player/composer
