1743 - Earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton).
1920 - Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yanks'
1920 - Ray Chapman, of Indians is hit in head by Yanks'
Carl Mays pitch; he dies next day, only major league fatality.
1927 - 1st HR hit out of Comiskey Park Chicago (NY Yankee Babe Ruth).
1930 - Frank Gifford, American NFL halfback (NY Giants)
ABC sportscaster, born in Santa Monica, California (d. 2015).
1930 - Tony Trabert, Cincinnati Ohio, tennis pro (1955 Wimbledon) is born.
1948 - Babe Ruth, Baseball legend (NY Yankees), dies in NY at 53.
1954 - "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing.
1954 - "Sports Illustrated" magazine begins publishing.
1965 - AFL awards its 1st expansion franchise (Miami Dolphins).
1966 - Ed Olczyk, NHL center (Winnipeg Jets), born in Chicago, Illinois is born.
1976 - St Louis Cards beat San Diego Chargers 20-10 in Tokyo (NFL expo).
1981 - Highest score in World Cup soccer match (New Zealand-13, Fiji-0).
1981 - Highest score in World Cup soccer match (New Zealand-13, Fiji-0).
2008 - Usain Bolt sets a new 100 metres dash world record
of 9.69 seconds at the Beijing 2008 summer olympics.
2010 - Bobby Thomson, American baseball player dies.
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