1903 - New bicycle race "Tour de France" announced.
1937 - Cy Young, Tris Speaker & Nap Lajorie elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
1944 - Dan Reeves, NFL Coach (NY Giants ,Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons) is born.
1956 - Hoboken dedicates a plaque honoring achievements of
Alexander Cartwright in organizing early baseball at Elysian Field.
1966 - Stefan Edberg, Sweden, tennis player (Wimbledon 1988, US Open 1991) is born.
1969 - Junior Seau, NFL inside linebacker (San Diego Chargers), (d. 2012) is born.
1971 - NHL Writers' Association renamed Professional Hockey Writers' Association.
1972 - Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame.
1974 - Notre Dame beats UCLA, ends NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak.
1972 - Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra, & Early Wynn elected to Hall of Fame.
1974 - Notre Dame beats UCLA, ends NCAA-record 88-game basketball win streak.
1981 - Muhammad Ali talks a despondent 21 year old out of committing suicide.
1984 - Francesco Moser bicycles world record time: 50,808 km.
1984 - Francesco Moser bicycles world record time: 50,808 km.
1996 - NHL approves move of Winnipeg Jets to Phoenix.
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