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1902 - Charlie Caldwell, College Football Hall of Fame coach who produced unbeaten Princeton teams in 1950 and 1951; in Bristol, TN
1932 - Lamar Hunt, founder of the Dallas Texans/Kansas City Chiefs and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame; in El Dorado, AR
1960 - Linda Fratianne, who won four straight U. S. figure skating championships and two world titles; in Northridge, CA
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1966 - Tim Wakefield, knuckleball pitcher who has been both a starter and reliever for the Pirates and the Red Sox; in Melbourne, FL
1969 - Cedric Ceballos, winner of the slam dunk competition during the 1992 NBA All-Star weekend; in Maui, HI
1970 - Tony Amonte, right wing with the NHL's New York Rangers and Chicago Blackhawks; in Hingham, MA
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1932 - Dan Brouthers, Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder who played for 11 different major-league teams; at 74
1971 - John McDermott, Hall of Fame golfer who won the U. S. Open in 1911 and 1912; at 80
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1979 - Thurman Munson, New York Yankee catcher and captain, was killed when the two-engine plane he was piloting crashed at the airport in Akron, OH; at 32
1992 - Jim Weatherall, University of Oklahoma tackle who won the 1951 Outland Trophy as the nation's outstanding interior lineman; at 63
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1912 - Black Sox Verdict: Not Guilty
After less than three hours of deliberation, a Chicago jury brought in a verdict of not guilty in the Black Sox scandal case. Eight White Sox players and five gamblers were accused of fixing the 1919 World Series. Despite their acquittal, the players were banned from organized baseball for life.
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1959 - Two Bases-Loaded Triples for Bruton
Centerfielder Bill Bruton of the Milwaukee Braves hit two bases-loaded triples, leading his team to an 11-5 win over St. Louis in the second game of a doubleheader.
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1986 - Joyner-Kersee Sets Heptathlon Record
At the first Goodwill Games, in Moscow, Jackie Joyner-Kersee set a world record of 7,161 points in the heptathlon. She was the first woman to surpass 7,000 points in the event. A month later, she extended the record to 7,291 points, which still stands.
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1987 - Seitzer Gets 7 Hits
Kevin Seitzer of the Kansas City Royals collected six hits, three singles, a double, and two home runs, against the Boston Red Sox.
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1991 - FLASH: AL Pitcher Gets RBI
Texas Ranger Mike Jeffcoat doubled home a run against Milwaukee to become the first American League pitcher to get an RBI since the designated hitter rule was adopted in 1972.
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