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1895 - Tiger Flowers, Hall of Fame boxer who briefly held the world middleweight title; in Camille, GA
1937 - Herb Brooks, who coached the U. S. hockey team that won the Gold Medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics; in St. Paul, MN
1940 - Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles Rams quarterback who was named the NFL's player of the year in 1969; in Wilmington, NC
1946 - Bruce Coslet, Bruce Coslet, who coached the New York Jets for four seasons and the Cincinnati Bengals for just over three seasons; in Oakdale, CA
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1946 - Gary Beban, UCLA quarterback who won the Heisman Trophy in 1967; in San Francisco
1962 - Patrick Ewing, center who played in the NBA for 1 seasons and appeared in 9 All-Star games; in Kingston, Jamaica
1968 - John Olerud, first baseman who has compiled a .300 career batting average in 13 major league season; in Seattle, WA
1978 - Lorrie Fair, defender on the U. S. women's soccer team that won a gold medal in 1996; in Los Altos, CA
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1922 - Tommy McCarthy, Hall of Fame outfielder who helped perfect the hit and run and double steal; at 58
1964 - Art Ross, Hockey Hall of Famer memorialized in the trophy awarded to the NHL's top scorer; at 78
1978 - Earl "Dutch" Clark, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback who was an All-Pro six times; at 71
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1978 - Jesse Haines, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher who spent 20 seasons in the major leagues; at 86
1991 - Paul Brown, founding coach of both the Cleveland Browns and the Cincinnati Bengals; at 82
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1921 - Baseball Broadcast on Radio
Pittsburgh radio station KDKA carried the first complete, play-by-play broadcast of a baseball game, with Harold Arlin at the mike for the Pirates' 8-5 victory over the Phillies.
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1984 - Johnson Hits Record 19th Pinch HR
The Toronto Blue Jays' Cliff Johnson set a major league record by hitting the 19th pinch home run of his career in a 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles.
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1989 - Hambletonian Final Is Dead Heat
For the only time in history, the third and final heat of harness racing's Hambletonian ended in a dead heat, between Park Avenue Joe and Probe. Park Avenue Joe, who had finished second and first in the two previous heats, was declared the winner of the series.
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