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1878 - Matt McGrath, weight thrower who won 13 national titles and competed in four Olympics; in Nenagh, Ireland
1886 - Ty Cobb, legendary Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder, hitter, and base stealer; in Narrows, GA
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1930 - Bill "Moose" Skowron, first baseman who hit over .300 five times with the Yankees; in Chicago, IL
1939 - Zoilo Versalles, Minnesota shortstop who won the American League MVP award in 1965; in Veldado, Cuba
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1930 - Clarence Kummer, Hall of Fame jockey who rode 464 winners in 2,468 starts; of pneumonia, at 31
1971 - Bobby Jones, Hall of Fame golfer who won all four Grand Slam tournaments in 1930; at 69
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1974 - Harry Hooper, Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder who, as an engineer, helped design Fenway Park; at 87
1992 - Howard Cann, who played for and coached national champion basketball teams at New York U.; at 97
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1932 - Bears Win First NFL Title Game
The NFL faced an unprecedented tie for first between the Chicago Bears and Portsmouth Spartans, so a championship game was added to the schedule. Cold weather and heavy snow forced a move from Wrigley Field to Chicago Stadium, where the field was only 60 yards long from goal line to goal line and field goals were prohibited. Facing a fourth down at the Portsmouth 2-yard line late in the game, Bronko Nagurski headed for the line, stopped, and threw a pass to Red Grange in the end zone. Portsmouth complained that Nagurski hadn't been 5 yards behind the line, as required at the time, but officials gave the Bears the touchdown. They added a safety for a 9-0 win.
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1983 - Gretzky Scores 100th Point in 34th Game
Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers had two goals and two assists against the Winnipeg Jets to give him 100 points for the season in just 34 games. That's still the NHL record for the fastest 100 points.
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