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1877 - Herman "Germany" Schaefer, colorful major-leaguer who forced a change in baseball rules by stealing first base from second; in Chicago
1912 - Byron Nelson, who set records by winning 19 PGA tournaments, including 11 in a row, in 1945; in Fort Worth, TX
1913 - Woody Hayes, College Football Hall of Fame coach who guided Ohio State to 238 victories in 33 seasons; in Clifton, OH
1929 - Neil Johnston, Basketball Hall of Fame forward who starred at Ohio State and with the Philadelphia Warriors; in Chillicothe, OH
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1937 - Magnar Solberg, winner of gold medals in the 20-kilometer biathlon in 1968 and 1972; in Norway
1959 - Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants' linebacker whose cocaine problems kept him from getting elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame; in Williamsburg, VA
1963 - Tracie Ruiz-Conforto, double gold medalist when synchronized swimming was added to the 1984 Olympic program; in Honolulu
1973 - Oscar de la Hoya, Olympic boxing gold medalist in 1992 and world welterweight champion since 1997; in Los Angeles
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1964 - McDermott Is Surprise Olympic Winner
Using a pair of skates he borrowed from his coach, Leo Freisinger, and wearing a good luck pin from Mrs. Freisinger, Terry McDermott won a gold medal in the 500-meter speed skating event. It was the only gold medal won by the United States at Innsbruck.
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1987 - Conner, Stars and Stripes Bring Cup Back
Skippered by Dennis Conner, Stars and Stripes won its fourth straight race against Australia's Kookaburra 3 to return the America's cup to the United States.
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1991 - "Pete Rose Rule" Unanimously Adopted
The Baseball Hall of Fame board of directors voted unanimously in favor of the "Pete Rose rule," which bars induction to any person banned from baseball.
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1997 - Lemieux Scores 600th Goal in 719th Game
Mario LeMieux scored into an empty net late in Pittsburgh's 6-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks to become the seventh player in NHL history with 600 career goals. It was LeMieux's 719th game.
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