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1891 - Elizabeth "Bunny" Ryan, winner of 19 championships at Wimbledon; in Anaheim, CA
1891 - Roger Peckinpaugh, major-league shortstop for 17 years and youngest manager in history, at 23; in Wooster, OH
1934 - Henry Aaron, Hall of Fame outfielder who hit a record 755 career home runs; in Mobile, AL
1942 - Roger Staubach, Heisman Trophy winner at Navy and Hall of Fame quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys; in Cincinnati
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1943 - Craig Morton, NFL quarterback with the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos; in Flint, MI
1947 - Darrell Waltrip, three-time NASCAR Winston Cup champion and third all-time in wins; in Owensboro, KY
1968 - Roberto Alomar, All-Star second baseman with the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles; in Ponce, Puerto Rico
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1897 - Charles "Old Hoss" Radbourn, who won 60 games for the National League's Providence Greys in 1884; at 42
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1943 - La Motta Hands Sugar Ray His First Loss
Sugar Ray Robinson suffered his first defeat as a professional boxer after winning 39 consecutive fights when Jake La Motta won a 10-round decision in a middleweight bout at Detroit.
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1948 - Dick Button, Gretchen Fraser Strike Gold
Dick Button became the first American to win a gold medal in figure skating and Gretchen Fraser won the first women's slalom event at the fifth Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland.
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1972 - Basketball Hall of Fame Elects First Black
Bob Douglas, founder and coach of the legendary Harlem Renaissance team, became the first black elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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1976 - Koch Wins Cross-Country Medal
Bill Koch of New Hampshire gave cross-country skiing a boost by winning a silver medal in the 30-kilometer race at Innsbruck, Austria. He was the first skier from the United States to medal in the sport.
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1977 - The Other Sugar Ray Wins in Pro Debut
Sugar Ray Leonard, winner of the welterweight gold medal at the 1976 Olympics, made his professional debut with a 6-round decision over Luis Vega in Baltimore.
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1994 - Bondra Scores Fastest Four Goals
Peter Bondra of the Washington Capitals set a National Hockey League record by scoring four goals in the span of four minutes and 12 seconds.
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