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1902 - Abe Saperstein, Basketball Hall of Famer who founded the Harlem Globetrotters; in London, England
1929 - Chuck Tanner, who managed the Pittsburgh Pirates to victory in the 1979 World Series; in New Castle, PA
1929 - Al Davis, coach and managing general partner of the Oakland Raiders who was briefly commissioner of the AFL; in Brockton, MA
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1930 - George Steinbrenner, whose New York Yankees have won six World Series since 1977; in Rocky River, OH
1942 - Floyd Little, College Football Hall of Fame halfback from Syracuse who starred with the Denver Broncos; in New Haven, CT
1962 - Pam Shriver, who teamed with Martina Navratilova to win 20 Grand Slam doubles championships; in Baltimore, MD
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1919 - Dempsey Wins Heavyweight Title
Jack Dempsey won the world heavyweight championship with a 3rd-round knockout of the 6-foot-6, 250-pound Jess Willard at Toledo Ohio. Promoter Tex Rickard immediately began billing Dempsey as "Jack the Giant Killer."
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1939 - Fans Honor Gehrig for Last Time
Lou Gehrig wore his Yankee uniform for the last time, as 60,000 fans turned at Yankee Stadium to honor him. Gehrig delivered a farewell speech containing the famous line, "Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth."
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1973 - Riva Ridge Becomes Millionaire
Riva Ridge set a world record of 1:52 3/5 for 1 3/16 mile and also became the 12th thoroughbred in history to win more than a million dollars by winning the Brooklyn Handicap.
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1980 - Ryan Notches 3,000th Strikeout
Houston pitcher Nolan Ryan fanned Cesar Geronimo of the Cincinnati Reds to record his 3,000th career strikeout in an 8-1 victory.
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1987 Martina Wins 8th Wimbledon Title
Martina Navratilova beat Steffi Graf, 7-5 and 6-3, to win her sixth straight Wimbledon singles championship and her eighth overall. She went on to win the tournament for a ninth time in 1990.
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