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1890 - Chick Evans, amateur golfer who won the 1916 U. S. Open; in Indianapolis
1929 - Dick Button, figure skating gold medalist in 1948 and 1952 and winner of the 1949 Sullivan Award; in Englewood, NJ
1935 - Tenley Albright, the first American woman to win a gold medal in figure skating, in 1956; in Newton Center, MA
1940 - Joe Torre, former All-Star catcher who has managed the Yankees to four World Series championships; in New York City
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1941 - Marcia Jones Smoke, the greatest woman canoeist-kayaker in U. S. history; in Oklahoma City, OK
1957 - Nick Faldo, three-time winner of the British Open, in 1987, 1990, and 1992; in Welwyn Garden City, England
1972 - Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, shooting guard with the Orlando Magic and Phoenix Suns; in Memphis, TN
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1893 - First 18-Hole Course Opens
America's first 18-hole golf course was opened in Wheaton, IL. The designer was Charles Blair McDonald of Chicago, who won the first major U. S. tournament in 1894 and went on to design many more courses.
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1948 - Seerey Hits Four Home Runs
Chicago White Sox outfielder Pat Seerey hit four home runs in an 11-inning, 12-11 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Seery had only 86 homers in seven major-league seasons.
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1951 - Jersey Joe Becomes Heavyweight Champ
In his fifth attempt, Jersey Joe Walcott won the world heavyweight championship with a 7th-round knockout of Ezzard Charles. At the time, the 37-year-old Walcott was the oldest heavyweight titleist in history.
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1970 - Mays Collects 3,000th Career Hit
Willie Mays singled against Mike Wegener of the Montreal Expos to record his 3,000th major league hit. His San Francisco Giants won the game, 10-1. Mays retired after the 1973 season with a total of 3,283 hits.
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