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1888 - Knute Rockne, whose Notre Dame football teams had a 105-12-5 record in 13 seasons before his death in a 1931 plane crash; in Voss, Norway
1891 - Dazzy Vance, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher who led the National League in strikeouts seven times; in Orient, IA
1897 - Lefty O'Doul, one-time pitcher who moved to the outfield and had a .349 average in just 6 1/2 major-league seasons; in San Francisco
1931 - Bob Johnson, who coached three NCAA championship hockey teams at Wisconsin and five Stanley Cup champions in the NHL; in Minneapolis
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1936 - Jim Clark, the only driver to win the Indy 500 and the World Drivers' Championship in the same year (1965); in Kilmany, Scotland
1966 - Kevin Johnson, guard who was the Cleveland Cavaliers' first-round pick in the 1987 NBA draft; in Sacramento, CA
1968 - Dionna Harris, outfielder for the U. S. women's softball team that won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics; in Wilmington, DE
1972 - Robert Smith, talented but often injured running back for the Minnesota Vikings; in Euclid, OH
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1941 - LoPresti Stops 80 of 83 Shots
Goalie Samuel LoPresti of the Chicago Black Hawks set an NHL record by stopping 80 shots against the Boston Bruins. But three others went past him and Boston won the game, 3-2.
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1968 - Frazier Wins New York Championship
Joe Frazier knocked out Buster Mathis in the 11th round at Madison Square Garden to win the New York version of the heavyweight championship.
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1973 - Evert Gets Her First Professional Win
Chris Evert collected her first victory as a professional, beating Virginia Wade in the final match of an S&H Green Stamps tournament in Florida.
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