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1880 - Mike Jacobs, pioneer boxing promoter who helped elevate Joe Louis to the heavyweight title; in New York City
1911 - Buckets Goldenberg, who played fullback, guard, tackle, and linebacker for the Green Bay Packers; in Odessa, Russia
1914 - Chandler Harper, golfer who won the 1950 PGA Championship; in Portsmouth, VA
1938 - Ron Mix, Pro Football Hall of Fame tackle who originally starred in the American Football League; in Los Angeles
1941 - Sandra Palmer, golfer who won 21 championships on the LPGA tour; in Fort Worth, TX
1948 - Austin Carr, 1971 college basketball player of the year at Notre Dame; in Washington, DC
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1956 - Janet Anderson, golfer who won the 1982 U. S. Women's Open; in West Sunbury, PA
1958 - Steve Howe, left-handed relief pitcher whose career was ended by repeated drug abuse; in Pontiac, MI
1961 - Mitch Gaylord, member of the 1984 gold medal gymnastics team and inventor of the "Gaylord Flip"; in Los Angeles
1962 - Andre Waters, Pro Bowl defensive back with the Philadelphia Eagles and Arizona Cardinals; in Belle Glade, FL
1965 - Rod Woodson, All-Pro cornerback and kick returner with the Pittsburgh Steelers; in Fort Wayne, IN
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1918 - Jim McCormick, pitcher who led the National League in victories with 45 in 1880 and 36 in 1882; at 62
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1988 - Glenn Cunningham, miler who won the 1933 Sullivan Award as the nation's outstanding amateur athlete; at 78
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1909 - Johnson Beats Future Academy Award Winner
Heavyweight champion Jack Johnson retained his title by fighting a 6-round draw against Victor McLaglen in Vancouver, British Columbia. McLaglen went on to much greater fame in Hollywood, winning the Academy Award in 1935 as best actor for his performance in John Ford's "The Informer."
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1920 - Malone Scores 6 Goals for Bulldogs
Joe Malone of the Quebec Bulldogs scored 6 goals in a 10-4 win over the Ottawa Senators. That ties him for second in the NHL record book; he had scored 7 goals in a game earlier in the season.
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1993 - First Woman PA Announcer Is Named
Sherry Davis was introduced as the San Francisco Giants' new public address announcer. A former legal secretary who did voice-over work in television and the movies, she was the first woman to be the PA voice of a major-league team.
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