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1881 - Gavvy Cravath, whose 24 home runs in 1915 was the major league record before Babe Ruth; in Escondido, CA
1929 - Roger Bannister, who on May 6, 1954, became the first miler to break the 4-minute mark; in Harrow, England
1938 - Craig Breedlove, who raised the land speed record over 600 miles an hour in 1965; in Los Angeles
1944 - George Scott, "the Boomer," first baseman who tied for the American League home run lead in 1975; in Greenville, MS
1951 - Ron Jaworski, quarterback who led the Philadelphia Eagle to their only Super Bowl appearance; in Lackawanna, NY
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1954 - Moses Malone, 6-10 center who was the first to go directly from high school to stardom in the NBA; in Petersburg, VA
1965 - Darren Puppa, NHL All-Star goalie with the Buffalo Sabres and Tampa Bay Lightning; in Kirkland Lake, ON
1970 - Carl Pickens, Cincinnati Bengals' wide receiver who was a 1991 All-American at Tennessee; in Murphy, NC
1973 - Jason Kidd, who led the NCAA in steals as a freshman at California and in assists as a sophomore before entering the NBA; in San Francisco
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1963 - Davey Moore, who died of injuries suffered when losing the world featherweight title to Sugar Ramos; at 30
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1995 - Robert Turner, who in 1934 won the first All-American Soap Box Derby at Akron, Ohio; at 72
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1952 - Mosienko Turns 21-second Hat Trick
Bill Mosienko of the Chicago Black Hawks scored the fastest hat trick in NHL history. His 3 goals in 21 seconds of the third period helped Chicago overcome a 6-2 deficit to win, 7-6.
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1957 - North Carolina Wins in Three Overtimes
Joe Quigg hit two free throws with six seconds left in the third overtime to give North Carolina a 54-53 win over Kansas in the longest game in the history of the NCAA tournament.
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1991 - London Wins WLAF's First Game
The London Monarchs beat the Frankfurt Galaxy, 24-11, in the World League of American Football's inaugural game. Despite some early problems, the WLAF is still operating, but it's now known as NFL Europe.
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1994 - Gretzky Scores Record 802nd Goal
Wayne Gretzky scored against Kirk McLean of the Vancouver Canucks to record his 802nd NHL goal, breaking Gordie Howe's career record.
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