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1903 - Cool Papa Bell, Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder who starred in the Negro leagues; in Starkville, MS
1912 - Ace Parker, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback; in Portsmouth, VA
1934 - Earl Morrall, NFL quarterback who played behind John Unitas and Bob Griese; in Muskegon, MI
1952 - Norv Turner, coach of the Washington Redskins since 1996; in LeJeune, NC
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1956 - Sugar Ray Leonard, Olympic gold medalist and champion in five weight divisions; in Wilmington, NC
1963 - Jon Koncak, NBA center who was the Atlanta Hawks' first 1985 draft choice; in Cedar Rapids, IA
1966 - Danny Manning, Kansas forward who was consensus college Player of the Year in 1988; in Hattiesburg, MS
1972 - Mia Hamm, the best women's soccer player ever produced by the U. S.; in Selma, AL
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1996 - Scott Brayton, who won the pole position at Indy for the second year in a row, was killed in a crash during practice; at 37
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1875 - Aristides Wins First Kentucky Derby
Aristides, with Oliver Lewis up, won the first Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in 2:37.25.
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1915 - Now, That's Relief!
George "Zip" Zabel of the Chicago Cubs turned in the longest relief stint in major league history. He took over with two outs in the first inning and ended up with a 4-3, 19-inning victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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1970 - Aaron Hits 3,000 and 500 Marks
It was a doubly historic day for Henry Aaron of the Atlanta Braves. He collected his 3,000th hit against the Cincinnati Reds and, in his next trip to the plate, he hit his 500th career home run.
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1998 - Wells Pitches Perfecto
Southpaw David Wells of the New York Yankees pitched a perfect game in a 4-0 win against the Minnesota Twins. Wells, interestingly, had gone to the same high school as Don Larsen, who pitched a perfect game for the Yankees in the 1956 World Series.
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