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1898 - Gene Tunney, who won the world heavyweight championship from Jack Dempsey; in New York City
1905 - Martin Dihigo, Baseball Hall of Famer who starred in the Negro Leagues; in Mantanzas, Cuba
1919 - Lindsey Nelson, sportscaster who was known as the "voice of college football"; in Pulaski, TN
1926 - Bill Sharman, Basketball Hall of Fame guard on the early Boston Celtics' championship teams; in Abilene, TX
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1932 - K. C. Jones, who began his pro career on the Celtics' bench behind Sharman and Cousy; in Tyler, TX
1935 - Cookie Gilchrist, Buffalo Bills' fullback who was the 1962 AFL Player of the Year; in Breckenridge, PA
1967 - Ruthie Bolton, WNBA guard who starred for the 1996 gold medal women's basketball team; in McClain, MS
1968 - Kendall Gill, guard/forward with Charlotte, Seattle, and the New Jersey Nets; in Chicago
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1992 - Danny Biasone, owner of the Syracuse Nationals who was instrumental in persuading other NBA owners to install the 24-second shot clock; at 83
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1935 - Ruth Hits His Final 3 Home Runs
Babe Ruth brought back remembrances of things past by hitting three home runs for the Boston Braves against the Pirates at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field. They were the last hits of his career, as he retired just a couple of weeks later.
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1935 - Jesse Owens Sets 4 World Records
Running and jumping for Ohio State at the Big Ten track meet, Jesse Owens broke four world records and tied a fifth in a little more than one hour.
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1965 - Ali Kayoes Liston in First Defense
In a rematch of their championship fight, heavyweight titlist Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston in the first round at Lewiston, Maine, with a "phantom punch" that may or may not have hit its target. It was Ali's first fight under his new Muslim name; he had won the title as Cassius Clay.
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1982 - Jenkins Notches 3,000th Strikeout
Chicago Cub pitcher Ferguson Jenkins collected his 3,000th strikeout in a 2-1 loss to the San Diego Padres. He was the seventh major-leaguer to reach that mark.
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