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1861 - James Naismith, who invented basketball in 1891 at the YMCA training school in Springfield, Massachusetts; near Almonte, ONT
1887 - Walter Johnson, Hall of Fame pitcher whose 479 wins included a record 110 shutouts; in Humboldt, KS
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1908 - Tony Canzoneri, Boxing Hall of Famer who was world featherweight and lightweight champion; in Slidell, LA
1939 - Pat Dye, football coach who had a 153-62-5 record at East Carolina, Wyoming, and Auburn; in Augusta, GA
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1931 - Jack Chesbro, Hall of Fame pitcher who had a 41-12 record with 48 complete games in 1904; at 57
1949 - Rex Mays, hard-driving auto racer who was national champion in 1940 and 1941; in a crash, at 36
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1979 - Chick Evans, Hall of Fame golfer who won the U. S. Amateur and Open titles in 1916; at 89
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1972 - Ultimate Victory for Rutgers
Rutgers beat Princeton, 29-27, in the first intercollegiate Ultimate Frisbee match at New Brunswick, New Jersey.
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1974 - Reliever Wins Cy Young Award
Mike Marshall of the Los Angeles Dodgers became the first relief pitcher to win the Cy Young Award. He worked for the honor: Marshall appeared in 106 games, a major league record, recording 15 wins and 21 saves.
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