1889 John L. Sullivan successfully defends the last officially sanctioned bare-knuckle world heavyweight prizefighting championship when Jake Kilrain's trainer throws in the towel after 75 one-minute rounds near Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- 1889 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: William Renshaw wins his 7th Wimbledon singles title; beats twin brother Ernest Renshaw 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0
- 1898 Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Red Donahue no-hits Boston Beaneaters, 5-0 at the Baker Bowl
Accusations Against Manager McGraw
1902 Baltimore player-manager John McGraw is accused by AL President Ban Johnson of trying to wreck the Orioles and Washington Senators; he negotiates his release from the Orioles after already signing with the NY Giants
- 1905 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: May Sutton becomes first American player to win the singles title at Wimbledon; beats Dorothea Chambers 6-3, 6-4
1911 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Anthony Wilding of New Zealand wins 2nd of 4 consecutive Wimbledon singles titles beating Herbert Roper-Barrett 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-2 ret
Marquard Finally Loses
1912 Giants pitcher Rube Marquard loses after winning 19 straight games as Chicago defeats the Giants 7-2
- 1912 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Anthony Wilding makes it 3 straight Wimbledon singles crowns beating Arthur Gore 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
1922 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: French phenom Suzanne Lenglen wins her 4th consecutive Wimbledon singles title; beats American based Norwegian Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 6-2, 6-0
- 1925 Ralph Samuelson (19) performs the world's first water ski jump on Lake Pepin n Lake City, Minnesota [1]
- 1928 Phillies set record of errorless 25 inning doubleheader
1933 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Denny Shute beats fellow American Craig Wood by 5 strokes in a 36-hole Saturday playoff to win his only Open title
1933 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American Helen Wills Moody successfully defends her title beating local favourite Dorothy Round 6-4, 6-8, 6-3
- 1935 3rd MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 4-1 at Municipal Stadium, Cleveland
- 1938 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's GC,: Englishman Reg Whitcombe wins his only major title by 2 strokes from Jimmy Adams of Scotland in treacherous, windy conditions
- 1938 Would be start of England v Australia Test Cricket at Old Trafford Washout
1939 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: American Alice Marble wins her only Wimbledon singles title beating Kay Stammers of England 6-2, 6-0
- 1941 9th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 7-5 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit
- 1946 Baseball grants $5,000 minimum salary
- 1947 14th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 2-1 at Wrigley Field, Chicago
- 1949 Monte Irvin & Hank Thompson become first black players for New York Giants in a 4-3 loss to Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field
1950 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Louise Brough beats fellow American Margaret Osborne duPont 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 for her third straight Wimbledon singles title
- 1952 19th MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 3-2 in 5 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia
1955 British Open Men's Golf, St Andrews: Peter Thomson of Australia wins the 2nd of 3 consecutive Open titles, 2 strokes clear of runner-up John Fallon
Frick Reelected Commissioner
1957 Baseball owners reelect Commissioner Ford Frick
- 1958 25th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 4-3 at Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
Castro Ousts Sugar Kings
1960 Fidel Castro ends Havana's International League team, forcing the Sugar Kings to move to New Jersey
1961 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: In an all-British final Angela Mortimer wins her 3rd Grand Slam singles title; beats Christine Truman 4–6, 6–4, 7–5
1963 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Australian Margaret Smith wins her first of 3 Wimbledon titles beating Billie Jean Moffitt 6-3, 6-4
Morgan Hits 6
1965 Joe Morgan is the first Houston player with six hits in a game
- 1967 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Billie Jean King beats local favourite Anne Jones 6-3, 6-4 for the 2nd of 3 straight Wimbledon singles titles
- 1970 SF Giant Jim Ray Hart is 8th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (5th)
- 1973 NY Mets are 12½ games back in NL and go on to win pennant
- 1974 New York Yankees shortstop Jim Mason ties record with 4 doubles in 9 inning game
1978 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Björn Borg of Sweden wins his 3rd straight Wimbledon singles crown; beats American Jimmy Connors 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
1980 51st MLB All-Star Game: NL wins 4-2 at Dodger Stadium, LA; MVP: Ken Griffey Jr. (Cincinnati Reds)
- 1983 Rudi Koopmans retains European middleweight title
- 1985 Marge Schott becomes CEO of Cincinnati Red
- 1990 Brewers beat Angels 20-7, including 13 in 5th inning
- 1990 FIFA World Cup Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: 85th-minute penalty by Andreas Brehme gives West Germany 1-0 win over Argentina
- 1990 Trailing 7-0, Brewers tie Angels and then score 13 in 5th to win 20-7
- 1991 Major league umpire Steve Palermo and former NFL defensive lineman Terence Mann shot trying to help 2 waitresses from being robbed
- 1991 Pitts Pirate President Carl Barger becomes 1st President of Florida Marlins
- 1992 Florida Marlins unveil their uniform
O.J. Simpson to Stand Trial
1994 Preliminary trial rules there is enough evidence to try O.J. Simpson
- 1995 NHL Draft: Detroit Jr. Red Wings (OHL) defenceman Bryan Berard overall #1 pick by Ottawa Senators
- 1997 68th MLB All-Star Game: AL wins 3-1 at Jacobs Field, Cleveland
- 2001 Wimbledon Women's Tennis: Venus Williams wins 3rd career Grand Slam singles title; beats Justine Henin 6-1 3-6 6-0; Henin first Belgian player (male or female) to reach Wimbledon singles final
2007 US Senior Open Men's Golf, Whistling Straits: Brad Bryant wins by 3 strokes from Ben Crenshaw
2007 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer of Switzerland wins the singles title for 5th consecutive year; beats Spaniard Rafael Nadal 7-6, 4-6, 7-6, 2-6, 6-2
- 2010 During 1st round of the John Deere Classic, Paul Goydos becomes the 4th and oldest player in PGA Tour history to shoot 59; round included 12 birdies and 6 pars
- 2012 US Open Women's Golf, Blackwolf Run: Na Yeon Choi of South Korea wins her first major championship, 4 strokes ahead of compatriot Amy Yang
- 2012 Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Roger Federer wins 7th Wimbledon and 17th Grand Slam title; beats Andy Murray 4-6 7-5 6-3 6-4
2014 FIFA World Cup: Germany defeat Brazil by a record 7-1 in the semi-finals to make it to the final; Miroslav Klose of Germany breaks the World Cup career goal scoring record with 16 goals (surpassed by Lionel Messi in 2026)
- 2015 The NFL's Washington Redskins have their trademark vacated on the grounds it may cause offence to native Americans
- 2017 British Lions tie 15-15 with New Zealand All Blacks in their 3rd rugby match to tie the series
- 2018 South Korean golfer Sei Young Ki breaks LPGA 72-hole scoring record with 31 under-par 257, also first to better -30, in winning Thornberry Creek Classic
- 2021 MLB Padres relief pitcher Daniel Camarena gets his first hit, in his second career at bat - a grand slam - against Washington Nationals' Max Scherzer, in San Diego
Presidential Medal of Freedom
2022 Gymnast Simone Biles aged 25, becomes the youngest person to receive the US Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Joe Biden [1]
