Years in sports:	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years:	1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972

Contents 1 Athletics 1.1 Marathon 2 Auto Racing 3 Baseball 4 Basketball 5 Boxing 6 Cycling 7 Figure skating 8 Football (American) 9 Football (Australian rules football) 10 Football (Canadian) 11 Football (Soccer) 12 Golf 13 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 14 Harness Racing 15 Ice Hockey 16 Skiing 17 Snooker 18 Tennis 19 Awards 20 Births 20.1 January 20.2 February 20.3 March 20.4 April 20.5 May 20.6 June 20.7 July 20.8 August 20.9 September 20.10 October 20.11 November 20.12 December 21 Deaths

Athletics

Marathon

• August 16 — Enschede Marathon, Netherlands
  • Men's Winner: Kazuo Matsubara (JPN) 2:19:29

• September 21 — European Championships Marathon, Athens, Greece
  • Men's Winner: Ron Hill (ENG) 2:16:48

• December 7 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Jerome Drayton (CAN) 2:11:13

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • LeeRoy Yarbrough won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - David Pearson
• Indianapolis 500 - Mario Andretti
• USAC Racing - Mario Andretti won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Jackie Stewart of Great Britain driving a Matra
• 24 hours of Le Mans:
  • Jacky Ickx / Jackie Oliver won driving a Ford GT-40
• Rally racing - the team of Bjorn Waldegard / Lars Helmer won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Porsche 911S
• Drag racing:
  • Don Prudhomme won the NHRA,s "Top Fuel" championship
  • Steve Carbone won "Top Fuel" at the NHRA World Finals

Baseball

• March 1: Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees announces his retirement. This page indexes the individual year in sports pages Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Men's all-around champion Mikhail Voronin, USSR Athletics Marathon August 5 &mdash Pan American Games Marathon, Winnipeg Canada Men's Athletics Marathon December 8 &mdash Fukuoka Marathon, Japan Men's Winner Bill Artistic Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships: Men's all-around champion Eizo Kenmotsu, Japan Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1971 in athletics (track and field Marathon August Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1972 in athletics (track and field Marathon September The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting The Enschede Marathon is an annual Marathon race held in the city of Enschede, Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. The 9th European Championships in Athletics were held from September 16 to September 21, 1969 in the Karaiskaki Stadium of Athens Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Ronald ("Ron" Hill, MBE, BSc PhD (b September 25, 1938 in Accrington, Lancashire, England is the founder of Ronhill Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways The Fukuoka International Open Marathon Championship, held in Fukuoka, Japan, is a prominent international marathon race established in 1947 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Jerome Drayton (born January 10, 1945 in Kolbermoor) is a former Long-distance runner from Canada, who was born as Auto racing (also known as automobile racing, motor racing or car racing) is a Motorsport involving Racing Cars It Stock car racing is a form of Automobile racing found mainly in the United States, Canada, New Zealand and Great Britain Lonnie Yarbrough (born September 17, 1938 in Jacksonville Florida, died December 7, 1984) was a NASCAR racer The Daytona 500 is a 200-lap long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach Florida. David Gene Pearson (born December 22, 1934 in Spartanburg, South Carolina) is a former American NASCAR Racecar The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an Italian American former racecar driver and one of the most successful Americans in the Champ Car, was the name for a class and specification of cars used in American Championship Car Racing for many decades primarily for use in the Indianapolis Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an Italian American former racecar driver and one of the most successful Americans in the For other people of this name see Jackie Stewart (disambiguation. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Mécanique Avion TRAction or Matra was a French company covering a wide range of activities mainly related to automobile Bicycles Aeronautics The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, Racing career Jacky Ickx was introduced to the sport when he was taken by his father motoring journalist Jacques Ickx, to races which he covered Keith Jack Oliver, better known as Jackie Oliver, (born August 14, 1942 in Chadwell Heath, Essex) is a British former The Ford GT40 was a high performance Sports car and winner of the 24 hours of Le Mans four times in a row from 1966 to 1969 (in 1967 with a different body though Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars Björn Waldegård (born November 12 1943 at Solna) from Rimbo is a former Swedish rally driver and the winner of the inaugural The Monte Carlo Rally (officially Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo) is a Rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize Porsche SE or Porsche ( German, ˈpɔɹʃə is a German manufacturer of automobiles which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch Drag racing is a competition in which objects compete to be the first to cross a set finish mark usually from a dead stop and in a straight line Don 'The Snake' Prudhomme, (born April 6 1941, San Fernando California) is an American Dragster racer who won the NHRA Funny "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Top-Fuel Racing is a class of Drag racing in which the cars are run on a maximum of 90% Nitromethane and about 10% Methanol (also known as racing alcohol "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Mickey Charles Mantle ( October 20, 1931 &ndash August 13, 1995) was an American Baseball player who was inducted The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of The Bronx, in New York City, New York.

• April 14: Montreal Expos outfielder Mack Jones hit a three-run home run and two-run triple that highlighted an 8-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the Expos' first home victory as a franchise at Jarry Park. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Mack Jones ( November 6, 1938 – June 8, 2004) nicknamed " Mack The Knife " was a MLB Left fielder In Baseball, a triple is the act of a batter safely reaching Third base after hitting the ball with neither the benefit of a fielder's misplay (see The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St Franchise history Creation of the franchise In 1960 Montreal lost its International League team the Montreal Royals (an affiliate of Jones' blast was also the first MLB home run hit outside the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

• July 20: San Francisco Giants pitcher Gaylord Perry, some six years after his manager quipped, "They'll put a man on the moon before he hits a home run," hits the first home run of his career just hours after Neil Armstrong lands on the moon. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Gaylord Jackson Perry (born September 15 1938 in Williamston North Carolina) is a former right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball Neil Alden Armstrong (born August 5 1930 is a former American Astronaut, Test pilot, University Professor, and United States

• World Series: the New York Mets win 4 games to 1 over the Baltimore Orioles. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Basketball Championship:
  • UCLA wins 92-72 over Purdue

• NBA Finals:
  • Boston Celtics won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers

• 1969 ABA Finals:
  • Oakland Oaks defeat Indiana Pacers 4 games to 1

Boxing

• June 23 - Joe Frazier scored a 7th round TKO over Jerry Quarry. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the The Boston Celtics are an American professional Basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, playing in the Atlantic Division of the The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. The 1969 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association 's 1968-1969 season. The Oakland Oaks were a charter member of the original American Basketball Association. Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish For the Major League Baseball player and manager see Joe Frazier (baseball. "Irish" Jerry Quarry ( May 15, 1945 - January 3, 1999) nicknamed “The Bellflower Bomber” was an American

• October 18 - Jose Napoles retained the World Welterweight Championship in a 15 round decision over Emile Griffith. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid José Ángel Nápoles, nicknamed Mantequilla ("Butter" (born April 13, 1940) is a Cuban former world Welterweight Boxing Emile Alphonse Griffith (born February 3, 1938) is a former boxer from the U

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Felice Gimondi of Italy
• Tour de France - Eddy Merckx of Belgium
• World Cycling Championship: Harm Ottenbros of Netherlands

Figure skating

• World Figure Skating Championships:
  • Men's champion: Tim Wood, United States
  • Ladies' champion: Gabrielle Seyfert, Germany
  • Pair skating champions: Irina Rodnina & Alexei Ulanov, Soviet Union
  • Ice dancing champions: Diane Towler & Bernard Ford, Great Britain

Football (American)

• January 12 - The American Football League New York Jets upset the NFL's heavily favored Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III by a score of 16-7, after quarterback Joe Namath "guaranteed" a victory. Cycling is the use of Bicycles or - less commonly - Unicycles Tricycles Quadricycles and other similar wheeled Human powered vehicles The Giro d'Italia ( Tour of Italy) also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance Road bicycle racing Stage race for professional Felice Gimondi (born September 29, 1942 in Sedrina) is an Italian former professional Racing cyclist. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France Edouard Louis Joseph Baron Merckx ('merks (born 17 June 1945 in Meensel-Kiezegem, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium) known as Eddy Merckx, is a former The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI organises World Championships to determine world champion cyclists Harm Ottenbros (born 27 June 1943 in Alkmaar) is a former Dutch Road bicycle racer who raced as a professional from 1967 to 1976 The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Figure skating is an athletic Sport in which individuals pairs or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging The World Figure Skating Championships ( "Worlds") is an annual Figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which Timothy Lyle Wood (born June 21, 1948 in Highland Park MI) was an American figure skater. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Gabriele ("Gaby" Seyfert (born November 23, 1948 in Chemnitz) is a former German figure skater. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Irina Konstantinovna Rodnina (Ирина Константиновна Роднина born September 12, 1949, Moscow, Russian SFSR) is one Alexei Ulanov (Алексе́й Никола́евич Ула́нов (born November 4, 1947 in Moscow) was a Soviet pairs figure The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Diane Towler (married Green) (born December 16 in London, England) is a former British figure skater and currently a figure skating Bernard Ford, MBE, (born in Birmingham England) is a World and Olympic coach/choreographer and a former four times British European and World ice dance Champion See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, but the first to officially bear the name " Super Bowl " Joseph William Namath (born May 31 1943, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania) also known as Broadway Joe or Joe Willie, is a former

• September 28 - Minnesota Vikings' Quarterback Joe Kapp became the last player to throw seven touchdowns in a single game. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Joseph Robert Kapp (born March 19, 1938 in Santa Fe, New Mexico) is a former professional American and Canadian football

• Kansas City Chiefs 17-7 Oakland Raiders for 1969 AFL championship. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California.

• Minnesota Vikings 27-7 Cleveland Browns for the 1969 NFL championship. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Throughout its history the National Football League and other leagues have used several different formats to determine their league champion including a period of interleague

November 22, 1969 College Football *Michigan upsets #1 ranked *Ohio State 24-12 sending Michigan to the Rose Bowl

Football (Australian rules football)

• Victorian Football League
  • Richmond wins the 73rd VFL Premiership (Richmond 12. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America. The Rose Bowl Game is an annual American College football Bowl game, usually played on January 1 ( New Year's Day) at the Rose Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May. Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, competes in the Australian Football League. 13 (85) d Carlton 8. Carlton Football Club, nicknamed The Blues, is the third oldest club in the Australian Football League and one of the oldest Australian rules football 12 (60))
  • Brownlow Medal awarded to Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders won 29-11 over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Kevin 'Bulldog' Murray (born 18 June 1938 was a champion Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League Fitzroy Football Club, most recently nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a The Canadian Football League (CFL ( Ligue canadienne de football (LCF in The Grey Cup (in Coupe Grey is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League (CFL and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The Ottawa Rough Riders were a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa Ontario, founded in 1876 The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan, founded in 1910.
• Vanier Cup: Manitoba Bisons won 24-15 over the McGill Redmen

Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1969 in football (soccer)

• September 26: the Bolivian soccer team is killed in a plane crash near La Paz, Bolivia

• European Cup: A.C. Milan 4 - 1 AFC Ajax
• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup: Newcastle United beat Ujpest 6-2 on aggregate
• England - First Division Champions: Leeds
• England - FA Cup: Manchester City won 1-0 over Leicester City
• Germany - Bundesliga: Bayern Munich
• Italy - Serie A: Fiorentina
• Scotland - First Division Champions: Celtic
• Scotland - FA Cup: Celtic won 4-0 over Rangers
• Spain - La Liga: Real Madrid

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. April 10-13 - The Masters - George Archer
  2. June 12-15 - US Open - Orville Moody
  3. July 9-12 - British Open - Tony Jacklin
  4. August 14-17 - PGA Championship - Ray Floyd

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Frank Beard - $164,707

• Ryder Cup: United States and Britain tied 16 all in world team golf. The Vanier Cup (in Coupe Vanier is the name of the championship of Canadian Interuniversity Sport football and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team The Manitoba Bisons are the athletic teams that represent the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada. The McGill Redmen are the men's athletic teams that represent McGill University in Montreal Quebec, Canada. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The following are the Football (soccer events of the year 1969 throughout the world Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a The Republic of Bolivia (República de Bolivia) named after Simón Bolívar, is a Landlocked country in central South America. Nuestra Señora de La Paz is the administrative Capital of Bolivia, as well as the departmental capital of La Paz Department. Associazione Calcio Milan, commonly referred to by the abbreviation Milan, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax ( also referred to as AFC Ajax, or simply Ajax, is a professional football club from Amsterdam History Spanish era The first competition was to be held over two seasons to avoid clashes with national leagues fixtures Newcastle United Football Club (also known as The Magpies or The Toon) is an English football club based in Newcastle upon Újpest is the 4th (IV district of Budapest, Hungary. It is located on the left bank of the Danube River. Leeds United Association Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Leeds United or informally Leeds, are an English professional football The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club PLEASE NOTE This section is the introduction Please do not add too much detail here FC Bayern München is a German Sports club based in Munich, Bavaria (München Bayern ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as simply Fiorentina, is a professional Italian football club from Florence, Tuscany. The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. The Grand Slam in golf is winning all the golf's major championships in the same calendar year The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's Illiteracy Six months after his death Archer's widow Donna revealed in the March/April 2006 issue of Golf For Women magazine that he had suffered his entire The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Orville Moody ( December 9 1933 &ndash August 8 2008) was an American Professional golfer who won numerous tournaments The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships Professional wins European Tour wins (8 1972 Viyella PGA Championship 1973 Italian Open, Dunlop Masters The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America PGA Tour wins (22 1963 (1 St Petersburg Open Invitational 1965 (1 St Founded in 1916 the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA of America is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens Florida, and is the largest working sports organization Frank J Beard (born May 1, 1939) is an American professional Golfer Beard was born in Dallas Texas. The Ryder Cup is a Golf trophy donated by Samuel Ryder, which is awarded Biennially in an event called the "Ryder Cup Matches" between teams from The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located

Women's Golf

• US Women's Open - Donna Caponi
• LPGA Championship - Betsy Rawls
• Carol Mann: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $49,152. The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US LPGA wins (24 1969 (2 US Open, Lincoln-Mercury Open 1970 (2 Bluegrass Invitational U The LPGA Championship, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the McDonald's LPGA Championship presented by Coca-Cola, is the second-longest running Elizabeth Earle "Betsy" Rawls (born May 4, 1928) is an American professional Golfer Rawls was born in Spartanburg South Carol Mann (born February 3, 1941) is an American professional Golfer Mann was born in Buffalo New York. The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional Golfers The organization whose headquarters are

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• February 11 - Diana Crump becomes 1st American woman jockey to ride against men. Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• February 22 - Barbara Jo Rubin wins a United States thoroughbred horse race making history as the first women to do so. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics.

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Rain Lover
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Jumpin Joseph
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Levmoss
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Prince Regent

• English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Right Tack
  2. Epsom Derby - Blakeney
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Intermezzo

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. May 3 - Kentucky Derby - Majestic Prince
  2. Preakness Stakes - Majestic Prince
  3. Belmont Stakes - Arts and Letters

Harness Racing

• United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Kat Byrd
  2. Little Brown Jug - Laverne Hanover
  3. Messenger Stakes - Bye Bye Sam

• Lindy's Pride won the United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Lindy's Pride
  2. Yonkers Trot - Lindy's Pride
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Lindy's Pride

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Richmond Lass

Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins

• Hart Memorial Trophy: for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Phil Esposito, Boston Bruins

• Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens won 4 games to 0 over the St. Louis Blues

• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden

• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship: University of Denver Pioneers defeat Cornell University Big Red 4-3 in Colorado Springs, CO

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Karl Schranz, Austria
  • The women's overall season champion: Gertrud Gabi, Austria

Snooker

• The World Snooker Championship reverts to a knockout format. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Melbourne Cup is Australia 's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. Rain Lover (1964-1989 was a Champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Queen's Plate is North America's oldest Thoroughbred horse race. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above Levmoss (1965-1977 was an Irish-bred and Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse whose career lasted from 1967 to 1969 Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Irish Derby is a Group 1 flat horse race in the Republic of Ireland for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (although sometimes shortened to Triple Crown, the full name is used to avoid possible confusion with other sports consists of three Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May Majestic Prince (1966 - April 22 1981 was a Thoroughbred racehorse purchased by Calgary Alberta oilman Frank McMahon at the Keeneland The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 Majestic Prince (1966 - April 22 1981 was a Thoroughbred racehorse purchased by Calgary Alberta oilman Frank McMahon at the Keeneland The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. Arts and Letters (1966-1998 was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. Harness racing is a form of Horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Pacers consists of the following horse races: Cane Pace, held at Freehold Raceway in Freehold New The Cane Pace is a harness horse race run annually since 1955. The Messenger Stakes is an American Harness racing event for 3-year-old pacing horses The Triple Crown of Harness Racing for Trotters consists of the following horse races: Hambletonian, held at the Meadowlands Racetrack in Hambletonian (Hamletonian 10 Hall of Fame of the Trotter A great grandson of the imported English Thoroughbred Messenger profoundly influenced the sport of harness racing The Yonkers Trot is a harness race for three-year old trotting Standardbreds held at Yonkers Raceway in New York. The Kentucky Futurity is a Stakes race for three-year-old trotters, held annually at The Red Mile in Lexington Kentucky since 1893 The Inter Dominion is a Harness racing competition that has been contested since 1936 in Australia and New Zealand. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Art Ross Trophy is awarded to the National Hockey League player who leads the league in scoring points at the end of the regular season The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Philip Anthony "Espo" Esposito, OC (born February 20, 1942 is a retired professional hockey centre who played 18 seasons in the National The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. 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Tennis

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• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
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  2. French Open - Rod Laver
  3. Wimbledon championships - Rod Laver
  4. US Open - Rod Laver

• Grand Slam in tennis women's results:
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  2. French Open - Margaret Court
  3. Wimbledon championships - Ann Haydon Jones
  4. US Open - Margaret Court

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• Australian Rod Laver completes his second Grand Slam and the fourth in the history of tennis.

Awards

• ABC's Wide World of Sports Athlete of the Year: Mario Andretti, race car driver
• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: Tom Seaver, Major League Baseball
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Debbie Meyer, Swimming

Births

January

• January 1 — Alessandro Bovo, Italian water polo player
• January 1 — Jane Smith, British field hockey international
• January 2 — István Bagyula, Hungarian pole vaulter
• January 2 — Stephen Davies, Australian field hockey player
• January 2 — Tommy Morrison, American heavyweight boxing champion
• January 3 — Michael Schumacher, German Formula One driver
• January 10 — Guylaine Cloutier, Canadian breaststroke swimmer
• January 11 — Andrew Griffiths, Canadian field hockey player
• January 11 — Irek Zinnourov, Russian water polo player
• January 12 — Robert Prosinečki, Croatian football (soccer) player
• January 13 — Stefania Belmondo, Italian cross-country skier
• January 13 — Jyri Kjäll, Finnish boxer
• January 15 — Roberto Balado, Cuban boxer (d. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. ABC's Wide World of Sports was a long-running Sports Anthology show on American Television that ran as a series from 1961 to 1998 The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher who broke into the major leagues in and The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. Deborah ("Debbie" Elizabeth Meyer (born August 14, 1952 in Annapolis Maryland) is a former American swimmer who won the 200m 400m and Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Alessandro Bovo (born January 1, 1969 in Genoa) is a retired Water polo defense player from Italy, who represented his native New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. István Bagyula (born 2 January 1969 in Budapest) is a retired Hungarian Pole vaulter He is a former world junior record holder Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Stephen John Davies (born January 2, 1969 in Parkes NSW) is a former Field hockey striker from Australia, who participated in Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Amateur career From the age of 13 to 19 Tommy entered every toughman contest he could winning 49 fights out of the 50 with 49 by Ko that he participated in Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation;) (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany) is a former Formula Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Guylaine Cloutier (born October 1, 1971 in Lévis Quebec) is a former international Breaststroke Swimmer from Canada Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Andrew Griffiths (born January 11, 1969 in Sheffield England) is a former Field hockey forward from Canada, who started playing hockey Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Irek Khaydarovich Zinnourov (Ирек Хайдарович Зиннуров born January 11, 1969 in Yakutsk) is a Russian water polo player of Tatar origin Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Robert Prosinečki ˈprɔsinɛtʃki}} (born January 12, 1969 in Villingen-Schwenningen, West Germany) is a Croatian former football Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Stefania Belmondo (born January 13, 1969) is an Italian former cross-country skier. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Jyri Göran Kjäll (born January 13, 1969 in Pori) was a Finnish boxer, who won the bronze medal in the Light welterweight Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Roberto Balado Méndez ( February 15, 1969 &ndash July 2, 1994) was a Cuban boxer. 1994)
• January 15 — Marsha Miller, American beach volleyball player
• January 15 — Ernesto Rodríguez, Argentinian-Spanish volleyball player
• January 16 — Roy Jones Jr., American boxer
• January 20 — Darren Braithwaite, British sprinter
• January 22 — Ekaterina Anikeeva, Russian water polo player
• January 22 — Svetlana Moskalets, Russian heptathlete
• January 23 — Susen Tiedtke, German long jumper
• January 23 — Danielle Woodhouse, Australian water polo player
• January 28 — Giorgio Lamberti, Italian swimmer

February

• February 1 — Gabriel Batistuta, Argentinian football (soccer) player
• February 3 — Retief Goosen, South African golfer
• February 8 — Marco Villa, Italian road bicycle and track cyclist
• February 11 — Bryan Eversgerd, US baseball player
• February 12 — Steve Backley, British athlete
• February 12 — Hong Myung-Bo, South Korean football (soccer) player
• February 13 — Patricia Amorim, Brazilian freestyle swimmer
• February 16 — Fermín Cacho, Spanish athlete
• February 16 — Claude Lambert, Canadian boxer
• February 17 — David Douillet, French judoka
• February 22 — Brian Laudrup, Danish football (soccer) player
• February 22 — Wander Moura, Brazilian track and field athlete
• February 22 — Kathy Tough, Canadian volleyball player
• February 27 — Toshiyuki Kuroiwa, Japanese ice speed skater

March

• March 1 — Djamel Lifa, French boxer
• March 1 — József Szabó, Hungarian breaststroke swimmer
• March 2 — Oleg Maskaev, Russian-American boxer
• March 3 — Erik Hoftun, Norwegian football (soccer) player
• March 3 — Jason Plummer, Australian freestyle swimmer
• March 6 — Antonio Cermeño, Venezuelan boxer
• March 6 — Tahir Zaman, Pakistani field hockey player and coach
• March 7 — Todd Williams, American long-distance runner
• March 9 — Maarten van der Linden, Dutch rower
• March 10 — Hany Ramzy, Egyptian football (soccer) defender
• March 10 — Ximena Restrepo, Colombian track and field sprinter
• March 13 — Michele Pasinato, Italian volleyball player
• March 14 — Axel Hager, German beach volleyball player
• March 15 — Marc Lammers, Dutch field hockey player and coach
• March 16 — Juan Hernández Sierra, Cuban boxer
• March 16 — Alina Ivanova, Russian race walker and long-distance runner
• March 17 — Domenic Figliomeni, Canadian boxer
• March 17 — Alison Forman, Australian football (soccer) midfielder
• March 18 — Sheila Taormina, American swimmer and triathlete
• March 20 — Caroline Brunet, Canadian kayaker
• March 20 — Fabien Galthié, French rugby player
• March 20 — Karen Smithies, English cricketer
• March 23 — Juan Escarré, Spanish field hockey player
• March 24 — Stefan Eberharter, Austrian alpine skier
• March 28 — Márcia Narloch, Brazilian marathon runner

April

• April 1 — Arnaud Boetsch, French tennis player
• April 2 — Jonas Schön, Swedish ice speed skater
• April 3 — Danny Sapsford, British tennis player
• April 4 — Jorge Julio Rocha, Colombian boxer
• April 5 — Pontus Kåmark, Swedish football player
• April 6 — Dmitriy Polyunin, Uzbekistani javelin thrower
• April 7 — Gary Anderson, Canadian medley swimmer
• April 7 — Chris Garner, American tennis player
• April 9 — Sarah Hardcastle, British freestyle swimmer
• April 10 — Ramón Jiménez Gaona, Paraguayan discus thrower
• April 12 — Francisco Alvarez, Cuban beach volleyball player
• April 13 — Stefan Schwarz, Swedish football player
• April 14 — Luc Van Lierde, Belgian triathlete
• April 15 — Aleksandr Lebziak, Russian boxer
• April 16 — Germán Burgos, Argentinian football goalkeeper
• April 17 — Eeke van Nes, Dutch rower
• April 22 — Lindsey Carlisle, South African field hockey defender
• April 23 — Martin López-Zubero, Spanish-American backstroke swimmer
• April 24 — David Luckes, English field hockey goalkeeper
• April 25 — Jo Chamberlain, English cricketer
• April 25 — Jon Olsen, American freestyle swimmer
• April 27 — Brett Steven, New Zealand tennis player
• April 29 — Paulão Moreira, Brazilian beach volleyball player

May

• May 1 — Cintha Boersma, Dutch volleyball player
• May 2 — Brian Lara, West Indies cricketer
• May 4 — Yelena Dendeberova, Soviet medley swimmer
• May 5 — Bryan Ivie, American volleyball player
• May 6 — Raymond Brown, Canadian backstroke swimmer
• May 7 — Melanie Valerio, American swimmer
• May 8 — Fabrice Tiozzo, French boxer
• May 10 — Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch football player
• May 15 — Mark Jackson, Canadian hurdler
• May 15 — Emmitt Smith, American football player
• May 19 — Rochelle Low, Canadian field hockey player
• May 19 — David Wharton, American butterfly and medley swimmer
• May 22 — Yoto Yotov, Bulgarian/Croatian weightlifter
• May 23 — Ashley Carey, Australian field hockey player
• May 30 — Albertino Essers, Dutch darts player
• May 30 — Koen Pijpers, Dutch field hockey player and coach
• May 31 — Rikkert Faneyte, Dutch Major League Baseball player
• May 31 — Juliet Haslam, Australian field hockey defender

June

• June 2 — David Wheaton, American tennis player
• June 7 — Arie van de Bunt, Dutch water polo goalkeeper
• June 8 — Laurel Martin, American field hockey player
• June 9 — Timo Tompuri, Finnish discus thrower
• June 11 — Javier Bosma, Spanish volleyball player
• June 13 — Joseph Keter, Kenyan athlete
• June 14 — Steffi Graf, German tennis player
• June 15 — Oliver Kahn, German football goalkeeper
• June 15 — Cédric Pioline, French tennis player
• June 17 — Tanja Dickenscheid, German field hockey player
• June 17 — Donata Jancewicz, Polish high jumper
• June 17 — Paul Tergat, Kenyan athlete
• June 17 — Christer Wallin, Swedish freestyle swimmer
• June 18 — Anísio Silva, Brazilian triple jumper
• June 20 — Paulo Bento, Portuguese football (soccer) player
• June 20 — MaliVai Washington, American tennis player
• June 26 — Ingrid Lempereur, Belgian swimmer
• June 30 — Mark Garner, Australian track and field sprinter
• June 30 — Prikeba Phipps, American volleyball player

July

• July 1 — Mabel Mosquera, Colombian weightlifter
• July 5 — John LeClair, American ice hockey player
• July 7 — Joe Sakic, Canadian ice hockey player
• July 8 — Lisa Arce, American beach volleyball player
• July 13 — Shaun Greatbatch, English darts player
• July 13 — Luis Rodríguez, Puerto Rican volleyball player
• July 16 — Turlough O'Hare, Canadian freestyle swimmer
• July 17 — Karin Brienesse, Dutch freestyle swimmer
• July 17 — Laurelee Kopeck, Canadian field hockey defender
• July 20 — Madelein Svensson, Swedish race walker
• July 23 — Stéphane Diagana, French athlete
• July 25 — Artur Partyka, Polish high jumper
• July 25 — Andrea Wieland, US field hockey goalkeeper
• July 27 — María del Carmen García, Cuban high jumper
• July 28 — Jaimie Dawson, Canadian badminton player

August

• August 6 — José Luis Ballester, Spanish butterfly swimmer
• August 7 — Khalid Boulami, Moroccan long-distance runner
• August 7 — Clement N'Goran, Côte d'Ivoire tennis player
• August 9 — Chie Tsuji, Japanese volleyball player
• August 13 — Giacobbe Fragomeni, Italian boxer
• August 14 — Stig Tøfting, Danish football (soccer) player
• August 15 — Mario González, Mexican boxer
• August 16 — Carl Henkel, American beach volleyball player
• August 23 — Hari Kant, Canadian field hockey goalkeeper
• August 26 — Nicole Arendt, American tennis player
• August 27 — Mark Ealham, English cricketer
• August 28 — Joakim Haeggman, Swedish golf player
• August 28 — Anke Möhring, East German freestyle swimmer
• August 31 — Javagal Srinath, Indian cricketer

September

• September 3 — Robert Karlsson, Swedish golf player
• September 3 — Hidehiko Yoshida, Japanese judoka and MMA fighter
• September 5 — Valery Belenky, Soviet gymnast
• September 5 — Silvia Parera, Spanish medley and breaststroke
• September 6 — Doug Pirini, New Zealand decathlete
• September 10 — Nicola Payne, New Zealand cricketer
• September 12 — Angel Cabrera, Argentine golfer
• September 12 — Arvis Piziks, Latvian road bicycle racer
• September 13 — Shane Warne, Australian cricketer
• September 19 — Kostya Tszyu, Russian born boxer of Korean origin
• September 20 — Jennifer Turner, New Zealand cricket player
• September 20 — Richard Witschge, Dutch football (soccer) midfielder
• September 23 — Juan Dinarés, Spanish field hockey player
• September 23 — Michael Rich, German cyclist
• September 25 — Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Marsha Miller (born January 15, 1969 in Rochester New York) is a retired Beach volleyball player from the United States, who Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Ernesto Hernán Rodríguez Gómez (born January 15, 1969 in Cordoba Argentina) is a Volleyball player who represented Spain at the Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Roy Jones Jr (born January 16, 1969) is an American boxer Jones was named "Fighter of the Decade" for the 1990s by the Boxing Writers Association Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Darren Braithwaite (born 1969-01-20) was a sprinter and member of various British and commonwealth Track and field teams Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Ekaterina Yevgenyevna Anikeeva (Екатерина Евгеньевна Аникеева born January 22, 1969 in Moscow) is a Russian Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Svetlana Moskalets (born 22 January 1969) is a retired Russian heptathlete. Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Susen Tiedtke (born 1969-01-23 in Berlin) is a former Long jumper from Germany, best known for winning a silver and a bronze medal at the Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Danielle Woodhouse (born 23 January 1969 in Perth) is an Australian Water polo player from the gold medal squad of the 2000 Summer Olympics. Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Giorgio Lamberti (born January 28, 1969) is a former Italian Swimmer. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Gabriel Omar Batistuta (born February 1, 1969) nicknamed Batigol, is a former professional footballer. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Early life Goosen was born in Pietersburg (now Polokwane South Africa. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Marco Villa (born February 8, 1969 in Abbiategrasso) is a Road bicycle and Track cyclist from Italy. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Stephen "Steve" James Backley OBE (born February 12, 1969 in Sidcup) is a former athlete from Britain specialising Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Hong Myung-Bo (born February 12 1969 in Seoul) is a former South Korean footballer. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Patrícia Filler Amorim (born February 13, 1969 in Rio de Janeiro) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Brazil, who represented Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Fermín Cacho Ruiz (born February 16, 1969) is a Spanish athlete, winner of the 1500 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Claude Lambert (born February 16, 1969 in Montréal Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada, who competed in the Bantamweight Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori David Douillet (born 16 February, 1969) is a French Judoka. Douillet was born in the city of Rouen. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Brian Laudrup (born February 22, 1969 in Vienna, Austria) is a Danish former professional football player who won Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Wander do Prado Moura (born 22 February 1969) is a retired Long-distance runner from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the men's Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Kathy Tough (born February 22, 1969 in Calgary Alberta) is a retired female Volleyball player from Canada, who competed Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation is a former ice speed skater from Japan, who represented his native country in three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1992 in Albertville Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Djamel Lifa (born March 1, 1969 in Aix en Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône) is a retired boxer from France, who competed Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant József Szabó (born March 1, 1969 in Budapest) is a former Breaststroker from Hungary, who won the gold medal in the 200 m Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Oleg Maskaev (Олег Маскаев born March 2 1969, in Zhambyl, Kazakhstan) is a Russian professional boxer and a former Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Erik Hoftun (born March 3 1969 in Kyrksæterøra) is a Norwegian former Football defender, currently assistant director in Rosenborg Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Jason Plummer is a former freestyle Swimmer from Australia, who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul South Korea. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Antonio Cermeño Coloso (born March 6, 1969 in Río Chico, Miranda State) is a retired boxer from Venezuela, who twice Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Tahir Zaman (born March 6, 1969) is a former hockey player from Pakistan who had played in the 1992 Olympics. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Todd Williams (born March 7, 1969 in Detroit Michigan) is a retired Long-distance runner from the United States, who represented Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Everwijn Johan Maarten van der Linden (born March 9, 1969 in Voorburg, Zuid-Holland) is a former rower from the Netherlands Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Hany Guda Ramzy ( Arabic هانى رمزى (born in March 10, 1969 in Cairo) is an Egyptian international football Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Ximena Restrepo (born March 10, 1969 in Medellín) is a former sprinter from Colombia. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Michele Pasinato (born March 13, 1969 in Cittadella, Padua) is a former Italian Volleyball player who earned a total Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Axel Hager (born March 14, 1969 in Burg auf Fehmarn) is a Beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Marc Lammers (born March 15, 1969 in Oss, Noord-Brabant) is the head coach of the Dutch women's national field hockey team, that won Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Welterweight ( Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Alina Ivanova (born March 16, 1969 in Chelyabinsk) is a retired race walker from Russia, best known for winning the gold medal Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Domenic Filane Figliomeni (born March 17, 1969 in Terrace Bay Ontario) is a former boxer from Canada, who competed for his native Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Alison Forman (born 17 March 1969 in Maitland New South Wales) is a retired female Football (soccer midfielder from Australia. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Sheila Christine Taormina (born March 18, 1969 in Livonia Michigan) is an American athlete who competes in Triathlon and Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Caroline Brunet (born March 20, 1969 in Quebec City Quebec) is a Canadian Kayaker who competed in five Summer Olympics Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Fabien Galthié (born March 20 1969 is a French Rugby union coach and former player Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Karen Smithies (born 20 March, 1969 in Ashby-de-la-Zouch) is a former England Cricketer who played 15 Women's Test matches Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Juan Escarré Urueña (born February 23, 1969 in Alicante) is a Spanish field hockey player who competed for Spain in three Summer Olympics starting Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Stephan ("Steff" Eberharter (born March 24, 1969) is an Austrian skier, born in Brixlegg, who won the World Cup (overall Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Márcia Narloch (born March 28, 1969 in Joinville) is a female marathon runner from Brazil, who won the gold medal Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Arnaud Boetsch (born April 1, 1969 in Meulan) is a former French Tennis player who turned professional in 1987 Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Rolf Jonas Schön (born April 2, 1969 in Västerås) is a former ice speed skater from Sweden, who represented his native country Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Danny Sapsford (born April 3, 1969 in Walton-on-Thames) is a Tennis player from Great Britain, who turned professional in 1989 Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Jorge Eliécer Julio Rocha (born April 4, 1969 in El Reten, Magdalena) is a former Colombian bantamweight boxer best known Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Pontus Kåmark (born April 5, 1969 in Västerås) is a former Swedish footballer. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Dmitriy Polyunin (born April 6, 1969) is a retired Javelin thrower from Uzbekistan, who competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Gary Anderson (born April 7, 1969 in Montréal Quebec) is a former international medley and Backstroke Swimmer from Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Chris Garner may refer to Chris Garner (basketball Chris Garner (tennis Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Sarah Lucy Hardcastle (born April 9, 1969 in Chelmsford Essex) is a former freestyle Swimmer from England. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Ramón Jiménez Gaona Arrelano (born April 10, 1969) is a retired Discus thrower from Paraguay, who represented his native country at three consecutive Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Stefan Schwarz (born 18 April, 1969 in Malmö, Sweden) is a Swedish former footballer Born to a German father Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Luc Van Lierde (born April 14, 1969 in Bruges) is an athlete from Belgium, who has been competing in Triathlon since Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak (Александр Борисович Лебзяк born April 15, 1969 in Donetsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Germán Adrián Ramón Burgos, nicknamed "Mono" (born April 16, 1969 in Mar del Plata) is a retired Argentine football Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Eeke Geertruida van Nes (born April 17, 1969 in Delft, Zuid-Holland) is a retired Rower from the Netherlands, who Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Lindsey Gay Carlisle (born April 22, 1969 in Johannesburg, Gauteng) is a Field hockey player from South Africa, who twice Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Martín López-Zubero Purcell (born April 23, 1969 in Jacksonville Florida) is a former Backstroke Swimmer with Spanish-American Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to David James Luckes MBE (born April 24, 1968 in Newport, Monmouthshire) is a former Field hockey goalkeeper Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Joanna Michelle Chamberlain, known as Jo is a cricketer who played for the England women's cricket team in 9 Test matches and 39 One Day Internationals Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Jon C B Olsen (born April 25, 1969 in Jonesboro Arkansas) is a former freestyle Swimmer from the United States, Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Brett Andrew Steven (born April 27 1969, in Auckland, New Zealand) is a Tennis player from New Zealand Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Paulo Roberto ("Paulão" Moreira da Costa (born April 29, 1969 in Salvador Brazil) is a retired Beach volleyball player from Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Jacintha ("Cintha" Hedwig Jeanne Boersma (born 1 May 1969 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a retired Volleyball Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Brian Charles Lara (born 2 May 1969 ( nicknamed, "The Prince of Port-of-Spain" "The Prince of Trinidad" or simply "The Prince" is a Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Yelena Dendeberova (Елена Дендеберова born May 4, 1969) is a former medley Swimmer from the Soviet Union, who won Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Bryan Eric Ivie (born May 5, 1969 in Torrance California) is a former American Volleyball player who was a member of the United States Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Raymond Brown (born May 6, 1969 in Cambridge Ontario) is a former Backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Melanie Valerio (born May 7 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States) is a United States Swimmer, who graduated Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Fabrice Tiozzo (born May 8, 1969 in St Denis, France) was a professional boxer in the Light heavyweight (175 Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp (born May 10, 1969 in Amsterdam) is a retired Dutch Professional footballer At club level Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Mark Jackson (born 1969-05-15 in Toronto Ontario) is a retired track and field athlete from Canada, who competed in the men's 400m hurdles event Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Emmitt James Smith III (born May 15 1969 in Pensacola Florida) is a former American football player who played for the Dallas Cowboys Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Rochelle Maria Low (born May 19, 1969 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a former Field hockey player from Canada, who represented Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and David ("Dave" Lee Wharton (born May 19, 1969 in Warminster Pennsylvania) is a former Butterfly and medley Swimmer Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Yoto Vasilev Yotov (Йото Василев Йотов born May 22, 1969) is a Bulgarian Croatian weightlifter. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Ashley Carey (born May 23, 1969) is a former Field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the silver medal Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Albertino Essers (born May 30 1969 in Oosterbeek) is a Darts player from The Netherlands, who is nicknamed The Sensation. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Koen Pijpers (born on May 30, 1969 in Maassluis) is a former Field hockey player from the Netherlands, who earned seventeen caps for Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Rikkert Faneyte (born May 31, 1969 in Amsterdam Netherlands) was a Major League Baseball player from to for the San Francisco Giants Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Juliet Haslam (born 31 May 1969 in Adelaide South Australia) is a former Field hockey defender and midfielder from Australia who competed in three consecutive Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks David Wheaton (born June 2 1969) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Arend Jantinus ("Arie" van de Bunt (born June 7, 1969 in Amersfoort) is a former Water polo goalkeeper from The Netherlands Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Laurel Hershey Martin (born June 8, 1969 in Hummelstown Pennsylvania) is a former Field hockey player from the United States, who Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Timo Antero Tompuri (born June 9, 1969 in Pernaja, Finland) is a Finnish discus thrower, who throws for the team Yleisurheilu-Team Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Francisco Javier Bosma Mínguez (born 6 November 1969 in Roses, Girona) is a former Spanish Beach volleyball player Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Joseph Keter (born June 13, 1969) is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of 3000 m steeplechase at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Stefanie Maria Graf (born June 14, 1969, in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany) is a former World No Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Oliver Rolf Kahn (born 15 June 1969 in Karlsruhe) is a former German football goalkeeper Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Tanja Roswitha Dickenscheid (born June 17, 1969 in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz) is a former Field hockey player from Germany Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Donata Jancewicz-Wawrzyniak (born 1969-06-17 in Gdansk) is a retired High jumper from Poland, who set her personal best on 1998-08-23 Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Paul Kibii Tergat (born June 17, 1969) is a Kenyan professional athlete. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Bengt Christer Wallin (born June 17 1969 in Timrå, Västernorrland) is a former freestyle swimmer from Sweden Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Paulo Jorge Gomes Bento (born June 20, 1969 in Lisbon) ( pron. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. MaliVai 'Mal' Washington (first name mælɨˈviːə mal-i-VEE-a) (born June 20 1969 in Glen Cove, New York is a former professional Tennis player Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Ingrid Lempereur (born June 26, 1969 in Arlon, Province of Luxembourg, Belgium) is a former international top Swimmer Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Mark Garner (born June 30, 1969 in New South Wales) is a retired Sprinter from Australia, who represented his native country at two Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Prikeba ("Keba" Reed Phipps (born June 30, 1969 in Lakewood California) is a retired Volleyball player from the United "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Mabel Mosquera Mena (born July 1, 1969) is a female weightlifter from Colombia. Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. John Clark LeClair (born July 5 1969 in St Albans, United States) is an American professional Ice hockey player Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Joseph Steve Sakic (ˈsɑːkɨk (born July 7 1969 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre, who has Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Lisa Arce Zimmerman (born July 8, 1969 in Manhattan Beach California) is a retired female Beach volleyball player from the United Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Shaun Greatbatch (born July 13, 1969) is an English Darts player Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Luis Rodríguez (born July 13, 1969) is a Volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Turlough O'Hare (born July 16, 1969 in Victoria British Columbia) is a former international freestyle Swimmer from Canada Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Karin Brienesse (born July 17, 1969 in Breda, Noord-Brabant) is a former freestyle and butterfly Swimmer Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Laurelee Kopeck (born July 17, 1969 in Nelson British Columbia) is a former Field hockey defender from Canada, who earned a total Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Britta Madelein Svensson (born July 20, 1969 in Sollefteå, Västernorrland) is a retired race walker from Sweden Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Stéphane Diagana (born July 23, 1969 in Saint-Affrique) is a former French athlete who won the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athletics Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Artur Jerzy Partyka (born July 25, 1969 in Stalowa Wola, Poland) is a former Polish High jumper and two-time Olympic Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Andrea Wieland (born July 25, 1969 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former Field hockey goalkeeper from the United States, who was a member Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. María del Carmen García (born 27 July 1969) is a retired High jumper from Cuba, who set her personal best on 17 March 1990 Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Jaimie Dawson (born July 28, 1969 in Geneva Switzerland) is a Badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the inaugural Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. José Luis Ballester Rubert (born August 6, 1969 in Castellón de la Plana, Castellón) is a former butterfly Swimmer from Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Khalid Boulami (born August 7, 1969) is a former long-distance runner from Morocco. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Clement N'Goran (born August 7, 1969) is a former Tennis player from Ivory Coast, who represented his native country as a qualifier at the Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus is a Volleyball player from Japan.Her maiden name was. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece, wearing the number #2 jersey Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Giacobbe Fragomeni (born August 13, 1969 in Milan) is a Cruiserweight boxer from Italy, best known to win the 1998 European Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Stig Tøfting (born August 14, 1969 in Hørning) Nicknamed Tøffe, is a former Danish professional footballer Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed For the Cuban swimmer with the same name see Mario González (swimmer Mariano ("Mario" González Lugo (born August 15, Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Carl Henkel (born August 16, 1969 in Redondo Beach California) is a Professional Beach volleyball player from the United States Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Hari Kant (born August 23, 1969 in Ottawa Ontario) is a former Field hockey goalkeeper from Canada. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Nicole Arendt (born August 26, 1969 in Somerville New Jersey) is a female Tennis player from the United States, who turned professional Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Mark Alan Ealham, (born August 27 1969) is an English Cricketer currently playing for Nottinghamshire C Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Karl Sven Joakim Haeggman (born 28 August 1969 in Kalmar, Sweden) is a Swedish European Tour Golfer He turned professional Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Anke Möhring (born August 28, 1969 in Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a former freestyle Swimmer from East Germany Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Javagal Srinath ( Kannada:ಜಾವಗಲ್‌ ಶ್ರೀನಾಥ್‌ (born August 31, 1969 in Mysore, Karnataka) is a Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Professional wins (9 European Tour wins (9 1995 Turespana Open Mediterrania 1997 BMW International Open Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius is a Japanese gold-medalist Judoka and MMA fighter Biography Hidehiko Yoshida was born in Obu, Aichi, Japan Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Valery Vladimirovich Belenky (Валерий Владимирович Беленький Valeri Belenki born September 5, 1969) is a retired Soviet Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Silvia Parera Carrau (born September 5, 1969 in Mataró, Catalonia) is a former medley and Breaststroke Swimmer Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Douglas ("Doug" Stuart Pirini (born September 6, 1969 in Auckland) is a retired Decathlete from New Zealand, who represented Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Nicola "Nikki" Payne (born 26 July, 1966 in Hong Kong) is a former New Zealand rower who won an Olympic Bronze medal at the Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Career Cabrera was born in Villa Allende Córdoba, Argentina. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Arvis Piziks (born September 12 1969 in Gulbene) is Latvian former professional Road bicycle racer. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Shane Keith Warne (born 13 September 1969 is a former Australian international Cricketer who is widely regarded as one of the Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Konstantin Borisovich "Kostya" Tszyu (Константин (Костя Борисович Цзю ˈkɔstə ˈzʉː in Australian English) (born September Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Richard P Witschge (born September 20, 1969 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a former football midfielder from The Netherlands Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Juan Antonio Dinarés Quera (born September 23, 1969 in Terrassa, Catalonia) is a former Field hockey midfielder from Spain Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Michael Rich may refer to Michael Rich (cyclist (born 1969 German professional road bicycle racer Michael D Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Wessel Johannes "Hansie" Cronje (September 25 1969 - June 1 2002 was a South African Cricketer and captain of the South African national cricket team in 2002)
• September 28 — Marcel Dost, Dutch decathlete
• September 29 — Hannah Fox, American female boxer
• September 30 — Gilmar Mayo, Colombian high jumper

October

• October 2 — Luis Villalta, Peruvian boxer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Henk Marcel Dost (born September 28, 1969 in Zierikzee, Zeeland) is a retired Decathlete from the Netherlands, who represented Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Hannah Lee Fox (born September 29, 1969) better known as Hannah Fox is a former female boxer. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the Gilmar Mayo Lozano (born 30 September 1969) is a Colombian High jumper His personal best jump is 2 Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Luis Villalta ( October 2, 1969 in Lima Peru - March 3, 2004 in Pompano Beach Florida) was a professional boxer 2004)
• October 10 — Brett Favre, American football player
• October 10 — Christian Tröger, German swimmer
• October 11 — Jury Chechi, Italian gymnast
• October 11 — Ty Murray, American rodeo performer
• October 13 — Antonio González, Spanish field hockey player
• October 16 — Stephanie Best, American track and field athlete
• October 17 — Ernie Els, South African golfer
• October 19 — Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian football (soccer) player
• October 20 — Dariusz Adamczuk, Polish football (soccer) player
• October 20 — Guillermo Perez-Roldan, Argentine tennis player
• October 22 — Owen Casey, Irish tennis player
• October 29 — Dougie Brown, Scottish cricketer

November

• November 1 — Charles Nkazamyampi, Burundian middle distance runner
• November 1 — Jill Reeve, American field hockey defender
• November 2 — Jenny Gal, Dutch-Italian judoka
• November 3 — Oleg Tverdokhleb, Ukrainian athlete (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Brett Lorenzo Favre (ˈfɑrv (born October 10 1969 is an American football Quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Christian Alexander Tröger (born October 6, 1969 in Munich) is a former Swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of three bronze Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Jury Dimitri Chechi (born October 11, 1969) is a retired Italian Gymnast. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Ty Monroe Murray (born October 11, 1969) is a former Rodeo cowboy Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Antonio González may refer to Antonio González (field hockey Antonio González (athlete, see Athletics at the 1982 Central American Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Stephanie Best (born October 16, 1969 in New Orleans Louisiana) is a retired female Track and field athlete from the United Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Early life Growing up just east of Johannesburg in Kempton Park South Africa he played Rugby union, Cricket, Tennis, and starting at age 8 Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Erwin "Platiní" Sánchez Freking (born October 19, 1969 in Santa Cruz) is a former Bolivian footballer and current team manager for Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Dariusz Adamczuk (born October 20, 1969 in Szczecin) was a Polish footballer, who started his career for Pogoń Szczecin Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Guillermo Pérez-Roldán (born October 20 1969, in Tandil, Argentina) is a former professional Tennis player from Argentina Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Owen Casey (born October 22, 1969 in Dublin) is a former Tennis player from Ireland. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Douglas Robert Brown, (born October 29 1969) is a Scottish Cricketer he currently plays for Warwickshire C Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Charles Nkazamyampi (born November 1, 1969) is a retired middle distance runner from Burundi. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Jill Reeve (born November 1, 1969 in Hoosick Falls New York) is a former Field hockey defender from the United States, who earned Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Jennifer ("Jenny" Eva Caroline Gal (born November 2, 1969 in Ukkel, Belgium) is a retired Judoka from the Netherlands Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Oleg Tverdokhleb (born November 3, 1969 in Dnipropetrovsk &ndash died September 18, 1995) was a Ukrainian athlete 1995)
• November 4 — Kathrin Boron, German rower and four-times Olympic champion
• November 4 — Sergio Rey, Spanish boxer
• November 7 — Tanya Dubnicoff, Canadian track cyclist
• November 15 — Helen Kelesi, Canadian tennis player
• November 17 — Jean-Michel Saive, Belgian table tennis player
• November 19 — Igor Pamić, Croatian football (soccer) player
• November 22 — Rogério Romero, Brazilian backstroke swimmer
• November 26 — Vadim Khamuttskikh, Russian volleyball player
• November 27 — Hermán Gaviria, Colombian football (soccer) player (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Kathrin Boron (born November 4, 1969 in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany) is a German sculler and four-time Olympic gold medalist Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Sergio Rey Revilla (born November 4, 1969 in San Sebastián, Guipuscoa) is a former boxer from Spain, who represented his Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Tanya Dubnicoff (born November 7 1969 in Winnipeg Manitoba) is a retired Track cyclist from Canada, who won a total number of four gold medals at the Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Helen Kelesi (born November 15, 1969 in Victoria British Columbia) is a former tour professional Tennis player Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Jean-Michel Saive (born November 17, 1969) is a Belgian professional Table tennis player Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Igor Pamić (born November 19, 1969) is a former Croatian football Striker who is now a coach. Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran Rogério Aoki Romero (born November 22, 1969 in Londrina, Paraná) is a former Backstroke Swimmer from Brazil Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Vadim Anatolyevich Khamuttskikh (Вадим Анатольевич Хамутцких born November 26, 1969 in Asha, Chelyabinsk Oblast Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Hernán Gaviria Carvajal (born November 27 1969 in Carepa, Antioquia &ndash died October 24 2002 in Cali) was 2002)
• November 27 — Ike Quartey, Ghanaian boxer
• November 29 — Tomas Brolin, Swedish football (soccer) player
• November 29 — Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch football (soccer) player
• November 30 — Trina Gulliver, English female darts player

December

• December 1 — Choi Chol-Su, North Korean boxer
• December 3 — Sandro Casamonica, Italian boxer
• December 4 — Jacques Landry, Canadian cyclist
• December 7 — James Murray, Scottish boxer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Ike "Bazooka" Quartey (born November 27, 1969 in Bukom, Ghana) is a former WBA welterweight boxing champion Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Per Tomas Brolin (born November 29, 1969 in Hudiksvall) is a former Swedish professional football player and manager Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Petrus ("Pierre" Ferdinandus Johannes Stevenson van Hooijdonk (born on November 29, 1969 in Steenbergen, Noord-Brabant) is a Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Trina Gulliver (born 30 November, 1969) is the seven-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Choi Chol-Su (born December 1 1969 is a North Korean boxer, who won the gold medal in the men's Flyweight (51 kg category at the 1992 Summer Olympics Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Sandro Casamonica (born December 3, 1969 in Rome) is a professional boxer from Italy, who won the bronze medal in the Featherweight "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Jacques Landry (born December 4, 1969 in Saskatoon Saskatchewan) is a retired Cyclist from Canada, who twice represented his native Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways James Murray ( December 7 1969 &ndash October 15 1995) was a Scottish professional Bantamweight boxer. 1995)
• December 9 — Bixente Lizarazu, French football (soccer) player
• December 10 — Lorenza Vigarani, Italian backstroke swimmer
• December 12 — Christian Meyer, German track cyclist
• December 12 — Iain Sydie, Canadian badminton player
• December 12 — Debra Wurzburger, Canadian freestyle swimmer
• December 13 — Sonia Barrio, Spanish field hockey player
• December 13 — Sergei Fedorov, Russian ice hockey player
• December 13 — Ibou Faye, Senegalese athlete
• December 14 — Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazilian beach volleyball player
• December 15 — Adam Setliff, American discus thrower
• December 16 — Sergi Pedrerol, Spanish water polo player
• December 17 — Marc Davis, American middle-distance runner
• December 19 — Carlos Retegui, Argentinian field hockey player
• December 20 — Arlene Xavier, Brazilian volleyball player
• December 22 — Mats Lilienberg, Swedish football (soccer) player
• December 22 — Myriam Bédard, Canadian biathlete
• December 23 — Rob Pelinka, American sports agent
• December 24 — Leavander Johnson, American boxing world champion (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Bixente Lizarazu ( Basque: /bi'ʃente lisa'rasu/ French: /bi'gzɑ̃t lizaʀa'zy/ (born Vicente Lizarazu on December 9, 1969 in Saint-Jean-de-Luz Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Lorenza Vigarani (born December 10, 1969 in Bologna) is a retired Backstroke Swimmer from Italy, who represented her Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Christian Meyer (born December 12, 1969 in Freiburg) is a retired track cyclist from Germany, who won the gold medal for his Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Iain Sydie (born December 12, 1969 in North York Ontario) is a Badminton player from Canada, who won the silver medal in the Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Debra ("Debby" Joanne Wurzburger (born December 12, 1969 in Burlington Ontario) is a former international freestyle Swimmer Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Sonia Barrio Gutiérrez (born December 13, 1969 in Madrid) is a former Field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Sergei Viktorovich Fedorov ( Russian: Сергей Викторович Фёдоров Sergey Viktorovich Fyodorov; born December 13 1969 in Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Ibou Faye (born December 13, 1969) is a Senegalese athlete who mainly competes in the 400 metres hurdles. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Paulo Emilio Silva Azevedo (born December 14, 1969 in Salvador Brazil) is a Beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Adam Setliff (born December 15, 1969 in El Dorado, Arkansas) is a retired Discus thrower from the United States, who represented Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Sergi Pedrerol Cavallé (born December 16, 1969 in Molins de Rei, Barcelona) is a former Water polo player from Spain Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Marc Davis (born December 17, 1969 in Oceanside California) was a track and field athlete, who mainly competed in the men's 3 Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Carlos José Retegui (born December 19, 1969 in Buenos Aires) is a Field hockey defender from Argentina, who is Nicknamed Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Arlene de Queiroz Xavier (born December 20, 1969 in Contagem) is a female Volleyball player from Brazil, who represented Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Myriam Bédard (born December 22, 1969) is a Canadian biathlete (retired winner of two Olympic gold medals Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Robert Todd Pelinka Jr (born December 23 1969 is an American Lawyer, Sports agent and former College basketball player from (suburban Chicago Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Leavander Johnson ( December 24 1969 &ndash September 22 2005) was an American Lightweight boxer from Atlantic 2005)
• December 28 — Juan Rossell, Cuban beach volleyball player
• December 29 — Dagmar Hase, German swimmer
• December 30 — Jens Eriksen, Danish badminton player

Deaths

• February 9 — Manuel Plaza (68), Chilean marathon runner (b. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Juan Miguel Rossell Milanes (born December 28, 1969 in Jiguany) is a Beach volleyball player from Cuba, who won the gold medal Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Dagmar Hase (born December 22, 1969 in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a former German swimmer, specialised in the Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Jens Eriksen (born December 30, 1969) is a male Badminton player from Denmark. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Manuel Plaza Reyes ( March 17, 1900 &ndash February 9, 1969) is a former athlete from Chile, who won the country's 1900)
• May 14 — Frederick Lane (89), Australian swimmer (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Frederick Claude Vivian Lane (2 February 1880 &ndash 14 May 1969 was an Australian swimmer 1880)
• June 1 — Ivar Ballangrud (65), Norwegian speed skater (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Ivar Ballangrud ( 7 March 1904 &ndash 1 June 1969) was a Norwegian speed skater born in in Lunner, 1904)
• June 6 — Rafael Osuna, Mexican Tennis Player, in an airplane crash. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Rafael Herrera Osuna ( September 15, 1938 &ndash June 4, 1969) is the most successful tennis player in the history of Mexico
• June 21 — Maureen Connolly (34), American tennis player, first woman to win the Grand Slam in tennis (b. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Maureen Catherine ("Little Mo" Connolly (born September 17 1934 &ndash died June 21 1969 was an American Tennis player who was the first woman to win all four The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year 1934)
• July 27 — Moises Solana, Mexican Race Car Driver in a racing accident. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Moises Solana Arciniega ( December 26 1935 - July 27 1969) was a Racing driver from Mexico.
• August 31 — Rocky Marciano (45), Italian-American World Heavyweight boxing champion (b. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Rocky Marciano ( September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969) born Rocco Francis Marchegiano, was the heavyweight champion of the world 1923)
• September 6 — Arthur Friedenreich, (77), Brazilian football (soccer) player (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Art(hur Friedenreich ( July 18, 1892 in São Paulo – September 6, 1969) was a Brazilian football player 1892)
• October 12 — Sonja Henie (57), Norwegian figure skater (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Sonja Henie ( April 8, 1912 - October 12, 1969) was a Norwegian figure skater and actress 1912)

Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting

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