Years in sports:	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973
Centuries:	19th century · 20th century · 21st century
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Years:	1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973

Contents 1 Artistic Gymnastics 2 Athletics 2.1 Marathon 3 Auto Racing 4 Baseball 5 Basketball 6 Boxing 7 Cricket 8 Cycling 9 Field Hockey 10 Figure skating 11 Football (American) 12 Football (Canadian) 13 Football (Soccer) 14 Golf 15 Thoroughbred Horse Racing 16 Harness Racing 17 Ice Hockey 18 Lacrosse 19 Skiing 20 Snooker 21 Speed skating 22 Swimming 22.1 Records 23 Tennis 24 Volleyball 25 Yacht racing 26 Multi-sport events 27 Awards 28 Births 28.1 January 28.2 February 28.3 March 28.4 April 28.5 May 28.6 June 28.7 July 28.8 August 28.9 September 28.10 October 28.11 November 28.12 December 29 Deaths

Artistic Gymnastics

• World Artistic Gymnastics Championships:
  • Men's all-around champion: Eizo Kenmotsu, Japan
  • Women's all-around champion: Ludmilla Tourischeva, USSR
  • Men's team competition champion: Japan
  • Women's team competition champion: USSR

Athletics

For an extensive coverage see 1970 in athletics (track and field)

Marathon

• July 23 — Commonwealth Games Marathon, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Men's Winner: Ron Hill (ENG) 2:09:29

• December 6 — Fukuoka Marathon, Japan
  • Men's Winner: Akio Usami (JPN) 2:10:38

• December 15 — Asian Games Marathon, Bangkok, Thailand
  • Men's Winner: Kenji Kimihara (JPN) 2:21:03

Auto Racing

• Stock car racing:
  • Pete Hamilton won the Daytona 500
  • NASCAR Championship - Bobby Isaac
• Indianapolis 500 - Al Unser, Sr. This page indexes the individual year in sports pages 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 Athletics Marathon August 16 &mdash Enschede Marathon, Netherlands Men's Winner 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 Athletics For an extensive coverage see 1973 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 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 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. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of Gymnastics. Competitive gymnasts perform short routines (ranging from approximately 30 to 90 Seconds on different apparatus The 17th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia, in 1970. is a Japanese gymnast, seven times world champion and three times Olympic champion For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Ludmilla Ivanovna Tourischeva (Russian Людми́ла Ива́новна Тури́щева alternate spellings Ludmilla Turischeva Ludmilla Tourischcheva Ljudmila The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The marathon is a long-distance foot race with an official distance of 42 Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 16 July to 25 July 1970 Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Ronald ("Ron" Hill, MBE, BSc PhD (b September 25, 1938 in Accrington, Lancashire, England is the founder of Ronhill Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev 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. Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of The 6th Asian Games were held from August 24, 1970 to September 4, 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest was a Japanese long-distance runner He won the silver medal in the men's marathon at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico 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 Pete Hamilton (born July 20, 1942 in Newton, Massachusetts) is a retired American 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. Bobby Isaac ( August 1, 1932 – August 14, 1977) is a former NASCAR Grand National (now Sprint Cup) Series champion The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Alfred Unser (born May 29, 1939 in Albuquerque New Mexico) is a former American automobile racing driver the younger brother of Bobby
• USAC Racing - Al Unser, Sr. 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 Alfred Unser (born May 29, 1939 in Albuquerque New Mexico) is a former American automobile racing driver the younger brother of Bobby won the season championship
• Formula One Championship - Jochen Rindt of Austria )becomes Formula One's only posthumous world champion
• 24 hours of Le Mans: the team of Hans Herrmann / Richard Attwood won, driving a Porsche 917
• Rally racing - the team of Bjorn Waldegard / Lars Helmer won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Porsche 911S. Karl Jochen Rindt ( April 18, 1942 - September 5, 1970) was a German - Austrian racing driver Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich 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, Hans Herrmann (born February 23, 1928) is a former Formula One and Sports car racing driver from Stuttgart, Germany. Richard "Dickie" Attwood (b 4 April 1940, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire) is a British former Motor racing driver Porsche SE or Porsche ( German, ˈpɔɹʃə is a German manufacturer of automobiles which is majority-owned by the Porsche and Piëch 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 - the NHRA launches the "Supernationals". 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 "NHRA" redirects here For other uses see NHRA (disambiguation. Rick Ramsey wins "Top Fuel"

Baseball

• January 16: Gold Glove outfielder Curt Flood files a civil lawsuit challenging baseball's reserve clause, a suit that will have historic implications. 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 Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. For the award given to amateur boxers see Golden Gloves. In American Baseball, the Rawlings Gold Glove Award, usually referred to Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Curtis Charles Flood ( January 18 1938 &ndash January 20 1997) was a Major League Baseball player who spent most of his career as Flood refused to report to the Phillies after he was traded by the Cardinals, contending the baseball rule violates federal antitrust laws. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The St Louis Cardinals (also referred to as "the Cards " or "the Redbirds " are a professional Baseball team based in St
• January 17: The Sporting News names Willie Mays as Player of the Decade for the 1960s. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Sporting News (previously The Sporting News, and known colloquially as TSN) is an American -based Sports Willie Howard Mays Jr (born May 6 1931 is a retired American Baseball player who played the majority of his career with the New York and San Francisco Giants Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• January 20: Lou Boudreau is elected to the Hall of Fame, receiving 232 of a possible 300 votes from the BBWAA. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Louis "Lou" Boudreau ( July 17, 1917, in Harvey Illinois &ndash August 10, 2001) was an American Major Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each
• April 7: The Milwaukee Brewers play their first ever game as the Brewers at Milwaukee County Stadium, after the team had relocated from Seattle. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Milwaukee County Stadium (or just County Stadium in context was a ballpark in Milwaukee Wisconsin from 1953 to 2000
• June 12: Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates throws a no-hitter against the San Diego Padres. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Dock Phillip Ellis Jr (born March 11, 1945, in Los Angeles California) is a former professional Baseball player who pitched for the Pittsburgh The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In Baseball, a no-hitter (also known as a no-hit game, or colloquially a no-no) refers to a game in which one of the teams prevented the other from getting The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball team based in San Diego California since their founding in 1969 It is later revealed that he did so while under the influence of LSD.
• Robert W. Peterson's book Only the Ball was White is published. The book brings pressure on Major League Baseball to recognize the African-American players from Negro league baseball by honoring its stars in the Baseball Hall of Fame. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Part of the History of baseball in the United States series The Negro leagues were American professional Baseball leagues
• World Series: The American League's Baltimore Orioles win their second World Title by defeating the National League's Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 1. For other events named "World Series" see World Series (disambiguation. The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the American League ( AL) is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball in The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA

Basketball

• NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship:
  • UCLA wins 80-69 over Jacksonville

• NBA Finals:
  • New York Knicks won 4 games to 3 over the Los Angeles Lakers

• 1970 ABA Finals:
  • Indiana Pacers defeat Los Angeles Stars 4 games to 2

• FIBA World Championship:
  • Yugoslavia World Champion

Boxing

• February 15 - Carlos Cruz, Featherweight Boxing Champion died in a plane crash
• February 16 - Joe Frazier starts a heavyweight world boxing champion winning streak with the knock out of Jimmy Ellis in five rounds. 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 Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. The 1970 ABA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the American Basketball Association 's 1969-1970 season. Los Angeles Stars is the name of three American Basketball Association (ABA teams based in Los Angeles California. The FIBA World Championship is a world Basketball tournament for men's national teams held quadrennially by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor This article is about Carlos Cruz the boxer. For the portuguese Television presenter, see Carlos Cruz (television presenter Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols For the Major League Baseball player and manager see Joe Frazier (baseball. Heavyweight is a division or weight class, in Boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds (14 st 4 lb/91 kg are considered heavyweights by the major professional Boxing (sometimes also known as English boxing or pugilism) is a Combat sport in which two participants generally of similar weight, James Albert "Jimmy" Ellis (born February 24, 1940 was a boxer from Louisville Kentucky.

Cricket

• International Cricket Council votes to suspend South Africa from international cricket indefinitely because of its government's apartheid policy. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries The International Cricket Council (ICC is the international governing body of Cricket. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa

Cycling

• Giro d'Italia won by Eddy Merckx of Belgium
• Tour de France - Eddy Merckx of Belgium
• World Cycling Championship: Jean-Pierre Monseré of Belgium

Field Hockey

• Men's European Nations Cup in Bruxelles, Belgium
  • Gold Medal: West Germany
  • Silver Medal: The Netherlands
  • Bronze Medal: Spain

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: Lyudmila Pakhomova & Alexandr Gorshkov, Soviet Union

Football (American)

• Super Bowl IV: Kansas City Chiefs won 23-7 over the Minnesota Vikings
• Nebraska Cornhuskers win the college football national championship. 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 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 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 Jean-Pierre Monseré (born September 8, 1948 in Roeselare &mdash died March 15, 1971 in Sint-Pieters-Lille) 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 Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is 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 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 Lyudmila Alekseyevna Pakhomova ( Russian: Людмила Алексеевна Пахомова December 31, 1946 in Moscow – May 17 Aleksandr Georgievich Gorshkov (Александр Георгиевич Горшков (born October 8 1946 in Moscow) is a Figure skating The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 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 Super Bowl IV was the fourth AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the second one (after Super Bowl III) to officially bear The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. The Nebraska Cornhuskers (often abbreviated to Huskers) is the name given to several sports teams of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies

• November 14: A plane carrying most of the Marshall University team crashes just short of landing near Huntington, West Virginia, killing all 75 aboard, including 37 players. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Southern Airways Flight 932 was a chartered Southern Airways DC-9 commercial jet flight from Stallings Field (ISO in Kinston North Marshall University is a Coeducational public Research university in Huntington West Virginia, founded in 1837 as a private subscription Huntington is a city located in the State of West Virginia along the Ohio River.

Football (Canadian)

• Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes win 23-10 over the Calgary Stampeders
• Vanier Cup: Manitoba Bisons win 38-11 over the Ottawa Gee-Gees

Football (Soccer)

For an extensive coverage see 1970 in football (soccer)

• World Cup held in Mexico: Brazil won final 4-1 over Italy
• European Cup: Feyenoord becomes the first Dutch team to win the trophy, beating Celtic 2-1. 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 In accordance with the Manual of Style (see) Canadian English is used throughout this article (see Canadian_English#Spelling) 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 Montreal Alouettes ( French: les Alouettes de Montréal) are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Calgary Stampeders are a Canadian Football League team based in Calgary Alberta. 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 Ottawa Gee-Gees are an athletic team that represents the University of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario in all of their sporting events 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 1970 throughout the world The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup was held in Mexico, from May 31 to June 21. The Brazil national football team is the national team of Brazil and is managed by the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF that represents Brazil in international The Italian national football team is controlled by the Federazione Italiana Giuoco Calcio (FIGC and represents Italy in international football competition See also List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League winners The UEFA Champions League, which evolved from the European Champion Clubs' Cup is a seasonal club Feyenoord is a professional football club located in Rotterdam. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League.

Golf

Men's Golf

• Grand Slam of golf results:
  1. April 10-13 - The Masters - Billy Casper
  2. June 18-21 - US Open - Tony Jacklin
  3. July 8-12 - British Open - Jack Nicklaus
  4. August 13-16 - PGA Championship - Dave Stockton

• PGA tour's leading money winner for the year: Lee Trevino - $157,037

Women's Golf

• US Open - Donna Caponi
• LPGA Championship - Shirley Englehorn
• Kathy Whitworth: leading money winner on the LPGA tour, earning $30,235

Thoroughbred Horse Racing

• Australia - Melbourne Cup - Baghdad Note
• Canada - Queen's Plate - Almoner
• France - Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe - Sassafrás
• Ireland - Irish Derby Stakes - Nijinsky II

• Nijinsky II wins the English Triple Crown Races:
  1. 2,000 Guineas Stakes - Nijinsky II
  2. Epsom Derby - Nijinsky II
  3. St. Leger Stakes - Nijinsky II

• United States Triple Crown Races:
  1. May 2 - Kentucky Derby - Dust Commander
  2. Preakness Stakes - Personality
  3. Belmont Stakes - High Echelon

Harness Racing

• Fresh Yankee was named "Horse of the Year" by the U. 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 Billy Casper is also the name of the protagonist of A Kestrel for a Knave. The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Professional wins European Tour wins (8 1972 Viyella PGA Championship 1973 Italian Open, Dunlop Masters 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 For his detailed statistics records and other achievements see List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus. 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 (10 1967 (1 Colonial National Invitation 1968 (2 Cleveland Open Invitational, Greater Milwaukee Open 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 Early life Lee Buck Trevino was born in Dallas Texas in poverty to parents of Mexican descent 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 Shirley Englehorn (born December 12 1940 in Caldwell Idaho, U Amateur career Whitworth began playing golf at age of 15 and won the 1957 and 1958 New Mexico State Amateur Championship 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 is a worldwide Sport and Industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred Horses It is governed by different national For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Melbourne Cup is Australia 's major annual Thoroughbred horse race. 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. Almoner (from the Greek ελεημοσύνη westernized as eleemosyna 'alms' via Latin Almosunartius and French known in English since circa 1300 is a chaplain or church 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 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 racehorse Nijinsky (1967-1992 (named after the Dancer Vaslav Nijinsky) was a son of Northern Dancer and Flaming Page, both winners of the The racehorse Nijinsky (1967-1992 (named after the Dancer Vaslav Nijinsky) was a son of Northern Dancer and Flaming Page, both winners of the 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 racehorse Nijinsky (1967-1992 (named after the Dancer Vaslav Nijinsky) was a son of Northern Dancer and Flaming Page, both winners of the 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 racehorse Nijinsky (1967-1992 (named after the Dancer Vaslav Nijinsky) was a son of Northern Dancer and Flaming Page, both winners of the The St Leger Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and The racehorse Nijinsky (1967-1992 (named after the Dancer Vaslav Nijinsky) was a son of Northern Dancer and Flaming Page, both winners of the 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 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. 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 Dust Commander (1967 - October 7 1991 was an American Thoroughbred Racehorse. The Preakness Stakes is an American Grade I stakes race 1-3/16 mile (1 The Belmont Stakes is a prestigious American Grade I stakes race held yearly in June at Belmont Park in Elmont New York. Harness racing is a form of Horse-racing in which the horses race in a specified gait S. Trotting Association and the U. S. Harness Writers Association.

• Most Happy Fella won the United States Pacing Triple Crown races:
  1. Cane Pace - Most Happy Fella
  2. Little Brown Jug - Most Happy Fella
  3. Messenger Stakes - Most Happy Fella

• United States Trotting Triple Crown races:
  1. Hambletonian - Timothy T. 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
  2. Yonkers Trot - Victory Star
  3. Kentucky Futurity - Timothy T. 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

• Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship:
  • Pacers: Bold David

Ice Hockey

• Art Ross Memorial Trophy - Bobby Orr becomes the first defenseman in the history of the National Hockey League to lead the league in scoring. 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 Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr OC (born March 20 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey defenseman The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America
• Hart Memorial Trophy for the NHL's Most Valuable Player: Bobby Orr, Boston Bruins
• Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins win the Cup for the first time in 29 years, defeating the St. Louis Blues 4 games to 0. The Hart Memorial Trophy, originally known as the Hart Trophy, the "oldest and most prestigious individual award in hockey" is awarded annually to the The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr OC (born March 20 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey defenseman The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. The St Louis Blues are a professional Ice hockey team based in St Defenseman, Bobby Orr is awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the series MVP (most valuable player). Robert Gordon "Bobby" Orr OC (born March 20 1948 in Parry Sound, Ontario) is a retired Canadian Ice hockey defenseman The Conn Smythe Trophy is awarded annually to the player judged most valuable to his team during the National Hockey League 's Stanley Cup playoffs
• World Hockey Championship
  • Men's champion: Soviet Union defeated Sweden
• NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship: Cornell University Big Red defeat Clarkson University Golden Knights 6-4 in Lake Placid, NY; only NCAA hockey team to complete season undefeated and untied (31-0)

Lacrosse

• STX is founded by Richard B. The Ice Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top Ice hockey team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division Clarkson University is a private university located in Rural Potsdam, New York. Lake Placid is a Village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. Lacrosse is a full contact Team sport played using a solid rubber ball and long handled racket called a crosse or Lacrosse stick. STX (a contraction of the word " Sticks quot but commonly called "S-T-X" is a sports manufacturer based in Baltimore Maryland. C. Tucker Sr.
• The New Westminster­ Salmonbellies win the Mann Cup. The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's Lacrosse champions of Canada.
• The Whitby Transporters win the Castrol Cup. The Founders Cup is the championship trophy of Canada 's Junior "B" Lacrosse leagues
• The Lakeshore Maple Leafs win the Minto Cup. The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's Lacrosse team of Canada.

Skiing

• Alpine Skiing
  • The men's overall season champion: Karl Schranz, Austria
  • The women's overall season champion: Michèle Jacot, France

Snooker

• World Snooker Championship: Ray Reardon beats John Pulman 37-33

Speed skating

• First ISU Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men and Ladies held in West Allis, U. Snow skiing is a group of sports utilizing Skis as primary equipment Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and Sport involving sliding down Snow -covered hills with long Skis attached Karl Schranz (born 18 November 1938 in St Anton, Tyrol) is a former alpine skier from Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich Michèle Jacot (born 5 January 1952) is a French former Alpine skier, winner of the Alpine Skiing World Cup of the 1970 season and This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and Ray Reardon MBE ( 8 October 1932) is a retired Welsh Snooker player John Pulman ( December 12, 1923 - December 25, 1998) was an English professional Snooker player who dominated the game throughout Speed skating or speedskating is a competitive form of Skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance The International Skating Union (ISU is the international governing body for competitive Ice skating disciplines including Figure skating, Synchronized West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. S. A.

Swimming

Records

• August 22 — US swimmer Mark Spitz breaks his own, nearly three-year old world record in the men's 200m butterfly (long course) with a time of 2:05. Swimming is the movement by humans or animals through Water, usually without artificial assistance Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10 1950 is a retired American Swimmer, best known for winning seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games The first World Record in the Men's 200 metres Butterfly in long course (50 metres Swimming was recognised by the International Swimming Federation (FINA 4. At the same meet and on the same day in Los Angeles, California he loses it to compatriot Gary Hall Sr., who swims 2:05. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Gary Hall Sr (born August 7 1951 in Fayetteville North Carolina) is an American Ophthalmologist who practiced in 0.

Tennis

• Grand Slam in tennis men's results:
  1. Australian Open - Arthur Ashe
  2. French Open - Jan Kodeš
  3. Wimbledon championships - John Newcombe
  4. US Open - Ken Rosewall

• Margaret Court wins the Grand Slam in women's tennis:
  1. Australian Open - Margaret Court
  2. French Open - Margaret Court
  3. Wimbledon championships - Margaret Court
  4. US Open - Margaret Court

• Davis Cup: United States wins 5-0 over Germany F.R. in world tennis. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Arthur Robert Ashe Jr ( July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an African American Tennis player who was born and raised The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Jan Kodes ( Czech: Jan Kodeš; born March 1 1946, in Prague, Czechoslovakia) is a right-handed Czech former The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944 in Sydney Australia) is a former World No The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Kenneth Robert ("Ken" Rosewall AM MBE (born 2 November 1934, in Sydney, Australia) is a former amateur Margaret Jean Court AO MBE (born 16 July 1942 also known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired former World No The four Grand Slam tournaments are the most important Tennis events of the year The Australian Open is one of the four Grand Slam Tennis Tournaments held each year Margaret Jean Court AO MBE (born 16 July 1942 also known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired former World No The French Open ( Les Internationaux de France de Roland Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros) is a major Tennis tournament held over Margaret Jean Court AO MBE (born 16 July 1942 also known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired former World No The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious Margaret Jean Court AO MBE (born 16 July 1942 also known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired former World No The US Open Tennis tournament is one of the oldest tennis championships in the world first contested in 1881 Margaret Jean Court AO MBE (born 16 July 1942 also known as Margaret Smith Court) is a retired former World No The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's Tennis. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

Volleyball

• Men's World Championship in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Gold Medal: East Germany
  • Silver Medal: Bulgaria
  • Bronze Medal: Japan

Yacht racing

• The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Intrepid defeats Australian challenger Gretel II, of the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, 4 races to 1 (Gretel II won the second race but was disqualified)

Multi-sport events

• Sixth Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand

• British Commonwealth Games held in Edinburgh, United Kingdom

• Sixth Summer Universiade held in Turin, Italy

• Sixth Winter Universiade held in Rovaniemi, Finland

Awards

• Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year: George Blanda, National Football League
• Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year: Chi Cheng, Track and field

Births

January

• January 2 — Andreas Wecker, German gymnast
• January 5 — Chris Wilkinson, British tennis player
• January 5 — Yury Kovtun, Russian football (soccer) defender
• January 9 — Jan Quast, German boxer
• January 10 — Marek Bajor, Polish football (soccer) player
• January 12 — Brett Leaver, New Zealand field hockey player
• January 13 — Daphne Touw, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
• January 15 — Dan Landry, American volleyball player
• January 18 — Ma Miaolan, Chinese heptathlete
• January 19 — Zeeshan Ali, Indian tennis player
• January 19 — Tim Foster, British rower and coach
• January 19 — Donald Haddow, Canadian freestyle swimmer
• January 25 — Brigita Bukovec, Slovenian hurdler
• January 25 — Rafael Lozano, Spanish boxer
• January 25 — Cheikh Touré, Senegalese-born French athlete
• January 29 — Jörg Hoffmann, German freestyle swimmer
• January 29 — Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, Indian sport shooter

February

• February 4 — Tomoko Yoshihara, Japanese volleyball player
• February 6 — Jeff Rouse, American swimmer
• February 11 — Alistair Brown, English cricket player
• February 11 — Jason Allyn Scott, US rower
• February 11 — Bernardo Segura, Mexican race walker
• February 12 — Lee Bodimeade, Australian field hockey player and coach
• February 12 — Mojca Cater, Canadian butterfly swimmer
• February 14 — Guillaume Raoux, French tennis player
• February 14 — Agapito Sanchez, Dominican Republic boxer (d. Volleyball is an Olympic team sport in which two teams of 6 active players (5 normal players and one 'libero' are separated by a net that is usually four feet The 1970 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament organised by the world's governing body the FIVB. Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Yacht racing is the sport of competitive Sailing. There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing Clubhouses In 1845 the club’s first clubhouse was established -- a modest Gothic-revival building in Hoboken New Jersey, on land donated by Commodore The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international The Intrepid is a 12-metre class Yacht which won the America's Cup in 1967 and again in 1970 The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron is a Yacht club located in North Sydney, Australia in the suburb of Kirribilli. A multi-sport event -- 246717740 ( talk) 1859 5 October 2008 (UTC is an organized sporting event often held over multiple days and featuring competition in many The 6th Asian Games were held from August 24, 1970 to September 4, 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 16 July to 25 July 1970 Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. The 1970 Summer Universiade, also known as the VI Summer Universiade, took place in Turin, Italy. The 1970 Winter Universiade, the VI Winter Universiade, took place in Rovaniemi, Finland. History There has probably been continuous settlement in the Rovaniemi area since the Stone Age. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. George "The Fossil" Blanda (born September 17 1927, Youngwood Pennsylvania) is a former American football Placekicker and The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The first Athlete of the Year award in the United States was initiated by the Associated Press (AP in 1931. Chi Cheng ( Chinese: 紀政 Pinyin: Jì Zhèng born March 15, 1944) is considered Asia 's top female Track and field Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Andreas Wecker (born January 2, 1970 in Staßfurt) is a former German gymnast who had a long and successful career Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Christopher ("Chris" Wilkinson (born 5 January 1970 in Southampton, Hampshire) is a former Tennis player from England Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Yuri Kovtun (Юрий Михайлович Ковтун (born Jan 5, 1970 in Azov) is a Russian Football defender, well-known Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Jan Quast (born January 9, 1970 in Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a retired boxer from Germany, who competed in the Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Marek Antoni Bajor (born January 10, 1970 in Kolbuszowa) was a Polish footballer who represented his native country at the Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Brett Leaver (born January 12, 1970 in Auckland) is a former Field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Daphne Touw (born January 13, 1970 in Teteringen, Noord-Brabant) is a former Field hockey goalkeeper from the Netherlands Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Daniel ("Dan" Joseph Landry (born January 15, 1970 in San Diego California) is a former American Volleyball player who was Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Ma Miaolan (born January 18, 1970) is a retired Heptathlete from PR China, who set the Chinese national record in her event on 1993-09-12 Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Zeeshan Ali (born January 19, 1970 in Calcutta) is a former Tennis player from India, who represented his native country at the Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Timothy "Tim" Foster (born 19 January 1970) is a British Rower. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Donald Haddow (born January 19, 1970 in Mississauga Ontario) is a former international freestyle Swimmer from Canada, Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Brigita Bukovec (born January 25, 1970 in Ljubljana) is a retired Slovenian hurdler who won a surprising Olympic Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Rafael Lozano Muñoz (born January 25, 1970 in Córdoba, Andalucía) is a former boxer from Spain, who twice won a medal Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Cheikh Tidiane Touré (born January 25, 1970) is a Senegal -born French athlete who specialised in the Long jump. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Jörg Hoffmann (born January 29 1970 in Schwedt an der Oder) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Germany Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Lt Col Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore (born January 29, 1970 in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan) is an Indian Shooter Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Tomoko Yoshihara (吉原知子 Yoshihara Tomoko, born February 4, 1970 in Hokkaido) is a former Volleyball player from Japan Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Jeffrey ("Jeff" Norman Rouse (born December 6, 1970 in Fredericksburg Virginia) is an Olympic Gold Medalist and former World Record Holder Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Alistair "Ally" Brown (born 12 April, 1951 in Musselburgh) is a Scottish former football player who played as a striker Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Bernardo Segura (born February 11, 1970 in San Mateo Atenco) is a Mexican race walker. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Lee Bodimeade (born February 12, 1970 in Warwick Queensland) is a former Field hockey player from Australia, who was part of the Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Mojca Cater-Herman (born February 12, 1970 in Toronto Ontario) is a former international butterfly Swimmer from Canada Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Guillaume Raoux (born February 14, 1970 in Bagnol-sur-Ceze) is a former Tennis player from France, who turned professional in 1989 Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Agapito Sánchez ( February 14, 1970 &ndash November 14, 2005) was a boxer from the Dominican Republic, nicknamed "El 2005)
• February 15 — Mark Warnecke, German breaststroke swimmer
• February 22 — Manuela Stellmach, East German freestyle swimmer
• February 23 — Turbo Tumo, Ethiopian long-distance runner
• February 23 — Marc Wauters, Belgian cyclist
• February 24 — Cameron Grant, Canadian breaststroke swimmer
• February 26 — Ben Maruquin, American field hockey sweeper
• February 28 — Jacqueline Goormachtigh, Dutch discus thrower

March

• March 1 — Jaime Amat, Spanish field hockey player
• March 3 — Simon Biwott, Kenyan long-distance runner
• March 5 — Li Gwang-Sik, North Korean boxer
• March 6 — Stefano Battistelli, Italian backstroke and medley swimmer
• March 8 — Caren Jungjohann, German field hockey player
• March 13 — Lula Barbosa, Brazilian beach volleyball player
• March 14 — Julie McDonald, Australian swimmer
• March 15 — Diego Nargiso, Italian tennis player
• March 15 — Derek Parra, Mexican-American speed skater
• March 16 — Kelli James, US field hockey striker
• March 16 — Rafael Pascual, Spanish volleyball player
• March 18 — Ian Bird, Canadian field hockey player
• March 20 — Kristin Klein, American volleyball player
• March 20 — Wietske de Ruiter, Dutch field hockey striker
• March 23 — Vitaliy Sidorov, Ukrainian/Russian discus thrower
• March 24 — Judith Draxler, Austrian freestyle swimmer
• March 25 — Magnus Larsson, Swedish tennis player
• March 28 — José Loiola, Brazilian beach volleyball player
• March 30 — Secretariat, two-time Horse of the Year, 1973 Triple Crown winner (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Mark Warnecke (born February 15, 1970 in Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia) Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Manuela Stellmach (born February 22, 1970 in Berlin) is a former freestyle Swimmer from East Germany, who was a Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Turbo Tumo (born February 23, 1970) is a Long-distance runner from Ethiopia, who won the Eindhoven Marathon on October Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Marc Wauters (born February 23, 1969 in Hasselt Belgium) is a former Belgian Cyclist who was professional from 1991 until 2006 Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Benjamin ("Ben" Maruquin (born February 26, 1970 in Ventura California) is a former Field hockey sweeper from the United States Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Romane Jacqueline Elisabeth Goormachtigh (born 28 February 1970 in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland) is a retired Discus thrower from the Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Jaime Santi Amat Durán (born March 1, 1970 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a former Field hockey player from Spain, who Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Simon Biwott (born March 3, 1970 in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu District) is a former Long-distance runner from Kenya Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Li Gwang-Sik (born March 5, 1970) is a North Korean boxer, who won a bronze medal in the men's bantamweight (54 kg category at the 1992 Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Stefano ("Bibi" Battistelli (born March 6, 1970 in Rome) is a former Backstroke and medley Swimmer from Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Caren Jungjohann (born December 23, 1967) is a former Field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Women's National Team Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Lula Barbosa da Silva (born March 13, 1970 in Recife) is a Beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Julie Maree McDonald (born March 14, 1970) was an Australian long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1980s and 1990s who won a bronze medal in the Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Diego Nargiso (born March 15, 1970 in Naples) is a former Tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1987 Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Derek Parra (born March 15, 1970) is a Mexican-American speed skater from San Bernardino, California, who graduated from Eisenhower Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Kelli L James (born March 16, 1970 in Medford New Jersey) is a former Field hockey striker from the United States, who earned Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Rafael Pascual Cortés (born March 16, 1970 in Madrid) is a Spanish Volleyball player who is nicknamed "El Toro" "El Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Robert Ian Bird (born March 18, 1970 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a former Field hockey defender from Canada. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Kristin Klein Keefe (born March 20, 1970 in Santa Monica California) is a retired female Volleyball player from the United States Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Wietske Annechien de Ruiter (born March 20, 1970 in Ridderkerk, Zuid-Holland) is a former female Field hockey striker from Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. Vitaliy Sidorov (Виталий Сидоров born March 23, 1970 in Khichuri, Georgia) is a retired Discus thrower who represented Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Judith Draxler (born March 24, 1970 in Feldbach, Steiermark) is a retired freestyle Swimmer from Austria, who Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Per Henrik Magnus Larsson (born March 25, 1970 in Olofström, Blekinge, Sweden) is a former professional Tennis player Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. José Geraldo Loiola (born March 28, 1970 in Vitória) is a Beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the gold medal at the Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Secretariat ( March 30, 1970 &ndash October 4, 1989) was an American Thoroughbred Racehorse. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. 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 1989)
• March 31 — Stuart Carruthers, Australian field hockey player

April

• April 1 — Alan Gregov, Croatian basketball player
• April 4 — Laszlo Markovits, Hungarian tennis player
• April 4 — Jason Stoltenberg, Australian tennis player and coach
• April 4 — Simone Thomaschinski, German field hockey defender
• April 5 — Boris Alterman, Israeli chess player
• April 5 — Willemijn Duyster, Dutch field hockey defender
• April 6 — Xiaomin Huang, Chinese breaststroke swimmer
• April 7 — Jordi Arnau, Spanish field hockey player
• April 7 — Piet Norval, South African tennis player
• April 9 — Nicole Colaco, Kenya-born field hockey player from Canada
• April 10 — Leonard Doroftei, Romanian boxer
• April 10 — Doug Flach, American tennis player
• April 10 — Diederik Simon, Dutch rower
• April 11 — KC Boutiette, American speed skater
• April 13 — Rintje Ritsma, Dutch speed skater
• April 15 — Miguel Ángel Oca, Spanish water polo player
• April 15 — Luc Marquet, French volleyball player
• April 16 — Mukesh Kumar, Indian field hockey midfielder
• April 18 — Heike Friedrich, East German freestyle swimmer
• April 18 — Ramón Jufresa, Spanish field hockey goalkeeper
• April 19 — Kelly Holmes, English athlete
• April 20 — Adriano Moraes, Brazilian rodeo performer
• April 21 — Vadim Alexeev, Kazakhstan-born swimmer from Israel
• April 29 — Andre Agassi, American tennis player

May

• May 2 — Dan Kutler, US-born butterfly swimmer from Israel
• May 8 — Christine Stark, Canadian volleyball player
• May 11 — Rubén Michavila, Spanish water polo player
• May 12 — Mike Weir, Canadian golfer
• May 14 — Nicola Fairbrother, British judoka
• May 14 — Benson Masya, Kenyan long-distance runner (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Stuart Cameron Carruthers (born March 31, 1970 in Melbourne Victoria) is a former Field hockey player from Australia, who was Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Alan Gregov (born April 1, 1970) is a former Basketball player from Croatia. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Count László Markovits de Spizza et Kisterpest (born April 4, 1970) is a former Tennis player from Hungary, who represented his native country Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Jason Stoltenberg (born April 4 1970 in Narrabri, Australia) is a former professional Tennis player from Australia. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Simone Heike Tomaschinski-Gräßer (born April 4, 1970 in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen) is a former Field hockey defender from Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Boris Alterman (born May 4, 1970, in Kharkov Ukraine) is an Israeli Chess Grandmaster, advisor of the Junior Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Willemijn Margaretha Duyster (born April 5, 1970 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a former Dutch Field hockey defender who played Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Huang Xiaomin (黄晓敏 born April 6, 1970) is a former Breaststroke Swimmer from China, who's best performance during her Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Jorge Jordi Arnau Creus (born April 7, 1970 in Terrassa, Catalonia) is a former Field hockey player from Spain who Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Pieter ("Piet" Norval (born April 7, 1970 in Bellville, Cape Town) is a former Tennis player from South Africa Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Nicole Colaco (born April 9, 1970 in Mombasa Kenya) is a former Field hockey player from Canada, who earned a total number of 51 Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Leonard Dorin Doroftei (or Leonard Dorin; born April 10, 1970) is a Romanian former boxer, the WBA lightweight world Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Doug Flach (born August 10, 1970 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Tennis player from the United States, who won two doubles titles Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Diederik Rudolf Simon (born April 10, 1970 in Bloemendaal, Noord-Holland) is a Rower from the Netherlands, who competed Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. KC Boutiette (born April 11, 1970) is an American Speed skater from Tacoma Washington and four-time Olympian Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Robert Rintje Ritsma (born April 13, 1970 in Lemmer) is a Dutch long track speed skater. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Miguel Ángel Oca Gaia (born April 15, 1970 in Madrid) is a former Water polo player from Spain, who was a member of the national Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Luc Marquet (born April 15, 1970 in Lyon, Rhône) is a French Volleyball player who won the silver medal with the Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Nandanoori Mukesh Kumar (born April 16, 1970 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh) is a Field hockey midfielder from India, who Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Heike Friedrich (born April 18, 1970 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony) is a former freestyle Swimmer from East Germany Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Ramón Jufresa Lluch (born April 18, 1970 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a former Field hockey goalkeeper from Spain, Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Dame Kelly Holmes, DBE (born April 19 1970 is a retired English middle-distance athlete. Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Adriano Silva Moraes (born April 20, 1970 in Quintana, São Paulo, Brazil) is a Rodeo performer specializing in Bull Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Vadim Alexeev (Вадим Алексеев born April 21, 1970) is a retired Soviet / Israeli Breaststroke swimmer who Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970 is a former World No 1 professional American Tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Dan Kutler (born May 2, 1970 in Mountain View California) is a former butterfly swimmer who was born in the United States, and swam for Israel Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Christine Stark (born May 8, 1970 in Winnipeg Manitoba) is a retired female Volleyball player from Canada. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Rubén Michavila Jover (born May 11, 1970 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a former Water polo player from Spain, who was Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Early years Weir was born in Sarnia, Ontario. He grew up in Bright's Grove, Ontario where he learned to golf at Huron Oaks Golf Course and Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Nicola Kim Fairbrother (born 14 May 1970 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England) is a retired female Judoka from Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Benson Masya ( May 14, 1970 – September 24, 2003) was a Kenyan Long-distance and Marathon runner 2003)
• May 16 — Gabriela Sabatini, Argentinian tennis player
• May 16 — Franck Schott, French swimmer
• May 17 — Renzo Furlan, Italian tennis player
• May 21 — Jason Lee, English field hockey player and coach
• May 22 — Marco Rudolph, German boxer
• May 24 — Cristiano Caratti, Italian tennis player
• May 24 — Jeff Zgonina, US American football player
• May 25 — Danni Roche, Australian field hockey player
• May 27 — Michael Blackburn, Australian sailor
• May 29 — Luís Novo, Portuegese long-distance runner
• May 31 — Claus Thomsen, Danish football (soccer) player

June

• June 2 — Patricia Noall, Canadian freestyle swimmer
• June 5 — Eran Groumi, Israeli swimmer
• June 10 — Miklos Molnar, Danish football (soccer) player
• June 11 — Arkhom Chenglai, Thai boxer
• June 12 — David Defiagbon, Nigerian boxer
• June 13 — Mikael Ljungberg, Swedish wrestler (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Gabriela Beatriz Sabatini (b May 16 1970, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former professional Tennis player Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Franck Schott (born May 16, 1970 in Saint-Paul, Réunion) is a retired Backstroke and freestyle Swimmer Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Renzo Furlan (born May 17, 1970 in Conegliano, Veneto) is a former Tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Jason David Lee (born May 21, 1970 in Hayes, Greater London) is a former Field hockey player from England, who won 62 caps Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Marco Rudolph (born May 22, 1970 in Zittau, Sachsen) was a German boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Cristiano Caratti (born May 24, 1970 in Acqui Terme) is a former Tennis player from Italy, who turned professional in 1989 Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Jeffrey Marc Zgonina (born May 24, 1970 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football Defensive tackle in the National Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Danni Roche (born 25 May 1970 in Melbourne Victoria) is a former Field hockey player who was a member of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team best known as Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Michael Blackburn (born May 27, 1970 in Sydney New South Wales) is an Australian Olympic medallist and sailor Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Luís Azevedo da Silva Novo (born May 29, 1970 in Oliveira do Bairro) is a Long-distance runner from Portugal, who won Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Claus Thomsen (born May 31, 1970 in Aarhus) is a Danish former professional footballer, who most notably won the Danish Cup Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Patricia Noall (born June 2, 1970 in Pointe-Claire Quebec) is a former international freestyle Swimmer from Canada Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Eran Groumi (born June 5, 1970 in Jerusalem) is a former Backstroke and Butterfly Swimmer from Israel, who competed Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Miklos Jon Molnar (born April 10, 1970) nicknamed " Danish Dynamite " is a Danish former professional Football (soccer Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Arkhom Chenglai (born June 11, 1970) is a Thai boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's Welterweight Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. David Dejiro Defiagbon (born June 12, 1970, Sapele, Nigeria) was a Nigerian boxer. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Mikael Ljungberg ( June 13, 1970 &ndash November 17, 2004) was a Swedish wrestler from Gothenburg. 2004)
• June 15 — Pepijn Aardewijn, Dutch rower
• June 16 — Jaime Oncins, Brazilian tennis player
• June 20 — Russell Garcia, British field hockey player
• June 20 — Maia Lewis, New Zealand cricketer
• June 22 — Carmela Allucci, Italian water polo player
• June 23 — Kerri Buchberger, Canadian volleyball player
• June 25 — Erki Nool, Estonian decathlete
• June 26 — Paul Bitok, Kenyan long-distance runner
• June 26 — Marina Lobatch, Soviet rhythmic gymnast
• June 26 — Pawel Nastula, Polish judoka and heavyweight fighter
• June 26 — Mark Pinger, German freestyle swimmer
• June 27 — John Eales, Australian rugby union footballer
• June 27 — Lars Jonsson, Swedish tennis player
• June 29 — Franziska Hentschel, German field hockey forward

July

• July 1 — Laura Walker, American swimmer
• July 3 — Yona Kosashvili, Georgian-Israeli chess player
• July 5 — Valentí Massana, Spanish race walker
• July 6 — Andreas Seelig, East German discus thrower
• July 8 — Lisa Powell, Australian field hockey forward
• July 11 — Frederik Fetterlein, Danish tennis player
• July 13 — Sandon Stolle, Australian tennis player
• July 14 — Natalia Mishkutenok, Russian pairs figure skater
• July 14 — Michelle Sawatzky, Canadian volleyball player
• July 16 — Regla Bell, Cuban volleyball player
• July 20 — Dahlia Duhaney, Jamaican track and field sprinter
• July 24 — Phil Sykes, US field hockey defender
• July 27 — Stephan Veen, Dutch field hockey player
• July 30 — Kris Kuehl, American discus thrower

August

• August 1 — Mark Petchey, British tennis player
• August 2 — Vladimir Ovchinnikov, Russian javelin thrower
• August 3 — Elena Carrión, Spanish field hockey goalkeeper
• August 6 — Alla Hasanova, Azerbaijani volleyball player
• August 6 — Michael Strange, Canadian boxer
• August 7 — Eric Namesnik, American swimmer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Pepijn Aardewijn (born June 15, 1970 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland) is a former rower from the Netherlands, who competed Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Jaime Oncins (born June 16, 1970 in São Paulo) is a former Tennis player from Brazil, who turned professional in 1988 Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Russell Simon Garcia (born June 20 1970)in Portsmouth England Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Maia Ann Mereana Lewis (born 20 June 1970 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a Cricketer and current captain of the New Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Carmela Allucci (born June 22, 1970 in Napoli) is a female Water polo Midfielder from Italy, who won the gold medal Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Kerri Buchberger-Kendziora (born June 23, 1970 in Russell Manitoba) is a retired female Volleyball player from Canada Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Erki Nool (born June 25, 1970 in Võru, Estonian SSR) is an Estonian decathlete and politician Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Paul Bitok (born June 26, 1970 in Kilibwoni, Nandi) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who won two silver medals at consecutive Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Marina Vikentyevna Lobatch ( Russian Марина Викентьевна Лобач (born 26 June, 1970 in Smolevicki, Belarus Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Paweł Marina Nastula (born June 26, 1970 in Warszawa) is a Polish heavyweight fighter in Mixed martial arts, who last competed Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Mark Pinger (born June 26, 1970 in Kenzingen, Baden-Württemberg) is a former freestyle Swimmer from Germany Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden John Eales AM (born 27 June 1970 is a former Australian Rugby union footballer and arguably the most successful captain in the history of Australian Rugby. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Lars Jonsson (born June 27, 1970 in Gothenburg) is a former Tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1988 Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Franziska Constanze Hentschel (born June 29, 1970 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg) is a former Field hockey forward from "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Laura Anne Walker (born July 1, 1970) is a former freestyle Swimmer from the United States, who was a member of the Women's Relay Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Yona Kosashvili (born July 3 1970) is a Georgian-born Israeli Chess International Grandmaster and physician Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Valentí Massana Gracia (born July 5, 1970 in Viladecans) is a Catalan race walker, and the record holder in Spain in the men's Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Andreas Seelig (born July 6, 1970 in Berlin) is a retired Discus thrower from Germany. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Lisa Powell (born 8 July 1970 in Sydney New South Wales) is a former Field hockey forward who was a member of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team best known as Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Frederik Fetterlein (born July 11, 1970 in Glostrup, Hovedstaden) is a Tennis player from Denmark, who turned professional Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Sandon Stolle (born July 13, 1970 in Sydney, NSW, Australia) is a former professional male tennis player from Australia Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Natalia Mishkutenok (or Natalja Mishkutienok, Russian Наталья Евгеньевна Мишкутёнок born July 14, 1970 in Minsk Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Michelle Sawatzky-Koop (born July 14, 1970 in Steinbach Manitoba) is a retired female Volleyball player from Canada, who Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Regla Maritza Bell MacKenzie (born July 16, 1970 in Havana, Ciudad de la Habana) is a former female Volleyball player from Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Dahlia Duhaney (born 1970-07-20) is a retired sprinter from Jamaica, who competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Phil Sykes was an English-born journalist who was Assistant Managing Editor and Foreign Editor of The Telegram in 1960 Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Stephan Patrick Veen (born July 27, 1970 in Groningen) is a retired Field hockey forward and midfielder from The Netherlands, Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Kris Kuehl (born 1970-07-30 in Windom Minnesota) is a retired female Track and field athlete from the United States, who competed Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Mark Petchey (born August 1, 1970 in Essex) is a former Tennis player from England, who turned professional in 1988 Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Vladimir Ovchinnikov (born August 2, 1970 in Volgograd) is a retired Javelin thrower from Russia, who competed in three Summer Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Elena Carrión de la Lastra (born August 3, 1970) is a former Field hockey goalkeeper from Spain, who represented her native country at two consecutive Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Alla Hasanova (born August 6, 1970) is a Azerbaijani Volleyball player who competed for the Women's National Team at the 2005 Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Michael ("Mike" V Strange (born August 6, 1970 in Niagara Falls Ontario) is a retired boxer from Canada, competing in Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Eric John Namesnik ( August 7, 1970 &ndash January 11, 2006) was an Olympic swimmer for the United States. 2006)
• August 8 — Johann Mühlegg, German-born Spanish cross-country skier
• August 12 — Roland Brunner, Austrian ice speed skater
• August 13 — Alan Shearer, England and Newcastle soccer player
• August 14 — Sláva Doseděl, Czech tennis player
• August 14 — Birgit Kähler, German high jumper
• August 15 — Chris Byrd, American boxer
• August 16 — Tina Connelly, Canadian track and field athlete
• August 17 — István Kovács, Hungarian boxer
• August 20 — Loïc De Kergret, French volleyball player
• August 21 — Paolo Vidoz, Italian boxer

September

• September 1 — Barbara Paulus, Austrian tennis player
• September 4 — Andrea Ávila, Argentine long and triple jumper
• September 5 — Lee Lai Shan, Hong Kong windsurfer
• September 7 — Keltie Duggan, Canadian breaststroke swimmer
• September 10 — Belinda Clark, Australian cricketer
• September 12 — Dube Jillo, Ethiopian long-distance runner
• September 14 — Mayra Huerta, Mexican beach volleyball player
• September 15 — Juan-Carlos Bianchi, Venezuelan tennis player
• September 22 — Marc-Kevin Goellner, Brazil-born German tennis player
• September 23 — Snežana Pajkić, Serbian middle-distance runner
• September 24 — Silvia Poll, Costa Rican freestyle swimmer
• September 28 — Isabelle Brasseur, Canadian figure skating world champion
• September 28 — Kimiko Date, Japanese tennis player
• September 29 — Nicolas Pereira, Venezuelan tennis player

October

• October 1 — Gaston Taument, Dutch football (soccer) player
• October 3 — Justine Sowry, Australian field hockey goalkeeper
• October 8 — Heather Jones, Canadian field hockey player
• October 10— Mohammed Mourhit, Morocco-born Belgian long-distance runner
• October 10 — Matthew Pinsent, British rower
• October 17 — Anil Kumble, Indian cricketer
• October 19 — Fabián Roncero, Spanish long-distance runner
• October 22 — Winston Bogarde, Dutch football (soccer) player
• October 26 — Tom Vano, US field hockey goalkeeper
• October 28 — Anthony Bonsante, American boxer

November

• November 4 — Lauri Aus, Estonian cyclist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Johann Müehlegg (born 8 November 1970) is a Spanish top level cross-country skier who has competed in international competitions first Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Roland Brunner (born August 12, 1970 in Klagenfurt, Carinthia) is a former ice speed skater from Austria, who represented Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Alan Shearer, OBE (born 13 August 1970 is an English retired footballer who played as a Striker in the English Premier League for Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Ctislav Doseděl (born August 14, 1970 in Přerov) also known as Sláva Doseděl, is a former Tennis player from the Czech Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Birgit Kähler (born 14 August 1970) is a retired German High jumper She finished fifth at the 1991 World Championships and fifth Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Chris Cornelius Byrd (born August 15, 1970) in Flint Michigan where he attended Flint Northwestern High School is a 6'1 / 185 Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Tina Connelly (born 1970-08-16 in New Westminster British Columbia) is a retired female Track and field athlete from Canada, who Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli István Kovács (born August 17, 1970 in Budapest) nicknamed Ko-Ko or sometimes The Cobra is a retired Hungarian Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Loïc De Kergret (born August 20, 1970 in Paris) is a French Volleyball player who won the bronze medal with the Men's Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Paolo Vidoz (born August 21, 1970 in Gorizia) is a boxer from Italy, who won the Olympic bronze medal twice won the Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Barbara Paulus (born on September 1, 1970 in Vienna) is a former professional female Tennis player from Austria. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Andrea Verónica Ávila (born September 4 1970) is a retired long and Triple jumper from Argentina, who won two medals at the Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Lee Lai-Shan BBS ( (born Cheung Chau, Hong Kong, September 5, 1970) is a former world champion and Olympic gold medal-winning Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Keltie Duggan (born September 7, 1970 in Edmonton Alberta) is a former international Breaststroke Swimmer from Canada Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Belinda Jane Clark AM (born 10 September, 1970 in Newcastle New South Wales) is a female Australian Cricketer Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Dube Jillo (born September 12, 1970) is a retired Long-distance runner from Ethiopia, who won the 1996 edition of the Vienna Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Mayra Huerta (born September 14, 1970 in Morelia) is a female Beach volleyball player from Mexico, who won the bronze medal in Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Juan Carlos Bianchi (born January 22, 1970 in Maracay) is a former Tennis player from Venezuela, who represented his native country Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Marc-Kevin Peter Goellner (born September 22, 1970 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a former professional Tennis player from Germany Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Snežana Pajkić-Jolović (born 1970-09-23 in Ćuprija) is a former Middle distance runner from Serbia, who won the gold medal for Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Silvia Poll Ahrens (born September 24, 1970) is Nicaraguan -born swimmer from Costa Rica, who won a total number of eight medals at the Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Isabelle Brasseur (born July 28, 1970, Kingsbury Quebec) is a figure skater from Canada. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. is a Japanese professional Tennis player In her career she won over 200 tournament matches including the Japan Open four times Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Nicolás Pereira (born September 29, 1970 in Salto, Uruguay) is a former Tennis player from Venezuela, who became Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Gaston Taument (born October 1, 1970 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a former football Winger / Second Striker Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Heather Jones (born October 8, 1970 in Edmonton Alberta) is a former Field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Mohammed Mourhit (محمد مُرحيت (born October 10, 1970 in Khouribga, Morocco) is a Belgian top cross country middle and Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Sir Matthew Clive Pinsent CBE (born 10 October, 1970) is an English rowing champion four-time Olympic gold medallist Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Anil Kumble (ಅನಿಲ್ ಕುಂಬ್ಳೆ (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian Cricketer He is a right-arm Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Fabián Roncero Domínguez (born October 19, 1970 in Madrid) is a former long-distance runner from Spain, who began to dedicate himself Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Winston Bogarde (born 22 October 1970 in Rotterdam) is a former Dutch professional footballer. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Thomas ("Tom" Vano (born October 26, 1970 in Plainfield New Jersey) is a former Field hockey goalkeeper from the United States Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Personal life Bonsante is a father of two children and he looks to them for much of his inspiration especially in the ring Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Lauri Aus (born November 4, 1970 in Tartu &ndash died July 20, 2003 near Tartu) was a professional Cyclist 2003)
• November 6 — Joyce Chepchumba, Kenyan long distance athlete
• November 6 — Andrei Kovalenko, Kiev-born Australian water polo player
• November 6 — Remigio Molina, Argentine boxer
• November 7 — Kris Fillat, American field hockey player
• November 7 — Mohammad Shafqat, Pakistani field hockey player
• November 8 — Pablo Moreira, Argentinian field hockey goalkeeper
• November 9 — Nelson Diebel, American swimmer
• November 9 — Guido Görtzen, Dutch volleyball player
• November 9 — Bill Guerin, US NHL hockey player
• November 10 — Sue Reid, Canadian field hockey player
• November 12 — Tonya Harding, US figure skater
• November 15 — Uschi Disl, German biathlete
• November 15 — Jeffrey Adams, Canadian wheelchair athlete
• November 18 — Albert Cristina, Dutch volleyball player
• November 19 — Eleanor Race, American field hockey player
• November 20 — Tracey Robb, Scottish field hockey goalkeeper
• November 24 — Paul Laciga, Swiss beach volleyball player
• November 25 — Elisabeth Maragall, Spanish field hockey player
• November 27 — Thirumal Valavan, Indian field hockey midfielder
• November 30 — Yayuk Basuki, Indonesian tennis player

December

• December 3 — Christian Karembeu, French football player
• December 14 — Vladimir Grbic, Serbian volleyball player
• December 15 — Gilberto González, Venezuelan triathlete
• December 16 — Thompson García, Ecuadorian boxer
• December 17 — Pavel Padrnos, Czech cyclist
• December 18 — Emanuele Idini, Italian freestyle swimmer
• December 19 — Jonathan Cleveland, Canadian breaststroke swimmer
• December 19 — Ian Wilson, British freestyle swimmer
• December 21 — Tomislav Karlo, Croatian backstroke swimmer
• December 26 — Misha Latuhihin, Dutch volleyball player
• December 28 — Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, Dutch tennis player

Deaths

• January 17 — Lindley Murray, American tennis player (b. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Joyce Chepchumba (born November 6 1970 in Kericho) is a long distance athlete from Kenya. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Andriy Kovalenko (Андрій Коваленко born 6 November 1970 in Kiev) is an Australian Water polo player and current coach of the Western Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Remigio Daniel Molina Ferreyra (born November 6, 1970 in Concordia Entre Ríos) is a former Featherweight boxer from Argentina Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Kris Fillat (born November 7, 1970 in San Diego California) is a former Field hockey player from the United States, who made Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Pablo Javier Moreira Virgini (born November 8, 1970 in Quilmes) is a Field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina, who made his debut for Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Nelson Diebel (born November 9, 1970 in Chicago Illinois) is a former Swimmer from the United States, who won two gold medals Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Guido Görtzen (born November 9, 1970 in Heerlen, Limburg) is a Volleyball player from the Netherlands, Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all William 'Bill' Robert Guerin (born November 9, 1970 in Wilbraham, Massachusetts) is a professional Ice hockey forward and Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Susan ("Sue" Schellinck (born November 10, 1970 in Nanaimo British Columbia) is a former Field hockey player from Canada Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Tonya Maxine Harding (born November 12, 1970) is an American figure skating champion Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Ursula (" Uschi " Disl (born November 15, 1970, in Bad Tölz, Germany) is a former German biathlete Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Jeffrey or Geoffrey Adams may refer to Jeff Adams, Canadian Paralympian Jeffrey Adams (mathematician, Mathematician Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Albert Maximo Cristina (born 18 November 1970 in Curaçao, Dutch Antilles) is a Volleyball player from the Netherlands Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Eleanor Race (born November 19, 1970 in Cheshire Connecticut) is a Field hockey player from the United States, who made her Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Paul Laciga (born November 24, 1970 in Bern) is a Beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who won the silver medal in the men's Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Elisabeth ("Eli" Maragall Verge (born November 25, 1970 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a former Field hockey player from Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Selvaraj Thirumala Valavan (born November 27, 1970 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu) is a former Field hockey midfielder from India Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Yayuk Basuki (born November 30 1970, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia) is a former professional Tennis player from Indonesia Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "Karembeu" redirects here For this person's wife see Adriana Karembeu. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Vladimir "Vanja" Grbić (Владимир "Вања" Грбић born December 14, 1970) is a Serbian Volleyball player Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Gilberto Carlos González Parra (born December 15, 1970 in Caracas, Distrito Capital) is a triathlete from Venezuela Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Tommy García (born December 11, 1954 in Esmeraldas) is a former boxer from Ecuador, competing in the Heavyweight (> 91kg Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Pavel Padrnos (born 17 December 1970 in Petrovice near Třebíč) is a Czech professional road racing cyclist since 1996 Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Emanuele Idini (born December 18, 1970 in Rome) is a retired freestyle Swimmer from Italy, who represented his native Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Jonathan ("Jon" Cleveland (born December 19, 1970 in Fresno California) is a former international Breaststroke Swimmer Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Ian Wilson (born December 19, 1970) is a retired Long-distance freestyle Swimmer from Great Britain, who represented Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Tomislav Karlo (born December 21, 1970 in Split) is a former Backstroke Swimmer from Croatia, who competed for his native Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Misha Jonas Emanuel Latuhihin (born December 26, 1970 in Nijmegen, Gelderland) is a retired Volleyball player from Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Brenda Anne Marie Schultz-McCarthy (born December 28, 1970 in Haarlem) is a Dutch tennis player Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Robert Lindley Murray ( November 3, 1892 - January 17, 1970) was an American male tennis player 1892)
• February 6 — Abe Attell, World Champion and Hall of Fame boxer
• February 15 — Carlos Cruz, Featherweight Champion boxer
• April 6 — Maurice Stokes, American basketball player (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 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Abraham Washington Attell ( February 22, 1884, in San Francisco California – February 6, 1970, in New Paltz New York Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor This article is about Carlos Cruz the boxer. For the portuguese Television presenter, see Carlos Cruz (television presenter Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Maurice Stokes (born June 17, 1933 in Rankin Pennsylvania &ndash died April 6, 1970 in Cincinnati Ohio) was a professional 1933)
• May 19 — Ray Schalk, Major League Baseball player (1912-1929)
• May 31 — Terry Sawchuk, Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender
• June 2 — Bruce McLaren, race car driver
• June 12 — Percy Rees, British field hockey player (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Raymond William Schalk ( August 12, 1892 - May 19, 1970) was a Major League Baseball Catcher noted for his fine handling Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Terence Gordon Sawchuk ( December 28, 1929 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada – May 31, 1970 in New York City, New York Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Early life As an eleven year old McLaren contracted a disease in his hip which left his left leg shorter than the right Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Percy Montague Rees ( September 27, 1883 — June 12, 1970) was a Field hockey player who won a golden medal with the Great 1883)
• June 16 — Brian Piccolo, American football star
• July 4 — Harold Stirling Vanderbilt, 3-time America's Cup winner
• September 3 — Vince Lombardi, National Football League coach, Super Bowl trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award named for him
• September 5 — Jochen Rindt, Austrian Formula One racing driver
• September 19 — Greville Stevens, English cricketer
• November 5 — Charley Root, Major League Baseball pitcher (1923-1941)
• November 27 — Helene Madison, American swimmer (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Louis Brian Piccolo ( October 31, 1943 &ndash June 16, 1970) was a professional football player for the Chicago Bears Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Harold Stirling Vanderbilt ( July 6, 1884 &ndash July 4, 1970) was a member of the prominent United States Vanderbilt family The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Vincent Thomas Lombardi ( June 11, 1913 &ndash September 3, 1970) was an American football coach professional American football, the Super Bowl is the Championship game of the National Football League (NFL Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Karl Jochen Rindt ( April 18, 1942 - September 5, 1970) was a German - Austrian racing driver Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Greville Thomas Scott Stevens ( 7 January 1901 in London – 19 September 1970 in London was an English Cricketer Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Charles Henry Root ( March 17, 1899 - November 5, 1970) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Helene Madison ( June 19, 1913 &ndash November 27, 1970) was an American swimmer 1913)
• December 26 — Lillian Board (22), British athlete (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Lillian Barbara Board MBE ( December 13, 1948 &ndash December 26, 1970) was an athlete from Great 1948)
• December 30 — Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Charles L "Sonny" Liston (May 8 1932?–January 5 1971 was a professional boxer who became world heavyweight champion in 1962 by knocking out Floyd 1932)

Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.

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