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2013 Event - The 2013 National Poetry Competition is won by Patricia McCarthy

2012 Event - After placing first in the 2012 Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins becomes the first British cyclist to win the famous competition

1992 Event - FCC votes to allow competition for local phone service

1991 Event - 1st South African international competition in 25 years, gymnastics

1991 Event - North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition

1986 Event - 5' 7" Spud Webb of Atlanta Hawks wins NBA Slam Dunk Competition

1981 Event - Amanda Maccaro becomes 1st American to win Russian Ballet Competition

1981 Event - Maya Yang Lin wins competition to design the Vietnam War Memorial

1979 Birthday - Kelly Brook, born in Rochester, England, model, actress, appeared in 'Strictly Come Dancing' celebrity dance competition, appeared in film, 'Sorted'

1964 Birthday - Etsuko Inoue, born in Japan, professional tennis player, first to win women's tennis competition at the Asian Games, 1982

1959 Event - 2-time champ Monterrey Mexico barred from 1959 Little League competition for using players outside predetermined geographical area

1954 Event - Russia wins title in their 1st international ice hockey competition

1952 Event - Dick Button performs 1st figure skating triple jump in competition

1950 Event - Althea Gibson becomes 1st black competetor in national tennis competition

1940 Birthday - Jesus Lopez-Cobos, Toro Spain, conductor, International Conductor Competition

1937 Birthday - Michael Ponti, Freiburg Germany, pianist, Boston Competition 1964

1935 Event - 300 Dutch ice cream salesmen protest against Italian competition

1932 Event - America enter Olympic 2-man bobsled competition for 1st time

1930 Event - 1st-ever soccer World Cup competition began in Uruguay

1919 Birthday - Sam Wanamaker, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Holocaust, Competition, Raw Deal

1900 Event - 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis, began at Longwood Cricket Club in Massachusetts, and won by U.S. 2 days later

1888 Event - 1st organized rodeo competition held, Prescott, Arizona

1877 Event - Ottawa Rough Riders 1st outside competition vs Britannia

404 Event - Last gladiator competition in Rome

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