1990 Event NL announces Buffalo, Denver, Miami, Orlando, Tampa-St. Petersburg, and Washington D.C. as 6 finalist for 1993 expansion (Miami and Denver win) 1984 Birthday Gareth Gates, born in Bradford, England, singer finalist on show, 'Pop Idol', sold over 3.5 million records; hit song, 'Unchained Melody', voted 'The Record of the Year' in 2002 1976 Birthday Laurence Courtois, Kortrijk Belg, tennis star, 1995 finalist Jakarta 1974 Birthday Anke Huber, Bruchsal Germany, tennis star, 1996 finalist Australian 1971 Birthday Goran Ivanisevic, born in Crotia, tennis star, 1994 Wimbledon finalist Elena Brioukhovets, born in Odessa, Ukraine, tennis star, finalist 1990 Moscow 1970 Birthday Ann Grossman, Grove City Ohio, tennis star, 1994 LA finalist 1969 Birthday Nicole Arendt, Somerville, New Jersey, tennis star, 1996 Australia doubles finalist 1963 Birthday Henri Leconte, born in France, tennis player, French finalist 1988