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2012 Event - Scientists studying the Sutter's Mill meteorite, found near where the Sutter's Mill California Gold Rush site, determine it contains the oldest material in the Solar System

2012 Event - Jamaican runner Usain Bolt wins his third gold medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, anchors the sprint relay team to a world record; Bolt is 25 years old and now holds six Olympic gold medals

2012 Event - David Rudisha of Kenya becomes the first athlete at the 2012 Summer Olympics to set a new world track record and secures the 800m gold medal

2012 Event - Britain tennis pro Andy Murray wins the16th gold medal for Britain during the 2012 Summer Olympics after defeating Roger Federer in the men's singles final

2012 Event - Britain has their greatest success in one day at an Olympics since 1908, winning six gold medals and a silver on Day Eight of the 2012 Summer Olympics

2012 Event - U.S. Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps wins a record 19th Olympic medal, with gold in the 4x200metres freestyle relay

2011 Event - Gold hits a record price of $1,826 per ounce

2011 Event - The price of gold reaches a new record after Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez announces plans to nationalize his country's gold industry

2011 Event - U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte sets a new world record for the 200-meter individual medley, winning gold at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, People's Republic of China

2010 Event - In Heuneburg, Germany, scientists discover a late Bronze Age grave of a Celtic princess, containing amber, gold, bronze and coal

2010 Event - In a prolonged rally, gold prices reach a record-high price of $1,300/oz

2010 Event - Men's freestyle skiing moguls competitor, Alexandre Bilodeau, wins the first gold medal Canada has ever won on home soil at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics

2009 Death - Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida

2008 Event - Michael Phelps wins 8 Gold Medals in 2008 Olympics

2004 Death - Joe Gold, American Businessman

2003 Death - Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, author and feminist, 'In the Last Analysis' and 'Writing a Woman's Life', committed suicide

1998 Event - USA Women's Hockey Team beats Canada for 1st Olympic Gold medal

1998 Event - Tara Lipinski wins Olympic figure skating gold medal

1997 Event - Raley's Gold Rush Senior Golf Classic

1997 Event - 129th Belmont: Chris McCarron aboard Touch Gold wins in 2:28.8

1997 Event - Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson wins 67th James E. Sullivan Award

1996 Death - Horace Leonard Gold, science fiction writer/editor, dies at 81

1996 Death - David Schultz, wrestler, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics, killed by John Du Pont

1995 Death - Fabio Casartelli, raced with Ariostea team in 1993, won Olympic gold medal in 1992 Summer Olympics road race, died during 15th stage of the 1995 Tour de France, in a crash occurring on the descent of the Col de Portet d'Aspet in the Pyrenees

1995 Event - 1st CFL game between 2 U.S. teams, Las Vegas Posse vs. Sacramento Gold

1995 Event - CFL's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans

1995 Death - Richard Burnell, British rower, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics, dies at 77

1994 Death - Wilma Glodean Rudolph, U.S. sprinter, 3 Gold Medals 1960 Olympics, dies at 54

1994 Death - Wangila Napunyi, welterweight boxer, Gold Medal 1988 Olympics, dies at 26

1994 Death - Ruth Gillette, actress (Wild Gold), dies of cancer at 88

1994 Death - John Curry, English figure skater, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics, dies of AIDS at 44

1993 Death - Evert "Eef" Dolman, Dutch cyclist 1964 Olympic gold, dies at 47

1993 Death - Rosita Moreno, actress (Walls of Gold), dies of heart attack at 85

1993 Event - Sacramento Gold Miners admitted as CFL's 9th franchise (1st U.S. team)

1992 Event - Kristi Yamaguchi of U.S. wins Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating

1992 Death - Bep [Lambertus] van Klaveren, boxing champ 1928 Olympics gold, dies

1992 Event - Bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics 1st gold medal for USA

1991 Event - Kim Zmeskal is 1st American to win a medal at World Gymnastics Championships, she wins the gold with 39.848 pts

1991 Event - 117th Kentucky Derby: Chris Antley aboard Strike the Gold wins in 2:03

1991 Death - Ken Curtis, actor (Lost, Freckles, California Gold Rush), dies at 74

1991 Event - Ben Johnson 1st race after being stripped of his 1988 Olympic Gold medal for steroid use, he finished 2nd

1991 Event - Fu Mingxia, 12, of China wins World Swimming Championships gold medal

1990 Event - Paul Newman wins a court victory over Julius Gold, to keep giving all profits from Newman foods to charity

1990 Event - President Bush awards Jesse Owen the Congressional Gold Medal

1989 Death - Lee Calhoun, hurdler, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics, dies at 66

1989 Death - Lee Quencey Calhoun, hurdler, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics, dies at 56

1988 Birthday - Vanessa Hudgens, born in Salinas, California, actress, singer, debut album, titled, 'V', certified Gold, screen debut, drama film, 'Thirteen', 2003, known for playing role of Gabriella Montez in High School Musical series

1988 Event - Louise Ritter, U.S., jumps 6'8" to win Olympic gold medal

1988 Event - Canada's Ben Johnson stripped of his 100-m gold failing drug test

1988 Event - Greg Louganis wins Olympic gold medal in springboard diving

1988 Event - Matti Nykanen becomes winter olympics 1st triple gold medalist

1988 Event - Brian Boitano wins Olympic gold medal in figure skating

1986 Event - Suriname government proclaims gold purification

1986 Event - Fire in Kinross gold mine, Transvaal South Africa, 177 killed

1986 Event - Haemers gang robs gold transport in Belgium of 35 million BF

1985 Birthday - Michael Phelps, born in Baltimore, Maryland, professional swimmer, winner, 14 Olympic gold medals, considered greatest Olympian of all time, broke 37 world records

1985 Birthday - Sarah Hughes, born in Great Neck, New York, professional ice skater, 2002 Olympic gold medalist, biography 'Sudden Champion: The Sara Hughes Story'

1985 Death - Jetta Goudal, French actress (White Gold), dies at 86

1984 Birthday - LeBron James, born in Akron, Ohio, professional basketball player, nicknamed, 'King James', number one pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, won gold at 2008 Olympics

1984 Event - Carl Lewis wins 3rd (200m) of 4 gold medals in Summer

1984 Event - Japan beats U.S. for olympic gold medal in baseball

1984 Event - Carl Lewis wins 2nd (long jump) of 4 gold medals in Summer Olympics

1984 Event - Carl Lewis wins gold medal in 100-meter dash at LA Summer Olympics

1984 Event - U.S. men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics

1984 Event - 1st brother combo to win Gold and Silver in same event at Olympics (Phil and Steve Mahre-Slalom)

1984 Event - Bill Johnson becomes 1st American to win Olympic downhill skiing gold

1984 Event - West Indies beat Australia 2-0-1 to win cricket World Series Cup receiving all perfect scores for quality and gold medal

1984 Death - Johnny Weissmuller, U.S. swimmer, 5 Gold Medals 1924, 1928 Olympics, dies at 79

1983 Event - Heathrow Airport, robbed of 6,800 gold bars worth $38.7 million

1983 Event - World's greatest robbery 25,000,000 pounds of gold, Heathrow, England

1983 Event - U.S. Mint strikes 1st gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle)

1982 Event - IOC restores 2 gold medals from 1912 Olympics to Jim Thorpe

1982 Birthday - Ian Thorpe, born in Sydney, New South Wales, professional swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, won 11 World Championship gold medals, nicknamed, 'Torpedo'

1982 Death - Max Winders Maximilien, brought Belgium gold reserve to England, dies

1982 Death - Vladimir Smirnov, Russian foil fencer, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics, dies at 28

1982 Death - Ville Ritola, Finnish 5/10km runner, Gold Medals 1924, 1928 Olympics, dies

1982 Event - Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic

1981 Birthday - Dominique Moceanu, born in California, gymnast, World-silver-95, Olympics gold 96

1981 Death - Nigel Patrick, actor and director (Sapphire, Prize of Gold), dies at 68

1981 Death - Russell Hayden, actor (Hidden Gold, Apache Chief, Justice), dies

1981 Birthday - Beth Botsford, 100m/200m backstroke, 1996 Olympics gold

1981 Event - Sally Little wins LPGA Olympia Gold Golf Classic

1981 Birthday - Josh Groban, born in Los Angels, California, singer, songwriter, actor, sold nearly 20 million albums, album, 'Josh Groban' went from gold to double-platinum

1981 Event - Boxer Leon Spinks is mugged, his assailants even took his gold teeth

1980 Death - Stella Walsh-S-Walasiewicz, sprinter 1932 Olympics gold, shot at 69

1980 Birthday - Brooke Bennett, 800m freestyle, 1996 Olympics gold

1980 Death - Jesse Owens, 4 Gold Medals 1936 Olympics, dies at the age of 66

1980 Event - Elevator in Vaal Reef South Africa gold mine crash 1900m down (23 die)

1980 Event - USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal

1980 Event - USA beats U.S.S.R. in Olympic hockey 4-3 en route to a gold medal

1980 Event - Hanni Wenzel is 1st Liechtensteiner to win Olymp gold (giant slalom)

1980 Event - Gold hits record $850 an ounce

1980 Event - Gold reaches $1,000 an ounce

1980 Event - Gold hits record $634 an ounce

1980 Death - Frank Wykoff, sprinter, Gold Medals 1928, 1932, 1936 Olympics, dies at 70

1979 Event - Gold hits record $462.50 an ounce

1979 Event - Gold hits record $400.20 an ounce in Hong Kong

1979 Birthday - Jaycie Phelps, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, gymnast, Bronze Medal 1995 World/Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1979 Event - Canada puts its 1st gold bullion coin on sale

1979 Event - Gold hits record $303.85 an ounce in London

1979 Birthday - Kim Rhode, Whittier California, double trap, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1979 Event - Price of gold increases to record $875 troy oz

1978 Event - Gold hits record $223.50 an ounce in London

1978 Event - Price of gold tops $200-an-oz level for 1st time

1978 Birthday - Kyoko Iwosoki, born in Japan, 100m breaststroke swimmer, Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics

1978 Birthday - Amy Chow, born in San Jose, California, gymnast, Gold and Silver Medals 1996 Olympics

1978 Death - Ethelda Bleibtrey, U.S. swimmer, 3 Gold Medals 1920 Olympics, dies at 76

1978 Birthday - Cristina Teuscher, born in New Rochelle, New York, 4X200m freestyle, 1996 Olympic gold

1978 Birthday - Christa Williams, born in Houston, Texas, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold

1977 Birthday - Catherine Fox, 400m freestyle relay, 1996 Olympics gold

1977 Birthday - Kerri Strug, Tucson Ariz, gymnast, 1996 Olympics gold

1977 Birthday - Oksana Baiul, Ukraine, figure skater 1994 Olympics gold

1977 Birthday - Brandy Gold, born in Northridge, California, actress, Annie-Baby Makes 5

1977 Birthday - Amanda Borden, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, gymnast, Silver Medal 1994 World, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1977 Birthday - Rod White, born in Sharon, Pennsylvania, archer, won Olympic gold in 1996

1977 Birthday - Trina Jackson, 4X200m freestyle swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold

1976 Birthday - Scott Vermillion, Independence, Missouri, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold

1976 Birthday - Matt Welsh, born in Melbourne, Australia, professional swimmer, backstroke and butterfly gold medalist at the World Championships in Shanghai, 2006

1976 Birthday - Laurie Baker, ice hockey forward, USA, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1976 Birthday - Carey Tally, born in Memphis, Tennessee, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1976 Event - Japanese beat Russian for Olympic gold in woman's volleyball

1976 Birthday - Anita Nall, U.S., breaststroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1992 Olympics

1976 Death - Wilhelmina Von Bremen, 4X100 relay sprinter, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1932 Olympics, dies at 64

1976 Birthday - Lindsay Davenport, born in Palos Verdes, California, tennis star, 1996 Olympics gold

1976 Event - Queen's "Bhoemian Rhapsody" goes gold

1976 Event - Gold ownership legalized in Australia

1976 Birthday - Jennifer Capriati, born in Long Island, New York, tennis pro, 1992 Olympics gold

1976 Event - Dorothy Hamill wins Olympic figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria

1976 Event - Franklin Mint strikes 1st gold coins for Netherlands Antilles

1975 Birthday - Stanislav Neckar, Pisek CZ, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators,Gold Meda 1998 Olympics

1975 Event - Cuba beats Mexico for its 4th Pan Am Games Gold Medal in baseball

1975 Birthday - Tammy Cleland, Sanford, Florida, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold

1975 Birthday - Billy Walsh, Summit, New Jersey, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1975 Birthday - Heather Pease, Monterey California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold

1975 Birthday - Tom Dolan, U.S., 400m freestyle/200m/400m medley swimmer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1975 Death - Vladimir Kutz, Russian distance runner. Gold Medal 1956 Olympics, dies at 48

1975 Event - Tony Orlando and Dawn receives gold record for "He Don't Love You"

1975 Birthday - Mike Fisher, Naperville, Illinois, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1975 Birthday - Temoc Suarez, born in Greenwood, South Carolina, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold

1975 Birthday - Vaclav Prospal, NHL forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Philadelphia

1975 Event - Barry Manilow's "Mandy" goes gold

1975 Birthday - Justin Huish, born in Fountain Valley, California, archer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1975 Birthday - Laura Berg, born in Whittier, California, softball outfielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1974 Event - Gold legal in U.S., Franklin Mint strikes Panama's Gold 100 balboa coin

1974 Birthday - Jaroslav Spacek, NHL defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Sweden

1974 Birthday - Dani Tyler, born in Denver, Colorado, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1974 Birthday - Brian Kelly, Mission Viejo California, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1974 Birthday - Matt McKeon, Florissant, Missouri, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1974 Birthday - Leah O'Brien, born in Garden Grove, California, softball infielder, Olympics gold 96

1974 Event - Congress authorizes U.S. citizens to own gold

1974 Birthday - Nelson Vargas, born in Holoyoke, Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold

1974 Birthday - Frankie Hejduk, born in La Mesa, California, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold

1974 Birthday - Miles Joseph, West Springfield Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold

1974 Birthday - Libor Prochazka, hockey defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1974 Birthday - Roman Hamrlik, born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Lightning, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1974 Birthday - Mike DuHaney, born in New Haven, Connecticut, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold

1974 Event - Gold hits record $197 an ounce in Paris

1974 Birthday - Imad Baba, born in Humble, Texas, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1974 Birthday - Brad Schumacher, U.S., 400m/800m freesytyle, Olympics gold 96

1974 Event - Gold hits record $188 an ounce in Paris

1974 Birthday - Bryan White, born in Lawton, Oklahoma, singer, songwriter, albums 'Bryan White', 'Between Now and Forever' certified platinum, album 'The Right Place' certified gold

1974 Birthday - Jeff Cassar, soccer goalkeeper, 1996 Olympics gold

1974 Event - Gold hits record $161.31/silver hits record $3.97 an ounce in London

1974 Event - Gold hits record $126.50 an ounce in London

1974 Event - Gold hits record $121.25 an ounce in London

1973 Birthday - Ryan Berube, U.S., 800m freestyle relay, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Eddie Pope, Greensboro, North Carolina, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Joe Hudepohl, U.S., 800m freestyle relay, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Frantisek Kaberle, hockey defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1973 Birthday - Mac Cozier, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Zach Thornton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, soccer goalkeeper, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Brandon Pollard, Richmond, Virginia, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Rebecca Lobo, Massachusetts, WNBA center, 1996 Olympics gold, New York Liberty

1973 Death - Paavo Nurmi, who won 6 Olympic gold medals, dies at 76

1973 Birthday - Bridgette LeAnn Wilson, Gold Beach Oregon, Miss Teen USA 1990

1973 Birthday - David Reid, Philadelphia, light middleweight boxer, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Clint Peay, Columbia, Maryland, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Ghada Shouaa, Syria, heptatlete, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Gillian Boxx, born in Fontana, California, softball catcher, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Event - "Monster Mash" goes gold

1973 Event - "Smoke on the Water" by Deep Purple goes gold

1973 Birthday - A J Wood, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, soccer forward, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1973 Death - Douglas Kennedy, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies at 57

1973 Birthday - Gregg Berhalter, Englewood, New Jersey, soccer defender, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Niki Jenkins, born in Selkirk, Manitoba, 72 kg judoka, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Michael Sykora, born in Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Sharks, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1973 Birthday - Brian Maisonneuve, born in Detroit, Michigan, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Jennifer Brundage, U.S. softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Milan Hnilicka, hockey goaltender, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1973 Death - Lane Bradford, actor (Dead Man's Gold, Gun Hawk), dies at 50

1973 Event - George Harrison's "Living in the Material World" goes gold

1973 Event - Gold hits record $102.50 an ounce in London

1973 Birthday - Michelle Venturella, U.S. softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - Haile Gebresleassie, born in Ethiopia, 10k runner, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Event - Japan allows its citizens to own gold

1973 Birthday - Brad Bridgewater, U.S., 200m backstroke, 1996 Olympics gold

1973 Birthday - David Moravec, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1973 Birthday - Philippe Boucher, born in St. Apollinaire, California, NHL defense, Los Angeles Kings, Olympic Gold 1998

1973 Birthday - Jenny Thompson, Danvers Massachusetts, 400m freestyle, Olympics gold 92, 96

1973 Event - Gold goes up $10 overnight to record $95 an ounce in London

1973 Birthday - Amy Van Dyken, 50m/100m freestyle/100m butterfly swimmer, 2 Gold Medals 1996 Olympics

1973 Birthday - Billy Baumhoff, born in St. Louis, Missouri, soccer midfielder/forward, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1973 Birthday - Glenn Robinson, born in Gary, Indiana, NBA forward, Milw, Olympics gold 96

1972 Birthday - Jan Caloun, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1972 Birthday - Emily Porter Lesueur, born in Glendale California, synchro swimmer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1972 Birthday - Summer Sanders, California, butterfly swimmer, Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics

1972 Birthday - Grant Hill, born in Dallas, Texas, NBA forward and guard, Detroit Pistons, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1972 Event - Jim Ryan (U.S.) and Billy Fordjour (Ghana) collide and fall in qualifying competitions for 1,500m finals, ending Ryan's chances for gold

1972 Event - U.S. swimmer Mark Spitz becomes 1st athlete to win 7 olympic gold medals

1972 Birthday - Josh Davis, U.S., 800m freestyle swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold

1972 Event - Olga Korbut, U.S.S.R., wins olympic gold medal in gymnastics

1972 Event - Gold hits record $70 an ounce in London

1972 Birthday - Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway, Memphis, NBA guard, Orlando, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1972 Birthday - Lisa Leslie, born in California, WNBA center for the Los Angeles Sparks/foward, Gold Medals 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 Olympics

1972 Birthday - Robert Esmie, born in Jamaica, Canadian 4X100m runner, 1996 Olympics gold

1972 Event - Gold hits record $60 an ounce in London

1972 Birthday - Jill Savery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold

1972 Birthday - Shaquille O'Neal, born in Newark, New Jersey, NBA center for the Magic, Lakers, won 1996 Olympic gold

1972 Birthday - Martin Prochazka, born in Slany, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Toronto, 1998 Olympics Gold

1972 Birthday - Vladimir Vujtek, NHL forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Tampa Bay

1972 Birthday - Jaromir Jagr, Kladno, Czechoslovakia, NHL right wing, Penguins, Czechoslovakian, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2006 Olympics

1971 Birthday - Margot Thien, SD California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold

1971 Birthday - Nikki McCray, Collierville Tennessee, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold

1971 Birthday - Jennifer McFalls, U.S. softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1971 Birthday - Jill Sudduth, born in Baltimore, Maryland, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold

1971 Birthday - Pavel Patera, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1971 Birthday - Kim Maher, Saigon Vietnam, U.S. softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1971 Birthday - Janet Evans, Fullerton California, 400m/800m swimmer, 4 Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics

1971 Birthday - Mary Joe Fernandez, Dominican Republic, U.S. tennis star, 1996 Olympics gold

1971 Event - 16 time gold glover Brook Robinson commits 3 errors in 6th inning

1971 Birthday - Kristi Tsuya Yamaguchi, born in Hayward, California, figure skater,Gold Medal 1992 Olympics

1971 Birthday - Robert Reichel, born in Litinov, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, New York Islanders, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1971 Event - Paul McCartney's album "Ram" goes gold

1971 Birthday - Jiri Slegr, born in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Edmonton Oilers, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics

1971 Death - Charles F Pahud de Mortanges, Gold Medals 1928, 1932 Olympics, dies at 74

1971 Birthday - Picabo Street, skier, 1984 Olympic gold

1971 Event - United Kingdom lifts all restrictions on gold ownership

1971 Event - Tom Jones, "She's a Lady," goes gold

1971 Birthday - Sheryl Swoopes, born in Texas, WNBA forward, Houston Comets, 1996 Olympics gold

1971 Birthday - Jiri Vykoukai, born in Olomouc, Czech Republic, hockey player, Team Czech Republic, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1971 Birthday - Martin Rucinsky, born in Most, Czechoslovakia, NHL left wing, Canadiens, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1971 Death - Winnie Lightner, actress (Gold Dust Gertie, Sit Tight), dies at 71

1971 Birthday - Allen Johnson, born in Washington, D.C., long jumper/110m hurdler, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1971 Birthday - Lisa Fernandez, Lakewood California, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold

1971 Birthday - Becky Dyroen-Lancer, born in San Jose, California, synchro swimmer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1971 Birthday - Roman Cechmanek, NHL goaltender, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1970 Birthday - Trent Dimas, New Mexico, gymnast, Olympics gold 92, 96

1970 Birthday - Lori Harrigan, born in Anaheim, California, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold

1970 Birthday - Bill Roth, born in Yonkers, New York, gymnast, Gold Medal 1995 Pan American, 1996 Olympics

1970 Birthday - Knut Holmann, born in Norway, rower, 1996 Olympics gold

1970 Birthday - Fabio Casartelli, born in Como, Italy, raced with Ariostea team in 1993, won Olympic gold medal in 1992 Summer Olympics road race

1970 Birthday - Missy Gold, born in Great Falls, Montana, actress, Katie-Benson

1970 Birthday - Derrick Ralph Adkins, born in Brooklyn, New York, 400m hurdler, 1996 Olympics gold

1970 Birthday - Dawn Staley, Philadelphia, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold

1970 Birthday - Andre Agassi, born in Las Vegas, Nevada, tennis star, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics, U.S. Open 1994

1970 Event - Freda Payne releases "Band of Gold"

1970 Birthday - Noureddine Morceli, Algeria, 1500m runner, 1996 Olympics gold

1970 Event - Heintje Simons (14) wins 7 gold records

1970 Birthday - Richard Smehlik, born in Ostrava, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Buf Sabres, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics

1970 Birthday - Michele Granger, born in Anaheim, California, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold

1969 Birthday - Mark Henderson, U.S., 4X100m butterfly, 1996 Olympics gold

1969 Birthday - Josef Beranek, born in Litvinov, Czechoslovakia, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1969 Death - Sonja Henie, figure skater, Gold Medals 1928, 1932, 1936 Olympics, dies at 57

1969 Event - Jackie DeShannon gets Gold Record for "Put Little Love in Your Heart"

1969 Birthday - Igor Kravchuk, NHL defenseman, Ottawa Senators, Russia, Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2002 Olympics

1969 Birthday - Christian Laettner, NBA forward and center, Atlanta Hawks, Gold Medal 1992 Olympics

1969 Birthday - Fernanda Ribeiro, born in Portugal, 10k runner, 1996 Olympics gold

1969 Birthday - Steven Earl Lewis, born in Los Angeles, California, 4X100/400m runner 1988 Olympics gold

1969 Birthday - Tracey Gold, New York City, actress, Carol-Growing Pains, Incredible Sunday

1969 Birthday - Jon Olsen, U.S., 100m freestyle/400m/800m medley, 4 Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics

1969 Birthday - Sheila Taormina, 4X200m freestyle swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold

1969 Event - Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris

1969 Birthday - Petra Kronberger, Austrian alpine skiier 1992 Olympics gold

1969 Birthday - Anna Acker-Macosko, Marshfield WI, LPGA golfer, 1995 Gold Coast Tour

1968 Birthday - Kurt Angle, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 220 lbs freestyle wrestler, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1968 Birthday - Mike Barrowman, Costa Mesa California, kayak/200m breast stroke, Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics

1968 Birthday - Jiri Dopita, Sumperk, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Czech, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1968 Birthday - Mel Stewart, North Carolina, 200m butterfly swimmer, Olympics gold 92

1968 Event - Kip Keino (Kenya) wins gold medal for 1,500m (3 minutes 34.9 seconds)

1968 Birthday - Glenroy Gilbert, Trinidad, Canadian 4X100m sprinter, 1996 Olympics gold

1968 Birthday - Jennifer Azzi, born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold

1968 Birthday - Paul Ereng, Kenya, 800m runner 1988 Olympics gold

1968 Birthday - Kristen Babb-Sprague, born in California, U.S. synchronized swimmer, Olympics gold 92

1968 Birthday - Mark Lenz, U.S., 3m spring diver 1992 Olympics gold

1968 Birthday - Hassisba Boulmerka, born in Algeria, 1500m, Olympics gold 92

1968 Birthday - Kent Steffes, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, beach volleyballer, 1996 Olympics gold

1968 Event - Ohio Express' "Yummy Yummy Yummy" goes gold

1968 Birthday - Nathalie Schneyder, born in San Francisco, California, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold

1968 Birthday - Julie Smith, Glendora, California, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1968 Birthday - Marie-Jose Perec, Guadeloupe, French 200m/400m runner, 2 Gold Medals 1996 Olympics

1968 Event - Gold reaches then record high ($39.35 per ounce) in London

1968 Birthday - Ritchie Woodhall, born in Woodside, Telford, England, boxer, athlete, television and radio broadcaster, bronze medal winer, 1988 Seoul Olympics, 1990 Gold Commonwealth Games

1968 Birthday - Tom Brands, born in Omaha, Nebraska, 136 lbs/62 kg freestyle wrestler, 1996 Olympics gold

1968 Birthday - Kenny Chesney, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, country music artist, over 30 hits, 13 albums certified gold or higher by RIAA, albums include, 'When the Sun Goes Down'

1968 Event - Lyndon Baines Johnson signs a bill removing gold backing from U.S. paper money

1968 Event - Congress repeals requirement for a gold reserve

1968 Event - 2-tiered gold price negotiated in Washington D.C. by U.S. and 6 European nations

1968 Event - U.S. Mint stops buying and selling gold

1968 Event - Otis Redding posthumously receives gold record for 'Dock of the Bay'

1968 Birthday - Carla McGhee, born in Peoria, Illinois, U.S. basketball forward, won Olympic gold in 1996

1968 Birthday - Dionna Harris, born in Wilmington Delaware, softball outfielder, 1996 Olympic gold

1968 Birthday - Diann Roffe-Steinrotter, born in Warsaw, New York, alpine skier, won Olympic gold and silver in 1992

1968 Birthday - Kendall Cross, born in Hardin, Montana, 125 lbs freestyle wrestler, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1968 Event - Elvis Presley receives gold record for "How Great Thou Art"

1968 Event - Peggy Fleming wins Olympic figure skating gold medal, Grenoble, France

1968 Event - Skater Kees Verkerk wins olympic gold in the 1500m

1968 Birthday - Frantisek Kucera, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Vanciyver Canucks, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1968 Birthday - Marnie McBean, Vancouver BC, rower, Olympics gold 92, 96

1968 Death - Duke Kahanamoku, 100m swimmer, 3 Gold Medals 1912, 1920, 1924 Olympics, dies at 77

1967 Birthday - Donovan Bailey, born in Manchester, Jamaica, Canada 100m runner, 2 Gold Medals 1996 Olympics

1967 Birthday - Katy Steding, Lake Oswego Oregon, basketball forward, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1967 Birthday - Martha O'Kelley, U.S. softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1967 Event - Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price

1967 Birthday - Anthony Nesty, swimmer, won Suriname's 1st gold olympic medal

1967 Birthday - Shelly Stokes, Sacramento California, softball catcher, 1996 Olympics gold

1967 Birthday - Vicky Bullett, WNBA forward and center, Charlotte Sting, Gold Medal 1990 Olympics

1967 Birthday - Barbara Anne Kendall, Auckland New Zealand, mistral yachter, Gold and Silver Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics

1967 Birthday - Moulay Brahim Boutaib, born in Morocco, 10k runner 1988 Olympics gold

1967 Birthday - Kembra Pfahler, born in Hermosa Beach, California, actress, Gotham Gold

1967 Birthday - Mike Marsh, U.S., 200m runner, Gold Medal 1992 Olympics

1967 Birthday - Bruny Surin, born in Cap Haitien, Haiti, Canadian 4X100m sprinter, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1967 Birthday - Michele Smith, softball pitcher, 1996 Olympics gold

1967 Death - Edward Eagan, boxer, bobsledder, Gold Medal 1920, 1932 Olympics, dies at 69

1967 Birthday - Joe Deloach, U.S., 200m runner 1988 Olympics gold

1967 Birthday - Tamas Darnyi, born in Budapest, Hungary, backstroke swimmer, 5 Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics

1967 Event - Beatles release Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in U.S. and goes gold

1967 Birthday - Ruthie Bolton, McClain Mississippi, basketball guard, 1996 Olympics gold

1967 Birthday - Bridgette Gordon, WNBA forward, Sacramento Monarchs, Olympics gold 88

1967 Birthday - Dara Torres, born in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Olympics gold 84

1967 Death - Kenneth Thomson, actor (White Gold), dies of emphysema at 68

1967 Birthday - Naim Suleymanoglu, born in Ptichar, Bulgaria, Turkish weight lifter, Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics

1966 Birthday - Alberto "La Bomba" Tomba, Italian skier, Gold Medal 1988, 1992 Olympics

1966 Death - Charles Watts, actor (Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold), dies of cancer

1966 Birthday - Danny Everett, 4x400m runner 1988 Olympics gold

1966 Birthday - Julianne McNamara, Flushing, New York, gymnast 1984 Olympics gold

1966 Birthday - Inessa Kravets, Ukraine, long/triple jumper, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1966 Birthday - Jearl A Miles, born in Gainesville, Florida, 400m/long jumper, 1996 Olympics gold

1966 Birthday - Sally Gunnell, 400m hurdler, Olympics gold 92

1966 Birthday - Dan[iel Dion] O'Brien, born in Portland, Oregon, decathelete, Olympics gold 96

1966 Birthday - Barbara Jordan, U.S. softball outfielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1966 Birthday - Randy Barnes, Charleston, West Virginia, shot putter, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics, Silver Medal 1988 Olympics

1966 Event - Mamas and Papas win gold record for "Monday, Monday"

1966 Death - Alice Calhoun, actress (Flowing Gold, Between Friends), dies at 65

1966 Birthday - Jonathan Edwards, Britain, triple jumper, gold medal 2000 Olympics, silver medal 1996 Atlanta

1966 Event - Canadian Minister of Finance announces a $20 Centennial gold coin

1966 Birthday - Petr Svoboda, Most Czechoslovakia, NHL defenseman, Philadelphia Flyers, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1966 Birthday - Scott Fortune, born in Newport Beach, California, volleyballer, Gold Medal 1988 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics

1965 Birthday - Katarina Witt, born in Staaken, East Germany, figure skater, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics

1965 Birthday - Kathleen Heddle, Trail BC, rower, Olympics gold 92/96

1965 Event - Beatles receive a gold record for "Yesterday"

1965 Birthday - Scottie Pippen, Hamburg Ak, basket forward, Bulls, Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics

1965 Birthday - Katrina McClain, Charleston, South Carolina, basketball forward, 1996 Olympics gold

1965 Birthday - Lennox Lewis, born in West Ham, England, professional boxer, won World heavyweight championship three times, 1988 Olympic Games gold medalist

1965 Birthday - Reggie Miller, Riverside California, NBA guard, Indiana Pacers, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1965 Birthday - Patricia Spurgin, U.S. scherpschutser, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1965 Birthday - John Smith, born in Del City, Oklahoma, 62kg freestyle wrestler, Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics

1965 Birthday - David Robinson, born in Florida, NBA center, San Antonio Spurs, Olympics gold 92

1965 Birthday - Dan Jansen, born in West Allis, Wisconsin, speed skater, Gold Medal 1994 Olympics

1965 Event - NFL changes penalty flag from white to bright gold

1965 Birthday - Rica Reinisch, born in East Germany, 100m/200m backstroke, 1980 Olympics gold

1965 Birthday - Cindy Brown, U.S., basketball player 1988 Olympics gold

1965 Birthday - Andrew Jameson, born in Crosby, England, competitive swimmer, sports commentator for the BBC, won gold medal for 100m butterfly in 1987 European Championships

1965 Event - Geraldine McCullough wins Widener Gold Medal for Sculpture

1965 Birthday - Dominik Hasek, Pardubice, Czechoslovakia, NHL goalie, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Buffalo

1965 Event - France announces it will convert $150 million of its currency to gold

1964 Birthday - Pablo Morales, born in Chicago, Illinois, butterfly swimmer, 3 Gold medals 1984, 1992 Olympics, 2 Silver Medals 1982 Olympics

1964 Event - Anton Geesink is 1st non-Japanese Olympic judo gold medal winner

1964 Event - Japanese beat Russian for 1st Olympic Gold in woman's volleyball

1964 Birthday - Maxi Gnauck, born in East Germany, uneven parallel bars, 1980 Olympics gold

1964 Birthday - Sheila Echols, born in Memphis, Tennessee, 4x100m runner 1988 Olympics gold

1964 Birthday - Teresa Edwards, born in Cairo, Georgia, basketball forward, Gold Medals 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics

1964 Birthday - Lillie Leatherwood, born in Northport, Alabama, 4X400m relayer 1984 Olympics gold

1964 Birthday - Jennifer Gillom, WNBA center and forward, Phoenix Mercury, Gold Medal 1988 Olympics

1964 Birthday - Adrian Moorhouse, British 100m breaststroker, Gold Medal 1988 Olympics

1964 Birthday - Pierre Trentin, France, 1K time trials, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1964 Birthday - Miloslav Mecir, Czechoslovakia, tennis player 1988 Olympics gold

1964 Birthday - Alan "Reni" Wren, English pop drummer, Stone Roses-Fools Gold

1964 Birthday - Bonnie Blair, born in Champaign Illionis, speed skater, 5 Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1994 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1988 Olympics

1964 Birthday - Gigi Fernandez, Beatriz, San Juan PR, U.S. tennis star, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1964 Birthday - Sam Graddy, Gaffney, South Carolina, 4x100m runner 1984 Olympics gold

1964 Death - Lillian Copeland, U.S. discus thrower, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics, Silver Medal 1928 Olympics, dies at 59

1964 Event - "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold

1964 Event - Sjoukje Dijkstra (Netherlands) wins Olympic gold for figure skating

1964 Birthday - Karen Josephson, Bristol, Connecticut, synchronized swimmer 1992 Olympics gold

1964 Birthday - Sarah Josephson, Bristol, Connecticut, synchronized swimmer 1992 Olympics gold

1964 Birthday - Cheryl Miller, Riverside California, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold

1963 Birthday - Sergey Bubka, Ukraine, pole vaulter, Olympics gold 88, 92

1963 Birthday - Ines Diers, born in East Germany, 400m freestyle swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold

1963 Birthday - Brian Boitano, born in Mountainview, California, figure skater 1988 Olympics gold

1963 Birthday - Patrick Flatley, Ontario, right winger, New York Islanders, 4 Gold Medals 1998 Olympics

1963 Birthday - Caren Metschuck, born in East Germany, 100m butterfly swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold

1963 Event - Custom agents confiscate 21 gold coins from Witte Museum

1963 Birthday - Chris Mullin, born in Brooklyn, New York, NBA forward, Warriors, Pacers, Olympics gold 92

1963 Birthday - Karl Malone, born in Summeerfield, Louisiana, NBA forward, Utah, Gold Medals 1992, 1996 Olympics

1963 Birthday - Sandor Wladar, born in Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1980 Olympics gold

1963 Birthday - Matti Nykanen, Finnish ski jumper, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics

1963 Birthday - Bob Ctvrtlik, born in Long Beach, California, volleyball outsider, Gold Meda 1988 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1992 Olympics

1963 Birthday - Vladimir Ruzicka, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1963 Birthday - Mark Breland, born in Brooklyn, New York, welterweight boxer 1984 Olympics gold

1963 Birthday - Cynthia Cooper, WNBA guard, Houston Comets, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics

1963 Birthday - Candy Costie, born in Seattle, Washington synchronized swimmer, 1984 Olympic gold

1963 Birthday - Joaquim Carvalho Cruz, Brazil, 800m runner 1984 Olympics gold

1963 Birthday - Charles Barkley, Leads Ab, NBA forward, Phoenix, Rockets, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1963 Birthday - Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss alpine skier 1988 Olympics gold

1963 Birthday - Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon, Nigeria, NBA center, Rockets, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics

1962 Birthday - Cathy Boswell, Joliet, Illinois, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold

1962 Birthday - Roger Kingdom, Vienna, Georgia, 110m hurdler, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics

1962 Birthday - Michael Alexander Conley, Chic, triple jumper, Olympics gold 92, 96

1962 Birthday - Patrick Ewing, born in Jamaica, NBA center, New York Knicks, Gold Medal 1984, 1992 Olympics

1962 Birthday - Jay Barrs, born in Jacksonville, Florida, archer, Gold Medals 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics

1962 Birthday - Pam Shriver, born in Baltimore, Maryland, tennis star, 1991 U.S. Open doubles, 4 Gold Medals 1988, 1992 Olympics

1962 Birthday - Anisoara Stanciu-Cusmir, born in Romania, long jumper, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1962 Birthday - Janice Lawrence Braxton, WNBA center, Cleveland Rockers, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1962 Birthday - Sherri Howard, Sherman, Texas, 4X400m hurdler 1984 Olympics gold

1962 Birthday - Nancy Hogshead, born in Iowa City, swimmer 1984 Olympics gold model, jockey

1962 Birthday - Cathy Turner, born in Rochester, New York, short track skater 1994 Olympics gold

1962 Birthday - John Stockton, born in Spokane, Washington, NBA guard, Utah Jazz, 1996 Olympics gold

1962 Birthday - Gunde Svan, Swedish long jumper 1984,1988 Olympics gold

1962 Birthday - Jackie Joyner-Kersee, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, heptathele won Olympic gold 1988, 1992

1962 Birthday - Sheila Cornell, Encino, Florida, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1962 Birthday - Birgit Fischer, born in East Germany, 500m kayaker, 1980 Olympics gold

1961 Event - Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" is 1st country song to get a gold record

1961 Birthday - Kenny Monday, Tulsa Oklahoma, 163 lbs freestyles wrestler, Gold Medal 1988 Olympics, Silver Medal 1992 Olympics

1961 Birthday - Nadia Comaneci, born in Romania, gymnast, 5 Gold Medals 1976, 1980 Olympics, 3 Silver Medals 1976, 1980 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1976 Olympics

1961 Birthday - Anne Donovan, born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold

1961 Birthday - Alonzo Babers, born in Montgomery, Alabama, 400m/4X400m relay, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1961 Birthday - Arlene Boxhall, Zimbabwe, field hockey, 1980 Olympics gold

1961 Birthday - Dot Richardson, Orlando, Florida, softball infielder, 1996 Olympics gold

1961 Birthday - Yelena Davydova, U.S.S.R., gymnast, 1980 Olympics gold

1961 Birthday - Bart Conner, U.S., parallel bars gymnast 1984 Olympics gold

1961 Birthday - Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, 100m hurdler 1984 Olympics gold

1961 Birthday - Natalya Shaposhnikova, born in U.S.S.R., sidehorse vaulter, 1980 Olympics gold

1961 Birthday - Karin Enke, born in Dresden, East Germany, speed skater, Gold Medals 1980, 1984 Olympics

1961 Birthday - Peter Glen Vidmar, born in Los Angeles, California, gymnast, Olympic-2 gold/silver-1984

1961 Birthday - Blyth Tait, England, New Zealand equestrian 3 day event, 1996 Olympics gold

1961 Birthday - Julius Kariuki, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser 1988 Olympics gold

1961 Birthday - Ron Brown, born in Los Angeles, California, 4x100m runner 1984 Olympics gold

1961 Death - Platt Adams, high jumper, Gold Medal 1912 Olympics, dies

1961 Birthday - Vern Fleming, LIC, New York, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold

1960 Birthday - Tyrell Biggs, Philadelphia, super HW boxer 1984 Olympics gold

1960 Birthday - Mike Ramsey, U.S., ice hockey player, 1980 Olympics gold

1960 Birthday - Karch Kiraly, Jackson, Michigan, volleyballer, Gold Medals 1984, 1988, 1996 Olympics

1960 Birthday - Karch Kiraly, Jackson, Michigan, volleyballer, 3 Gold Medals 1984, 1988, 1996 Olympics

1960 Birthday - Said Aquita, Morocco, 5K runner 1984 Olympics gold

1960 Birthday - Alice Regina Brown, born in Jackson, Mississippi, 4X100 runner, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics

1960 Event - Cassius Clay captures Olympic light heavyweight gold medal

1960 Event - Wilma Rudolph wins her 2nd gold medal

1960 Event - Tamara and Irina Press (U.S.S.R.) become 1st sisters to win olympic gold

1960 Birthday - Isabelle Boeri-Begard, born in France, foils, 1980 Olympics gold

1960 Birthday - Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Greenwood Ms, 200m/400m runner, Olympics gold 84

1960 Birthday - Sergey Kopylov, U.S.S.R., cyclist, 1980 Olympics gold

1960 Death - John Brenden Kelly, rower, Gold Medals 1920, 1924 Olympics, dies at 70

1960 Birthday - Ray Armsetad, Kirksville, Missouri, 4X400 runner 1984 Olympics gold

1960 Birthday - Julius Korir, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser 1984 Olympics gold

1960 Birthday - Michael Whitaker, born in England, equestrian rider, showjumper, award-winner, won team Silver medal in 1984 Olympic Games, team Gold medal in 1985 European Championships

1960 Birthday - Linford Christie, born in St. Andrews, Jamaica, 4x100m runner, Gold Medal 1992 Olympics

1960 Event - U.S. wins Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia 9-4

1960 Event - U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team beats U.S.S.R. 3-2 en route to gold medal

1960 Event - USA's David Jenkins wins Olympic Gold for men's figure skating

1960 Birthday - Gregory Efthimos Louganis, born in San Diego, California, diver, Gold Medals 1984, 1988 Olympics

1960 Birthday - Jeanette Bolden, born in Los Angeles, California, 4x100m runner 1984 Olympics gold

1960 Birthday - Alfrederick Joyner, born in East St. Louis, Illinois, triple jumper, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1959 Birthday - Greg Barton, kayak, 2 gold medals 1988 Olympics

1959 Birthday - Al Yankovic, born in Downey, California, singer, songwriter, satirist, won three Grammy Awards, four gold records, six platinum records, sold over 12 million albums

1959 Death - Boughera El Quafi, marathoner, Gold Medal 1928 Olympics, shot to death at 60

1959 Birthday - Lesley Thompson, born in Toronto, Ontario, rower, Olympics gold 92, 96

1959 Birthday - Denise Curry, Daivs California, basketball player 1984 Olympics gold

1959 Birthday - Lynette Woodard, born in Wichita, Kansas, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics, Harlem Globetrotter

1959 Birthday - Stoyan Deltchev, born in Bulgaria, horizontal bar gymnast, 1980 Olympics gold

1959 Birthday - Dave Christian, Minnesota, NHL right wing, Washington Caps, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1959 Birthday - Brian Goodell, U.S., 400m and 1500m freestyle swimmer, 2 Gold Medals 1976 Olympics

1959 Birthday - Gelindo Bordin, Italian marathon runner, Gold Medal 1988 Olympics

1959 Birthday - Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines, U.S., 100m swimmer, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1959 Birthday - Irina Kalinina, U.S.S.R., springboard diver, 1980 Olympics gold

1959 Birthday - Jody Watley, Chic, dancer, Solid Gold, singer, Looking For a New Love

1959 Birthday - Chandra Cheesborough, born in Jacksonville, Florida, 4X100 runner, Olympics gold 84

1958 Birthday - Vladimir Parfenovich, U.S.S.R., 500m kayak, 1980 Olympics gold

1958 Birthday - Daniel Nunez, Cuba, weightlifter, 1980 Olympics gold

1958 Birthday - Scott Scovell Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, ice skater 1984 Olympics gold

1958 Event - Perez Prado "Mambo King," receives one of the 1st gold records

1958 Birthday - Scott Hamilton, born in Toledo, Ohio, figure skater, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1958 Birthday - Larisa Karlova, U.S.S.R., team handball player, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1958 Birthday - Daley Thompson, born in London, Decathalete, Gold Medals 1980, 1984 Olympics

1958 Birthday - Christopher Dean, Olympics skater, Torvill and Dean, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1994 Olympics

1958 Birthday - Eric Heiden, U.S. speed skater, 1980 Olympics gold

1958 Birthday - Eric Heiden, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 1/5/10K speed skater, 5 Olympic Gold Medals 1980

1958 Birthday - Esko Rechardt, Finland, yachtsman, 1980 Olympics gold

1958 Birthday - John Wesley Jones, born in Lawton, Oklahoma, 4X100m relayer, 1976 Olympics gold

1958 Birthday - Anton Innauer, born in Bezau, Austria, 70m ski jumper, Gold 1980 Olympics

1958 Birthday - Bart Wayne Conner, born in Morton Grove, Illinois, gymnast 1984 Olympics 2 gold

1958 Birthday - Bart Connor, gymnast and sportscaster 1984 Olympics gold

1958 Birthday - Maria Caridad Colon, born in Cuba, javelin thrower, 1980 Olympics gold

1958 Birthday - Marlies Gohr, born in East Germany, sprinter, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1958 Event - RIAA certifies 1st gold record (Perry Como's Catch A Falling Star)

1958 Birthday - Andy Gibb, born in Manchester England, singer and TV host, Solid Gold

1958 Birthday - Bob Bradley, born in Montclair, New Jersey, soccer coach, won Olympic gold 1996

1958 Birthday - Christine Lathan-Brehmer, born in East Germany, 400m runner, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics

1957 Birthday - Craig Marseilles, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Gold Coast

1957 Birthday - Jayne Torvill, England, ice skater, Torvill and Dean, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1994 Olympics

1957 Birthday - Mark Johnson, born in Madison, Wisconsin, NHL forward, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1957 Birthday - Aleksandr Ditiatin, born in U.S.S.R., gymnast, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1957 Birthday - Irina Nazariva, born in U.S.S.R., 4 x 400m relay, 1980 Olympics gold

1957 Birthday - Jeff Blatnick, born in Schenectady, New York, wrestling, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1957 Birthday - Pam Tillis, born in Plant City, Florida, singer, country music genre, daughter of Mel Tillis, album, 'Put Yourself in My Place' certified gold by the RIAA

1957 Birthday - Jim Craig, born in North Easton, Massachusetts, hockey goalie, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1957 Birthday - Duncan Goodhew, born in England, Olympic gold medalist, most famous swimmer in the UK, author, motivational speaker

1957 Birthday - Joan Benoit Samuelson, born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, marathoner, Gold Medal 1994 Olympics

1957 Birthday - Deana Deardruff, U.S., 4 x 100m swimmer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1957 Birthday - Evelyn Ashford, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, 100m runner, 4 Gold Medals 1976, Silver Medal 1984 Olympics

1957 Birthday - Harvey Glance, 4x100m runner, 1976 Olympics gold

1957 Birthday - Robin Cousins, England, figure skater, 1980 Olympics gold

1957 Event - Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) declares independence from U.K.

1957 Birthday - Connie Carpenter-Phinney, born in Madison, Wisconsin, 79k cyclist, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1957 Birthday - Keena Rothhammer, U.S., 800 m freestyle swimmer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1957 Birthday - Marita Koch, born in East Germany, 400m sprinter, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics, Silver Medal 1980 Olympics

1956 Birthday - Phillip Gregory Hubbard, born in Canton, Ohio, basketball 1976 Olympics gold

1956 Event - U.S.S.R. single sculls winner Vyacheslav Ivanov wins Olympic gold medal in his excitement he jumps for joy, and loses his medal, it sinks

1956 Birthday - Darrell Pace, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, archer, Gold and Silver Medals, 1976, 1984, 1988 Olympics

1956 Birthday - Sebastian Coe, born in Chiswick, England, politician, Conservative party, former athlete, Olympic gold medalist 1980 and 1984, considered greatest middle distance runner ever

1956 Death - Babe Didrikson Zaharias, javelin, 2 Gold Medals 1932 Olympics, Silver Medal 1932 Olympics, dies at 45

1956 Birthday - Ilona Briesenick-Slupianek, born in East Germany, shot-putter, 1980 Olympics gold

1956 Birthday - Rex Smith, born in Jacksonville, Florida, actor, Solid Gold, Pirates of Penzance

1956 Death - Mildred E "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics, dies at 42

1956 Birthday - Anatoly Beloglazov, U.S.S.R., 52 kg freestyle wrestler, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1956 Birthday - Sergei Beloglazov, U.S.S.R., 57 kg freestyle wrestler, 1980 Olympics gold

1956 Birthday - Hans-Georg Beyer, born in East Germany, team handball player, 1980 Olympics gold

1956 Birthday - Dorothy Hamill, born in Riverside, Connecticut, figure skater 1976 Olympics gold

1956 Birthday - Michael Spinks, U.S., middleweight boxer 1976 Olympics gold

1956 Birthday - Kathy Kreiner, Canada, giant slalom 1976 Olympics gold

1956 Birthday - Millard Frank Hampton, born in Fresno, California, 4x100m runner 1976 Olympics gold

1956 Birthday - Mikhail Burtsev, U.S.S.R., sabres 1976 Olympics gold

1956 Birthday - Suren Nalbandyan, U.S.S.R., lightweight 1976 Olympics gold

1956 Birthday - Ulrike Meyfarth, Frankfurt, West Germany, high jumper, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1956 Birthday - Pillow, Therese Joan Bell, California, bodybuilder, Gold Classic 1983

1956 Birthday - Thomas Wassberg, born in Sweden, 15K/50K cross country skier 1980 Olympics gold

1956 Birthday - Tatyana Kochergina, born in U.S.S.R., team handball, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1956 Birthday - Tessa Sanderson, born in Kingston, Jamaica, British javelin thrower 1984 Olympics gold

1956 Birthday - Philip Jackson Ford, Jr., North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold

1956 Birthday - John Phillips Naber, Evanston, Illinois, swimmer, Olympic-4 gold/silver-76

1956 Birthday - Vera Sosulya, U.S.S.R., toboggan, 1980 Olympics gold

1955 Birthday - Uwe Benter, born in West Germany, coxsman, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1955 Birthday - Steve Ovett, England, runner, Olympics-800m gold, 1500m bronze-1980

1955 Birthday - Angela Molina, born in Madrid, Spain, actress, Streets of Gold, Half of Heaven

1955 Birthday - Nina Blackwood, Massachusetts, actress/VJ, MTV, Solid Gold, Vice Squad

1955 Birthday - Anne Henning, U.S., 500m speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1955 Birthday - Edwin Corley Moses, Dayton, 400m hurdler, Gold Medals 1976, 1984 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1988 Olympics

1955 Birthday - Butch Johnson, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, archer, Gold Medal 1996 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2000 Olympics

1955 Birthday - Kenneth Carr, born in Clearwater, Florida, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold

1955 Birthday - Marja-Liisa Hamalainen, Finnish cross country skier, 3 Gold Medals 1984 Olympics, 4 Bronze Medals 1984, 1988, 1994 Olympics

1955 Birthday - Lubov Odinokova, U.S.S.R., team handball, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1955 Birthday - Sergey Babinov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey star, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1955 Birthday - Adrian Dantley, born in Washington, D.C., NBA forward, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics, Utah Jazz

1954 Birthday - Glenn Myernick, Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. soccer coach, 1996 Olympics gold

1954 Birthday - Ullrich Diessner, born in East Germany, 4 man cox 1976 Olympics gold

1954 Birthday - Walter Diessner, born in East Germany, 4 man cox 1976 Olympics gold

1954 Birthday - Herman Ronald Frazier, Philadelphia, 400m/4x400m runner 1976 Olympics gold

1954 Birthday - Mike Eruzione, Winthrop Massachusetts, jockey player, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1954 Birthday - Walter Paul Davis, Pineville, North Carolina, basketball player 1976 Olympics gold

1954 Birthday - Hans-Jurgen Gerhardt, born in East Germany, bobsled, 1980 Olympics gold

1954 Birthday - William Quinn Buckner, Phoenix, Illinois, basketballer 1976 Olympics gold

1954 Birthday - Gunther Tiersch, born in East Germany, 8 man cox, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1954 Birthday - Jouko Tormanen, born in Finland, 90m ski jumper, 1980 Olympics gold

1954 Birthday - David Wilkie, England, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1996 Olympic gold

1954 Birthday - Karl Schnabl, 90m ski jumper, 1976 Olympic gold

1954 Birthday - Norbert Hahn, born in East Germany, 2 man luge, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1954 Birthday - Ludmila Borozna, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1953 Birthday - Jane Badler, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Fine Gold, Easy Kill, V

1953 Birthday - Zoltan Magyar, Hungary, side horse gymnast, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1953 Birthday - Franz Klammer, Austria, downhill skier 1976 Olympics gold

1953 Birthday - Nadezhda Olizarenko, U.S.S.R., 800m/1500m runner, 1980 Olympics gold

1953 Birthday - Lucinda Green, born in Andover, England, born Lucinda Jane Prior-Palmer, champion equestrian, journalist, won gold at 1982 World Championships

1953 Birthday - Susan Pedersen, U.S., 4 x 100m medley swimmer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1953 Birthday - Benjamin Gene Brown, born in San Francisco, California, 4X400 runner 1976 Olympics gold

1953 Birthday - John Williams, U.S., archer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1953 Birthday - Leon Spinks, U.S., heavyweight boxing champ, 1978, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics

1953 Birthday - Rosa Mota, Port marathoner 1988 Olympics gold

1953 Birthday - Sara Simeoni, Italy, high jumper, 1980 Olympics gold

1953 Birthday - Everard Endt, U.S., yachting 1952 Olympics gold

1953 Death - James Francis Thorpe, decathelete, 2 Gold Medals 1912 Olympics, dies at 64

1953 Birthday - Annemarie Moser-Proll, born in Austria, downhill skier 1980 Olympics gold

1953 Birthday - Hans Rinn, born in East Germany, 2 man lugist, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1953 Death - Arthur Hoyt, actor (Gold Rush Gertie, Lost World), dies at 78

1953 Birthday - Angelo Parisi, France, heavyweight judo, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1952 Birthday - Nikolai Andrianov, U.S.S.R., gymnast, Gold Medal 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics

1952 Birthday - Jan Raas, born in Heinkenszand, Zeeland, Dutch professional cyclist, won 10 stages in the Tour de France, won Amstel Gold Race five times

1952 Birthday - Nikolai Adrianov, U.S.S.R., gymnast, Olympic-4 gold/2 silver/bronze-1976

1952 Birthday - Ludmila Tourischeva, U.S.S.R., gymnast, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1952 Birthday - Monika Zehrt, born in East Germany, 400m runner, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1952 Birthday - Margit Schumann, born in East Germany, luge 1976 Olympics gold

1952 Birthday - Johanna Klier-Schaller, born in East Germany, 100m hurdler 1976 Olympics gold

1952 Birthday - John Kinsella, USA, swimmer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1952 Birthday - Debbie Meyer, born in Annapolis, Maryland, 200m/400m/800m swimmer, 3 Gold Medals 1968 Olympics

1952 Birthday - Wojiech Fortuna, Poland, ski jumper, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1952 Birthday - Daniel Bautista, born in Mexico, 20k walker 1976 Olympics gold

1952 Birthday - Angel Herrera, born in Cuba, FW/LW boxer, Gold Medals 1976, 1980 Olympics

1952 Birthday - Ulrich Wehling, born in East Germany, cross country, Gold Medal 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics

1952 Event - Canadain Currency, Mint and Exchange Fund Act allows gold coins of $5, $10, and $20 to be minted

1952 Birthday - Aleksandr Zaitsev, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skating, Gold Medals 1976, 1980 Olympics

1952 Birthday - Seigfried Brietzke, born in East Germany, coxless rower, Gold Medals 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics

1952 Birthday - Allen Wells, England, 100m dash, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1952 Birthday - Vladislav Tretiak, U.S.S.R. hockey player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics, 76

1952 Birthday - Jonjo O'Neill, born in Castletownroche, Ireland, racehorse trainer, former jockey, won British Champion Jockey title, Cheltenham Gold Cup

1952 Birthday - Rosemarie Ackermann, born in East Germany, high jumper 1976 Olympics gold

1952 Birthday - Teofilo Stevenson, born in Cuba, heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics

1952 Birthday - Iuliana Semenova, U.S.S.R., basketball, 1976 Olympic gold

1952 Birthday - Raisa Smetanina, U.S.S.R., cross country skier, Gold Medal 1976, 1980, 1992 Olympics

1952 Birthday - Karen Moe [Thornton], U.S. swimmer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1951 Birthday - Tatyana Kazankina, U.S.S.R., middle distance runner, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics

1951 Birthday - Jan Timman, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Dutch chess player, Grandmaster, won International Master title in 1971 and 1974, won 1976 Chess Olympiads gold medal

1951 Birthday - Danger Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 800m runner 1976 Olympics gold

1951 Birthday - Bernd Landvoigt, born in East Germany, coxless pairs, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics

1951 Birthday - Jorg Landvoigt, born in East Germany, coxless pairs, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics

1951 Birthday - Leah Poulis Mueller, Berwyn, Illinois, speed skater, 1980 Olympics gold

1951 Birthday - Bruce Arena, born in Brooklyn, New York, soccer coach, 1996 Olympics gold

1951 Birthday - Bernhard Germeshausen, born in East Germany, bobsled, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1951 Birthday - Hector Rodriguez, born in Cuba, lightweight judo 1976 Olympics gold

1951 Birthday - Andrew Gold, Burbank, rocker, Lonely Boy

1951 Birthday - Larry Black, born in Miami, Florida, 4x100 runner, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1951 Birthday - Chris Cooper, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Thousand Pieces of Gold, Matewan

1951 Birthday - Ivar Formo, born in Norway, 50K cross country skier 1976 Olympics gold

1951 Birthday - Angela Voigt, born in East Germany, long jumper, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics

1951 Birthday - Gunnar Larrson, Sweden, 200m/400m swimmer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1951 Birthday - Beatrix "Trixie" Schuba, Austria, figure skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1951 Birthday - Gustavo Thoeni, Italy, giant slalom, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1951 Event - Kwame Nkrumah wins 1st parliamentary election on Gold coast (Ghana)

1951 Birthday - Felipe Munoz, Mexico, 200m backstroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1951 Birthday - Margaret Johnson Bailes, born in Bronx, New York, 4X100 runner, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1951 Birthday - Barbara Ann Cochran, Claremont, New Hampshire, slalom skier, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1950 Death - James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold), dies at 68

1950 Birthday - John Akii-bua, Uganda, 400m hurdler, gold 1972 Olympics

1950 Birthday - Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 400m dash, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics

1950 Birthday - Roland Matthes, born in East Germany, 100m/200m backstroke, 4 Gold Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics, Silver Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics, Bronze Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics

1950 Birthday - Annegret Richter-Irrang, born in West Germany, sprinter, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1950 Birthday - Hasely Crawford, Trinidad, 100m runner 1976 Olympics gold

1950 Birthday - David James Wottle, 800m runner, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1950 Birthday - Rosi Mittermaier, born in West Germany, slalom/downhill 1976 Olympics gold

1950 Birthday - Waldemar Cierpinski, born in East Germany, marathoner, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1950 Birthday - Sultan Rakhmanov, Super heavyweight, 1980 Olympics gold

1950 Birthday - Benjamin Peterson, U.S., heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1950 Birthday - Tatyana Averina, U.S.S.R., speed skater 1K, 3K 1976 Olympics gold

1950 Birthday - Annelie Ehrhardt, born in East Germany, 100m hurdler, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1950 Birthday - Debbie "Pokey" Watson, U.S., 200m backstroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1950 Birthday - Rodney Milburn, Jr., USA, hurdler, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1950 Birthday - Renate Stecher, born in East Germany, sprinter, 3 Gold Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics, Silver Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1976 Olympics

1950 Birthday - Mark Spitz, born in Modesto, California, swimmer, 9 Gold Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics, Silver Medal 1968 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1968 Olympics

1949 Death - Jack Lovelock, New Zealand/U.S. surgeon/athlete 1936 Olympics gold, dies at 39

1949 Birthday - Bruce Jenner, born in Mount Kisco, New York, decathalete 1976 Olympics gold

1949 Birthday - Valery Borzov, U.S.S.R., 100m/200m dash, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1949 Birthday - Irina Rodnina, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater, Gold Medal 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics

1949 Birthday - John Curry, England, figure skater 1976 Olympics gold

1949 Birthday - Lasse Viren, Finland, 5K/10K runner, Gold Medal 1972, 1976 Olympics

1949 Birthday - Hildegard Falck, born in West Germany, 800m runner, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1949 Birthday - Spencer Haywood, born in Silver City, Mississippi, NBAer, Knicks, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1949 Birthday - Heini Hemmi, born in Switzerland, giant slalom 1976 Olympics gold

1949 Birthday - Ronnie Ray Smith, 4 x 100m relay runner, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1949 Birthday - Anna-Maria Muller, born in East Germany, Luge, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1948 Birthday - Galina Prozumenschikova, U.S.S.R., 200m backstroke 1964 Olympic gold

1948 Birthday - Sharon Stouder, U.S., 100m butterfly swimmer 1964 Olympic gold

1948 Birthday - Dan Gable, born in Waterloo, Iowa, 68kg freestyle wrestler, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1948 Birthday - John Peterson, U.S., Middleweight 1976 Olympics gold

1948 Birthday - Viktor Krovopouskov, U.S.S.R., sabres, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1948 Birthday - Nadezhda Tkachenko, U.S.S.R., pentathlete, 1980 Olympics gold

1948 Birthday - Ronald W. Harris, born in Canton, Ohio, lightweight boxer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1948 Birthday - Norair Nurikian, Bulgari, bantam weight, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics, 76

1948 Birthday - Cathy Ferguson, 100m backstroke swimmer 1964 Olympic gold

1948 Birthday - Alf Hansen, born in Norway, double sculls, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics

1948 Birthday - Eddie James Hart, Martinez Cal, 4x100m relay runner, Olympics gold 72

1948 Birthday - Mary Gordon-Watson, born in England, equestrian 3 day event, 1972 Olympics gold

1948 Birthday - Madeline Manning, U.S. 800m runner, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics, Silver Medal 1972 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Vincent Matthews, U.S., 400m dash, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1947 Birthday - George Lawrence James, New Jersey, 4X400m relayer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Oleg Antropov, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Aleksandr Tkachev, U.S.S.R., parallel bars gymnast, Gold Medal 1980 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Alexei Ulanov, U.S.S.R., pairs figure skater, Gold Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Klaus Dibiasi, Italy, platform diver, Gold Medals 1968, 1972, 1976 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Dick Roth, U.S. swimmer, Gold Medal 1964 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Richard Roth, U.S., 400m swim medley 1964 Olympic gold

1947 Birthday - Wolfgang Schwartz, Austria, figure skater, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Amos Biwott, born in Uasin Gishee, Kenya, 3K steeplechaser, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Barbara Ann Ferrell Edmondson, born in Mississippi, 4x100m runner, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Elena Novikova-Belova, U.S.S.R., foils, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Ronald J Freeman II, Elizabeth, New Jersey, 4x400m runner, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Dick Fosbury, born in Portland, Oregon, high jumper, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Dick Fosbury, born in Portland Oregon, high jumper, won Olympic gold in 1968

1947 Birthday - Carlos A. Lopes, Portugal, marathon runner 1984 Olympics gold

1947 Birthday - Heidemarie Rosendahl, born in West Germany, long jumper, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Aleksandr Medved, born in U.S.S.R., wrestler, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Peter Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Aleksandr Tikhonova, U.S.S.R., biathalon relay, Gold Medals 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980 Olympics

1947 Birthday - Lanny Bassham, U.S., rifle-3 position 1976 Olympics gold

1946 Birthday - Ruth Fuchs, born in East Germany, javelin thrower, Gold Medals 1972, 1976 Olympics

1946 Birthday - Ho-Jun Li, Korea PR, rifle, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1946 Birthday - Miklos Nemeth, Hungary, javelin thrower 1976 Olympics gold

1946 Birthday - Bob Seagren, Pomona California, actor, Soap, pole vaulter, Olympics gold 68

1946 Birthday - Sawao Kato, Japan, gymnast, Gold Medals 1968, 1972, 1976 Olympics

1946 Birthday - Eva Klobukowska, born in Poland, relay sprinter 1964 Olympic gold

1946 Birthday - James R. Hines, Dumas, Arkansas, 4X100m relayer, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1946 Birthday - Erich Scharer, born in Switzerland, 2 man bobsled, 1980 Olympics gold

1946 Birthday - Bob Beamon, born in Jamaica, New York, long jumper, Olympics gold 68, 29' 2 " 8.9m

1946 Birthday - Zbigniew Kaczmarek, born in Poland, lightweight 1976 Olympics gold

1946 Birthday - Jim Day, born in Canada, equestrian show jumper, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1946 Birthday - Irnema Szewinski Kirszenstein, Poland, 200m runner, 1968 Olym Gold

1946 Birthday - Sinaida Turchina, U.S.S.R., team handball 1976 Olympics gold

1946 Birthday - Valentin Muratov, U.S.S.R., floor exercise gymnast 1956 Olympics gold

1946 Birthday - Valdemar Bandolowski, Denmark, yachting, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1946 Birthday - Aleksandr Shaparenko, U.S.S.R., 1K kayak, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1946 Birthday - Ludmila Poradnik, U.S.S.R., team handball, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1946 Birthday - Manfred Stengl, Austria, 2 man lugist 1960 Olympics gold

1945 Birthday - Carolyn Wood, U.S., 4 x 100m freestyle swimmer 1960 Olympics gold

1945 Birthday - Mikhail Woronin, U.S.S.R., gymnast, Olympic-2 gold/4 silver/bronze-1968

1945 Birthday - Viktor Saneyev, U.S.S.R., triple jumper, Olympic-3 gold/1 silv-1968-80

1945 Birthday - Marielle Goitschel, Ste Maxime France, alpine skier, Olympics gold 64

1945 Birthday - Freda Payne, born in Detroit, Michigan, vocalist, Band of Gold

1945 Birthday - Wyomia Tyus, born in Griffin, Georgia, 100m runner, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics

1945 Birthday - Fred Hansen, U.S., pole vaulter 1964 Olympic gold

1945 Birthday - Iain MacDonald-Smith, born in England, yachtsman, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1945 Birthday - Faina Myelink, U.S.S.R., discus thrower, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1945 Birthday - Uwe Beyer, born in East Germany, shot-putter 1976 Olympics gold

1945 Birthday - Vera Misevich, born in U.S.S.R., equestrian dressage, 1980 Olympics gold

1945 Birthday - Mikhail Voronin, born in U.S.S.R., horse vault gymnast, 1968 Olympics gold

1945 Birthday - Aleksey Vakhonin, U.S.S.R., bantam weight, Gold Medal 1964 Olympics

1945 Birthday - Jorgen Sundelin, born in Sweden, yachtsmen, 1968 Olympics gold

1945 Birthday - Randy Matson, U.S., shot putter, Olympic gold 1968

1944 Birthday - Erhard Keller, born in West Germany, 500m speed skater, Gold Medal 1968, 1972 Olympics

1944 Birthday - Ference Bene, Hungary, record 12 soccer goals 1964 Olympic gold

1944 Birthday - Ard Schenk, 500, 1500, 5000k speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1944 Birthday - Ard Schenk, Holland 1500m, 5K, 10K speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1944 Birthday - Daniel Morelon, born in France, 1K speed skater, Gold Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics

1944 Birthday - Micki J King, springboard diver, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1944 Death - Heinz Burns, German, Gold Medal 1936 Olympics, dies in bombing

1944 Birthday - Patrick Sercu, born in Belgium, 1K time trial 1964 Olympic gold

1944 Birthday - Michael Obst, born in West Germany, coxsman 1960 Olympics gold

1944 Birthday - Inna Ryskai, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Olympic-2 gold/2 silver-1964-76

1944 Birthday - Chris Finnegan, UK, middleweight boxing champ, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1944 Birthday - Edith McGuire, U.S. 200m sprinter 1964 Olympic gold

1944 Birthday - Poul Jensen, Denmark, yachting, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics

1944 Birthday - Miruts Yifter, Ethiopia, 5K/10K runner, 1980 Olympics gold

1944 Birthday - Charles Edward Greene, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, 4x100m runner, 1968 Olympics gold

1944 Birthday - Sergey Belov, U.S.S.R., basketball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1944 Birthday - Isao Okano, Japan, middleweight judo 1964 Olympic gold

1944 Birthday - Joe Frazier, born in Beaufort, South Carolina, heavyweight boxer, 1964 Olympic gold medal, World Heavyweight Boxing Champion 1968 - 1973

1944 Birthday - Christina von Saltza, U.S., swimmer, Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960

1943 Birthday - Mihaly Hesz, Hungary, 1K kayak, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1943 Birthday - Orton Enderlein, born in West Germany, luge 1964 Olympic gold

1943 Birthday - Marilyn McCoo, born in Jersey City, New Jersey, host/singer, Solid Gold, 5th Dimension

1943 Birthday - Christi Haas, Austria, downhill skier 1964 Olympic gold

1943 Birthday - Jean-Claude Killy, born in Saint-Cloud, France, French alpine skiier, 3 Gold Medals 1968 Olympics

1943 Birthday - Ulf Sundelin, Sweden, yachtsmen, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1943 Birthday - Yukio Kasaya, Japan, 70m ski jumper, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1943 Birthday - Ingrid Kramer, born in Dresden, Germany, diver 1964 Olympic gold

1943 Birthday - Lyudmila Bragina, U.S.S.R., 1500m runner, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1943 Death - Charles William Paddock, 100m runner, Gold Medal 1920 Olympics, dies at 42

1943 Birthday - Edward Skorek, Poland, volleyball player 1976 Olympics gold

1943 Birthday - Nancy Greene, Canada, giant slalom, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1943 Birthday - Pavel Lednev, born in U.S.S.R., pentathelete, 1980 Olympics gold

1943 Birthday - Antal Dunai, born in Hungary, soccer player, 1968 Olympics gold

1943 Birthday - Mauro Checcoli, Italy, 3 day equestrian, won Olympic gold in 1964

1943 Birthday - Wolfgang Scheidel, born in East Germany, luge, 1972 Olympics gold

1943 Birthday - James King, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, basketball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1943 Birthday - Jonny Nilsson, Sweden, 10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold

1942 Birthday - Robert L. Hayes, born in Jacksonville, Florida, 100m/4x100m runner, 2 Gold Medals 1964 Olympics

1942 Birthday - Henry Carr, Det, Michigan, 200m/4x400m runner 1964 Olympic gold

1942 Birthday - Kees Verkerk, skater World Champion, 1967, Olympics gold 68

1942 Birthday - Ingrid Becker, born in West Germany, long jumper/relayer, Gold Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics

1942 Birthday - Doris Brown-Heritage, U.S., 800m track star, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1942 Birthday - Sjoukje Dijkstra, born in Holland, figure skater 1964 Olympic gold

1942 Event - 1st WW II American expeditionary force lands in Africa (Gold Coast)

1942 Birthday - Willie D. Davenport, born in Troy, Alabama, 110m hurdler, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1942 Birthday - Sandra Morgan, U.S. 4 x 100m freestyle swimmer 1956 Olympics gold

1942 Birthday - Lynn Davies, born in Nantymoel, Wales, 'Lynn the Leap', long jumper, captain, Britain's Olympic long jump team 1964, won Olympic gold medal

1942 Birthday - Vera C slavsk -Odlozilova, Czechoslovakia, gymnast, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics

1942 Birthday - Walter Raphael Hazzard, Wilmington Del, basketball 1964 Olympic gold

1942 Birthday - Ann Packer-Brightwell, England, 400m/800m runner, 1964 Olympic gold

1942 Event - Glenn Miller awarded 1st ever gold disc for selling 1 million copies of "Chattanooga Choo Choo"

1942 Birthday - Peder Lunde, Jr., Norway, yachtsman 1960 Olympics gold

1942 Death - Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, marathoner, Gold Medal 1908 Olympics, dies at 56

1942 Death - Mel Sheppard, runner, 4 Gold Medals 1908, 1912 Olympics, Silver Medal 1912 Olympics, dies at 58

1942 Birthday - Vasili Alexeyev, U.S.S.R., weightlifer, Olympics gold 72, 76

1941 Birthday - Ivanka Khristova, Bulgaria, shot putter 1976 Olympics gold

1941 Birthday - Joe Louis Caldwell, born in Texas City, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold

1941 Birthday - Lucas Brown Jackson, San Marcos, Texas, basketballer 1964 Olympic gold

1941 Birthday - William Grut, Sweden, penthalete 1948 Olympics gold

1941 Birthday - Jim Barnes, Tuckerton, Arkansas, basketball player 1964 Olympic gold

1941 Birthday - Anita Lonsbrough, born in England, 200m backstroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics

1941 Birthday - Takehide Nakatani, born in Japan, lightweight 1964 Olympic gold

1941 Birthday - Margritta Gummel, born in East Germany, shot putter, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1941 Birthday - Aleksandr Ragulin, born in U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics

1941 Birthday - Heidi Biebi, Federal Republic of Germany, downhill skier 1960 Olympics gold

1941 Birthday - Anatoliy Firssov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey play, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics

1941 Birthday - Franco Nones, Italy, 30K cross country skier, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1941 Birthday - Meinhard Nehmer, born in East Germany, 2 man bobsledder 1976 Olympics gold

1940 Birthday - Dionne Warwick, born in East Orange, New Jersey, singer, Solid Gold, Way to San Jose

1940 Birthday - Bobby Knight, college basketball coach, Indiana, Gold Medal 1984 Olympics

1940 Birthday - Osamu Watanabe, Japan, featherweight 1964 Olympic gold

1940 Birthday - Jerzy Kulej, Poland, light welterweight boxer, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics

1940 Death - Tom Mix, U.S. actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60

1940 Birthday - Wilhelm Ruska, Holland, judo champ, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1940 Birthday - Thomas Williams, U.S., ice hockey play 1960 Olympics gold

1940 Birthday - Yuriy Klimov, U.S.S.R., team handball 1976 Olympics gold

1940 Birthday - Viktor Kuzkin, U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics

1940 Birthday - Thomas Kohler, born in East Germany, luger, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics

1940 Birthday - Sandra Morgan, 100m freestyle swimmer 1956 Olympics gold

1940 Birthday - Edy Hubacher, born in Switzerland, 4-man bobsled, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1940 Birthday - Jerry Lucas, born in Middletown, Ohio, NBA center, 1960 Olympics gold, New York Knicks

1940 Birthday - Calvin Fowler, Pitts, basketball player, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1940 Birthday - Mary Rand-Bignal-Toomey, England, long jumper 1964 Olympic gold

1940 Birthday - H Kipchoge "Kip" Keino, Kenya, 1500m runner, Gold Medal 1968, 1972 Olympics

1939 Birthday - James Galway, born in Belfast. Ireland, flutist, 18k gold flute, Royal Phil

1939 Birthday - Gennadiy Volnov, U.S.S.R., basketball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1939 Birthday - Yoshinobu Miyake, Japan, featherweight, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics

1939 Birthday - Erik Hansen, Denmark, 1K kayak 1960 Olympics gold

1939 Birthday - Claudia Boyarskikh, U.S.S.R., 5K/10K cross country 1964 Olympic gold

1939 Birthday - Elvira Ozolina, U.S.S.R., javelin thrower 1960 Olympics gold

1939 Birthday - Viorica Viscopoleanu, Romania, long jumper, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1939 Birthday - Walt Bellamy, born in New Bern, North Carolina, NBA center, Knicks, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics

1939 Birthday - Mary Peters, born in England, pentathlete, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1939 Birthday - Otis Paul Drayton, Glen Cove, New York, 4x100m runner 1964 Olympic gold

1939 Birthday - Vitaliy Davidov, born in U.S.S.R., ice hockey player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics

1939 Birthday - Martha Hudson, born in Eastman, Georgia, 4X100m relayer, 1960 Olympics gold

1939 Birthday - Irina Press, born in U.S.S.R., 80m hurdles/Pentathelete, Gold Medals 1960, 1964 Olympics

1939 Birthday - Josef Feistmantl, Austria, lugeist 1964 Olympic gold

1939 Birthday - Deszo Nowak, born in Hungary, soccer player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics

1939 Birthday - Toini Gustafson, born in Sweden, 5K/10K cross country skier, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1939 Birthday - Anne Heggtveigt, Canada, slalom 1960 Olympics gold

1939 Birthday - Bill Toomey, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, decathelete, Olympics gold 68

1939 Birthday - Bridget Parker, England, equestrian 3 day event, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Oscar Robertson, born in Charlotte, Tennessee, NBAer, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Oscar Robertson, NBA guard, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Peter Snell, born in New Zealand, 800m/1500m runner, Gold Medals 1960, 1964 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Bob Webster, born in Berkeley, California, diver, Gold Medals 1960, 1964 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Valentin Mankin, U.S.S.R., finn class yachtsman, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Andras Balczo, born in Hungary, pentathlete, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Hayes Wendell Jones, born in Sturksville, Michigan, 110m hurdler, Gold Medal 1964 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Yvonne Ruegg, born in Switzerland, giant slalom 1960 Olympics gold

1938 Birthday - Vayachselav Ivanenko, U.S.S.R., 50K walker 1988 Olympics gold

1938 Birthday - Billy Mills, born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, 10k, Olympics gold 64

1938 Birthday - Boris Lagutin, U.S.S.R., light-middleweight boxer, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Karin Balzer, born in East Germany, hurdler, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Jerry West, born in Cheylan, West Virginia, NBA superstar, Los Angeles Lakers, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Ludmil Buldakova, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Christina Bass-Kaiser, 3K Dutch speed skater, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Bernard Malivoire, born in France, cox pair 1952 Olympics gold

1938 Birthday - Betty Cuthbert, Australia 100m/200m/400m dash, Gold Medals 1956, 1964 Olympics

1938 Birthday - Herb Elliott, born in Australia, 1500m runner 1960 Olympics gold

1938 Birthday - Boris Majorov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey 1964 Olympic gold

1938 Birthday - Yevgeniy Majorov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey 1964 Olympic gold

1938 Birthday - Bill Christian, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold

1937 Birthday - Eero Mantyranta, Finland, nordic ski relay 1960 Olympics gold

1937 Death - Ray Ewry, jumper, 10 Gold Medals 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908 Olympics, dies at 63

1937 Birthday - Aleksandr Medved, born in U.S.S.R., super heavyweight, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics

1937 Birthday - Dawn Fraser, NSW Australia, 100m freestyle, Gold Medals 1956, 1960, 1964 Olympics

1937 Birthday - George Thoma, born in West Germany, cross country ski jumper 1960 Olympics gold

1937 Birthday - Lucinda Williams, U.S. sprinter 1960 Olympics gold

1937 Birthday - Ildiko Sagi-Retjo, Hungary, foils, 2 Gold Medas, 3 Silver Medals, 2 Bronze Medals 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976 Olympics

1937 Birthday - Tamara Press, U.S.S.R., shot putter/discus thrower, 3 Gold Medals 1960, 1964 Olympics, Silver Medal 1960 Olympics

1937 Birthday - Robert Boozer, born in Omaha, Nebraska, basketball player 1960 Olympics gold

1937 Birthday - Barbara Pearl Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, 4X100m relayer, Gold Medals 1952, 1960 Olympics

1937 Birthday - Helmut Recknagel, born in Germany, 90m ski jump, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics

1937 Birthday - Charles Everett Dumas, Tulsa, Oklahoma, high jumper 1956 Olympics gold

1937 Birthday - Yuriy Poyarkov, U.S.S.R., volleyball player, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1972 Olympics

1937 Birthday - John Devitt, Australia, 100m freestyle swimmer 1960 Olympics gold

1937 Birthday - Magnar Solberg, Norway, 20K biathalete, Gold Medals 1968, 1972 Olympics

1936 Birthday - Iolanda Balas, Romania, high jumper 1960 Olympics gold

1936 Event - Netherlands leave Gold Standard/devaluate guilder

1936 Event - Diver Marjorie Gestring is youngest Olympic gold medalist (13y 268d)

1936 Event - Jesse Owens wins 4th gold medal at Berlin Olympics

1936 Birthday - David Jenkins, U.S., figure skater 1960 Olympics gold

1936 Birthday - Vladimir Golubnichy, U.S.S.R., 20K walker, Gold Medals 1960, 1968 Olympics

1936 Birthday - Elisabeth Schwartz, Austria, pairs figure skater 1956 Olympics gold

1936 Birthday - Bob Cleary, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold

1936 Birthday - Tony Nash, born in England, bobsled, 1964 Olympics gold

1936 Birthday - Alwin Schockemohle, born in Germany, equestrian jumper, Gold Medal 1976 Olympics

1936 Event - Sonja Henie, Norway, wins 3rd consecutive Olympic figure skating gold

1936 Birthday - Leamon King, Tulare California, 4X100m relayer 1956 Olympics gold

1936 Birthday - Ludmila Pinayeva, U.S.S.R., 500m kayak, Gold Medals 1964, 1968, 1972 Olympics

1936 Birthday - Reiner Klimke, born in West Germany, equestrian dressage 1984 Olympics gold

1935 Birthday - Oleg Alekseyevich Protopopov, Russia, pairs skater, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics

1935 Birthday - Roger Christian, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold

1935 Birthday - Ludmila Belousova Protopopov, born in U.S.S.R., pairs skater, Gold Medals 1964, 1968 Olympics

1935 Birthday - Abdon Pamich, Italy, 50K walker 1964 Olympic gold

1935 Birthday - Jerome Shipp, U.S., basketball 1964 Olympic gold

1935 Birthday - Rafer Johnson, Hillsboro Texas, decathlete, Olympics gold 60

1935 Birthday - John McCartan, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, ice hockey player, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics

1935 Birthday - Tenley Albright, born in Boston, Massachusetts, figure skater, Gold Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics

1935 Event - Franklin D. Roosevelt ordersa federal gold vault to be built at Fort Knox Kentucky

1935 Birthday - Gyorgy Karpati, born in Hungary, water polo, Gold Medals 1952, 1956, 1964 Olympics

1935 Birthday - Ronnie Delaney, born in Ireland, 1500m runner, Gold Medal 1956 Olympics

1935 Birthday - George Genereux, born in Canada, trap shooter, 1952 Olympics gold

1935 Birthday - Floyd Patterson, heavyweight champ 1956 - 1959, 1960 - 1962, Gold Medal 1952 Olympics

1934 Birthday - Larissa Latynina, Ukraine, gymnast, Gold Medals 1956, 1960, 1964 Olympics

1934 Birthday - Milton Gray Campbell, Plainfield, New Jersey, decathelete 1956 Olympics gold

1934 Birthday - Ludmila Shevtsova, U.S.S.R., 800m runner 1960 Olympics gold

1934 Birthday - Elzbieta Krzesinska, Poland, long jumper 1956 Olympics gold

1934 Birthday - Bill Cleary, U.S., ice hockey player 1960 Olympics gold

1934 Birthday - Rafer Lewis Johnson, Hillsboro, Texas, decathlete 1960 Olympics gold

1934 Death - Carl F baron von Langen-Parow, German equestrian 1928 Olympics gold

1934 Birthday - Carl Cecil Cain, Freeport, Illinois, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold

1934 Birthday - Helga Haase, born in West Germany, 500m speed skater 1960 Olympics gold

1934 Birthday - Bent Peter Rasch, Denmark, canoe 1952 Olympics gold

1934 Birthday - Antonius Geesink, Holland, judo 1964 Olympic gold

1934 Birthday - Rudolph Agner, CEO, Consolidated Gold Fields

1934 Birthday - Bill Russell, Monroe, Louisiana, NBAer, Boston Celtics, Gold Medal 1956 Olympics

1934 Event - Franklin D. Roosevelt devalus dollar in relation to gold at $35 per ounce

1934 Birthday - Burdette Haldorson, U.S., basketball player, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics

1934 Birthday - Charles Lamont Jenkins, New York City, 400m runner 1956 Olympics gold

1933 Birthday - Milt Campbell, born in Plainfield, New Jersey, hurdler and decathlete, Gold Medal 1956 Olympics

1933 Birthday - Hayes Jenkins, U.S., figure skater 1956 Olympics gold

1933 Birthday - Knut Johannesen, Norway, 5K/10K speed skater 1964 Olympic gold

1933 Birthday - Mildred McDaniel, U.S. high jumper 1956 Olympics gold

1933 Birthday - Wilfried Dietrich, born in West Germany, super-heavyweight 1960 Olympics gold

1933 Birthday - Bill Nieder, shot putter, 1960 Olympics gold

1933 Birthday - Nathan Eugene Brooks, born in Cleveland, Ohio, flyweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold

1933 Birthday - Murray Halberg, New Zealand, 5K runner 1960 Olympics gold

1933 Birthday - Jean Boiteux, born in France, 400m freestyle swimmer 1952 Olympics gold

1933 Birthday - Jean Wicki, born in Switzerland, 4-man bobsled, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1933 Event - Gold standard abolished

1933 Event - U.S. and Canada drop Gold Standard

1933 Event - Franklin D. Roosevelt announces U.S. will leave gold standard

1933 Birthday - Lee Calhoun, Laurel Mississippi, hurdler, Olympics gold 56, 60

1933 Birthday - Lee Quencey Calhoun, Laurel MS, 110m hurdler, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics

1932 Birthday - Aldar Kovacsi, born in Hungary, pentathelete, Gold Medal 1952 Olympics

1932 Birthday - Katalin Juhasz-Nagy, Hungary, foils 1964 Olympic gold

1932 Birthday - Olga Connolly-Fikotova, Czechoslovakia, U.S. discus thrower 1956 Olympics gold

1932 Birthday - Paul Anderson, U.S., light super heavyweight lifter 1956 Olympics gold

1932 Birthday - Oleg Protopopov, born in Russia, olympic pairs skater, Gold 1964, 68

1932 Birthday - Otis Crandell Davis, Alabama, 400m/4X400m relayer 1960 Olympics gold

1932 Birthday - Mamo Wolde, born in Ethiopia, marathoner, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1932 Birthday - K C Jones, Taylor, Texas, basketball player 1956 Olympics gold

1932 Death - Lady Augusta, Isabella Gregory, playwright (Gold Apple), dies at 80

1932 Birthday - Charles Adkins, U.S., light welterweight boxer 1952 Olympics gold

1932 Birthday - Lia Manoliu, Romania, discus thrower, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1932 Birthday - Andrea Mead Lawrence, Rutland Vt, alpine slalom skier, 2 Gold Medals 1952 Olympics

1932 Birthday - Imre Polyak, born in Hungary, featherweight 1964 Olympic gold

1932 Birthday - Mae Heriwentha Faggs Starr, born in New Jersey, 4x100m runner 1952 Olympics gold

1932 Birthday - Anatoliy Roschin, born in U.S.S.R., super heavyweight wrestler, 1972 Olympic gold

1932 Event - U.S. bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold)

1932 Birthday - Boris Shakhlin, Russia, gymnast, Gold Medals 1956, 1960, 1964 Olympics

1932 Birthday - Dean Smith, U.S. actor/relay runner 1952 Olympics gold

1932 Birthday - Louis Woodard Jones, New Rochelle, New York, 4X400m relayer, Gold Medal 1956 Olympics

1931 Birthday - Yevgeni Grischin, born in U.S.S.R., 500m/1500m speed skater, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics

1931 Event - Britain abandons gold standard/pound devalues 20%

1931 Birthday - Norman Read, New Zealand, 50K walker 1956 Olympics gold

1931 Birthday - Takashi Ono, Japan, gymnast, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics

1931 Birthday - Klas Lestander, Sweden, 20K biathlon 1960 Olympics gold

1931 Birthday - Thelma Kalama, U.S., 4 x 100m relay swimmer, 1948 Olympics gold

1931 Birthday - Madeline Berthod, born in Switzerland, downhill skier 1956 Olympics gold

1931 Birthday - Rauno Makinen, Finland, Greco-Roman featherweight 1956 Olympics gold

1931 Birthday - Walter Davis, U.S., running high jumper 1952 Olympics gold

1930 Birthday - James Felton Boyd, Rocky Mount, North Carolina, light HW boxer 1956 Olympics gold

1930 Birthday - Bob Mathias, Tulare California, decathelete, Olympics gold 48

1930 Birthday - Sonja Ruthstrom, Swed, cross country relay skier 1960 Olympics gold

1930 Birthday - Bob Mathias, Tulare California, decathelete, Gold Medals 1948, 1952 Olympics

1930 Birthday - James McLane, U.S., 1500m freestyle swimmer 1948 Olympics gold

1930 Birthday - Jeanette Altwegg, England, figure skater 1952 Olympics gold

1930 Birthday - Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics

1930 Birthday - Gregory C Bell, born in Terre Haute, Indiana, long jumper 1956 Olympics gold

1930 Birthday - Tamio Kono, born in Sacramento California, weightlifting, Gold Medals 1952, 1956, 1960 Olympics

1930 Birthday - Pat McCormick-Keller, Lakewood California, diver, 4 Gold Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics

1930 Birthday - Conn Findlay, born in Stockton, California, coxswain, Olympics - 2 gold/bronze - 1956, 1964, 1976

1930 Birthday - Harry Boldt, Federal Republic of Germany, equestrian dressage 1976 Olympics gold

1930 Birthday - Alevtina Koltschina, U.S.S.R., cross coutry relay skier, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics

1930 Birthday - Catherine Hardy, Carollton, Georgia, 4x100m runner 1952 Olympics gold

1930 Birthday - Doreen Wilber, U.S., archer, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1929 Birthday - Lowell North, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, yachtsman, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1964 Olympics

1929 Birthday - Edgar White, U.S., yachtsman 1952 Olympics gold

1929 Birthday - Sumner White, U.S., yachtsman 1952 Olympics gold

1929 Birthday - Balbir Singh, India, field hockey player, Gold Medal Gold Medals 1948, 1956 Olympics

1929 Birthday - Sofia Muratova, U.S.S.R., gymnast, Olympic-6 gold/3 silv/4 bronze-1952-60

1929 Birthday - Dick Totten Button, born in Englewood, New Jersey, figure skater, Olympics gold 48, 52

1929 Birthday - Nina Ponomareva Romaschkova, born in U.S.S.R., discus thrower, Gold Medal 1952, 1960 Olympics

1929 Birthday - Yvette Williams, New Zealand, long jumper, Gold Medal 1952 Olympics

1929 Birthday - Edward Crook, born in Detroit, Michigan, middleweight boxer 1960 Olympics gold

1929 Birthday - Hallgeir Brenden, Norway, 15K/18K cross country, Gold Medal 1952, 1956 Olympics

1929 Birthday - Sixten Jernberg, Sweden, skier, Gold Medals 1956, 1960, 1964 Olympics

1929 Birthday - Kenneth Henry, U.S., 500m speed skater 1952 Olympics gold

1928 Birthday - Christian d'Oriola, France, foils, Gold Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics

1928 Birthday - Rudolph Plukfelder, U.S.S.R., light heavyweight 1964 Olympic gold

1928 Birthday - Gillian Sheen, England, foils 1956 Olympics gold

1928 Birthday - Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathon runner, Gold Medal 1960, 1964 Olympics

1928 Birthday - Udham Singh, born in India, field hockey player, Gold Medals 1952, 1956, 1964 Olympics

1928 Event - 1st woman to win an olympic gold medal - Halina Knonpacka of Poland

1928 Birthday - Barbara Ann Scott, Ottawa, Ontario, figure skater 1948 Olympics gold

1928 Birthday - Jerome Cousins Biffle, born in Denver,Colorado, long jumper, Gold Medal 1952 Olympics

1928 Birthday - Paul B Elvstrom, Denmark, yachter, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 Olympics

1928 Event - Canadian hockey team wins 3rd consecutive gold medal

1928 Birthday - Hans Nielsen, Denmark, lightweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold

1927 Birthday - Stein Eriksen, Norway, giant slalom 1952 Olympics gold

1927 Birthday - Dezso Gyarmati, Hungary, water polo player, Gold Medals 1956. 1960, 1964 Olympics

1927 Birthday - Adhemar Ferreira da Silva, born in Brazil, triple jumper, Gold Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics

1927 Birthday - Trudi Jochum-Beiser, Austria, downhill skier 1952 Olympics gold

1927 Birthday - Liselott Linsenhoff, born in West Germany, equestrian, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1927 Birthday - George Hunter, born in South Africa, light heavyweight boxer, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics

1927 Birthday - Greta Andersen, Denmark, 100m freestyle swimmer 1948 Olympics gold

1927 Birthday - Lars Hall, Sweden, Pentathelete 1952 Olympics gold

1927 Birthday - Josy Barthel, born in Luxembourg, 1500m runner 1952 Olympics gold

1927 Birthday - Eva Szekely, Hungary, 200m backstroke swimmer, 1952 Olympics gold

1927 Birthday - Leslie Claudius, born in India, field hockey, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics

1926 Birthday - Ursula Happe, Germany, 200m backstroke swimmer 1956 Olympics gold

1926 Birthday - Sergei Filatov, U.S.S.R., equestrian dressage 1960 Olympics gold

1926 Event - Gold discovered in Johannesburg, South Africa

1926 Birthday - Haakon Barfod, Norway, yachting, Gold Medals 1948, 1952 Olympics

1926 Birthday - Hans-Gunther Winkler, Germany, equestrian jumper 1956 Olympics gold

1926 Event - Canada restores gold standard

1926 Birthday - Ann Curtis, U.S., 400m freestyle swimmer, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics

1926 Birthday - Ann Curtis, 400m/800m U.S. swimmer, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics

1926 Birthday - Robert Eugene Richards, Illinois, pole vaulter, Olympics gold 48, 52, 56

1926 Birthday - Carolyn Gold Heilbrun, born in East Orange, New Jersey, author and feminist, 'In the Last Analysis' and 'Writing a Woman's Life'

1925 Birthday - Ossi Reichert, born in West Germany, giant slalom 1956 Olympics gold

1925 Birthday - Pierre Baugniet, Belgium, pairs ice skater 1948 Olympics gold

1925 Birthday - Micheline Lannoy, Belgium, figure skating pairs 1948 Olympics gold

1925 Event - Netherlands returns to gold standard

1925 Event - Netherlands and Great Britain return to gold standard

1925 Event - Great Britain goes back to gold standard

1925 Birthday - Leslie Laing, Linstead Jamaica, 4X400m relayer 1952 Olympics gold

1925 Birthday - Veikko Hakulinen, Finland, 30K/50K cross country skier, Gold Medals 1952, 1956, 1960 Olympics, Silver Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1960 Olympics

1924 Birthday - Victoria Draves, U.S., platform/springboard diver 1948 Olympics gold

1924 Birthday - Siiri Rantanen, Finland, cross country skier 1956 Olympics gold

1924 Birthday - Arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight, Gold Medal 1956, 1960 Olympics

1924 Birthday - Norvel la Follette Ray Lee, lt-HW boxer 1952 Olympics gold

1924 Birthday - Nino Bibbia, Italy, bobsled 1948 Olympics gold

1924 Birthday - Christine Goitschel, born in France, slalom 1964 Olympic gold

1924 Birthday - Norbert Schemansky, USA, middle heavyweight 1952 Olympics gold

1924 Event - 50th Kentucky Derby: John Mooney aboard Black Gold wins in 2:05.2

1924 Event - Charles Jewtraw, U.S. 500m skater, takes 1st Winter Olympics gold medal

1923 Birthday - Alice [Davis] Coachman, born in Albany, Georgia, high jumper, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics

1923 Birthday - Harrison Dillard, Cleveland, 100m runner, 4 Gold Medals 1948, 1952 Olympics

1923 Birthday - Donald Argee Barksdale, born in Berkley, California, basketballer 1948 Olympics gold

1923 Birthday - Hjalmar Andersen, born in Norway, 1500, 5K, 10K speed skater, 1952 Olympics gold

1923 Birthday - Piero J d'Inzeo, born in France, equestrian show jumper, Olympic gold in 1952, 1964

1923 Birthday - Horace Ashenfelter, U.S., 3000m steeplechase 1952 Olympics gold

1922 Birthday - Micheline Ostermeyer, France, shot-put/discus thrower, 2 Gold Medals 1948 Olympics, Bronze Medal 1948 Olympics

1922 Birthday - Marjorie Gestring, U.S., springboard diver 1936 Olympics gold

1922 Birthday - Dana Zatopek, born in Czechoslovakia, javelin thrower 1952 Olympics gold

1922 Birthday - Emil Zatopek, born in Czechoslovakia, 5K/10K/marathon 1952 Olympics gold

1922 Birthday - Herb McKenley, born in Jamaica, 4 x 400m relay runner 1952 Olympics gold

1922 Birthday - Abdul Rashid, born in Pakistan, field hockey player, Gold Medal 1960 Olympics

1922 Birthday - Joe Gold, American Businessman

1922 Event - Congress authorizes Grant Memorial $1 gold coin

1921 Birthday - Viktor Chukarin, U.S.S.R., gymnast, Gold Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics

1921 Birthday - Gunnar Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold

1921 Birthday - Maria Gorokhovskaya, U.S.S.R., gymnast 1952 Olympics gold

1921 Birthday - Ernest Gold, born in Vienna, Austria, Ernst Gold, composer, wrote nearly 100 film and television scores, including It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, On the Beach, four Academy-Award nominations, three Golden Globe nominations

1921 Birthday - Agnes Keleti, born in Hungary, gymnast, Gold Medals 1952, 1956 Olympics

1921 Birthday - Alain Mimoun O'Kacha, Algerian/French cross country, Gold Medal 1956 Olympics

1920 Birthday - Maxie Herber, Germany, figure skater pairs 1936 Olympics gold

1920 Birthday - Franco Pandolfini, Italy, water polo 1948 Olympics gold

1920 Birthday - Istvan Szivos, Hungary, water polo player 1976 Olympics gold

1920 Birthday - Rudolf Karpati, born in Hungary, sabres, Gold Medals 1956, 1960 Olympics, 60

1920 Birthday - Zeno Colo, Italy, downhill skier 1952 Olympics gold

1920 Birthday - Knut Nordahl, Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold

1920 Birthday - Thomas Gold, astronomer, proposed steady-state theory of universe

1920 Birthday - Lydia Wideman, Finland, 10K cross country skier 1952 Olympics gold

1920 Birthday - Ranganandhan Francis, born in India, field hockey, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics

1920 Birthday - A. W. [Rie] Kuiper-Mastenbroek, born in Netherlands, swimmer, 3 Gold Medals 1936 Olympics

1920 Birthday - Pierre Jonqueres d'Oriola, France, equest jumper, Gold Medal 1952, 1964 Olympics

1919 Birthday - Gert Fredriksson, Sweden, 1K kayak, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics

1919 Birthday - Ake Seyffarth, 10K speed skater, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics

1919 Event - Avery Hopwood's "Gold Diggers," premieres in New York City

1919 Birthday - Masao Takemoto, Japan, gymnast 1960 Olympics gold

1919 Birthday - Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italy, epee 1952 Olympics gold

1919 Birthday - Laila Schou Nilsen, born in Norway, downhill skier, 1936 Olympics gold

1919 Birthday - Gretchen Fraser, born in Tacoma, Washington, slalom skier 1948 Olympics gold

1919 Birthday - Dharam Singh, India, field hockey player 1964 Olympic gold

1918 Birthday - Adolph Kiefer, U.S., 100m backstroke swimmer, Gold Medal 1936 Olympics

1918 Birthday - Henry Norwood Ewell, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 4x100m runner 1948 Olympics gold

1918 Birthday - Helen Stephens, Fulton, Missouri, 100m runner 1936 Olympics gold

1917 Birthday - Elyse Knox, Hartford, Connecticut, actress, Hit the Ice, Black Gold

1917 Birthday - Durward Knowles, England, yachtsman, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1917 Birthday - Henry Carlsson, Sweden, soccer 1948 Olympics gold

1917 Birthday - Kusuo Kitamura, Japan, 1500m freestyle swimmer 1932 Olympics gold

1917 Birthday - Imry Nemeth, Hungary, hammer thrower 1948 Olympics gold

1917 Birthday - Bertil Nordahl, born in Sweden, soccer player 1948 Olympics gold

1917 Birthday - Richard Desborough Burnell, born in England, double sculls 1948 Olympics gold

1917 Birthday - Simon Slattvik, Norway, cross country ski jumper 1952 Olympics gold

1917 Birthday - Arthur Gold, Toronto, Canada, pianist

1916 Birthday - Michael F Howard, British Major-General, Gold Stick to the Queen

1916 Event - Market Street's "Path of Gold" lit for 1st time

1916 Event - Congress authorizes McKinley Memorial $1 gold coin

1916 Birthday - George Abel, Canada, ice hockey player, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics

1915 Birthday - Dario Mangiarotti, Italy, fencing, gold, 2 silver, Olympic-1948, 52

1915 Birthday - Howard Cooke, Jamaica, 1991 Mico Gold Medal Award

1915 Birthday - Douglas Kennedy, born in New York, actor, Lone Ranger and Lost City of Gold

1915 Birthday - Dorothy Poynton-Hill, U.S., platform diver 1932 Olympics gold

1915 Event - U.S. government mints 1st $50 gold pieces, for Panama Pacific Expo

1915 Birthday - Godfrey Brown, England, 4 x 400m runner 1936 Olympics gold

1915 Birthday - Jann Willem Holsbergen, author, Zakenmensen Fair as Gold

1915 Birthday - Herma Bauma, born in Austria, javelin thrower, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics

1915 Event - Congress authorizes $1 and $50 Panama-Pacific International Expo gold coin

1914 Birthday - Roberto Cavanagh, Argentina, polo 1936 Olympics gold

1914 Birthday - Sylvi Saimo, Finland, 500m kayak 1952 Olympics gold

1914 Event - Proclamation prohibits Canadian mint from issuing gold coins

1914 Birthday - Kitei Sohn, Korean marathon runner/coach 1936 Olympics gold

1914 Birthday - Tullio Pandolfini, Italy, water polo 1948 Olympics gold

1914 Birthday - Cristyl Cranz, Germany, slalom 1936 Olympics gold

1914 Birthday - Joseph de Pietro, U.S., 56kg weightlifter 1948 Olympics gold

1914 Birthday - Horace Leonard Gold, Sci-Fi writer/editor

1914 Birthday - Fiorenzo Marini, born in Italy, epee, 1960 Olympics gold

1914 Birthday - Derek Allhusen, England, equestrian, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1913 Birthday - Eleanor Holm, New York City, 100m backstroke swimmer 1932 Olympics gold

1913 Birthday - Foy Draper, U.S., relay runner 1936 Olympics gold

1913 Birthday - Gisela Mauermeyer, Germany, discus thrower 1936 Olympics gold

1913 Birthday - Annette Rogers, U.S. sprinter, Gold Medal 1932, 1936 Olympics

1913 Birthday - Jesse Owens, track star, Olympics - 4 gold medals

1913 Birthday - Cornelius Johnson, born in Los Angeles, California, high jumper 1936 Olympics gold

1913 Birthday - Babe [Mildred Ella] Didrikson, born in Port Arthur, Texas, hurdler, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics

1913 Birthday - Nigel Patrick, London England, actor and director, Sapphire, Prize of Gold

1912 Birthday - Pal Kovacs, born in Hungary, sabres 1952 Olympics gold

1912 Birthday - Josef Neckermann, born in West Germany, equestrian dressage, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics

1912 Event - 1st unofficial gold record (Al Jolson's "Ragging The Baby To Sleep")

1912 Birthday - Sonja Henie, born in Oslo, Norway, ice skater/actress, Gold Medals 1928, 1932, 1936 Olympics

1911 Birthday - Jean Shiley, U.S., high jumper 1932 Olympics gold

1911 Event - Proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 and $10 gold coins

1911 Birthday - Birger Ruud, Norway, 90m ski jumper, Gold Medals 1932, 1936 Olympics

1911 Birthday - Elizabeth "Betty" Robinson, U.S. 100m sprinter 1928 Olympics gold

1911 Birthday - Gerhard Stoeck, born in Germany, javelin thrower 1936 Olympics gold

1911 Birthday - Marie Philipsen-Braun, swimmer 1928 Olympics gold

1911 Birthday - Stanislawa Walasiewicz, born in Poland, sprinter, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics, Silver Medal 1936 Olympics

1911 Birthday - Charles Mathiesen, Norway, 1500m speed skater 1936 Olympics gold

1910 Birthday - Franz Kemser, Germany, 4 man bobsled 1952 Olympics gold

1910 Birthday - Jacques-Baptise LeBrun, France, finn yachtsman 1932 Olympics gold

1910 Birthday - John Shea, U.S., 500m/1500m speed skater 1932 Olympics gold

1910 Birthday - Pierre Musy, born in Switzerland, 4-man bobsled 1936 Olympics gold

1910 Birthday - Aladar Gerevich, born in Hungary, Sabres, Gold Medal 1948 Olympics

1910 Birthday - Buster Crabbe, 400m U.S. swimmer, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics

1910 Birthday - Jack Lovelock, New Zealand/U.S. surgeon/runner 1936 Olympics gold

1909 Birthday - Kwame Nkrumah, communist/premier Gold Coast/president Ghana, 1960-66

1909 Birthday - Wilhelmina Von Bremen, U.S. 4X100 relay sprinter 1932 Olympics gold

1909 Birthday - Thor Thorvaldsen, Norway, yachtsman, Gold Medals 1948, 1952 Olympics

1909 Birthday - Matti Jarvinen, Finland, javelin thrower 1932 Olympics gold

1908 Birthday - Franz Pfnur, Germany, slalom 1936 Olympics gold

1908 Birthday - Louis Hostin, born in France, Light Heavyweight, Gold Medals 1932, 1936 Olympics

1908 Birthday - Kristian Palusalu, born in Finland, heavyweight wrestler, 1936 Olympic gold

1908 Birthday - Sulo Nurmela, Finland, 4 x 100K relay skier 1936 Olympics gold

1908 Birthday - Jackie Fields, U.S., featherweight boxer 1924 Olympics gold

1908 Birthday - Oddbjorn Hagen, Norway, cross country jumper 1936 Olympics gold

1908 Birthday - Clarence "Buster" Crabbe, California, swimmer 1932 Olympics gold /actor

1907 Birthday - Klaes Karppinen, Findland, 4 x 10K relay 1936 Olympics gold

1907 Birthday - Heikki Savolainen, Finland, pommel horse gymnast 1948 Olympics gold

1907 Birthday - Bep van Klaveren, European Boxing Champ, Gold Medal 1928 Olympics

1907 Birthday - Istvan Pelle, Hungary, gymnast 1932 Olympics gold

1907 Birthday - Clifford Curzon, born in London, England, pianist, MacFarren Gold Medal

1907 Birthday - Ilona Schacherer Elek, born in Budapest, Hungary, fencer, Gold Medal Olympics 1936, 1948

1907 Birthday - Robert Tisdall, Ireland, 400m hurdler 1932 Olympics gold

1907 Birthday - Pete Desjardins, U.S., platform and springboard diver 1928 Olympics gold

1907 Event - Gold dental inlays 1st described by Wm Taggart, who invented them

1906 Birthday - Gertrude Ederle, New York City, swimmer 1924 Olympics gold

1906 Birthday - Edward Lansing Gordon, Jr., Jackson, Mississippi, long jumper, Olympics gold 32

1906 Birthday - Aileen Riggin, Newport, Rhode Island, springboard diver, Gold Medal 1920, 1924 Olympics

1906 Birthday - Sigve Lie, born in Norway, yachtsmans, Gold 1948, 1952 Olympics

1906 Birthday - Joseph Wright, born in Canada, oarsman, 1928 Olympics gold

1906 Birthday - Brigitte Helm [Gisele Eve von Kuenheim], Berlin, actress, Gloria, Gold

1906 Birthday - Franciscus Hin, Holland, yachtsman, Gold Medal 1920 Olympics

1905 Birthday - William Northam, Austria, yachtsman 1964 Olympic gold

1905 Birthday - Ernest Baier, Germany, figure skater 1936 Olympics gold

1905 Birthday - Henrich Schlappi, born in Switzerland, 4 man bobsled 1924 Olympics gold

1905 Birthday - Mikio Oda, Japan, triple jumper, 1928 Olympics gold

1905 Birthday - Laszlo Papp, Hungary, middleweight boxer, Gold Medals 1948, 1952, 1956 Olympics

1904 Birthday - Lillian Copeland, U.S. discus thrower 1932 Olympics gold

1904 Birthday - Henry Payne Iba, Easton, Missouri, U.S. basketball coach, Olympics gold 64, 68

1904 Birthday - Johnny Weissmuller, born in Timisoara, Romania, actor 'Tarzan', 100m swimmer, 5 Gold Medals 1924 and 1928 Olympics

1904 Birthday - Sven Thofelt, Sweden, pentathlete 1928 Olympics gold

1904 Birthday - Hugh Plaxton, Canada, ice hockey player 1928 Olympics gold

1904 Birthday - Gustav-Adolf Boltenstein, Sweden, equest dressage, Gold Medal 1952, 1956 Olympics

1904 Event - Congress authorizes Lewis and Clark Expo $1 gold coin

1904 Birthday - Iron Eyes Cody, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, actor, Black Gold, Ernest Goes to Camp

1904 Birthday - Ivar Ballangrud, born in Norway, Olympic speed skater, 4 gold, 2 silver

1903 Birthday - William Dehart Hubbard, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, long jumper 1924 Olympics gold

1903 Birthday - Lina Radke, Germany, 800m runner 1928 Olympics gold

1903 Birthday - Elizabeth Pinkston Becker, U.S., platform diver, Gold Medal 1928 Olympics

1902 Birthday - Franco Giorgetti, Italy, cyclist, Gold Medal 1920 Olympics

1902 Birthday - Limari Salminen, Finland, 10K run 1936 Olympics gold

1902 Event - Congress authorizes Louisiana Purchase Expo $1 gold coin

1902 Birthday - Pierre Brunet, France, figure skater pair, Gold Medal 1928, 1932 Olympics

1902 Birthday - Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender 1928 Olympics gold

1902 Birthday - Ethelda Blebtrey, Waterford, New York, 100m swimmer, Gold Medal 1920 Olympics

1902 Birthday - Eric Liddell, China, English 400m runner 1924 Olympics gold

1901 Event - Great Britain annexes Gold Coast (Ghana)

1901 Birthday - Andree Joly Bunet, born in France, figure skater pair, Gold Medal 1928, 1932 Olympics

1900 Birthday - Alice Calhoun, born in Cleveland, Ohio, Silent film actress, Flowing Gold

1900 Birthday - Helena Konopacka, Poland, discus thrower 1928 Olympics gold

1900 Event - Eyre M. Shaw, 78, becomes oldest gold medalist in Olympics

1900 Birthday - Charles Jewtraw, U.S., 500m speed skater 1924 Olympics gold

1900 Event - U.S. currency goes on gold standard

1899 Birthday - Paul Costello, U.S., double sculls, Gold Medals 1920, 1924, 1928 Olympics

1899 Birthday - Alan Washbond, U.S., 2-man bobsled, Gold Medal 1932 Olympics

1898 Birthday - Curtis Stevens, U.S., 2 man bobsled 1932 Olympics gold

1898 Birthday - Frank McHugh, actor, Front Page, Gold Diggers 1935, Mighty Joe Young

1898 Birthday - Eddie Eagan, born in Denver, boxer, bobsledder, Gold Medals 1920, 1932 Olympics

1898 Birthday - Alfred Schlappi, born in Switzerland, 4 man bobsled, Gold Medal 1924 Olympics

1898 Birthday - Johannes Hin, Holland, yachtsman, Gold Medal 1920 Olympics

1897 Event - 1st ship arrives in Seattle carrying gold from Yukon

1897 Birthday - Paavo Nurmi, born in Finland, 5K runner, Gold Medals 1920, 1924, 1928 Olympics

1897 Event - Japan adopts Gold Standard

1897 Event - British troops occupy Bida Gold Coast (Ghana)

1897 Event - Battle at Bida Gold Coast: British troops beat Nupe's army

1896 Birthday - Morris Kirksey, U.S., 4 x 100m, Gold Medal 1920 Olympics

1896 Event - George Washington Carmack discoveres gold in Klondike region of Yukon

1896 Event - Gold discovered in Klondike, found at Bonanza Creek, Ala

1896 Event - Gold discovered at Klondike River at Dawson

1896 Event - William Jennings Bryan "cross of gold" speech at Dem convention

1896 Birthday - Charles F Pahud de Mortanges, Dutch equestrian, Gold Medal 1928, 1932 Olympics

1896 Event - 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece, American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history

1896 Event - Announcement of Gold in Yukon

1894 Birthday - Florimond Cornellie, Belgium, yachting, Gold Medal 1920 Olympics

1894 Event - British troops occupy Ilorin, Gold Coast

1893 Birthday - Clas Thunberg, born in Finland, speed skater, Gold Medals 1924, 1928, Olympics

1892 Birthday - James Meredith, 800m runner, Gold Medal 1912 Olympics

1892 Birthday - Able Kiviat, U.S., runner, Gold Medal 1912 Olympics

1892 Birthday - Giorgio Cesana, born in Italy, coxswain, Olympics gold 1906

1892 Birthday - Clifford Gray, U.S., bobsled 1928 Olympics gold

1892 Birthday - Paul Smart, U.S., yachtsman 1948 Olympics gold

1891 Birthday - Alfred Plane, U.S. sharp shooter, Gold Medal 1912, 1920 Olympics

1890 Event - U.S. stops minting $1 and $3 gold coin and 3 cent piece

1890 Birthday - Duke Kahanamoku, Hawaii, swimmer, Olympics-3 gold/2 silver-12, 20, 24

1889 Birthday - Irene Steer, England, 4 x 100m relay swimmers, Gold Medal 1912 Olympics

1889 Birthday - Frank Mayo, silent screen actor, Burning Gold, Hell's Headquarters

1889 Birthday - Moroni Olsen, born in Ogden, Utah, actor, Annie Oakley, Black Gold, Snow White

1888 Birthday - Jim Thorpe, born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, decathelete, Gold Medal 1912 Olympics

1886 Birthday - Paul Radmilovic, born in England, swimmer, 3 1908 Olympic gold medals

1884 Birthday - Lloyd Spooner, U.S., marksman, Olympic-4 gold/1 silver/2 bronze-1920

1884 Birthday - Charles Meldrum Daniels, born in Dayton, Ohio, swimmer, Olympics gold 1904, 08

1884 Death - Thomas Gold Appleton, American critic, writer, and artist, dies

1882 Birthday - James Stephens, Irish poet, Crock of Gold

1881 Birthday - Karl Frederick, pistol champ, Gold Medal 1920 Olympics

1880 Death - John Sutter, U.S. colonist (gold discovered on his land), dies at 77

1879 Birthday - Zsigmond Moricz, Hungarian writer, Sararany [Mud gold]

1878 Birthday - Lillian Moller Gilbreth, engineer, CIOS Gold Medal-1954

1876 Event - U.S. law removes Indians from Black Hills after gold find

1875 Event - William Bonwill, patents dental mallet to impact gold into cavities

1875 Event - Netherlands goes on the gold standard

1875 Birthday - Thomas Hicks, English/U.S. marathon runner:, Olympics gold 1904

1874 Birthday - Gilbert Keith Chesterton, England, novelist, Man Who Made Gold

1874 Birthday - Arthur Hoyt, born in Georgetown CO, actor, Gold Dust Gertie, Goldie Get Along

1873 Event - Dentist John Beers of San Francisco patents gold crown

1873 Birthday - Ray Ewry, born in Lafayette, Indiana, jumper, 10 Gold Medals 1900, 1904, 1906, 1908 Olympics

1873 Event - Congress abolishes bimetallism and authorizes $1 and $3 gold coins

1872 Event - World's largest gold nugget (215 kg) found in New South Wales

1869 Event - Black Friday; Wall St. panic after Gould and Fisk attempt to corner gold

1869 Event - Richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich

1869 Event - Jay Gould and James Fisk attempt to control U.S. gold market

1866 Event - Gold coins from the Sydney Mint become legal tender in Canada

1865 Event - 1st U.S. gold certificates issued

1865 Event - U.S. issues 1st gold certificates

1864 Event - Gold is discovered in Helena, Montana

1863 Event - Gold certificates (currency) authorized by Congress

1861 Event - US, banks stops payments in gold

1853 Event - U.S. authorizes minting of $3 gold pieces

1853 Event - Charles Reade's "Gold," premieres in London

1851 Event - Gold fields discovered in Australia

1850 Event - Gold discovered in Oregon, Rogue River

1850 Event - 1st U.S. $20 gold piece issued

1849 Event - New York Herald reports gold discovery in California

1849 Death - Dolley Madison, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins, died at age 81 in Washington, D.C.

1849 Event - 1st gold seekers arrive in Nicaragua en route to California

1849 Event - Gold Coinage Act authorizes $20 Double Eagle gold coin

1849 Event - 1st boat load of gold rush prospectors arrives in San Francisco from east coast

1848 Event - 1st gold seekers arrive in Panama en route to SF

1848 Event - President Polk triggers Gold Rush of '49, confirms California gold discovery

1848 Birthday - Augustus Saint-Gaudens, U.S., sculptor and designer, 1907 $20 gold piece

1848 Event - James Marshall finds gold in Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California

1843 Birthday - Benito Perez Galdos, Spain, novelist, Fountain of Gold, Nazaarin

1835 Event - After gold discovery in Ga, Cherokees forced to move across Miss R

1812 Birthday - Thomas Gold Appleton, born in Boston, Massachusetts, American critic, writer, and artist

1792 Event - U.S. authorizes $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle and 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins and silver dollar, dollar, quarter, dime and half-dime

1768 Birthday - Dolley Madison, born in New Garden, North Carolina, wife of the 4th President of the United States, James Madison, First Lady of the United States, 1809 - 1817, acted as First Lady for Thomas Jefferson, portrait appears on United States Mint 1/2 ounce $10 gold coins

1715 Event - Spanish gold and silver fleet disappears off St. Lucie, Florida

1665 Event - Battle at Elmina, Gold Coast: Vice-Admiral De Ruyter beats English

1641 Death - Matthijs H Quast, fleet guardian (Gold Islands), dies in battle

1616 Event - Walter Raleigh released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana

1580 Event - Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange

1542 Death - Hernando de Soto, dies while searching for gold, near Mississippi R

1520 Event - Spanish conquerors under Cortes take gold from Aztecs

1515 Event - George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100,000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles

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