1994 Death Simon R Naoli, Tanzanian marathoner, dies in an accident at 28 1993 Death George Sheehan, cardiologist/marathoner, dies of prostate cancer at 74 1992 Birthday Bob Kempainen, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, marathoner, Olympics-66 1973 Death Abebe Bikila, Ethiopian marathoner (Olympic-gold 1960, 64), dies at 46 1971 Death Etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner, Bronze Medal 1948 Olympics, dies in accident at 48 1971 Death Etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner (Olympic-bronze-48), dies at 48 1969 Birthday Anne Marie Lauck, born in Rochester, New York, marathoner, 1996 Olympics 1969 Death Manuel Plaza Reyes, Chilean marathoner (Olympic-gold 1928), dies at 68 1969 Birthday Rod de Highden, Australian 5k/10k/marathoner 1996 Olympics 1968 Death Kokichi Tsuburaya, Japanese marathoner (Olympic-bronze-1964), commits suicide 1967 Birthday Kerryn McCann, Australian marathoner 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Bruce Deacon, Ottawa Ontario, marathoner 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Peter Fonseca, Lisbon Portugal, Canadian marathoner 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Bob Kempainen, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, marathoner 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Robert Kempainen, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, marathoner, 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Sean Quilty, Australian marathoner 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Mark Coogan, Manhaset, New York, marathoner 1996 Olympics 1966 Birthday Sean Patrick Wade, Houston Texas, New Zealand marathoner 1996 Olympics 1965 Birthday Nyla Jane Carroll, New Plymouth New Zealand, 5k/10k/marathoner 1996 Olympics 1964 Birthday May Allison, born in Toronto, Ontario, marathoner 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Jenny Spangler, born in Monroe, Wisconsin, marathoner 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Carey Nelson, Canada, marathoner 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Steve Moneghetti, Australian marathoner, Olympics-5th-88, 92, 96 1962 Birthday Keith Brantley, Scott AFB, Illinois, marathoner 1996 Olympics 1961 Birthday Sue Malaxos, Australian marathoner 1996 Olympics 1961 Birthday Kathrin Dorre, East German marathoner 1988 Olympics bronze 1961 Birthday Danuta Bartoszek, born in Pyrzyce, Poland, Canadian marathoner 1996 Olympics 1961 Birthday Linda Somers, Bitburg, Germany, U.S. marathoner, Olympics-31st-96 1960 Birthday Lisa Martin, Australian marathoner, Olympic-silver 1988 1960 Birthday Lisa Ondieki, Australian marathoner, Olympics-7th-84, 88, 96 1959 Death Boughera El Quafi, marathoner, Gold Medal 1928 Olympics, shot to death at 60 1958 Birthday Alberto Salazar, marathoner, New York City Marathon Winner 1958 Birthday Terry Fox, Canadain one-legged marathoner, 1980 Marathon of Hope 1958 Birthday Ibrahim Hussein, marathoner, Boston Marathon-1988, 91, 92 1957 Birthday Allison Roe, Auckland New Zealand, marathoner, NYC-1981 1957 Birthday Joan Benoit Samuelson, born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, marathoner, Gold Medal 1994 Olympics 1956 Birthday Ingrid Kristiansen, born in Norway, marathoner, Olympic-4th-1984, Bost-86, 89 1953 Birthday Greta Andersen Waitz, born in Oslo, Norway, marathoner, New York City - 1984 1953 Birthday Rosa Mota, Port marathoner 1988 Olympics gold 1950 Birthday Waldemar Cierpinski, born in East Germany, marathoner, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics 1947 Birthday Frank Shorter, Munich Germany, U.S. marathoner, Olympic-gold/silver-72, 76 1947 Birthday Lynn Fitzgerald, marathoner, ran 133 miles 939 yards in 24 hours 1942 Death Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, marathoner, Gold Medal 1908 Olympics, dies at 56 1938 Event Vainio Muinonen wins 2nd European marathoner (2:37:28.8) 1934 Event Armas Toivonen becomes 1st European marathoner (2:52:29.0) 1932 Birthday Mamo Wolde, born in Ethiopia, marathoner, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1914 Death Jean Bouin, French marathoner, Silver Medal 1912 Olympics, dies in battle 1885 Birthday Dorando di Desiderio Pietri, Italian marathoner, Olympic-DQ gold-1908
