2015 Event NASA is isolating a six-person team for a year within a small dome in Hawaii in order to simulate theoretical conditions of a Mars mission; the team will have no fresh air or fresh food, and a spacesuit must be worn when exiting the dome The Brain Kids, a team of robots from Japan's Chiba Institute of Technology, wins this year's RoboCup, a robotic football (soccer) tournament started 18 years ago to encourage new developments in the robotics field Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been implicated in DeflateGate, the scandal in which footballs used by the team were found to be below regulation pressure; Brady's father, Tom Brady, Sr., states that his son was framed The tomb of an Egyptian queen, Khentakawess III, is discovered by a team of Czech archaeologists; the queen lived during the Fifth Dynasty and was likely the wife of Pharaoh Neferefre 2014 Event Indonesia's search team finds plane wreckage and the remains of three people who were aboard AirAsia Flight 8501, which disappeared on December 28th; the findings confirm that the flight crashed in the waters between Indonesia and Singapore The Buffalo Bills are being sold to businessman Terry Pegula for $1.4 billion, the highest price paid in history for an NFL team; previously owner Ralph Wilson, now deceased, paid $25,000 in 1959 Argentina beats The Netherlands in the World Cup semifinals with a score of 4-2; the team will play Germany in the final match The U.S. Patent and Trademark office has canceled trademarks of the Washington Redskins, ruling that the name and trademarks are 'offensive to Native Americans'; the team has been under pressure for years to change its name Last year's World Cup victor Spain is defeated by Chile in the tournament today, eliminating the champion team's chances for a second title Costa Rica shocks World Cup fans by beating Uruguay 3-1; The Uruguay team is considered one of the strongest and the Costa Rica team one of the weakest in the competition Donald Sterling, the owner of the L.A. Clippers who was banned from the NBA after racist remarks, has changed his mind on allowing sale of the team to Microsoft ex-CEO Steve Balmer; instead, Sterling has revived his $1 billion lawsuit agains the NBA Donald Sterling, the L.A. Clippers owner banned from the NBA after making racist remarks, has dropped a lawsuit fighting the forced sale of the team; the pending sale to former Microsoft exec Steve Ballmer must now be approved by the NBA Shelly Sterling, Donald Sterling's wife and co-owner of the L.A. Clippers, plans to sell the team to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer for $2 billion; the sale depends on approval from the NBA and Donald The NBA names business executive Dick Parsons as acting CEO of the L.A. Clippers; owner Donald Sterling was banned for life from contact with the Clippers or the NBA after he made racist remarks; the NBA plans to attempt a forced sale of the team Donald Sterling, L.A. Clippers owner, is banned for life after reports of his racist comments; a new CEO will be appointed, and other team owners are encouraged to pressure Sterling into selling; many parties have already expressed interest The University of Connecticut achieves a second championship as the women's basketball team takes home the NCAA championship title after a 79-58 victory over Notre Dame; the men's basketball team won the NCAA title this season The Chip Ganassi racing team wins the 12 Hours of Sebring, with individual victories for Marino Franchitti, Memo Rojas and Scott Pruett NCAA basketball team Wichita State Shockers wins the Missouri Valley Conference championship undefeated 2013 Event Amidst criticism for its lack of help in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, China's 'Peace Ark', a 14,000-ton navy hospital ship, is sent to the Philippines to help its relief efforts'; the country also sent an emergency medical team and a disaster relief team from the Chinese Red Cross American baseball shortstop Jose Iglesias secures a one-year contract to play for the Detroit Tigers Major League Baseball team Oracle Team USA has a remarkable comeback, winning the America's Cup sailing competition; the team defeated New Zealand 9-8 NASA's New Horizons team releases the first high resolution view of Pluto's largest moon; Charon, which is as large as the state of Texas, is covered in ice 2012 Event Ahead of his cabinet and his December 1st inauguration, Mexico's President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto of Mexico names his 'transition team' 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 A memorial service is held for San Diego chargers' Junior Seau; his #55 will be retired by the team Playing against the Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox pitcher, Philip Humber, pitches the 21st perfect game in MLB history and the third perfect game in team history 2011 Event NBA team owners and players reach an agreement, ending the 149-day NBA lockout; the new NBA season will begin Christmas day In Chicago, the Chicago Cubs baseball team fires their manager, Mike Quade A new world record is set by Jamaica's 4x100-meter relay team of Nesta Carter, Usain Bolt, Michael Frater and Yohan Blake A team of divers discover the wreck of a Swedish warship, possibly Mars, the head of king Erik XIV's fleet which sank in the Baltic Sea in 1564 The Los Angeles Dodgers professional baseball team files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy 2010 Event A new, though threatened, language known as Koro, is discovered by a team of linguists on an expedition to Arunachal Pradesh, in northeastern India 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 2003 Death Joan Kroc, philanthropist/former baseball team owner, started Peace Institutes at several universities, dies at 75 2000 Event Elian Gonzalez is snatched by a SWAT team from his Florida relatives to return him to his father in Cuba 1998 Event USA Women's Hockey Team beats Canada for 1st Olympic Gold medal U.S. hockey team destroys their rooms at Olympic village in Japan 1997 Event SWAT team shoots John E Armstrong in Fla, freeing 2 young hostages New York Rangers are 1st NHL team to open with 4 straight ties 1st all female (20 British women) team reaches North Pole 1996 Event 1st ODI played in Kenya between home team and Sri Lanka 2nd Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 16 -15 at Robert Jones Va Greg Pavlik one-hits Tigers making the Rangers 1st AL team to pitch back-to-back one-hitters since the Washington Senators in 1917 Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season 1995 Event Atlanta Braves become 1st team to sweep in NL playoff (beat Reds) Indians set record of 30 game lead over 2nd place team Rockies are 1st team to make postseason before 7th year in existence Indians break 1902 Pirates record for largest lead over 2nd-place team (KC) (27 games) Cincinnati Reds becomes 1st team to clinch NL Central Art Modell's rep begins secrets talks to move team to Baltimore 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 1994 Event 1st Presidents Golf Cup: U.S. beats International team 20-12 at Robert Jones Va Cleveland Browns is 1st team in NFL to score a 2-point conversion Mariners play Red Sox as home team at Fenway, as Kingdome is repaired Colorado Silver Bullets (all-female pro baseball team) 1st game 1st roster of Silver Bullets, all-female pro baseball team, announced David Platt appointed captain of English football team Shreveport Pirates join CFL as 4th U.S. team Russian team beats ladies world record 4x800 m indoor (8:18.71) 1993 Event NFL announces new expansion team, Carolina Panthers in Charlotte Red Tom Browning decides to watch his team play at Wrigley Field from the roof of a building across Sheffield Ave, he is fined $500 New expansion NHL team, owned by Disney, is named the Mighty Ducks 1993 Death Bobby Moore, English soccer team captain (World champs 1966), dies Sacramento Gold Miners admitted as CFL's 9th franchise (1st U.S. team) 1992 Death Ted Croker, RAF-pilot/sect English soccer team (sponsoring), dies 1992 Event Atlanta, becomes 1st U.S. team to win a World Series game out of US 1st non-U.S. team to win a World Series Game; Toronto 5, Atlanta 4 1st World Series with non-U.S. team, Toronto loses 3-1 to Braves Tampa Bay Lightning become 1st NHL expansion team to win opener (7-2) U.S. Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57 Colorado Rockies 1st minor league team's (Bend Oregon in Class A) game Erie Sailors (Florida Marlin farm team) 1st game beat Jamestown 6-5 in 13 U.S. Olympic baseball team plays 1st exhibtion game, beat Venez 20-0 New York Rangers win team record 50th game Lou Conaseca retires as coach of St. John's basketball team Indians set team record for long game lose to Red Sox (19 inn - 6 hours) 1991 Event Auburn men's basketball team was placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations and is not eligble for post-season play in 1991-92 Toronto Blue Jays clinches AL East title and becomes 1st team to draw 4 million fans USA Basketball announces "Dream Team" for the 1992 Olympics U.S. women's gymnastics team win 1st World Championships medal (silver) Lillian Cucuzza wins name Florida baseball team contest (Marlins) Minnesota Twins win a team record 15 games in a row St. Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7 NCAA bans University of Minnesota football team from postseason play in 1992 North Carolina is 1st NCAA basketball team to win 1,500 games North and South Korea form a joint team for table tennis competition 1990 Event Buffalo Bills become 6th 1st place NFL team to lose on same weekend Reds are 1st NL team to clinch title, staying in 1st place all year Ken Griffey Sr &, Jr. are 1st father and son to play on same team each goes 1 for 4 for Seattle Mariners Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr. become 1st father and son to play on same team (Seattle Mariners), both single in 1st inning Minn Twins become 1st team to turn 2 triple plays in a game but lose to Boston Red Sox 1-0 Dordrecht '90 soccer team forms in Dordrecht FC Swells soccer team forms in Swells New York Mets tie their team career high 11 game win streak Notre Dame becomes 1st team to sell its game to a major network (NBC) 1989 Event Houston becomes 1st major college team to gain 1000 yards in a game 1st black owners (Betram Lee and Peter Bynoe) to own a major sports team, purchasing Denver Nuggets for $65m Calgary Flames become 1st NHL team to play in U.S.S.R., win 4-2 Browns allow Pittsburgh only 53 net yards, a team defensive record Trumbull Conn, is 1st U.S. team since 1983 to win Little League WS 1989 Death Bert Oosterbosch, racing cyclist, won World amateur team time trial championship, won World Professional individual pursuit title, successful track and road racer, dies at age 32, of acute cardiac arrest Cleveland loses and drop to 21-22, this is the latest a sub .500 team is in 1st place (AL East) Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancelled an April reunion because of deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players 1988 Event Soviet Red Army Team edges New York Islanders, 3-2 at Nassau Coliseum Oklahoma's College football team gets 3 year probation Japan beats MLB All-Star team 5-4 in Tokyo (Game 6 of 7) MLB All-Star team beats Japan 3-1 in Tokyo (Game 5 of 7) MLB All-Star team beat Japan 8-2 in Nishinomya, (Game 4 of 7) Beth Daniel wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship Netherlands soccer team wins European Cup (2-0 against U.S.S.R.) In Santa Barbara, California, a team of 32 divers begin cycling underwater on a standard tricycle, to complete 116.66 miles in 75 hours 20 minutes 1987 Event Fukumi Tani wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship "A Team," last aired on NBC-TV after 4 years New Jersey Devils farm team Maine Mariners (AHL) move to Utica (Devils) NY U.S. Davis Cup team loses to Paraguay Midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose and Doug Somers for AWA World Tag Team Hart Foundation beat British Bulldogs for WWF tag team title 1986 Event Jack Morris agrees to salary arbitration with former team Tigers and accuses owners of collusion against free agency Ayako Okamoto wins Nichirei Ladies Cup US-Japan Team Golf Championship Cleveland Browns' Gerald McNeil sets the team record for the longest punt return with an 84-yard run (and TD), Browns 24, Detroit 21 Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31 Argentina becomes world champion soccer team (3-2 against W-Germany) Kathy Ormsby, a 21-year-old member of North Carolina State track team jumps off a bridge permanently paralyzing herself West German team swims world record 4x200 m freestyle (7:05.17) 1985 Event Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Nichirei Cup Team Match Golf Tournament Fastest English Channel crossing by a relay team set (15h 30m) 1985 Death Samuel Frith, English co-founder of soccer team (Bradford City), dies Brooklyn College soccer team wins Nepal's invitational 1984 Event Browns set team records for most sacks (11) Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Nichirei Cup Team Match Golf Tournament Browns set a team record for allowing most sacks (11), Kansas City wins 10-6 U.S. men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics Vitesse soccer team forms in Arnhem British ice dancing team, Torvill and Dean, become 1st skaters to receive 9 perfect 6.0s in world championships 1983 Event Denver Nugget coach Doug Moe, hoplessly behind, advise team to let Blazers break their scoring record Chako Higuchi wins LPGA Sports Nippon Team Match Golf Tournament New Jersey Devils purchase AHL Maine Mariners as their farm team Houston is 1st NBA team to be held scoreless in an overtime Portland Trail Blazers out score them 17-0 and win 113-96 1982 Event Sandra Haynie/Kathy McMullen wins Portland Ping Team Golf Championship PEC Swells '82 soccer team forms in Swells Atlanta Braves become 1st team to win 1st 12 games of the season 1981 Event Browns set team records for most fumbles (9) and most turnovers (10) Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins Portland Ping Team Golf Champ NEC soccer team forms in Nijmegen FC Lisse, Dutch soccer team forms British team led by Ranulph Fiennes completes longest and fastest crossing of Antarctica, reaching Scott base after 75 days (2,500 miles) Reds become last team to sign a free agent (Larry Biitner) 1980 Event Kathy Whitworth/Donna Caponi Young win Portland Ping Team Golf Champ Braves join every NL team with 1,000,000+ attendance for this season 1980 Birthday Kristin Lee, born in Bethesda, Maryland, rhythmic gymnast, U.S. team 1996 USA Olympic hockey team defeated Finland, 4-2, to win the gold medal 1979 Event Nancy Lopez/JoAnn Washam wins Portland- Ping Team Golf Championship 1979 Birthday Jonny Wilkinson, born in Frimley, England, professional rugby union player, member of the England national team, considered one of the world's best rugby players 1978 Event NHL Toronto Maple Leafs set own team record of 28 pts vs New York Islanders Donna Caponi Young/Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Ping Team Golf Classic Dutch women hockey team wins world championship Dodgers become 1st major league team to draw 3 million fans 1978 Birthday Marco Sturm, Dingolfing GER, NHL forward, Sharks, Team Germany 1998 MVV soccer team forms in Maastricht 1977 Event Hollis Stacy/Jerry Pate wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Championship Dusty Baker 30th home run joins teammates Steve Garvey (33), Reggie Smith (32), and Ron Cey (30) in make Dodgers 1st team to boast 4 30-home run hitters Joanne Carner/Judy Rankin wins LPGA National Team Golf Championship Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when manager Earl Weaver pulls team off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound) FC Volendam soccer team forms in Volendam, Netherlands 1977 Birthday Jochen Hecht, Mannheim GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 Alexei Kariozhny, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics South Carolina Heerenveen soccer team forms in Heerenveen ADO The Hague soccer team forms Petr Devyatkin, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics Bryan Berard, NHL defenseman, Team USA 1998 Olympics, New York Islanders Aki-Petteri Berg, NHL defenseman, Team Finland, Kings, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics Alexei Morozov, NHL forward, Team Russia, Pittsburgh, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics Martin Hohenberger, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 Vince Carter, born in Daytona Beach, Florida, professional basketball player, shooting guard and small forward for Orlando Magic National Basketball Team 1976 Event Jo Ann Washam/Chi Chi Rodriguez wins Pepsi-Cola Mixed Team Golf Champ 1976 Birthday Petr Sykora, born in Pizen, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, New Jersey Devils Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years Markus Wieland, Tegernsee GER, hockey player, Team Germany 1998 Mattias Ohlund, NHL goaltender, Vancouver Canucks, Team Sweden 1998 Ger Unterluggauer, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 Lubomir Visnovsky, born in Topolcany, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia Rain out! Astrodome cancels game heavy rains make it difficult for visiting team and umpires to get through flooded streets to the stadium Markus Wieland, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 Erich Goldmann, born in Dingolfing GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 Laurent Gras, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Lars Bruggemann, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 Dmitriy Dudarev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 Florian Keller, Munchen GER, hockey player, Team Germany, Rosenheim Radek Bonk, Koprivnice, Czechoslovakia, NHL center, Ottawa Senators, Team Czechoslovakia Richard Zednik, born in Bystrica, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Wash 1975 Birthday Vitaliy Yeremeyev, hockey goalie, Team Kazkhstan 1998 Tsutsumi Otomo, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 Christobal Huet, hockey goalie, Team France 1998 Jonathan Zwinkel, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Christoph Brandner, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 Reinhard Davis, hockey goaltender, Team Austria 1998 Alexander Serikow, born in Landshut, GER, hockey forward, Team Germany Francois Rozenthal, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Maurice Rozenthal, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Christopher Yule, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 Gregory DuBois, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 Kimmo Timonen, hockey defenseman, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics Andrey Savenkov, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics Vaclav Prospal, NHL forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Philadelphia Leo Insam, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 Julian Dean, Waihi New Zealand, team pursuit cyclist 1996 Olympics 1974 Event Milwaukee Bucks lose their 11th straight NBA game (team record) 1974 Birthday Jaroslav Spacek, NHL defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Sweden Oakland A's beat Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 games to 1 in 71st World Series makes A's only team other than Yankees to win 3 straight series Miroslav Satan, born in Topolcany, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Edmonton Chris Pronger, NHL defenseman, Team Canada Olympics-1998, St. Louis Kenny Jonsson, Angelholm SW, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Islander Mats Lindgren, NHL forward, Team Sweden, 1998 Olympics Sergei Yerkovich, hockey defenseman, Team Belarus 1998 Longest team (6) trampoline bouncing marathon (1,248 hours (52 days)) Peter Pucher, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 Miro Simonovic, hockey goaltender, Team Slovakia 1998 Andrei Mezin, NHL goaltender, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics 6th time Phils get just 1 assist in game; no other team did it twice Dieter Kalt, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 Soccer team Veendam forms Shin Yahata, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 Vladimir Zavyalov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 Sergei Stas, NHL defenseman, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics Libor Prochazka, hockey defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics Dutch women hockey team becomes world champion Tuomas Gronman, NHL defenseman, Team Finland, Pittsburgh, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics Anthony Mortas, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Tony Delk, born in Covington, Tennessee, professional basketball player, point guard, shooting guard, leader of University of Kentucky Wildcats team that won the 1996 NCAA Men's Division Vitaly Tregubov, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 Juha Lind, NHL forward, Team Finland, Dallas, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Birthday Hiroyuki Miura, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 Mirko Ludemann, Weiwasser GER, NHL defenseman, Team Germany, Colorado Frantisek Kaberle, hockey defenseman, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics Alexei Yashin, NHL forward, Team Russia, Ottawa, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics Robert Petrovicky, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Dallas Alexey Trochshinskiy, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics Jochen Molling, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 Kimmo Rinatnen, hockey forward, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1973 Event Willie Mays named to NL all star team for 24th time (ties Musial) Milan Hnilicka, hockey goaltender, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics Ville Peltonen, Vantaa FIN, NHL forward, Team Finland, San Jose Markus Brunner, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 Stefano Margoni, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 Johan Hedberg, Nacka SWE, hockey goalie, Team Sweden, Olympics-1998 Ville Peltonen, hockey forward, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics Yutaka Kawaguchi, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 David Moravec, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics Igor Nikitin, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 Igor Murin, born in Trencin, Czechoslovakia, hockey goaltender, Team Slovakia 1998 UCLA's basketball team wins 61st consecutive game (NCAA record) Tatsuki Katayama, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 Richard Aimonetto, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Robert Dunn, Glenn Cove, New York, team handball left wing 1996 Olympics 1972 Birthday Jan Caloun, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics 1972 Event Miami Dolphins become 1st undefeated NFL team (14-0-0) Stanislav Jasecko, Spisska Nova Ves, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia Stanislav Jasecko, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 Petteri Nummelin, Turku FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland Luis Figo, born in Almada, Portugal, professional soccer player, midfielder, 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year, won 127 caps for the Portuguese national soccer team Indians set a team record for lowest team batting avg .234 Jorgen Jonsson, hockey forward, Team Sweden 1998 Andreas Pusnik, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 Martin Straka, Pizen, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, Florida Roland Ramoser, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 Pierre Allard, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Michael Thornberry, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia, team handball circle, 1996 Olympics Hank Aaron hits 660th and 661st home runs for Braves, record for 1 team Jozef Stumpel, NHL forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998, Los Angeles Kings Michael Lampert, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 Fabrice L'Henry, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Ryan Fujita, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 Jozef Stumpel, born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia, NHL forward, Team Slovakia, Boston Otakar Vejvoda, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic Marko Kiprusoff, Turku FIN, NHL defenseman, Team Finland, Montreal Cheryl Abplanalp, Bryn Mawr Penn, team handball wing 1996 Olympics Viktor Ujcik, born in Jihlava, Czech Republic, hockey, Team Czech Republic Martin Brodeur, Montreal, NHL goalie, New Jersey Devils, Team Canada Mario Schaden, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 Jan Benda, Reet Belgium, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 Kunihiko Sakurai, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 Charlie Haas, born in Houston, Texas, Charles Doyle 'Charlie' Haas II, professional wrestler, wrestles for World Wrestling Entertainment, previously teamed with brother, Russ, on independent circuit, winning JAPW Tag Team Championship Ryan Kuwabara, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 Boris Mironov, born in Moscow, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics, Bronze Medal 2002 Olympics Cornell NCAA hockey team shut out for 1st time in 225 games (Boston U) Craig Johnson, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL left wing, Los Angeles Kings and 1994 Olympic Team Karl DeWolf, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 Andrey Pchelyakov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics Lubomir Rybovic, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Slovakia Vladimir Vujtek, NHL forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics, Tampa Bay Mattias Norstrom, Mora SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Los Angeles Kings Ivan Droppa, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 1971 Birthday Bryan Smolinski, born in Toledo, Ohio, NHL forward, Team USA, Pitts Penguins Petr Nedved, born in Libercec, Czechoslovakia, NHL center, Team Czechoslovakia, Pitts Penguins 1971 Event U.S. table tennis team arrived in China Sergei Berezin, Voskrensensk Rus, NHL forward, Team Russia, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics Pavol Rybar, hockey goaltender, Team Slovakia 1998 Claus Dalpiaz, hockey goaltender, Team Austria 1998 Jan Pardavy, hockey forward, Team Slovakia Pavel Patera, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics Watergate team breaks into Daniel Ellsberg's doctor's office Joseph Fitzgerald, born in Brooklyn, New York, team handball center back 1996 Olympics Ernest Faber, born in Geldrop, Netherlands, professional soccer player, played for the Netherlands national football team, PSV Eindhoven, FC Groningen and Sparta Rotterdam New York Giant football team announces they're leaving Bronx for New Jersey in 1975 Makoto Kawahira, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 Deventer Soccer team Go Ahead Eagles forms Daniel Kunce, Sumperk GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 Adam Foote, born in Toronto, NHL defenseman, Colorado Avalanche, Team Canada Oleg Antonenko, hockey forward, Team Belarus, Olympics-1998 Kenny Cunningham, born in Dublin, Ireland, professional soccer player, defender, won 70 caps for the Republic of Ireland national football team Groningen soccer team forms in Groningen Drahomir Kadlec, Pribham, Czech Republic, hockey defenseman, Team Czech Republic Matt Stone, born in Houston, Texas, musician, actor, screenwriter, co-creator of 'South Park' Emmy-Award winning television series, co-created film, 'Team America: World Police' Jonas Berqvist, Angelhorn SWE, hockey forward, Team Sweden, 1998 Olympics Frederik Nilsson, born in Stockholm, Sweden, IHL forward, Team Sweden, Kansas City, IHL, U.S. table tennis team arrives in China PR Pavel Bure, NHL forward, Team Russia, Vancouver, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics Dave DeGraaf, born in Lansing, Michigan, team handball circle 1996 Olympics Jiri Vykoukai, born in Olomouc, Czech Republic, hockey player, Team Czech Republic, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics Jiro Nihei, hockey goaltender, Team Japan 1998 Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record) Torsten Kienass, Berlin GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany Mats Sundin, Bromma SWE, NHL center, Team Sweden, Toronto Maple Leafs Roman Cechmanek, NHL goaltender, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics Tommy Salo, Surahammar SWE, NHL goalie, Team Sweden, New York Islanders Takeshi Yamanaka, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 Doug Weight, Warren, Michigan, NHL center, Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98 Branislav Janos, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 Stephane Barin, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Bobby Holik, Jihlava, Czech, Republic, NHL left wing, New Jersey Devils, Team Czechoslovakian Republic 1970 Birthday Marian Smerciak, born in Martin, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 Dino Felicetti, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 Robert Lang, Teplice, Czech Republic, NHL forward, Team Czech Republic, Los Angeles George Van Os, Jr., born in Houston, Texas, team handball left back, 1996 Olympics Rene Pucher, born in Presov, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Slovakia Dawn Marple, born in Salem, Ohio, team handball wing/back 1996 Olympics Oleg Kryazhev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics 1970 Event Plane carrying Wichita State University football team crashes killing 30 Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Buffalo, Silver Medal 1998 Olympics Wolfgang Kromp, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 Igor Korolev, born in Moscow, Russia, NHLer, Team Russia, Winnipeg Rod Brind'amour, Ottawa, NHL center, Philadelphia Flyers, Team Canada 98 Gerald Ressman, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 Sergei Zubov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Pittsburgh Dusty Imoo, hockey goaltender, Team Japan 1998 Fabio Casartelli, born in Como, Italy, raced with Ariostea team in 1993, won Olympic gold medal in 1992 Summer Olympics road race FC Utrecht soccer team forms in Utrecht Roman Kontsek, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 Mike Modano, born in Livonia, Michigan, NHL forward, Team USA, Dallas Stars Carl Everett, born in Tampa, Florida, baseball player, outfielder, played for Florida Marlins, Major League Baseball team, played for New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, Chicago White Sox, Seattle Mariners, Houston Astros, Montreal Expos, 2005 World Series Champion Roman Turek, Strakonice, Czech Republic, hockey goalie, Team Czech Republic, 1998 Olympics Niklas Andersson, Kungalv SWE, NHL forward, Team Sweden, New York Islanders Giuseppe Busillo, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 Arnaud Briand, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Nicklas Lidstrom, Vasteras SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Detroit Reds clout 7 home runs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 home runs, 6 for one team and 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records Vladimir Antipin, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics Patrick Brugnoli, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 Olaf Kolzig, born in Johannesburg SAF, NHL goalie, Team Germany, Washington Derek D. Brown, born in Washington D.C., team handball right wing 1996 Olympics Erlan Sagymbayev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics Evgeniy Koreshkov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Olympics Jacksonville is 1st college basketball team to avg 100+ pts per game Lisa Eagen, Harlan Iowa, team handball wing/back court 1996 Olympics Jan Varholik, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 Mika Stromberg, Helsinki FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland Leo Stefan, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 Patrick Pilloni, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 Leo Stefan, Chelyabinsk RUS, hockey forward, Team Germany Richard Smehlik, Ostrava, Czech Republic, NHL defenseman, Team Czech Republic, Buffalo John Lennon pays 1,344 pounds fine for 96 protesting South African rugby team playing in Scotland Keith Carney, Providence, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, Team U.S. Chris Bartolone, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 Jeremy Roenick, born in Boston, Massachusetts, NHL center, Team USA, Blackhawks, Coyotes Frank "Cliff" Mannon, Amarillo, Texas, team handball 1996 Olympics Aleksandr Shimin, hockey goaltender, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics Vadim Glovatskiy, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 1969 Birthday Martin Ulrich, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 Arthur Numan, born in Heemskerk, Netherlands, professional soccer player, played for FC Twente, Rangers, played left back, team manager for Netherlands B squad Norm Krumpschmd, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 Rob Blake, Simcoe Ont, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Los Angeles Kings Ben Iroha, born in Aba, Nigeria, professional soccer player, played for the Nigerian national team, head coach, Nigeria's Dolphins FC Denny Fercho, Ventura California, team handball circle 1996 Olympics Rob Zamuner, NHL forward, Tampa Bay Lightning, Team Canada 1998 Pavel Kamentsev, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 John Leclair, St. Albans VT, NHL forward, Team USA, Philadelphia Laura Brown, born in America, golfer, member, LPGA Tour 1994 - 1997, coach Daytona Beach College women's golf team Patric Kjellberg, hockey forward, Team Sweden Olympics-1998 Ari Sulander, hockey goaltender, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics Jean-Chris. Filippin, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 Takayuki Kobori, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 Kai Nurminen, Turku FIN, hockey forward, Team Finland Igor Larionov, Voskresensk Russia, NHL forward, Team Russia, Detroit Thomas Brandl, Bad Tolz GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 Herb Hohenberger, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 Kristen Danihy, Lawton Oklahoma, team handball circle/wing 1996 Olympics Reemt Pyka, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 Reemt Pyka, Bremerhaven GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1968 Birthday Jozef Dano, born in Skalica, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 Jiri Dopita, Sumperk, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Czech, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics Jiri Veber, Kladno, Czech Republic, hockey, Team Czech Republic Steven Penn, Brevard, North Carolina, team handball center back 1996 Olympics Lubomir Sekeras, born in Liptovsky, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia Vlast Plavucha, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 1968 Event U.S. pro soccer 14 teams merged into 1 all star team Aleksandr Koreshkov, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics Francois Gravel, hockey goaltender, Team France 1998 Valeri Zelepukin, NHL forward, New Jersey Devils, Team Russia, Silver Medal1998 Olympics Michael Puschacher, hockey goalie, Team Austria 1998 Konstantin Shafranov, hockey forward, Team Kazkhstan 1998 Dawn Allinger, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, team handball back court, 1996 Olympics Shinichi Iwasaki, hockey goaltender, Team Japan 1998 Vassili Pankov, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics Viktor Karatchoun, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics Alex Andrievski, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics Jennifer Horton, Dover, New Jersey, team handball goalie, 1992, 1996 Olympics Miroslav Mosner, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 Andreas Lupzig, Straubing GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 Stefan Figliuzzi, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 Christian Perthaler, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 Lyle Odelein, Quill Lake Sask, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Montreal Fortuna Sittard soccer team forms in Sittard Hiroshi Matsuura, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 Tami Lyn Jameson, born in Minneapolis, team handball goalie, 1992, 1996 Olympics Toni Lee Jameson, Minneapolis, team handball back court 1996 Olympics Janne Ojanen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward, Team Finland Chad Biafore, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 Jurgen Rumrich, born in Miesbach GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 Joseph Ouellet, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Brian Leetch, born in Corpus Christi, Texas, NHL defenseman, Team USA, New York Rangers Bob Nardella, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 Lubomir Kolnik, Skalica CZ, hockey forward, Team Slovakia, Espoo Andrey Sokolov, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics Laurie Fellner, born in Appleton, Wisconsin, team handball goalie, 1992, 1996 Olympics Michael Rosati, hockey goaltender, Team Italy 1998 Vlastimil Plavucha, Banska Bystrica CZ, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1967 Birthday Karol Rusznyak, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 Dominic Lavoie, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 Markus Ketterer, Helsinki FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland 1967 Event 1st time an AFL team beats an NFL team, Broncos beats Detroit 13-7 Clifford Ann Creed/Margie Masters wins Yankee Ladies' Team Golf Champ Alex Galtcheniouk, hockey forward, Team Belarus, Olympics-1998 Helmond Sport soccer team forms Akihito Sugisawa, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 Mikhail Borodulin, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan 1998 Mario Chitarroni, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 Paul Gascoigne, born in Dunston, England, professional soccer player, nicknamed Gazza, midfielder, capped 57 times for the England national soccer team Igor Zemlyanoy, hockey defenseman, Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998 Lawrence Rucchin, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 Foundation Arizona soccer team forms in Alkmaar Curtis Joseph, born in Keswick, Ontario, NHL goalie, Team Canada, Edmonton Oilers Klaus Merk, born in Augsburg GER, hockey goaltender, Team Germany 1998 Takayuki Miura, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 Frantisek Kaberle, Brno, Czech Republic, hockey forward, Team Czech Republic Mario Brunetta, hockey goaltender, Team Italy 1998 Gregory Caccia, Bayshore, New York, team handball right back 1996 Olympics Ulf Dahlen, Ostersund SWE, NHL forward, Team Sweden, San Jose Guy Hebert, Troy, NHL goalie, Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Team USA 98 1966 Birthday Patricia Neder, Wauykesha WI, team handball right wing, Olympic-92, 96 Bill Ranford, Brandon Man, NHL goalie, Team Canada, Boston Phillipe Bozon, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Chryssandra Hines, Bristol Conn, team handball wing 1996 Olympics Gerhard Puschnik, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 Shawn Chambers, Royal Oaks, Michigan, NHL defenseman, Team USA, New Jersey Devils Mike Richter, Abington, Pennsylvania, NHL goalie, New York Rangers, Team USA 1998 Igor Kravchuk, Ufa Russia, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, St. Louis Joe Nieuwendyk, NHL forward, Dallas Stars, Team Canada 1998 Kevin Hatcher, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL defenseman, Team USA, Dallas, Pitts Simon Wheeldon, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 Shayne Corson, NHL forward, Team Canada, 1998 Olympics, Montreal Daniel Nowak, Schwennigen GER, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 1966 Event VVV soccer team forms in Venlo Doug Bodger, born in Chemainus BC, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, San Jose Mark Schmocker, born in Interlaken, Switzerland, U.S. team handball goalie 1996 Olympics Serge Poudrier, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 Stanislav Medrik, born in Nitra, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia Thomas Fitzgerald, born in Brooklyn, New York, team handball left wing 1996 Olympics Serge Djelloul, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 Brad Bergen, Pennsylvania Sask, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 Jan Varholik, born in Kosice, Czechoslovakia, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia Matthew Ryan, Port Jefferson, New York, team handball circle 1996 Olympics Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W. Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for 1966 Michael De Angelis, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 Christian Pouget, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Mika Nieminen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics 1965 Birthday David Delfino, hockey goaltender, Team Italy 1998 Peter Draisaitl, born in Karvina, Czechoslovakia, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 Matt Kabayama, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 Robert Oberrrauch, hockey defenseman, Team Italy 1998 Mikhail Shtalenkov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL goalie, Team Russia, Anaheim Lucio Topatigh, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1965 Event Once-Hertogenbosch soccer team FC de Bosch forms John Keller, Jr., Toledo Ohio, team handball back court 1996 Olympics Roger Dube, hockey forward, Team France 1998 Troy Neel, born in Freeport, Texas, professional baseball player, first baseman, hitter, played for Oakland Athletics, Orix BlueWave team in Japan Maurizio Mansi, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron (1954 - 1965) pass Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig hitting 772 home runs while playing together on the same team Yugi Iga, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 Claude Lemieux, Buckingham Que, NHL forward, Team Canada, Colorado FC Twente '65 Enschede soccer team forms in Enschede Edward Hartman, born in Skalica, Czechoslovakia, hockey goalie, Team Slovakia Beau Allred, born in Mesa, Arizona, Dale Le Beau Allred, baseball player, outfielder, played for the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball team for three seasons from 1989 - 1991 Jammo Myllys, Savonlinna FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland, Bronze Medal 1998 Olympics Steve Yzerman, Cranbrook BC, NHL forward, Team Canada, Detroit Denis Perez, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 Jayson Meyer, Regina Saskatchewan, hockey defenseman, Team Germany Braves propose to pay 5 cents from each ticket to bring a new team to Milwaukee NL adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster Kim Clarke, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, team handball back court, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics Atsuo Kudo, hockey defenseman, Team Japan 1998 Georg Franz, Straubing GER, hockey forward, Team Germany, Landshut Guy Forget, born in Casablanca, Morocco, professional tennis player, helped France with the 1991 and 1996 Davis Cup, served as France's Favid Cup team captain Jergus Baca, born in Liptovsky Mikulas, Czechoslovakia, IHL defenseman, Team Slovakia 98 1964 Birthday Petr Briza, Prague, Czech Republic, hockey goalie, Team Czech Republic Darrick Heath, Hempstead, New York, team handball left back 1996 Olympics Jean-Phil LeMoine, hockey defenseman, Team France 1998 Tomas Sandstrom, NHL forward, Anaheim, Team Sweden 1998 Toshiyuki Sakai, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 Giuseppe Giannini, Rome, Italy, soccer player, Rome A Team Jimmy Arias, Buffalo, New York, tennis player, U.S. Davis Cup team 1964 Event Cambuur Leeuwarden BVO soccer team forms in Leeuwarden Mark MacKay, Brandon GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 Pat Verbeek, Sarnia Ont, NHL forward, Team Canada, New York Rangers Buster Mathis defeats Joe Fraizer to qualify for U.S. Olympic team Scott Stevens, Kitchener, NHL defenseman, New Jersey Devils, Team Canada Ulf Samuelsson, born in Fagersta SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, New York Rangers Raimo Helminen, born in Tampere, Finland, hockey forward, Team Finland, 1998 Olympic Bronze Phil Housley, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, NHL defenseman, New Jersey Devils, Team USA 1998 Olympics Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr., announces a baseball team is moving there Christian Ruuttu, Lappeenranta FIN, hockey forward, Team Finland Oto Hascak, hockey forward, Team Slovakia 1998 Sharon Cain, born in San Antonio, Texas, team handball center back 1996 Olympics 1963 Birthday Timo Jutila, Tampere FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland Carol Peterka, Little Falls, Minnesota, team handball back court, 1992, 1996 Olympics Michael Heidt, Calgary Alberta, hockey defenseman, Team Germany Michael Heidt, hockey defenseman, Team Germany 1998 Jaromir Dragan, born in Liptovsky, Czechoslovakia, hockey goalie, Team Slovakia 1998 John Vanbiesbrouck, born in Detroit, Michigan, NHL goalie, Team USA, Florida 1963 Event Telstar soccer team forms in Ijmuiden Al MacInnis, Inverness NS, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, St. Louis Kari Takko, Uusikaupunki FIN, hockey goalie, Team Finland Josef Heiss, Garmisch GER, hockey goaltender, Team Germany 1998 Dannette Leininger, born in Kailua, Hawaii, team handball wing, 1992, 1996 Olympics Vladimir Ruzicka, hockey forward, Team Czechoslovakia, Gold Medal 1998 Olympics Thomas Searle, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 Benoit Doucet, born in Montreal, Quebec, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 Hannu Virta, born in Turku FIN, hockey defenseman, Team Finland Ron Francis, Sault Ste Marie, NHL center for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Team Canada Richard Nasheim, hockey forward, Team Austria 1998 Yaro Dachniwsky, born in Chicago, Illinois, team handball goalie 1996 Olympics 1962 Birthday Gaetano Orlando, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 Laura Coenen, Neenah Wisconsin, team handball goalie, Olympic-1988, 92, 96 Igor Dorokhin, hockey forward, Team Kazakhstan, 1998 Olympics, Engelbert Linder, hockey defenseman, Team Austria 1998 Martin Pavlu, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 1962 Event Roda JC soccer team reforms in Kerkrade Joey Meyer, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, professional baseball player, played for Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball team Dieter Hegen, born in Kaufbeuren GER, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 Evguenni Rochtchin, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics Jukka Tammi, hockey goaltender, Team Finland 1998 Olympics Bronze Steve Tsujiura, hockey forward, Team Japan 1998 Chris Chelios, Chicago, NHL defenseman, Chicago Blackhawks, Team USA 1961 Birthday Joel Otto, Elk River, Minnesota, NHL center, Philadelphia Flyers, Team USA Olympics-1998 Ian Rush, born in St. Asaph, Wales, soccer player, footballer, striker, played with Liverpool FC, Welsh national football team 1961 Event Benaud rips through England team for Aussie win at Old Trafford Expansion Washington Senators are 30-30, latest date an expansion team will be at .500, Washington will lose their next 10 games Kevin Romine, born in Exeter, New Hampshire, professional baseball player, outfielder, played for Major Baseball team, the Boston Redsox Entire U.S. figure skating team of 18, dies in Belgian Sabena 707 crash 1960 Birthday Raymond Bourque, Montreal, NHL defenseman, Team Canada, Boston 1960 Event Mickey Vernon is hired as 1st manager of new Washington team Chartered C46 carrying California State's football team crashes, kills 16 Robert Pukalovic, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia 1998 Disaster on U.S.S.R. (Baikonoer) launch pad, kills missile expert Nedelin and team (165 die-unconfirmed); U.S.S.R. claims killed in plane crash 16 California Poly football team members die in plane crash in Toledo Leora "Sam" Jones, born in Mount Olive, North Carolina, U.S. team handball player 1992 Olympics Ian Hislop, born in Mumbles, Wales, writer, editor, Private Eye magazine, broadcaster, radio, television, team captain on BBC's 'Have I Got News for You' Fidel Castro ends Havana's International League team, Sugar Kings move to New Jersey Steve Lyons, born in Tacoma, Washington, Stephen John Lyons, nicknamed 'Psycho', baseball player, outfielder, third baseman, television sportscaster, played with Boston Red Sox, Major League Baseball team, known for oddities, such as playing hangman and tic-tac-toe with his spikes 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 U.S. Olympic Ice Hockey Team beats U.S.S.R. 3-2 en route to gold medal 1959 Event Clark Griffith of Senators says team will not move the franchise 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature a New York team (LA vs Chic) William Shea announces he plans to have a baseball team in New York City in 1961 Red Sox are last team to use a black player (Pumpsie Green) 1959 Birthday Pascal Barre, France, sprint relay team 1980 Olympics bronze Dale Reid, born in Ladybank Scotland, LPGA golfer, European Solheim Cup team Eliot Teltscher, born in California, tennis player, U.S. Davis Cup team 1958 Birthday Larisa Karlova, U.S.S.R., team handball player, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics Viacheslav Fetisov, born in Moscow, NHL defenseman, Team Russia, Detroit 1958 Event 7 members on Manchester United football team die in an air crash In basketball Oscar Robertson (Cin) scores 56, Seton Hall team 54 1957 Birthday Glenn Hoddle, born in Hayes, London, soccer team manager for Swindon Town, formerly played for Swindon Town, National Football Museum Hall of Fame inductee 1957 Event Giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team Bert Oosterbosch, born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, racing cyclist, won World amateur team time trial championship, won World Professional individual pursuit title, successful track and road racer Hansi Muller, born in Stuttgart, Germany, athlete, footballer, played for German national football team Frick overrules and names Stan Musial, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron to team Flevo Boys soccer team forms in Emmeloord 1956 Event Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, NBC News, team up 1956 Birthday Hans-Georg Beyer, born in East Germany, team handball player, 1980 Olympics gold Gerry Cooney, heavyweight boxer, U.S. Olympics team 1980 Broekster Boys soccer team forms in Damwoude Tatyana Kochergina, born in U.S.S.R., team handball, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics Liam Brady, born in Dublin, Ireland, professional soccer player, midfielder, assistant manager, Republic of Ireland senior team 1955 Birthday Bruno Zarrillo, hockey forward, Team Italy 1998 Lubov Odinokova, U.S.S.R., team handball, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics Alan Hansen, born in Sauchie, Scotland, professional football player, television pundit, played for Liverpool, Scottish national team, and Patrick Thistle Cindy Olavarri, born in Pleasant Hills, California, cyclist, 7-Eleven team 1955 Event Brooklyn Bulletin ask Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums" 1954 Event Fordham University scraps football team for financial reasons 1954 Birthday Lorraine Bracco, Brooklyn, actress, Someone to Watch Over Me, Dream Team Bennekom soccer team forms in Bennekom Indians becomes 1st Cleveland team to win 100 games in a season 1st major league game where majority of team is black (Dodgers) Phil Neale, born in Scunthorpe, England, cricketer, coach, team manager, played for Worcestershire, played football for Lincoln City, Scunthorpe United, 1989 Wisden Cricketer of the Year Soccer team The County froms in Doetinchem 1953 Event Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team Yankees become 1st team to win 5 consecutive championship 1953 Birthday Steve Lubbers, cricketer, captain of Dutch World Cup team 1996 DSB soccer team forms in Eindhoven 1952 Event 6th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 1-1 at Detroit 1952 Birthday Gordon McQueen, born in Kilbirnie, Scotland, footballer, soccer player, central defender, coach, played for Manchester United and Leeds, led team to win FA Cup Final, 1979, coached Airdrieonians, manager for Middleborough, pundit for Sky Sports Ron Necciai of Pitts Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base 1st NFL team in Texas, Dallas Texans formerly New York Yankees 1951 Event Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio and Billy Martin, lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan) 5th NHL All-Star Game: 1st Team ties 2nd Team 2-2 at Toronto 1951 Birthday Kenny Dalglish, born in Dalmarnock, Glasgow, soccer player, soccer team manager, named the greatest post-war British striker by FourFourTwo magazine 1950 Event Cleveland Browns last NFL team with no-pass game (beat Philadelphia 13-7) 1950 Birthday Radu Voina, born in Romania, team handball, Olympic-silver/2 bronze-1972, 76, 80 Single day 16 team home run record set at 37 (NL-25, AL-12) Cathy Sherk, born in Bancroft, Ontario, professional golfer, achieved No. 1 World ranking by Golf Digest, 1978, earned silver medal with Canadian team at 1978 World Amateur Golf Team Championships, joined LPGA tour, inducted into Canadian Golf Hall of Fame, 1995 Adrian Cosma, born in Romania, team handball 1976 Olympics silver 1949 Birthday Steve Busby, born in Burbank, California, baseball player, sportscaster, starting pitcher, played for Major League Baseball team Kansas City Royals Wendy Pritchard, Australian women's field hockey team manager 1996 Olympics 1949 Event Air crash at Turijn (whole Torino-soccer team survives) Walter and John Huston become 1st father-and-son team to win Team Canada beats Denmark 47-0 in hockey 1948 Event 4 Duluth Minnesota Dukes (St. Louis Cardinals Class C farm team) die in crash Drachtster Boys soccer team forms in Drachten Bradman scores 115 for the Australian cricket team vs. Western Australia 1947 Event Soccer team GVVV forms in Veenendaal Valleivogels soccer team forms in Scherpenzeel 1946 Event English soccer team beats Netherlands, 8-2 Marken soccer team forms Spijkenisse soccer team forms in Spijkenisse 1946 Birthday Sinaida Turchina, U.S.S.R., team handball 1976 Olympics gold Ludmila Poradnik, U.S.S.R., team handball, Gold Medal 1976, 1980 Olympics 1945 Event SVBO soccer team forms in Barger-Oosterveld Heerjansdam soccer team forms Sons of Elburger Soccer team forms in Elburg Venray soccer team forms 1944 Birthday Rodney Marsh, born in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, athlete, footballer, striker, player for Manchester City, Queens Park Rangers, Tampa Bay Rowdies, coached the New York United team in the American Soccer League 1944 Event Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts Achilles Veen soccer team forms in Veen 1943 Event Phils owner William D. Cox is permanently banned from baseball for having bet on his own team New York Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series 1943 Birthday Andy Roxburgh, manager soccer team, Scotland 1942 Event NY Americans NHL team folded Deurne soccer team forms military all star team (including Bob Feller) losts to AL all stars 5-0 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 1940 Birthday Joe Gibbs, born in Enka, North Carolina, football coach, owner, NASCAR Championship team, Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached Washington Redskins for 12 seasons, producing 8 playoff appearances, 4 NFC Championship titles, 3 Superbowl Titles 1940 Event Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane RKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk Urk soccer team forms Yuriy Klimov, U.S.S.R., team handball 1976 Olympics gold Batman Comics, mobsters rubbed out a circus highwire team known as the Flying Graysons, leaving their son Dick (Robin) an orphan Soccer team HZVV forms in Hoogeveen 1939 Event ACV soccer team forms in Axes Katwijk soccer team forms 1938 Event English soccer team beats Nazi-Germany, 6-3 Lindenheuvel soccer team forms 1937 Birthday Roger Penske, born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, owner, Penske Racing, auto racing team, the Penske Corporation, corporate director, General Electric 1935 Event Great Britain boxers beat U.S. team in 1st International Golden Gloves 1934 Event Yomiuri Giants, Japan's 1st professional baseball team forms NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team) All-Star team led by Babe Ruth and Connie Mack sails to Hawaii and Japan AFC '34 soccer team forms in Alkmaar Soccer team Blue White '34 forms 1933 Event Soccer team STEVO forms in Geesteren Soccer team DVS '33 forms NFL divides into (2) 5 team divisions Dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal Noordwijk soccer team forms 1932 Birthday Mickey Stewart, manager, England Cricket Team Harry Sinden, NHL player and coach, Team Canada 1932 Event Lou Gehrig plays 1,103rd successive game in a New York uniform, equaling Joe Sewell's record with one team (Cleveland) Ijsselmeervogels soccer team forms in Spakenburg Lunteren soccer team forms in Lunteren Kozakken Boys soccer team forms in Werkendam forms De Bataven soccer team forms in Gendt U.S. bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold) 1931 Event Spakenburg soccer team forms France announces they can't afford to send a team to 1932 LA olympics Rozenburg soccer team forms in Rozenburg Spring training site of New York Yankees in St. Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager 1st woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases Topeka franchise in the Western League 1930 Event South Carolina Genemuiden soccer team forms Soccer team WHC forms 1st International bridge match is held in London. U.S. team defeats England 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 SHO soccer team forms in Old Beijerland VVGZ soccer team forms in Zwijndrecht Alphense Boys soccer team forms in Alphen on Rhine Babberich-H soccer team forms Ronsburgse Boys soccer team forms Capelle soccer team forms 1929 Event Chicago Cardinals become 1st pro football team to train out of town Chicago Cardinals become 1st NFL team to train out of state (Michigan) 1929 Birthday Al Davis, born in Brocton, Massachusetts, NFL team owner, Los Angeles Raiders New York Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers 1928 Birthday Wim van Heumen, coach of Dutch field hockey team 1928 Event Ray Barbuti saves U.S. team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec) Rotterdam soccer team Black White '28 forms Top-Oss soccer team forms in Oss Canadian hockey team wins 3rd consecutive gold medal 1927 Birthday Don Revie, English soccer coach, Leeds, National team 1927 Event WVO soccer team forms in Oosterhout VVOG soccer team forms in Harderwijk Panningen soccer team forms in Panningen ARC soccer team forms in Alphen on the Rhine 1926 Event Soccer team DOS Struggle forms Baronie soccer team forms in Breda, Netherlands Geldrop soccer team forms Halsteren Soccer team forms in Halsteren Barendrecht soccer team forms 1925 Birthday Yakov Rylskly, U.S.S.R., sabre team 1956 Olympics bronze 1925 Event BV Emmen soccer team forms 1924 Event New York Giants become 1st team to appear in 4 consecutive World Series Soccer team VSV Tonido forms in Voorburg 1923 Event 1st Black pro Basketball team, "Renaissance," organizes 1922 Event Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2 Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0 1921 Birthday Peter Pocklington, NHL team owner, Edmonton Oiler 1921 Event HSC '21 soccer team forms in Haaksbergen Australia Cricket team complete 5-0 drubbing of England Soccer team GVAV of Groningen Netherlands forms 1920 Event Soccer team Quick '20 forms Papendrecht soccer team forms Heerenveen soccer team forms De Zweef soccer team forms in Nijverdal RKSV Volendam soccer team forms in Volendam 1920 Birthday Edward Bennett Williams, lawyer/team owner, Redskins, Baltimore Orioles Soccer team ADO '20 forms in Heemskerk LONGA soccer team forms in Tilburg Soccer team Quick Boys forms 1919 Event Treffers soccer team forms in Groesbeek Scheveningen soccer team forms in Scheveningen Appingedam soccer team forms FVC soccer team forms NL President John Heydler dismisses charges that Hal Chase bet against his team and threw games in collusion with gamblers Dutch Soccer team OSV forms 1918 Event Excelsior Maassluis soccer team forms in Maassluis Orange Nassau soccer team forms in Groningen Soccer team SON OF Meerssen forms 1918 Birthday Charles O Finley, baseball team owner for the Oakland A's 1917 Event EHC soccer team forms in Hoensbroek, Netherlands 1917 Birthday George Mann, captain English cricket team Utrecht soccer team Holland forms Leeuwen soccer team forms Stanley Cup: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 3 games to 1 - Seattle is 1st U.S. team to win Stanley Cup 1914 Event Roda JC soccer team forms in Kerkrade UVS Soccer team forms in Lead 1913 Event Netherlands soccer team's 1st victory over England 1912 Event Hamilton Alerts suspended by ORFU for refusing to field a full team in a replay of a protested game 1912 Birthday Jack Kent Cooke, NFL team owner for the Washington Redskins Soccer team NAC (Noad Advendo Combination) forms in Breda RBC soccer team forms in Roosendaal Dan Reeves, NFL team owner, Cleveland/Los Angeles Rams Stormvogels soccer team forms in Ijmuiden Amsterdam-North soccer team DWV forms VSV soccer team forms in Ijmuiden 1911 Event Yankees set team record 12 errors in a double header 1910 Event Soccer team KFC forms in Alkmaar PEC soccer team forms in Zwolle South Carolina Enschede soccer team forms in Enschede DHC soccer team forms in Delft, Netherlands 1909 Event EVV Eindhoven soccer team forms 1908 Event Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team Feyenoord soccer team forms in Rotterdam Wilhelmina '08 soccer team forms in Weert, Netherlands 1905 Event Hague soccer team ADO froms 1904 Event Dawson City hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in Stanley Cup on Jan 13 1905 Soccer team Rheden forms 1st athletic letters given (University of Chicago football team) 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them 1903 Birthday Walter O'Malley, baseball team owner, Dodgers 1903 Event AVC Heracles (South Carolina Heracles '74) soccer team forms in Almelo VVV '03 Soccer team forms in Venlo 1902 Event Soccer team Go Ahead forms in Deventer Utrecht soccer team UVV forms Excelsior soccer team forms in Rotterdam Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive home runs in same inning Blue-White United soccer team of Amsterdam forms Soccer team MVV '02 forms in Maastricht 1901 Birthday Art Rooney, NFL team owner for the Pittsburgh Steelers 1900 Event Roermond soccer team forms in Roermond Ajax soccer team forms in Amsterdam SCNEC soccer team forms 1899 Event 1st 2-man team 6-day bicycle race in U.S. begins, MSG, New York City Walter Camp publishes his 1st All-American football team in Collier's 1898 Event Dutch soccer team Receiver forms 1898 Birthday Jimmy Conzelman, NFL quarterback/coach/team owner, Chicago 1897 Birthday George Preston Marshall, NFL team owner for the Washington Redskins 1897 Event Indian, fans start calling the team Indians (in 1915 becomes official) 1896 Event Willem II soccer team forms in Tilburg 1895 Event Amsterdam's AFC soccer team forms 1894 Event 1st midwestern football team to play on west coast, University of Chicago defeats Stanford 24-4 at Palo Alto, California in football Soccer team Achilles '94 forms in Axes Soccer team Veendam 1894 forms 1892 Event Entire Hong Kong national cricket team, die in shipwreck off Taiwan Vitesse 1892 soccer team forms in Arnhem 1892 Birthday Oliver Hardy, Harlem, Georgia, comedy team member, Laurel and Hardy 1890 Event Newswriter George Whitney Calhoun names Green Bay team Packers 1889 Event Soccer team HFC Haarlem forms 1888 Event Soccer team Sparta forms in Rotterdam 1887 Event Soccer team Be Quick forms in Hairs Groningen 1885 Event Montreal and Britannia Football Clubs (QRFU) defeat Ontario Combined Team (ORFU) 3-0 in CRFU Championship game 1883 Event England team presented with ashes of a bail after Sydney Test 1879 Event NL owners meeting in Buffalo adopt reserve clause, giving each team exclusive rights to their players 1870 Event Cincinnati Red Stockings, 1st pro BB team, begin 8-mo tour of Midwest and East 1869 Event Cincinnati Red Stockings become the 1st pro baseball team 1855 Birthday James Galvin, pitcher, shut-out every opposing team in 1884 1845 Event 1st baseball team is organized 1st baseball team, New York Knickerbockers organize, adopt rule code
