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Today First greyhound meeting with a mechanical hare took place at Belle Vue, Manchester (1926).
Monday Birth of American footballer Walter Payton (1954); W G Grace scored 69 not out for Eltham against Grove Park in his last cricket match, at the age of 66 (1914).
Tuesday Stephen Roche became the first Irishman to win the Tour de France (1987).
Wednesday Births of ice skater Christopher Dean (1958); and of former Australian cricket captain Allan Border (1955); Steve Cram recorded a time of 3min 46.32sec to break the world mile record, in Oslo (1985).
Thursday Birth of cricketer Sir Garfield Sobers (1936); Laura Davies became the first British winner of the US Women's Open golf championship (1987).
Friday High jumper Javier Sotomayor became the first man to clear eight feet; first Olympic Games since 1936 opened in London (1948).
Saturday Birth of decathlete Daley Thompson (1958); England won the World Cup at Wembley (1966).
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