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2012

The first NHL player since 1989 to scores eight points in one game

Gagner scored four goals and four assists against the Chicago Blackhawks, tying the team record of eight points, previously set by Wayne Gretzky and Paul Coffey. The feat also made him the 13th NHL player of all time to score eight or more points in a single game, and the first since Mario Lemieux did it in 1989.

1987

Spanish professional footballer Gerard Piqué is born

Gerard Piqué plays as a center-back for FC Barcelona and the Spain national team. Piqué began his career with Barça's cantera, La Masia. He initially left the club for Manchester United in 2004, where he remained for four years, before returning to Barça.

1876

The US national baseball league is formed

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. Founded to replace the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, it is sometimes called the Senior Circuit.

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born 1987

Gerard Piqué

born 1980

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