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2011

Zlatan Ibrahimovic joins Milan from Barcelona

Zlatan Ibrahimović is a Swedish professional footballer who was loaned to AC Milan by Barcelona for the 2010-2011 season, with the club retaining the option to buy him outright for €24 million at the end of the season. Agreements between the clubs were confirmed and Ibrahimovic started the following season playing for Supercoppa Italiana.

2000

Tiger Woods claims victory at 100th US Golf Open

Tiger Woods won his first U.S. Open by a record-setting fifteen strokes over runners-up Ernie Els and Miguel Ángel Jiménez. It remains the most dominating performance and victory in any major championship. The defending champion, Payne Stewart, died in an aviation accident less than eight months earlier.

1991

Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated

Dravecky is a former American professional baseball player who spent his career playing for the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants. His career was cut short by cancer when a desmoid tumor was found in his pitching arm. One year after undergoing surgery, the cancer had returned and when, after two more operations, his condition had still not improved, the arm and shoulder had to be amputated.

1975

Bobby Orr wins his eighth straight Norris Trophy

The Norris trophy is an award given to the NHL top defense player who demonstrates the greatest all-around ability in his position. Bobby Orr won a record number of 8 consecutive Trophies during his stay in Boston. In the same season he broke his own record for goals by a defenceman when he scored 46 goals with 89 assists.

1972

West Germany beats USSR to win the European Championships

The Final match of UEFA Euro 1972 took place at Heysel Stadium in Brussels with Ferdinand Marschall acting as main referee. West Germany won the match against the Soviet Union, thanks to 2 goals by Gerd Müller and 1 by Herbert Wimmer. The match was attended by roughly 43 thousand people.

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