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2007

Barry Bonds hits his 756th career home run to break Hank Aaron's record

At Oracle Park in San Francisco, Bonds hit a 435 foot home run, his 756th, off a pitch from Mike Bacsik of the Washington Nationals, breaking the all-time career home run record, formerly held by Hank Aaron. Coincidentally, Bacsik's father had faced Aaron after Aaron had hit his 755th home run.

2004

A riot explodes on the streets of Beijing after Japan defeat China

The defending champions Japan defeated China in the Asian Cup Final in Beijing. The final match between China and Japan was marked by post-match rioting by Chinese fans near the north gate of Beijing Workers' Stadium, in part due to controversial officiating and anti-Japanese sentiment resulting from historical tensions.

1999

Genk and Westerlo play out a 6-6 draw

Genk's Branko Strupar claimed a hat-trick of penalties while Westerlo's Toni Brogno scored four, including two from the spot. Both sides ended the game with nine men as Genk's Wilfried Delbroek and Chris van Geem, together with Westerlo's Marc Schaessens and Benoit Thans, all received their marching orders from an over-worked referee.

1987

The first person swims from the US to the Soviet Union

Cox is perhaps best known for swimming 2 hours 5 minutes in the Bering Strait from the island of Little Diomede in Alaska to Big Diomede, then part of the Soviet Union, where the water temperature averaged around 43 to 44 °F. Her accomplishment a few years before the end of the Cold War earned praise from both Reagan and Gorbachev.

1974

Petit walk across twin towers of the WTC

Philippe Petit performed for 45 minutes, making eight passes along the wire, during which he walked, danced, lay down on the wire, and knelt to salute watchers. Crowds gathered on the streets below, and he said later he could hear their murmuring and cheers. Petit got off when it started to rain.

Anniversaries of the (in)famous

born 1987

Sidney Crosby

born 1991

Mike Trout

born 1998

Jalen Hurts