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1984

Carl Lewis duplicates Jesse Owens' 1936 feat

At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Lewis was entered into four events with realistic prospects of winning each of them and thereby matching the achievement of Jesse Owens at the 1936 Games in Berlin.

1958

Hungarian star Ferenc Puskas signs for Real Madrid

Puskás joined Real Madrid and at the age of 31 embarked on the second phase of his career. During his first La Liga season, Puskás scored four hat-tricks, including one in his second game, against Sporting de Gijón. He scored 20 or more goals in each of his first six seasons in the Spanish league and won the Pichichi four times.

1929

Babe Ruth hits 500th home run in his career

In Major League Baseball, the 500 home run club is a group of batters who have hit 500 or more regular-season home runs in their careers. Babe Ruth became the first member of the club. Ruth ended his career with 714 home runs, a record which stood from 1935 until Hank Aaron surpassed it in 1974.

1919

Green Bay Packers football club is founded

The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the NFL as a member club of the league's NFC North division. It is the third-oldest franchise in the NFL, dating back to 1919, and is the only non-profit, community-owned major league professional sports team based in the U.S.

Anniversaries of the (in)famous

born 1967

Joe Rogan

born 1953

Hulk Hogan

born 1995

Ben Davies

died 2003

Herb Brooks