1997: Youngest Figure Skating World Champion
On this day American Tara Lipinski became the world champion in figure skating, at the age of 14 years and 10 months, which makes her the youngest world champion ever. Sh...
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1872: The Oldest Football Competition in the World
The final match of the oldest football competition in the world – the FA Cup (full name Football Association Challenge Cup) – was played on this day.
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1900: Football Club Bayern, Munich had Difficulties during the Nazi Era
On this day in 1900 11 players from Munich gymnastics club established a football club Bayern. In a few months, they already achieved significant results by entering the...
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1916: Alexander Obolensky: Russian Prince who was an English Rugby Representative
This day in 1916 marked the birth of the interesting Russian prince Alexander Obolensky, who spent most of his life in Great Britain. Indeed, he managed to become a famou...
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1984: Winter Olympics Opened in Sarajevo
They were XIV Olympic Winter Games and the first that were ever held in a socialist country. The opening ceremony of the 1984 Winter Olympics was held on this day in Sara...
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Marilyn Monroe Marries Joe DiMaggio – 1954
The place and time of the wedding of Monroe and DiMaggio were kept a secret from the audience for a long time, but the public still found out about it, so that 500 people...
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1872: First International Football (Soccer) Match
The first official international football match was played on this day back in 1872, between the Scottish and English national teams. It took place in the town of Patrick...
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1939: The Inventor of Basketball – James Naismith
The inventor of basketball, Canadian James Naismith, died on this day. He developed basketball while teaching physical education at the YMCA Training School in Springfiel...
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