This day in history: 20th March

Football

1966: The solid gold Jules Rimet FIFA World Cup trophy (the original) was stolen from an exhibition in London. It was recovered about a week later.

1982: Birthday of Tomasz Kuszczak, former Manchester United and current Brighton and Hove Albion goalkeeper.

1984: Birthday of Fernando Torres, Chelsea and Spain striker.

Cricket

1951: Birthday of former Indian cricketer Madan Lal, right-hand man of Kapil Dev..

1989: Birthday of Bangladeshi cricketer Tamim Iqbal.

2003: India beat Kenya by 91 runs in the semi-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup.

Tennis

1903: Birthday of Tennis Hall of Famer Vincent Richards.

1952: Birthday of Tennis player Anand Amritraj (brother of Vijay Amritraj).

Boxing

1988: Mike Tyson wins the World Heavyweight title after knocking out Tony Tubbs in just 2 rounds.

Basketball

1945: Birthday of former Lakers, Knicks and Heat coach and current Miami Heat team president Pat Riley.

1980: Birthday of L.A Clippers player Jamal Crawford.

1990: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s No.33 jersey is retired by the Los Angeles Lakers.

Do check out the rest of the ‘This day in history’ series.

Quick Links

Edited by Staff Editor
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
More
More
bell-icon Manage notifications