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Cricket
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1961: Birthday of Australian cricketer and commentator Dean Jones.
1979: Birthday of English spinner Graeme Swann.
1987: Birthday of Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hassan.
2011: India knock out Australia from the ICC Cricket World Cup after beating them in the quarter-finals.
Football
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1913: The Netherlands win a match against England for the first time ever.
2012: Cristiano Ronaldo scores his 100th La Liga goal, the fastest to the mark.
Basketball
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1984: Birthday of Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh.
Boxing
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1975: Mohammed Ali knocks out Chuck Wepner in 15 rounds for the World Heavyweight boxing title.
Do check out the rest of the ‘This day in history’ series.
Edited by Staff Editor