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Manchester United’s Duncan Edwards training after being selected for England’s Under 23 team at the age of just 17 years.
Football
1953: One of the famous ‘Busby Babes’ who died in the Munich 1958 tragedy, Duncan Edwards, made his debut as a Manchester United player. He was considered a rare talent, and died when he was just 21.
1987:Birthday of Germany and Real Madrid footballer Sami Khedira.
Cricket
1930: First ever triple century in Test history, scored by English batsman Andrew Sandham.
1989: Birthday of English fast bowler Steve Finn.
Basketball
1989: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his last game ever in Seattle.
Do check out the rest of the ‘This day in history’ series.
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