1984: Birthday of QPR defender Chris Samba.
1985: Birthday of France goalkeeper Steve Mandanda.
1993: Birthday of Serbia and Man City defender Matija Nastasic.
1926: Birthday of legendary Indian batsman and captain, Polly Umrigar.
1955: New Zealand were all out for just 26 runs in a Test match, the lowest in history.
1956: Birthday of Ashoka da Silva, Sri Lankan spinner and now, an elite ICC panel umpire.
1968: Birthday of one of England‘s greatest captains, Nasser Hussain.
2011: Ricky Ponting announces he his quitting captaincy, after the Australian team’s quarter-final exit from the World Cup.
1972: Wilt Chamberlain plays his last ever game as a professional basketball player.
1990: Michael Jordan scores 69 points in a game; the 4th time he had crossed the 60 point mark.
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