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Football
1973: Birthday of Real Madrid and Brazil legend, Roberto Carlos.
1986: Birthday of Man City and Belgium defender Vincent Kompany.
1993: Manchester United take the lead in the title race in the first ever Premier League season, 1992/93, after beating Sheffield Wednesday 2-1. They would not relinquish the lead and won the league soon after by a whopping 10 points.
Cricket
1990: Curtly Ambrose of WI takes a remarkable 8-45 in a single innings of a Test against England in Bridgetown.
Trending
2005: India became the first Asian team to reach the finals of the Women’s World Cup, which they lost to Australia.
Basketball
1953: Minneapolis Lakers win their 7th NBA Championship title, beating New York Knicks 4-1.
Golf
1916: First ever professional golf tournament is held.
1916: Professional Golfers Association of America is created in New York City.
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