This day in history: 17th August

Thierry Henry turns 36 today

Football:

1977 - Thierry Henry, the French footballer and Arsenal legend was born today.

1994: Zinedine Zidane debuted for France, scoring two goals to draw a gmae with the Czech Republic. He has won the FIFA world player of the year thrice.

Cricket:

1964: Geoff Boycott scores his 1st Test Cricket century, 113 v Australia at the Oval. He has scored 100 first class hundreds.

1979: Ashish Nehra, Indian left-arm seamer was born today. He was also a part of the 2011 World Cup winning team.

1997: Aravinda de Silva became the first man in history to score two unbeaten hundreds in a Test against Pakistan at SSC, Colombo.

Tennis:

1952: Guillermo Vilas, tennis player from Argentina was born today. Notable grand slam wins – US Open 1977.

1970 - Jim Courier, tennis player from Sanford Florida (Grand slam – 1990, 91 French Open) was born today.

Formula One:

1952: Nelson Piquet, auto racer, 3-time Formula One champ in 1981, 1983 and 1987 was born today.

Boxing:

1987: Mohammad Ali gets elected to “Ring” magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame.

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