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1954 - Emile Zatopek runs world record 5km (13:57.2).

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1957 - Real Madrid wins second Europe Cup 1 in Madrid, Spain.

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1957 - Test Cricket debut for Rohan Kanhai versus England at Edgbaston.

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1964 - San Francisco Giants sweep New York Mets 5-3 and 8-6 in 23 innings, records include elapsed time of 9:50, 47 strikeouts, 7:22 for second game and New York's 22 K's in second games.

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1965 - Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.

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1966 - Graham Hill wins Indianapolis 500 car race (232.2 kph).

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1967 - New York Yankees' Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball.

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1969 - Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:08:33.6) at Antwerp, Belgium.

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1970 - Baseball All-Star voting is returned to fans.

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1971 - Willie Mays hits his 638th homerun, sets National League record of 1,950 runs scored.

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