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[edit] Events
[edit] 1965
- Ulf Sterner became the first Swedish-born player to appear in the NHL, with the New York Rangers. Sterner only played four games in the NHL.
[edit] 1984
- Carl Lewis beats his own indoor world jumping record by 9¼ inches (23.5 centimeters) with a 28-foot, 10¼-inch (8.795-meter) jump.
[edit] Births
- 1980 - Marat Safin, Russian tennis player
