July 25

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Contents

1 Events
2 Debuts
3 Births
- 3.1 1954
4 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] 1992

The opening ceremonies for the Games of the XXV Olympiad are held in Barcelona, Spain.

[edit] 1999

Lance Armstrong wins his first Tour de France. He becomes only the second American to win the race, Greg LeMond being the first. Armstrong would go on to win seven consecutive Tour de France races.

[edit] 2003

German goalkeeper Jens Lehmann signed for Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] Births

[edit] 1954

NFL Hall-of-Famer Walter Payton born in Columbia, Mississippi.

[edit] Deaths

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