July 8

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1953
- 1.2 1970
- 1.3 1984
- 1.4 1990
- 1.5 2003
2 Debuts
- 2.1 1994
3 Finales
- 3.1 1889
4 Births
5 Deaths
- 5.1 1969

[edit] Events

[edit] 1953

Notre Dame announced that the next five years of its football games would be shown in theatres over closed circuit TV.

[edit] 1970

The Jim Ray Hart of the San Francisco Giants became the first National League player in 59 seasons to collect six RBI during a single inning.

[edit] 1984

John McEnroe beats Jimmy Connors (6-1, 6-1, 6-2) to win the Wimbledon Mens Tennis Title.

[edit] 1990

West Germany defeats Argentina 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome to win their third FIFA World Cup.
Arsenal manager George Graham bought Swedish midfielder Anders Limpar from Italian side Cremonese.

[edit] 2003

Dominik Hasek announced that he planned to come out of retirement and rejoin the Detroit Red Wings.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] 1994

Alex Rodriguez makes his Major League Baseball debut for the Seattle Mariners, against the Boston Red Sox. Alex goes 0-3.

[edit] Finales

[edit] 1889

John L. Sullivan defeated Jake Kilrain in the last championship bare-knuckle fight, a 75 round marathon.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] 1969

Red Rolfe MLB player dies in Gilford, New Hampshire.

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