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Events[]
1966[]
- The city of New Orleans, Louisiana is awarded a professional football franchise (the New Orleans Saints) by the NFL.
Debuts[]
Births[]
1935[]
- Professional golfer Gary Player born in Johannesburg, South Africa.
1960[]
- MLB pitcher Fernando Valenzuela born in Etchohuaquila, Mexico.
1969[]
- NHL enforcer Tie Domi born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
1979[]
- Coco Crisp was born in California
Deaths[]
1983[]
- NFL pioneer and Chicago Bears owner George Halas in Chicago, Illinois.
1999[]
- NFL Hall-of-Famer Walter Payton dies.
2000[]
- Former Arsenal winger and reserve team coach George Armstrong dies following a brain haemorrhage suffered during a team training session the previous day.