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What happened in history on this day: July 4?
On July 4 in ...
- 1905 - Philadelphia Athletics beat Boston Red Sox 4-2 in 20-inning game.
- 1908 - New York Giants' pitcher George "Hooks" Witse no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 in 10 innings.
- 1910 - Reno, Nevada, hosts boxing match between black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson and white challenger Jim Jeffries. Johnson knocks out Jeffries in the 15th round.
- 1911 - Ty Cobb goes 0 for 4 and ends a 40 game hit streak.
- 1912 - Detroit Tigers' pitcher George Mullen no-hits Saint Louis Browns, 7-0.
- 1914 - First US motorcycle race (300 miles, Dodge City, Kansas).
- 1919 - Jack Dempsey beats Jess Willard in 4th round in Cuba for heavyweight boxing championship.
- 1925 - New York Yankees' Lefty Grove beats Philadelphia Athletics' Herb Pennock 1-0 in 15 innings.
- 1938 - First game at Shribe Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Boston Braves beat Philadelphia Phillies 10-5.
- 1939 - Boston Red Sox' Jim Tabor hits two grand slams in one game.
- 1939 - New York Yankees retire first uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), first Old Timers Day.
- 1954 - Federal Republic of Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern.
- 1960 - Mickey Mantle hits career homer number 300.
- 1967 - Philadelphia Phillies' Clay Dairymple ties National League record of six walks in doubleheader.
- 1969 - Ann Jones defeats Billie Jean King for Wimbeldon Ladies championship.
- 1980 - Nolan Ryan strikes out Ceasar Geronimo to record his 3000th career strike out.
- 1982 - Jimmy Connors beats John McEnroe for his last Wimbeldon championship.
- 1983 - New York Yankees' Dave Righetti no-hits the Boston Red Sox.
- 1984 - Richard Petty wins his 200th career NASCAR victory at the Firecracker 400 in Daytona, Florida.
- 1984 - Yuri Sedykh of USSR throws hammer a record 86.33 metres.
- 1985 - In a 19-inning game (6 hours 10 minutes), which goes until just before 4:00 AM the next day, the New York Mets beat the Atlanta Braves, 16-13.
- 1987 - Martina Navratilova wins 6th straight Wimbeldon, defeating Steffi Graf.
- 1988 - Steffan Edberg beats Boris Becker for Wimbeldon crown.
- 2004 - Greece beats Portugal 1-0 to win the Euro 2004.
- 2007 - Sochi is elected as the host city of the 2014 Winter Olympics, during the 119th International Olympic Committee Session in Guatemala City.
- 2008 - At the U.S. Olympic swimming trials in Omaha, Nebraska, American swimmer Michael Phelps sets a world record in the 200-metre individual medley at 1:54.8.
- 2009 - Serena Williams defeats sister Venus at Wimbledon with a straight-sets victory 7-6 (7-3) 6-2 giving her a third Wimbledon title.
- 2010 - Big Red Mike wins the 151st running of the Queen's Plate in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, attended by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh. The race winner receives a gold cup and 50 gold sovereigns, as well as 60 per cent of the total purse of $1 million.
- 2010 - Rafael Nadal wins his second Wimbledon men's tennis title and his eighth career Grand Slam singles title, defeating Tomas Berdych 6-3, 7-5, 6-4.
- 2010 - Liam Broady and Tom Farquharson beat Lewis Burton and George Morgan 7-6, (7-4), 6-4 in the all-British mens' doubles final at Wimbledon.
- 2020 - At the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona, Florida, USA, the IMSA WeatherTech 240 at Daytona race is held, round 2 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Proton USA #55 Mazda DPi driven by Jonathan Bomarito and Harry Tincknell.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 8th overall is the Corvette Racing #3 Corvette C8.R driven by Jordan Taylor and Antonio Garcia.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 14th overall is the AIM VASSER SULLIVAN #14 Lexus RC F GT3 driven by Jack Hawksworth and Aaron Telitz.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Colorado Rockies by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Oakland Athletics beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Minnesota Twins beats Chicago White Sox by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats San Diego Padres by score 8-2.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Cincinnati Reds by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Arizona Diamondbacks beats San Francisco Giants by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Kansas City Royals by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Milwaukee Brewers beats Chicago Cubs by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Boston Red Sox beats Tampa Bay Rays by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Detroit Tigers beats Cleveland Guardians by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Detroit Tigers beats Cleveland Guardians by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Texas Rangers by score 7-6.
- 2022 - At Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Miami Marlins beats Washington Nationals by score 3-2.
Births of sports figures on July 4
- 1894 - Birth of Henry Carlson; basketball coach (originated figure 8 play).
- 1929 - Birth of Al Davis in Brocton, Massachusetts, USA; NFL team owner (Los Angeles Raiders).
- 1930 - Birth of George Steinbrenner; New York Yankees owner/ship builder/horse owner.
- 1943 - Birth of Emerson Boozer; NFL running back (New York Jets)/sportscaster.
- 1948 - Birth of Rene Arnoux in France; Formula-1 racer (6th place-1980).
- 1962 - Birth of Pam Shriver; tennis player (US Open's Doubles 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987).
- 1963 - Birth of Henri Leconte in France; tennis player (French finalist 1988).
Deaths of sports figures on July 4
- 1938 - Suzanne Lenglen, six-time Wimbeldon tennis champ, dies at age 39 of anemia.
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