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What happened in history on this day: July 6?
On July 6 in ...
- 1912 - Opening ceremonies of Olympic games in Stockholm, Sweden.
- 1912 - Donald Lippincott runs the 100m race in a world record 10.6 seconds.
- 1920 - New York Yankees score team record 14 runs in one inning versus Washington Senators.
- 1929 - Saint Louis has two 10-run innings and beats Philadelphia Phillies 28-6.
- 1933 - First All-Star baseball game, American League wins 5-2 (Chicago's Comiskey Park).
- 1935 - Helen Wills Moody wins her 7th Wimbeldon championship.
- 1938 - National League beats American League 4-1 in 6th All Star Game (Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio).
- 1941 - New York Yankees unveil a monument to Lou Gehrig in centerfield.
- 1942 - American League beats National League 3-1 in 10th All Star Game (New York Giants host).
- 1945 - Washington Senators' Rick Ferrell catches for a record 1,722 games.
- 1962 - Mickey Mantle hits his third and fourth consecutive homers.
- 1983 - Fred Lynn of California Angels hits All-Star game first grand slam (American League wins 13-3).
- 2000 - The American Sportscasters Association vote Vin Scully the Number 1 sportscaster of the 20th century.
- 2005 - The International Olympic Committee awards the 2012 Summer Olympics to London.
- 2008 - Rafael Nadal beats Roger Federer 6-4 6-4 6-7 (5-7) 6-7 (8-10) 9-7 in men's singles tennis to win his first Wimbledon title.
- 2022 - Opening game of 2022 European Women's Football Championship. England beats Austria by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Colorado Rockies by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Francisco Giants beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 7-5.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Kansas City Royals beats Houston Astros by score 7-4.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Tampa Bay Rays beats Boston Red Sox by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Washington Nationals beats Philadelphia Phillies by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Texas Rangers by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 16-0.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Atlanta Braves beats Saint Louis Cardinals by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Cincinnati Reds by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Angels beats Miami Marlins by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Toronto Blue Jays beats Oakland Athletics by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago White Sox beats Minnesota Twins by score 9-8.
- 2022 - At American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Chicago Cubs beats Milwaukee Brewers by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Cleveland Guardians by score 8-2.
Births of sports figures on July 6
- 1939 - Birth of Helena Dupont; American equestrian 3-day event (Olympic-33rd place-1964).
- 1939 - Birth of Mary Peters in England; pentathlete (Olympic-gold-1972).
- 1940 - Birth of Viktor Kuzkin in USSR; ice hockey player (Olympic-gold-1964, 1968, 1972).
- 1946 - Birth of Fred Dryer in Hawthone, California, USA; NFL player (New York Giants, Los Angeles Rams), actor (Hunter).
- 1948 - Birth of Brad Park in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (New York Rangers, Boston Bruins).
- 1950 - Birth of Sultan Rakhmanov; super heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1980).
- 1956 - Birth of Matt Bahr; NFL kicker (New York Giants).
- 1957 - Birth of Ron Duguay in Canada; hockey player (New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings).
Deaths of sports figures on July 6
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