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What happened in history on this day: July 7?
On July 7 in ...
- 1923 - Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 27-3 with 13 runs in 6th inning.
- 1924 - Robert LeGendre of the US sets long jump record at 25 feet 5.5 inches.
- 1928 - Edward Hamm of the US sets long jump record at 25 feet 11 inches.
- 1934 - Elizabeth Ryan wins her 12th Wimbeldon doubles championship.
- 1936 - National League beats American League for their first All Star victory, 4-3 (Boston Braves Field).
- 1937 - American League beats National League 8-3 in 5th All Star Game (Griffith Stad, Washington).
- 1959 - National League beats American League 5-4 in 26th All Star Game (Pittsburgh' Forbes Field).
- 1962 - Bill Hartack becomes 8th jockey to win 3,000 horse races.
- 1964 - National League beats American League 7-4 at 35th All Star Game (Shea Stadium, New York).
- 1972 - Billie Jean King beats Evonne Goolagong to win Wimbeldon tennis women's singles.
- 1973 - First all-US women's Wimbeldon, Billie Jean King beats Chris Evert.
- 1973 - All women board of directors takes control of ABA's Kentucky Colonels.
- 1973 - Baltimore Orioles pull their fourth triple play (5-4-3 versus Oakland Athletics).
- 1973 - Glenda Reiser (Canada) sets record women's mile (4:34.9).
- 1974 - Federal Republic of Germany beats Netherlands 2-1 for soccer's 10th World Cup in Munich.
- 1978 - Martina Navratilova captures Wimbledon defeating Chris Evert.
- 1981 - Ben Plucknett of US throws discus 72.34m, but throw is disqualified.
- 1982 - David Moorcroft of United Kingdom sets record for 5000m, 13:00.41.
- 1982 - Steve Scott of US runs the mile in a record 3:47.69.
- 1985 - Boris Becker becomes the youngest player ever (17) to win the men's singles tennis at Wimbledon. He is also the first German to win the title.
- 1987 - New York Yankees trailing by 7 score 7 in 7th on 7/7 and 5 in 8th; beat Minnesota Twins 12-7.
- 1990 - Greg Lemond wins his third Tour de France (90:43:20 average 23.3 mph).
- 1990 - Martina Navratilova beats Zina Garrison for record 9th Wimbeldon title.
- 1991 - Michael Stich beats Boris Becker for Wimbeldon championship.
- 1999 - In Rome, Hicham El Guerrouj runs the fastest mile ever recorded - 3:43:13.
- 2007 - (to July 29) The 2007 Tour de France begins, with the grand départ being from London.
- 2007 - (to July 29) The Asian Cup 2007 Football (Soccer) tournament begins, taking place in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
- 2007 - Venus Williams wins the Women's Singles, at Wimbledon for a fourth time.
- 2019 - US team beats Dutch 2-0 to win FIFA women's football World Cup.
- 2019 - At the Canadian Tire Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, the Mobil 1 Sportscar Grand Prix race is held, round 7 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the Mazda Team Joest #71 Mazda DPi driven by Oliver Jarvis and Tristan Nunez.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 10th overall is the PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports #52 ORECA LMP2 driven by Matt McMurry and Dalton Kellett.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 12th overall is the Porsche GT Team #912 Porsche 911 RSR driven by Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 20th overall is the Turner Motorsport #96 BMW M6 GT3 driven by Bill Auberlen and Robby Foley.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Park in Seattle, Washington, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Seattle Mariners beats Toronto Blue Jays by score 8-3.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats Chicago Cubs by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Petco Park in San Diego, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: San Diego Padres beats San Francisco Giants by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Colorado Rockies beats Arizona Diamondbacks by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Guaranteed Rate Field in Chicago, Illinois, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Detroit Tigers beats Chicago White Sox by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Saint Louis Cardinals beats Atlanta Braves by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Yankees beats Boston Red Sox by score 6-5.
- 2022 - At Citi Field in New York City, New York, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: New York Mets beats Miami Marlins by score 10-0.
- 2022 - At Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Baltimore Orioles beats Los Angeles Angels by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Philadelphia Phillies beats Washington Nationals by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Pittsburgh Pirates beats Cincinnati Reds by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At Great America Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Cincinnati Reds beats Pittsburgh Pirates by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Houston Astros beats Kansas City Royals by score 5-2.
Births of sports figures on July 7
- 1921 - Birth of Ezzard Charles; world heavyweight boxing champion (1950-51).
- 1933 - Birth of Murray Halberg in New Zealand; 5000m runner (Olympic-gold-1960).
- 1946 - Birth of Jim Day in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada; equestrian show jumper (Olympic-gold-1968).
- 1948 - Birth of Fred Brown; NBA player (Seattle SuperSonic).
- 1960 - Birth of Isabelle Boeri-Bégard in France; foils (Olympic-gold-1980).
- 1960 - Birth of Ralph Sampson; NBA center (Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets).
Deaths of sports figures on July 7
- 1939 - James Deacon White, baseball player who jumped teams in 1876 (Chicago), dies at age 91.
- 2009 - French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt is found dead in the stairwell of his Paris apartment, at age 24.
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