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What happened in history on this day: July 21?
On July 21 in ...
- 1904 - Camille Jenatzy sets world auto speed record at 65.79 MPH.
- 1921 - Cleveland Indians (9) and New York Yankees (7) hit a record 16 doubles.
- 1923 - Philadelphia Phillies score 12 in 6th inning and beat Chicago Cubs 17-4.
- 1945 - Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Athletics play 24 innings 1-1 tie.
- 1956 - Cincinnati Reds' pitcher Brooks Lawrence loses after 13 straight wins.
- 1973 - Hank Aaron becomes second major league player to hit 700 home runs.
- 1975 - Billy Martin fired as Texas Rangers' manager.
- 1975 - New York Mets' Felix Milan hits four singles; erased by Joe Torres' four double plays.
- 1984 - Marita Koch of German Democratic Republic sets world women's mark for 200-metre, 21.71s.
- 1989 - Greg LeMond (US) wins Tour de France in fastest time.
- 1989 - Mike Tyson TKOs Carl "the Truth" Williams in 1:33 of first round.
- 1990 - Goodwill Games opens in Seattle, Washington.
- 2006 - New York Yankees player Alex Rodriguez records his 2000th career hit, and at the same time becomes the youngest player to bat 450 home runs. Later in the day, San Diego Padres catcher Mike Piazza also makes his 2000th hit.
- 2018 - At the Lime Rock Park raceway in Lime Rock, Connecticut, USA, the Northeast Grand Prix race is held, round 8 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 1st overall is the Ford Chip Ganassi Racing #66 Ford GT driven by Joey Hand and Dirk Mueller.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 8th overall is the Paul Miller Racing #48 Lamborghini Huracan GT3 driven by Madison Snow and Bryan Sellers.
- 2021 - The International Olympic Committee awards Brisbane the right to host the 2032 Summer Olympics.
- 2022 - At Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season game: Los Angeles Dodgers beats San Francisco Giants by score 9-6.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Detroit Tigers beats Oakland Athletics by score 7-2.
- 2022 - At RingCentral Coliseum, Oakland, California, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Oakland Athletics beats Detroit Tigers by score 5-0.
- 2022 - At LoanDepot Park in Miami, Florida, USA , Major League Baseball regular season game: Texas Rangers beats Miami Marlins by score 8-0.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 1: Houston Astros beats New York Yankees by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, USA, Major League Baseball regular season doubleheader game 2: Houston Astros beats New York Yankees by score 7-5.
Births of sports figures on July 21
- 1931 - Birth of Gene Littler; golfer (1961 US Open).
- 1942 - Birth of Fred Hetzel; NBA star (San Francisco, Cincinnati, Milwaukee Bucks).
- 1946 - Birth of Zbigniew Kaczmarek in Poland; lightweight (Olympic-gold-1976).
- 1949 - Birth of Ludmila Smirnova in the USSR; pairs figure skater (Olympic-silver-1972).
- 1951 - Birth of Doug Collins; American basketball player (Olympic-silver-1972).
- 1951 - Birth of Slick Watts; NBA basketball player (Seattle SuperSonic).
Deaths of sports figures on July 21
- 1967 - Jimmy Foxx, baseball hall of famer (Detroit Tigers/534 home runs), dies at 59.
- 1984 - James Fixx, runner and author, dies at age 43 of a heart attack.
- 2017 - Death of Nikolay Kamenskiy, Russian ski jumper (born 1931).
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