A day like today ... August 16
MOST RELEVANT BIRTHS IN SPORTS ...
... 1929 Helmut Rahn (Essen, Germany) Forward champion with Germany in 1954.
... 1958 José Luis Clerk (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Tennis player who became the 4th in the world in 1981.
... 1974 Iván Hurtado (Esmeraldas, Ecuador) Central defender of the Ecuador national team
... 1978 Fu Mingxia (Hubei, China) Highest diver in history, winner of four golds and one olimpic silver.
... 1981 Roque Santacruz (Asunción, Paraguay) Olimpia's forward, the same team where he made his debut in 1997 and then began a pilgrimage for six teams from Germany, Spain and Mexico.
DEATH
... 1948 Babe Ruth legend of baseball and the Yankees of New York. He died at age 53 because of cancer.
... 2010 Bobby Thomson baseball player.
... HISTORICAL FACTS
1927 Babe Ruth is the first to hit a home run at Comiskey Park.
... 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, closing ceremony.
... 1954 Sports Illustrated is published for the first time.
... 2008 Usain Bolt imposes new world record in the 100 meters: 9.69.
