A day like today ... August 17
MOST RELEVANT BIRTHS IN SPORTS ...
... 1913 Oscar Alfredo Gálvez (Caballito, Argentina) Car pilot.
... 1952 Guillermo Vilas (Mar de Plata, Argentina) The biggest Argentine tennis player to win four Grand Slam tournaments: Australia (2), Roland Garros (1) and US Open (1) among 62 ATP events.
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... 1952 Nelson Piquet (Rio de Janeiro) Three times champion of Formula One, two with Brabham and one with Williams. Winner of 23 Grands Prix.
... 1970 Jim Courier (Sanford, Florida) Winning tennis player twice in Australia and two Roland Garros.
... 1971 Jorge Posada (Santurce, Puerto Rico) Catcher four times winner of the World Series with the Yankees, whose number 20 was withdrawn.
... 1977 Thierry Henry (Les Ulies, Essone, France) Striker champion with France in the 1998 World Cup. Ligao champion with Monaco, Barcelona and Arsenal. From Champions with Barça.
... 1983 Dustin Pedroia (Woodland, California) Second baseman of the Boston Red Sox since 2006, winner of the 2007 and 2013 World Series
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... DEATH
... 1920 Ray Chapman baseball player of the Cleveland Indians who died after being hit by Yankees pitcher Carl Mays.
... HISTORICAL FACTS
... 1973 Willie Mays connects his 660th homer and last of his career to Don Gullet of Cincinnati.