1962: Wilt Chamberlain of the San Francisco Warriors scored 72 points against the Los Angeles Lakers, the fourth-highest point total in NBA history at the time.
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1965: Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax was named Cy Young Award winner for the third time.
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1975: Chris Evert became the first tennis player to achieve the No. 1 ranking as the WTA Tour rankings debut.
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1985: Bill Elliott won Atlanta Journal 500 at Atlanta Raceway to become the first driver to win 11 super-speedway races in 1 season.
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1996: Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant became the then youngest player to make his NBA debut.
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2003: Grant Fuhr, Pat LaFontaine were inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.