1831 - “Spirit of the Times” begins publishing in New York City, the premier sports journal of the 19th Century 1886 - One of Test cricket’s few casualties of war is born. Pudsey-born Major Booth (Major was his first name, not his rank) was a dashing right-hand batter and brisk fast-medium bowler who was just reaching his peak before the First World War. He played twice for England on their 1912-13 tour of South Africa, but fell on the Somme in July 1916 1907 - Birth of French footballer Lucien Laurent. At the Estadio Pocitos in Montevideo, Laurent made history by scoring the first-ever World Cup goal: a volley in the 19th minute of a game against Mexico on 13 July 1930 1922 - In the inaugural National Football League (NFL) Championship, the undefeated Canton Bulldogs were named inaugural champions. 1943 - Birth of Hungarian footballers Lajos Szűcs. He won a gold medal in football at the 1968 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in football at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was Hungarian footballer of the year in 1968 and 1971 1968 - Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in the 15th round for the heavyweight boxing title 1971 - Birth of Sri Lankan cricketer Manjula Munasinghe. He played numerous matches against touring sides before being selected for the 1995-96 tour of Australia. His best performance came at the MCG when he ran through the Australian top order taking 3/30, in the process setting up victory for Sri Lanka 1974 - Birth of New Zealand fast bowler Chris Martin. He was a classic No. 11 and in 71 Tests, he got seven pairs, three more than the next best (or worst), and 19 other ducks. His nagging bowling got him 233 Test wickets, placing him third on New Zealand's wicket-taking list, at 33.81 [caption id="attachment_178573" align="alignnone" width="456"] Birth of New Zealand fast bowler Chris Martin[/caption] 1982 - Birth of American archer Matt Stutzman. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympics and won a silver medal in 2012. Born without arms, he holds a world record for the longest accurate shot in the sport [caption id="attachment_178575" align="alignnone" width="453"] Birth of American archer Matt Stutzman[/caption] 1983 - Martina Navratilova wins eighth career Grand Slam singles event beating Kathy Jordan of the US 6-2, 7-6 in the Australian Open Women’s Championship [caption id="attachment_178574" align="alignnone" width="454"] Martina Navratilova wins eighth career Grand Slam singles[/caption] 1987 - Birth of French-born Argentine footballer Gonzalo Higuaín 2005 - Nearly a year before, Sachin Tendulkar had equalled Sunil Gavaskar's record of 34 Test centuries in Dhaka, and six Tests later came No. 35, against Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi, one of many records in a record-breaking career 2012 - Norwegian Magnus Carlsen breaks Garry Kasparov’s 13-year Elo rating record