1895 - Lancashire batsman Archie McLaren scores the first-ever quadruple-hundred (424) in first-class cricket against Somerset at Taunton

[caption id="attachment_149908" align="alignnone" width="279"] Today is the 79th birthday of Australian tennis legend Margaret Court[/caption]

1942 - Australian tennis legend Margaret Smith Court was born today. She won 24 Grand Slam singles titles throughout her career

[caption id="attachment_149909" align="alignnone" width="455"] Uruguay team who beat Brazil 2-1 in the 4th FIFA World Cup final in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1950[/caption]

1950 - Alcides Ghiggia scores a 79th-minute winner as Uruguay beats Brazil 2-1 in fourth FIFA World Cup’s final at Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1959 - Birth of Gerd Wessig, East German high jumper. He was the first male to set high-jump world record at Olympics with 2.36 m

[caption id="attachment_149910" align="alignnone" width="281"] South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock in 48 today[/caption]

1973 - South African all-rounder Shaun Pollock was born today. Captain, premier strike bowler, lower middle-order counter-attacker, and possessor of one of cricket’s more ginger tops, Pollock, son of Peter Pollock and nephew of Graeme, was the real deal from the moment he came in against England in 1995-96 and cracked 66 and took 4/34 on his ODI debut. He was the first South African to take 400 wickets

1979 - American double-trap and skeet shooter Kim Rhode was born today. She won Olympic Gold in 1996, 2004, and 2012

[caption id="attachment_149911" align="alignnone" width="356"] Welsh soccer winger Gareth Bale[/caption]

1989 - Welsh soccer winger Gareth Bale was born today. He started his club career at Tottenham Hotspur and then transferred to Real Madrid for a record price at that time of € 100.8 million (Rs. 23.6 billion)