On This Week in Sport & Leisure History
4-10th November 2019
~Women in Sport~
4th On this day in 1933 Mildred McDaniel – American high jumper, was born in Atlanta,...
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Author: Margaret Roberts
On This Week in Sport & Leisure History
28th October-3rd November 2019
28th The oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, Harvard College, was founded...
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On This Week in Sport & Leisure History
21st – 27th October 2019
21st Died today in 1903, Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, he was the 12th Yokozuna, which...
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On This Week in Sport & Leisure History
14th~20th October 2019
14th Born on this day in 1873 was American track and field athlete Ray Ewry, who won ten gold...
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On this Week in Sport History
7-13th October 2019
7th Hugh Kirkaldy wins the 31st British Gold Open at St Andrews in 1891, shooting a 166 winning...
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