1927: Former Leeds and England manager Don Revie was born. He died from motor neurone disease in May 1989.

1943: Arthur Ashe, who became the first black Wimbledon men's champion when he claimed the title in 1975, was born. The American died in 1993 of an AIDS-related disease.

1951: Randolph Turpin became the first Briton since Bob Fitzsimmons in the 19th century to win the world middleweight crown, producing one of boxing's biggest shocks with a points win over American 'Sugar' Ray Robinson.

1970: David Broome, on Beethoven, became the first British male rider to win the World Showjumping Championship.

1978: Snooker great Joe Davis, who won the world championship 15 times, including the first contested in 1927, died at the age of 77.

1989: Former Celtic star Maurice Johnston was transferred to Rangers from Nantes, becoming the first big-name Roman Catholic player to be signed by the club.

1994: Damon Hill won his first British Grand Prix, something his two-time world champion father Graham never managed.

1995: Paul Gascoigne completed a £4.3million move from Lazio to Rangers. David Platt also returned to Britain from Italian shores by signing for Arsenal from Sampdoria for £4.75million.

2006: Shamed France captain Zinedine Zidane won the Golden Ball – votes for which were cast at half-time in the World Cup final, in which he was later sent off – for being the best player in the tournament.

2007: West Ham clinched the signing of Craig Bellamy from Liverpool for a club record fee of £7.5m.