1911 - A remarkable double was completed on this day by Leicestershire’s C.J.B. Wood, who carried his bat for the second time in the match against Yorkshire. He also scored a hundred in both innings as well. In all, he batted for 520 minutes and was on the field throughout the match

[caption id="attachment_142800" align="alignnone" width="278"] Birth of one of the best ever left-arm pace bowlers in cricket, Australia’s Alan Davidson[/caption]

1929 - Birth of the Australian fast bowler Alan Davidson, the closest rival to Wasim Akram as the greatest left-arm seamer in history. Davidson was also a lower-order hitter like the Pakistani legend Akram. His best was the tied Test in 1960, where he became the first man to score 100 runs and take ten wickets in a Test. His economy rate was 1.97 runs per over throughout his Test career

1958 - Birth of Eric Heiden, American speed skater, in Wisconsin, in February 1980 at Lake Placid, New York. Heiden accomplished what no Olympian had ever done. He won five individual gold medals in a single Olympics, be it Summer or Winter

[caption id="attachment_142802" align="alignnone" width="277"] Eric Heiden, an American physician and long-track speed skater, road cyclist, and track cyclist, who won five individual gold medals at the 13th Olympic Winter Games at Lake Placid, New York, USA in 1980. It is an unprecedented feat in either Summer or Winter Olympics[/caption]

1984 - The beginning and the end of England opener Andy Lloyd’s Test career. Lloyd was given his Test debut on his home ground of Edgebaston in the first Test against the West Indies, but within half an hour he was on his way to hospital, after losing a Malcolm Marshall bouncer that clattered sickeningly into the temple guard of his helmet. Lloyd didn’t play any more first-class cricket that summer, and never played for England again

1991 - Leroy Burrell of USA sets the 100-metre world record in the USA Championships in New York City. With a time of 9.90 seconds in the 100, he edged Carl Lewis, who finished second with a time of 9.92. Later that year at the World Championships in Tokyo, Burrell bettered his time to 9.88. However, he was forced to settle for the silver medal as Lewis won the race in a record time of 9.86. On July 6 1994, Burrell reclaimed the title as the “World’s Fastest Human” when he reset his world record time in the 100-metre with a time of 9.85 seconds

[caption id="attachment_142803" align="alignnone" width="279"] Leroy Russel Burrell, the American track and field athlete, twice set the world record for the 100 m sprint[/caption]

1998 - The Chicago Bulls win their 6th NBA title in eight years when they beat the Utah Jazz 87-86 in Game Six. This was coincidently Michael Jordan’s last game as a Chicago Bulls player

[caption id="attachment_142804" align="alignnone" width="278"] Chicago Bulls win their 6th NBA title in eight years, on 14 June 1998. It was coincidently Michael Jordan’s last game as for the Bulls[/caption]