This Day in History: 27th June

Raul was born on this day in 1977

Football

1977: Birth of Raul Gonzalez Blanco, commonly known as Raul. He went on to become Real Madrid’s all-time leader in goals and appearances. He currently plays for the Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd as a striker. 

1997: After the departure of Joe Royle from Goodison Park in April the previous season, Everton called upon Howard Kendall to manage the club for a third time.

Tennis

1966: Birth of Mercedes Paz, Tucum Argentina, tennis star (1990 Strasbourg).

1967: Birth of Michelle Torres, Chicago IL, tennis star.

1970: Birth of Petra Langrova, Prostejov Czech, tennis star (1995 Palermo doubles).

Cricket

Kevin Pietersen and Dale Steyn were born on the same day, three years apart

1980: Birth of Kevin Pietersen, a South African-born English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional off spin bowler who plays for England, Surrey and the Delhi Daredevils.

1983: Birth of Dale Steyn, a fast bowler who plays in Test and One Day International cricket for South Africa. He became the fastest South African to take 100 Test wickets, beating Allan Donald’s 23 matches by two.

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