This day in history: 29th April

Football

1868: Birth of Willie Maley, who went on to become Celtic‘s most successful manager.

1954: Wolverhampton won their first league title, beating Tottenham 2-0 in their final match of the season.

1965: Former India captain and 1995 AIFF Player of the Year V.P. Sathyan was born in the Kannur District.

1970: Arsenal rallied from a 3-1 first-leg deficit to win the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup over Anderlecht with an aggregate score of 3-4.

Cricket

1979: Birthday of Ashish Nehra, the Indian left-arm seamer.

1988: Birthday of Andre Russell, the West Indian all-rounder.

1997: Aravinda de Silva became the first man to score two unbeaten hundreds in a Test, against Pakistan at the SSC in Colombo.

Golf

1956: Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open.

1979: Jane Blalock wins LPGA Otey Crisman Golf Classic.

 

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