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John F. Kennedy, Jr.

The Life and Times of JFK, Jr. July 16 marks the anniversary of Kennedy's tragic plane crash by Beth Rowen John F. Kennedy, Jr., and his wife, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, died in a…

2003 World History

George W. Bush(1946– ) Saddam Hussein(1937– ) INA/Reuters/Archive Photos…

Leroy Burrell

Born: Feb. 21, 1967Track & Field set former world record of 9.85 in 100 meters, July 6, 1994; previously held record (9.90) in 1991; member of 4 world record-breaking 4x100m relay teams.

John Davis

Born: Jan. 12, 1921Weightlifting 6-time world champion; 2-time Olympic super-heavyweight champ (1948,52); undefeated from 1938-53.Died: July 13, 1984

Dick Ebersol

Born: July 28, 1947Radio-TV protégé of ABC Sports czar Roone Arledge; key NBC exec in launching of Saturday Night Live in 1975; became president of NBC Sports in 1989. Was in plane crash in Nov.…

Juan Manuel Fangio

Born: June 24, 1911Argentine auto racer 5-time Formula One world champion (1951,54-57); 24 career wins, retired in 1958.Died: July 17, 1995

James (Sunny Jim) Fitzsimmons

Born: July 23, 1874Horse racing trained horses that won over 2,275 races, including 2 Triple Crown winners— Gallant Fox in 1930 and Omaha in '35.Died: Mar. 11, 1966

Jeanette Lee

Born: July 9, 1971Billiards known as “The Black Widow”; won the 1994 Women's Professional Billiards Assoc. (WPBA) National Championship and vaulted to the No. 1 women's player in the world; voted…

Billy Haughton

Born: Nov. 2, 1923Harness racing 4-time winner of Hambletonian; trainer-driver of one Pacing Triple Crown winner (1968); 4,910 career wins.Died: July 15, 1986