1942 - SS begins transporting Jews from Maastricht
1990 - Li Hui Rong of China sets the women's triple jump record of 47 ft 8½ in (14.54 m)
1995 - Gloucestershire cricketer Andrew Symonds scores 254 against Glamorgan, including a then first-class record of 16 sixes
2004 - Gal Fridman becomes Israel's first Olympic gold medalist when he wins the men's Mistral One Design windsurfing event at the Athens Games
2004 - Olga Kuzenkova of Russia throws an Olympic record 75.02 m to win the women's hammer throw gold medal at the Athens Games

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