On this day

In 1960 Abebe Bikila ran Olympic/World record marathon (2:15:16.2)

In 1963 Stan Musial hit a HR in his 1st at bat as a grandfather

In 2017 US Open Men's Tennis: Spain's Rafael Nadal won his 3rd US title by beating Kevin Anderson of South Africa 6-3, 6-3, 6-4

Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji

Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji Jadeja, GCSI GBE, often known as Ranji, was the ruler of the Indian princely state of Nawanagar from 1907 to 1933, as Maharaja Jam Saheb, and a noted Test cricketer who played for the English cricket team. He was born on this day in the year 1872