On this day

In 1960 Maurice Richard announced his retirement. He finished his career with 544 goals, an NHL record at the time.

In 1978 Muhammad Ali beat Leon Spinks in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title

In 2018 Russian boxer Gennady Golovkin (38-1-1, 34 KOs) lost his first pro fight in record 20th title defence as well as undisputed world middleweight crown when outpointed by Mexican Canelo Álvarez (50-1-2, 34 KOs) in Las Vegas

Abdul Qadir

Abdul Qadir Khan who was born in 1955 today was an international cricketer who bowled leg spin for Pakistan. Qadir is widely regarded as the best leg spinner of the 1970s and 1980s and was a role model for up and coming leg spinners. Later he was a commentator and Chief Selector of the Pakistan Cricket Board, from which he resigned due to differences of opinion with leading Pakistan cricket administrators.