On this day

In 1902, There was commencement of 1st Test Cricket between South Africa & Australia

In 1923, Babe Ruth hit 2 HRs in a World Series game

In 1967, World Series record 3 consecutive HRs were hit by Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Smith and Rico Petrocelli of the Boston Red Sox

In 1978, Dodgers Bob Welch dramatically made a strike out of Reggie Jackson in 9th

Ruslan Ponomariov

Ruslan Ponomariov is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster. He was born in the year 1983. He was FIDE World Chess Champion from 2002 to 2004. He won the Ukrainian Chess Championship in 2011. He was runner-up in the Chess World Cup 2005 and Chess World Cup 2009, He also reached the semi-finals in 2011 alongwith the quarterfinals in 2007.