On this day

In 1928, Paavo Nurmi ran world record 10 miles (50:15.0)

In 1989, Rickey Henderson stole a record 8 bases in a play off (5 games)

In 2012, New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees broke Johnny Unitas' NFL record for consecutive games with a TD pass (48) when he connected with Devery Henderson in Saints 31-24 win over San Diego at the SuperDome

Zaheer Khan

Zaheer Khan who was born in the year 1978 on the 7th of October is an Indian former cricketer. He played in all formats from 2000 till 2014. He was the second-most successful Indian pace bowler in Test cricket, behind Kapil Dev. He played from Baroda in the domestic circuit.