June 26

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1954
- 1.2 1993
- 1.3 2001
- 1.4 2003
2 Debuts
3 Births
- 3.1 1974
- 3.2 1980

[edit] Events

[edit] 1954

Austria defeats Switzerland 7-5 in which remains as the World Cup match with the most goals in history.

[edit] 1993

Roy Campanella died of a heart attack at the age of 72. The Hall of Fame catcher was a 3 time MVP and 8 time all-star

[edit] 2001

Ray Bourque of the Colorado Avalanche announced his retirement just 17 days after winning his first Stanley Cup. Bourque retired after 22 years and held the NHL record for highest-scoring defenseman and playing in 19 consecutive All-Star games.

[edit] 2003

Cameroon international Marc-Vivien Foe died following his country's Confederations Cup match with Colombia. The 28-year-old was stretchered off the pitch in the 72nd minute after suffering from a suspected heart attack during the game in Lyon and tragically failed to regain consciousness.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] Births

[edit] 1974

Derek Jeter, in New Jersey.

[edit] 1980

Michael Vick, in Newport News, Virginia.

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