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August – The 2nd Women's World Field Hockey Championships are held at Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with the Netherlands as the champions.
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in the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, the first time the Masters used a sudden-death format.
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beats a 70-year-old record for the greatest winning margin in VFL football when they beat
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receives 409 of 432 votes in the BBWAA election to earn enshrinement in the
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retains his world Middleweight title with a 15-round draw (tie) against
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retains his World Heavyweight title with an 11th-round TKO of
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November 30 in Las Vegas, dual world championship undercard:
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Athlete of the Year: Willie Stargell, Major League Baseball
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beats Collingwood's three-month-old record when they beat
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for the only finals win in Seattle SuperSonics history.
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Australian Inter Dominion Harness Racing Championship
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1979 in sports
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1979
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