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Tag Archives: tennis
April 7th, 1498
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1498, King Charles VIII of France died when he ran into a tennis court and stuck his head on a low wooden beam. He was 28 years old at the time. No one was … Continue reading
Posted in 1401-1500 CE, Historical Facts
Tagged klutz, tennis, the french, weird deaths
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January 21, 1990
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 1990, tennis player John McEnroe became the first player ever expelled from the Australian Open. Las Vegas odds-makers had the event eventually happening at 1-1.
September 30, 1659
On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY! in 1659, Peter Stuyvesant, the Dutch Director-General of the New Netherlands (the New Netherlands ranged from modern day Delaware to Rhode Island) forbid tennis playing during religious services. He had received many complaints from the … Continue reading
Posted in 1601-1700 CE, Historical Facts
Tagged Colonic America, religion, sports, tennis
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