1879: Dwight F Davis, the man responsible for tennis' Davis Cup, was born.

1919: France's Suzanne Lenglen became the first non-English-speaking women's
champion at Wimbledon. It was the first of five successive titles for Lenglen.

First black men's Wimbledon champion: Arthur Ashe

1929: Surrey and England left-arm spinner Tony Lock was born. Famed for his
county and international partnership with Yorkshire-born off-spinner Jim Laker,
he was a member of the hugely successful Surrey side of the 1950s. He took 174
wickets in 49 Tests between 1952 and 1968. He died on March 30, 1995.

1975: Arthur Ashe beat fellow American Jimmy Connors to become the first black
men's champion at Wimbledon.

1980: Bjorn Borg won his fifth consecutive men's title at Wimbledon, beating
John McEnroe in a five-set thriller in the final.

1995: Mark Hughes signed a three-year contract in a £1.5million move to Chelsea
from Manchester United.

1996: Chelsea signed Lazio midfielder Roberto di Matteo for £4.9million.

2002: Tim Henman lost 7-5 6-1 7-5 to Lleyton Hewitt in the semi-finals at
Wimbledon.

2006: Fabio Capello arrived in Spain ahead of being named coach of Real
Madrid.

2007: Aston Villa completed the signing of West Ham midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker
for a fee of £8.5million.