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Updated July 8, 2024 at 11:20 a.m. On this day in 2000, Venus Williams won her first Grand Slam singles title, at the Wimbledon Championships. She was 20 years old at the time. Who did Venus Williams defeat in the final to win the tournament? In the final of the 2000 Wimbledon Championships, Venus Williams […]
JANUARY Israel Ariel Sharon, former prime minister Portugal Eusebio, soccer player United States Phil Everly, musician FEBRUARY Spain Paco de Lucia, Flamenco guitarist United States Shirley Temple, child actress United States Philip Seymour Hoffman, actor MARCH Spain Adolfo Suarez, former prime minister United States L’Wren Scott, fashion designer France Alain Resnais, filmmaker APRIL United Kingdom […]
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