On this day in sports: April 29

1. 1967 After refusing induction into the United States Army the previous day, Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title. Source
2. 1990 Born: Chris Johnson, American basketball player Source
3. 1995 Before a crowd of about 165,000 at the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium, Ric Flair and Antonio Inoki competed in the main event of Collision in Korea, the highest attended professional wrestling event of all time. Source
4. 2007 Died: Josh Hancock, American baseball player (born 1978) Source
5. 2008 Died: Gordon Bradley, English-American footballer (born 1933) Source
6. 2015 A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests. Source

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