On this day in sports: July 18

1. 1976 At the Olympic Games in Montreal, Nadia Comăneci (pictured) became the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 for her routine on the uneven bars. Source
2. 1976 Nadia Comăneci becomes the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Source
3. 2006 Born: Caleb Wilson, American basketball player Source
4. 2007 Born: Cameron Boozer, American basketball player Source
5. 2024 Died: Abner Haynes, American football player (born 1937) Source

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