On this day in sports: June 23

1. 1894 The International Olympic Committee is founded at the Sorbonne in Paris, at the initiative of Baron Pierre de Coubertin. Source
2. 1973 The Los Angeles Dodgers started Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey, and Bill Russell in the infield, beginning a record eight-year run in Major League Baseball for four people designated as starters for those positions. Source
3. 1993 Born: Tim Anderson, American baseball player Source
4. 1995 Died: Anatoli Tarasov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (born 1918) Source
5. 2007 Died: Rod Beck, American baseball player (born 1968) Source
6. 2012 Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials. Source

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