March 31
On March 31, 1980, Jesse Owens died.
Jesse Owens is known as one of the greatest track and field athletes in history. In 1936, Jesse Owens won his first Olympic gold medal at the Berlin Olympics. He would go on to win a total of four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Sources
Smith, J. Y. (1980, April 1). Olympic track great Jesse Owens is dead at 66. The Washington Post. Retrieved March 1, 2023, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1980/04/01/olympic-track-great-jesse-owens-is-dead-at-66/51f3910e-2d63-4370-991c-151a7e86b076/
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