SPORT: BIRTHDAYS

Sunday 28 March 1999 23:02 BST

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Wednesday: Jack Johnson, the first black world heavyweight boxing champion, was born in 1872. American racism forced him to go to Australia to win the title from Tommy Burns in 1908 and he defended his crown mostly outside his homeland.

Thursday: David Gower, England's most ice-cool cricket captain, made his entrance in 1957.

Friday: Three-time world motor racing champion Jack Brabham zoomed into the world in 1926.

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