Larry Sherry, American baseball player and coach (d. 2006)
Lawrence Sherry (July 25, 1935 – December 17, 2006) was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed relief pitcher from 1958 to 1968, most prominently as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers. He was named the Most Valuable Player of the 1959 World Series as the Dodgers won their first championship since relocating from Brooklyn just two years earlier. After his playing career, Sherry managed in the minor leagues before serving as a major league coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates and the California Angels.
1935Jul, 25
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- 26Feb
Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. - 16Mar
Treaty of Versailles
Adolf Hitler orders Germany to rearm herself in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Conscription is reintroduced to form the Wehrmacht. - 25May
Big Ten Conference
Jesse Owens of Ohio State University breaks three world records and ties a fourth at the Big Ten Conference Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan. - 25Jun
Soviet Union
Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Colombia are established. - 15Sep
Swastika
Nazi Germany adopts a new national flag bearing the swastika.