American baseball player

Derek Jeter

Derek Sanderson Jeter, nicknamed "the Captain", is an American former professional baseball player, businessman, and baseball executive. A shortstop, Jeter spent his entire 20-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 2020; he received 396 of 397 possible votes, the second-highest percentage in MLB history and the highest by a position player. He was the chief executive officer (CEO) and part owner of the league's Miami Marlins from September 2017 to February 2022.

Born

1974

June 26

Died

Living

Era

1970s

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Key dates

1974 Born

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What else happened on this day, through history

4 Augustus adopts Tiberius.
221 Roman emperor Elagabalus adopts his cousin Alexander Severus as his heir and grants him the title of Caesar.
363 Roman emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sasanian Empire.
684 Pope Benedict II is the last pope to require confirmation by the Byzantine emperor before taking office.

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The world in 1974

When Derek arrived

april 1 The Local Government Act 1972 of England and Wales comes into effect.
april 22 Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board.
april 25 Carnation Revolution: A leftist military coup in Portugal overthrows the authoritarian-conservative Estado Novo regime.
april 27 One hundred nine people are killed in a plane crash near Pulkovo Airport.

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Same-day contemporaries

Also born on June 26

Claudio Abbado 1933–2014 Italian conductor (born 1933) Dave Grusin 1934– American pianist and composer Don Valentine 1932– American venture capitalist (died 2019) Mikhail Khodorkovsky 1963– Russian-Swiss businessman and philanthropist Olive Morris 1952–1979 Jamaican-English civil rights activist (born 1952) Paul Thomas Anderson 1970– American director, producer, and screenwriter Simon Mann 1952–2025 British military officer and mercenary (died 2025) Warren Farrell 1943– American author and educator

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Same-year contemporaries

Also born in 1974

Andrew Johns 1974– Australian rugby league player, coach, and sportscaster Burn Gorman 1974– American-born English actor and musician Cameron McConville 1974– Australian racing driver and sportscaster Christian Paradis 1974– Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Industry Crowbar 1974– American wrestler Dale Earnhardt Jr. 1974– American race car driver and actor Derrick Mason 1974– American football player Emilia Fox 1974– English actress Frank Catalanotto 1974– American baseball player

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