March 3 - John Ruiz defeats Evander Holyfield in their second fight by a decision in 12 rounds, winning the WBA's world Heavyweight championship, becoming the first Hispanic to win the world Heavyweight title.
September 29 - In a gala event dedicated to the victims and rescuers of 9/11, Bernard Hopkins[?] defeats Felix Trinidad by a knockout in round 12 to unify the world's Middleweight championships.
... January 20 - Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev, Russian chemist and inventor of the Periodic table
May 19 - Auguste Molinier, French historian
July 14 - Anton ...