. ▁ ▁Rugby ▁union ▁ ▁Row ing ▁ ▁Sho oting ▁Ball inger ▁B elt ▁– ▁Brian ▁Carter ▁( Te ▁Pu ke ) ▁ ▁Soccer ▁ 3 0 ▁October ▁– ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁– ▁New ▁Zealand ▁hosts ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁FIFA ▁U - 1 7 ▁Women ' s ▁World ▁Cup . ▁Match es ▁are ▁held ▁in ▁Alb any , ▁Christ ch urch , ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁Well ington . ▁ ▁The ▁Ch ath am ▁Cup ▁is ▁won ▁by ▁East ▁Coast ▁B ays ▁A FC ▁who ▁beat ▁Dun ed in ▁Techn ical ▁ 1 — 0 ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁Tennis ▁ ▁B irth s ▁▁ 1 8 ▁September ▁– ▁Sil ent ▁Ach ie ver , ▁Thor ough bre d ▁race hor se ▁▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁– ▁Z ure lla , ▁Thor ough bre d ▁race hor se ▁ ▁Death s ▁ ▁January ▁▁ 1 ▁January ▁– ▁Joan ▁D ing ley , ▁my colog ist ▁( born ▁ 1 9 1 6 ) ▁▁ 2 ▁January ▁– ▁L inds ay ▁Po ole , ▁botan ist ▁and ▁for ester ▁( born ▁ 1 9 0 8 ) ▁▁ 4 ▁January ▁ ▁Graham ▁Per cy , ▁artist , ▁designer ▁and ▁illustr ator ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 8 ) ▁ ▁Bert ▁Walker , ▁politician ▁( born ▁ 1 9 1 9 ) ▁▁ 6 ▁January ▁– ▁Charlie ▁Ste ele , ▁Jr ., ▁association ▁football ▁player ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 0 ) ▁▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁– ▁Sir ▁George ▁L aking , ▁diplom