Monday, 8 August 2022

Muhammad Ali | Timeline

Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, and is frequently ranked as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. In 1999, he was named Sportsman of the Century by Sports Illustrated and the Sports Personality of the Century by the BBC. (Intro from Wikipedia)

January 17, 1942 - Louisville, Kentucky - Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr is born
October 1(?), 1954 - Louisville - Cassius has his bike stolen. Consumed with rage, he meets Joe Martin, a police officer who taught troubled kids boxing, saying he wanted to find the boy who stole from him and beat him up. Martin offers him the chance to take free boxing lessons
August 28, 1955 - While in Louisville - Cassius is deeply affected for the rest of his life by the abduction and lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Louis Till in Mississippi
January(?) 1(?), 1956 - Louisville - Enrolls in Louisville's Central High School
August 26, 1960 - Rome, Italy - The Men's Light-Heavyweight boxing tournament at the 1960 Rome Olympic Games begin =(START)
Cassius Clay with the olympic gold medal
September 5, 1960 - Rome, Italy - Cassius Clay wins the final against Zbigniew Pietrzykowski and becomes Olympic Champion!
October 29, 1960 - Louisville - Cassius Clay vs. Tunney Hunsaker. Clay wins. Record: 1-0
December 27, 1960 - Miami Beach, Florida - Cassius Clay vs. Herb Siler. Clay wins. Record: 2-0
January 17, 1961 - Miami Beach - Cassius Clay vs. Tony Esperti. Clay wins. Record: 3-0
February 6, 1961 - Miami Beach - Exhibition fight vs Ingemar Johansson
February 7, 1961 - Miami Beach - Cassius Clay vs. Jim Robinson. Clay wins. Record: 4-0
February 21, 1961 - Miami Beach - Cassius Clay vs. Donnie Fleeman. Clay wins. Record: 5-0
April 19, 1961 - Louisville - Cassius Clay vs. LaMar Clark. Clay wins. Record: 6-0
June 26, 1961 - Winchester, Nevada - Cassius Clay vs. Duke Sabedong. Clay wins. Record: 7-0
July 22, 1961 - Louisville - Cassius Clay vs. Alonzo Johnson. Clay wins. Record: 8-0
October 7, 1961 - Louisville - Cassius Clay vs. Alex Miteff. Clay wins. Record: 9-0
November 29, 1961 - Louisville - Cassius Clay vs. Willi Besmanoff. Clay wins. Record: 10-0
February 10, 1962 - New York City - Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Banks. Clay wins. Record: 11-0
February 28, 1962 - Miami Beach - Cassius Clay vs. Don Warner. Clay wins. Record: 12-0
April 23, 1962 - Los Angeles, California - Cassius Clay vs. George Logan. Clay wins. Record: 13-0
May 19, 1962 - New York City - Cassius Clay vs. Billy Daniels. Clay wins. Record: 14-0
July 20, 1962 - Los Angeles - Cassius Clay vs. Alejandro Lavorante. Clay wins. Record: 15-0
November 15, 1962 - Los Angeles - Cassius Clay vs. Archie Moore. Clay wins. Record: 16-0
January 24, 1963 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Cassius Clay vs. Charlie Powell. Clay wins. Record: 17-0
March 13, 1963 - New York City - Cassius Clay vs. Doug Jones. Clay wins. Record: 18-0
May 30, 1963 - London, England - Attends a boxing match in London
June 18, 1963 - London - Cassius Clay vs. Henry Cooper. Clay wins. Record: 19-0
August 1(?), 1963 - While in New York City(?) - "I am the Greatest" album of spoken words is released
September 27, 1963 - Oakland, California - Visit to the McClymonds High School in Oakland
February 25, 1964 - Miami Beach - Cassius Clay vs. Sonny Liston. Clay wins and is World Heavyweight Champion, aged 22. Record: 20-0
February 27, 1964 - Chicago, Illinois - Cassius Clay announces that he had accepted the teachings of the Nation of Islam
March 6, 1964 - Chicago - Cassius Clay takes the name "Muhammad Ali", which is given to him by Elijah Muhammad, his spiritual mentor
March 19, 1964 - New York City - Visits Harlem
June 9, 1964 - Cairo, Egypt - Meets Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser
August 14, 1964 - Gary, Indiana - Marries Sonji "Roi" Glover
February 27, 1965 - Chicago - Appears dressed in a "Fruit of Islam" uniform at the Saviour's Day celebrations
May 25, 1965 - Lewiston, Maine - Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston. Ali wins. Record: 21-0
July 28, 1965 - Belize City, British Honduras - Exhibition fight vs Cody Jones
July 31, 1965 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - Exhibition fight vs Jimmy Ellis and Cody Jones
August 16, 1965 - Gothenburg, Sweden - Exhibition fight vs Jimmy Ellis and Cody Jones
August 18, 1965 - Glasgow, Scotland - Arrives in Glasgow, Scotland
August 20, 1965 - Paisley, Scotland | London, England - Exhibition fight vs Cody Jones and Jimmy Ellis
November 22, 1965 - Winchester, Nevada - Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson. Ali wins. Record: 22-0
March 29, 1966 - Toronto, Canada - Muhammad Ali vs. George Chuvalo. Ali wins. Record: 23-0
May 17, 1966 - London, England - Arrives in London
May 21, 1966 - London - Muhammad Ali vs. Henry Cooper. Ali wins. Record: 24-0
August 6, 1966 - London - Muhammad Ali vs. Brian London. Ali wins. Record: 25-0
September 10, 1966 - Frankfurt, West Germany - Muhammad Ali vs. Karl Mildenberger. Ali wins. Record: 26-0
October 27, 1966 - Louisville - Exhibition fight vs Doug Jones
November 14, 1966 - Houston, Texas - Muhammad Ali vs. Cleveland Williams. Ali wins. Record: 27-0
February 6, 1967 - Houston - Muhammad Ali vs. Ernie Terrell. Ali wins. Record: 28-0
March 22, 1967 - New York City - Muhammad Ali vs. Zora Folley. Ali wins. Record: 29-0
April 28, 1967 - Houston, Texas - Refuses the Vietnam War Draft: “I ain’t got no quarrel with those Vietcong
May 11, 1967 - Chicago - Speaks at an anti-war rally at the University of Chicago
June 4, 1967 - Cleveland, Ohio - Meeting of the Negro Industrial and Economic Union to give support and hear Muhammad Ali give his reasons for rejecting the draft during the Vietnam War
June 15, 1967 - Detroit, Michigan - Exhibition fight vs Orvill Qualls and Al "Blue" Lewis
June 20, 1967 - While in Detroit(?) - Convicted of draft evasion and sentenced to 5 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. He pays a bond and remains free while the verdict is being appealed
August 17, 1967 - Chicago - Muhammad Ali marries 17-year-old Belinda Boyd
February 25, 1968 - Chicago - Speaks at a Black Muslim convention in Chicago
May 20, 1968 - Notre Dame, Indiana - At Notre Dame University, Muhammad Ali advocates the establishment of a separate state for blacks, either in the US of in another country
August 2, 1970 - Atlanta, Georgia - Exhibition fight vs George Hill, Johnny Hudgins and Rufus Braswell
October 26, 1970 - Atlanta - Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry. Ali wins. Record: 30-0
December 7, 1970 - New York City - Muhammad Ali vs. Oscar Bonavena. Ali wins. Record: 31-0
March 8, 1971 - New York City - Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier - "Fight of the Century".Frazier wins. Record: 31-1
June 25, 1971 - Dayton, Ohio - Exhibition fight vs Rufus Braswell, Eddie Brooks and J.D.McCauley
June 28, 1971 - While in Dayton(?) - The Supreme Court unanimously overturns his conviction
July 26, 1971 - Houston - Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Ellis. Ali wins. Record: 32-1
August 21, 1971 - Caracas, Venezuela - Exhibition fight vs Eddie Brooks and Lancer Johnson
August 22, 1971 - Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago - Exhibition fight vs Eddie Brooks and Lancer Johnson
October 9, 1971 - Genoa, Italy - Exhibition fights vs Alonzo Johnson and Giorgio Bambini
October 19, 1971 - London, England - Exhibition fight vs Cliff Field, Graham Sines, Johnny Frankham and Alonzo Johnson
November 6, 1971 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Exhibition fight vs Miguel Ángel Páez and James Summerville
November 17, 1971 - Houston - Muhammad Ali vs. Buster Mathis. Ali wins. Record: 33-1
December 26, 1971 - Zurich, Switzerland - Muhammad Ali vs. Jürgen Blin. Ali wins. Record: 34-1
January 3, 1972 - Mecca, Saudi Arabia - Pilgrimage to Mecca
January 28, 1972 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Exhibition fight vs Jeff Merritt and Alonzo Johnson
February 18, 1972 - Pittsburgh - Exhibition fight vs Al Migliorato
April 1, 1972 - Tokyo, Japan - Muhammad Ali vs. Mac Foster. Ali wins. Record: 35-1
May 1, 1972 - Vancouver - Muhammad Ali vs. George Chuvalo. Ali wins. Record: 36-1
May 21, 1972 - Stanford, California - Speech at Stanford University
June 27, 1972 - Winchester, Nevada - Muhammad Ali vs. Jerry Quarry. Ali wins. Record: 37-1
July 1, 1972 - Los Angeles - Exhibition fight vs Rudy Clay, Charley James, Billy Ryan, Eddie Jones and Lonnie Bennett
July 19, 1972 - Dublin, Ireland - Muhammad Ali vs. Alvin Lewis. Clay wins. Record: 38-1
July 29, 1972 - Casablanca, Morocco - Exhibition fight vs Ba Sounkalo
August 1, 1972 - Barcelona, Spain - Exhibition fight vs Gregorio Peralta
August 24, 1972 - Baltimore, Maryland - Exhibition fight vs Ray Anderson and Alonzo Johnson
August 28, 1972 - Cleveland, Ohio - Exhibition fight vs Gary Dee, Rodney Greene, Terry Daniels, Amos Johnson and Alonzo Johnson
September 20, 1972 - New York City - Muhammad Ali vs. Floyd Patterson. Ali wins. Record: 39-1
November 11, 1972 - Boston, Massachusetts - Exhibition fight vs Paul Raymond, Ray Anderson, Doug Kirk, Cliff McDonald and John "Dino" Denis
November 21, 1972 - Stateline, Nevada - Muhammad Ali vs. Bob Foster. Ali wins. Record: 40-1
November 28, 1972 - Salem, Virginia - Exhibition fight vs Alonzo Johnson, John Jordan, Jimmy Wingfield and Charlie Boston
February 14, 1973 - Winchester, Nevada - Muhammad Ali vs. Bob Foster. Ali wins. Record: 41-1
February 23, 1973 - University Park, Texas - Exhibition fight vs Roy "Cookie" Wallace
March 31, 1973 - San Diego, California - Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton. Norton wins. Record: 41-2
September 10, 1973 - Inglewood, California - Muhammad Ali vs. Ken Norton. Ali wins. Record: 42-2
October 20, 1973 - Jakarta, Indonesia - Muhammad Ali vs. Rudie Lubbers. Ali wins. Record: 43-2
January 17, 1974 - New York City - Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazer appear together on "The Dick Cavett Show"
January 28, 1974 - New York City - Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier. Ali wins. Record: 44-2. Second boxing match between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali at the Madison Square Garden. Ali wins via 12-round unanimous decision
June 12, 1974 - New York City - Attends a magic show by Doug Henning at the Cort Theatre
September 10, 1974 - Paris, France - Ali arrives in Paris on his way to Zaire
October 30, 1974 - Kinshasa, Zaire - Muhammad Ali vs.
George Foreman. Ali wins. Record: 45-2 - "The Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight boxing match between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. Ali wins via 8th-round KO
December 2, 1974 - London, England - Addresses a Nation of Islam meeting at the New Victoria Theatre in London
December 3, 1974 - London - Exhibition fight vs Joe Bugner
December 9, 1974 - New York City - Visits some of New York's boroughs, including Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Bronx
March 24, 1975 - Richfield, Ohio - Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner. Ali wins. Record: 46-2
May 16, 1975 - Winchester, Nevada - Muhammad Ali vs. Ron Lyle. Ali wins. Record: 47-2
June 6, 1975 - Detroit, Michigan - Exhibition fights vs Bill Cunningham, Robert Blackwell, Johnny Hudson, Boston Almon and Ron Gentry
July 1, 1975 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Bugner. Ali wins. Record: 48-2
October 1, 1975 - Quezon City, Philippines - Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier. Ali wins. Record: 49-2 - "Thrillla in Manila" - Third and final boxing match between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali. Ali wins via 14th-round RTD
December 6, 1975 - Dallas, Texas - Exhibition fight vs Clifford "Randy" Stephens
February 6, 1976 - Bayamón, Puerto Rico - Exhibition fight vs José Miguel Agrelot
February 20, 1976 - San Juan, Puerto Rico - Muhammad Ali vs. Jean-Pierre Coopman. Ali wins. Record: 50-2
March 9, 1976 - London, England - Arrives in London with his girlfriend Veronica Porsche
April 30, 1976 - Landover, Maryland - Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Young. Ali wins. Record: 51-2
May 2, 1976 - Washington D.C. - Appears on Sunday morning news program "Face the Nation"
May 24, 1976 - Munich, West Germany - Muhammad Ali vs. Richard Dunn. Ali wins. Record: 52-2
June 16, 1976 - Tokyo - Press conference in Tokyo
June 25, 1976 - Tokyo - Exhibition fight vs Antonio Inoki
June 27, 1976 - Dongducheon, South Korea - Exhibition fight vs Larry D.Rice and Gerald Noble at Camp Casey, Dongducheon
September 28, 1976 - New York City - Muhammad Ali vs. Richard Dunn. Ali wins. Record: 53-2
October 1, 1976 - Istanbul, Turkey - Visit to Turkey
January 29, 1977 - Boston, Massachusetts - Exhibition fight vs Matt Ross, Frank Kingston Smith, Walter Haines, Peter Fuller and Jerry Huston Jr
April 16, 1977 - Miami Beach - Exhibition fight vs Michael Dokes and Jody Ballard
May 16, 1977 - Landover, Maryland - Muhammad Ali vs. Alfredo Evangelista. Ali wins. Record: 54-2
May 20, 1977 - Burbank, California - Interview with Johnny Carson for "The Tonight Show"
June 20, 1977 - Los Angeles - Marries Veronica Porché
August 9, 1977 - London, England - Interview to promote the film "The Greatest"
August 12, 1977 - South Schields, England - Exhibition fight vs Bruce Wells
September 29, 1977 - New York City - Muhammad Ali vs. Earnie Shavers. Ali wins. Record: 55-2
November 14, 1977 - Bogotá, Colombia - Exhibition fight vs Bernardo Mercado
December 2, 1977 - Chicago - Exhibition fight vs Scott LeDoux
December 6, 1977 - New York City - Attends a fashion show at the Market Bar, New York
December 30, 1977 - Miami Beach - Daughter Laila Ali is born
February 15, 1978 - Winchester, Nevada -
 Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks. Spinks wins. Record: 55-3
March 4, 1978 - New York City - Press conference at CBS Broadcast Center
May 8, 1978 - Los Angeles - Exhibition fights vs Sammy Davies Jr, Richard Pryor, Marvin Gaye and Burt Young
May 16(?), 1978 - Cannes, France - Visit Cannes Film Festival, France (May 16-26th)
June 20, 1978 - Moscow, Soviet Union - Exhibition fights vs Igor Vysotsky, Evgeny Gorstkov and Pyotr Zayev
September 15, 1978 - New Orleans, Louisiana - Muhammad Ali vs. Leon Spinks. Ali wins. Record: 56-3
January 29, 1979 - New York City - Receives the key to the city from New York City Mayor Ed Koch
February 8, 1979 - Auckland, New Zealand - Exhibition fight vs Jimmy Ellis and Joe Bugner
February 28, 1979 - Chicago - Exhibition fight vs Luke Capuano
March 12, 1979 - Providence, Rhode Island - Exhibition fight vs Jimmy Ellis, Alonzo Johnson and John "Dino" Denis
May 27, 1979 - Randers, Denmark - Exhibition fight vs Jimmy Ellis and Alonzo Johnson
May 29, 1979 - London, England - Exhibition fight vs John L. Gardner
June 4, 1979 - Essen, West Germany - Exhibition fight vs Karl Mildenberger and Georg Butzbach
June 7, 1979 - Birmingham, England - Exhibition fight vs Jimmy Ellis
June 29, 1979 - Jersey City, New Jersey - Exhibition fight vs Thomas F.X. Smith and Brendan Byrne
July 14, 1979 - Denver, Colorado - Exhibition fight vs Lyle Alzado
December 17, 1979 - Hong Kong - Arrives at Kai Tak Airport. Travels to China the next day for 2-days visit
December 19, 1979 - Beijing, China - Arrives in Beijing for a visit of only 8 hours. Meeting with Deng Xiaoping
January 27, 1980 - New Delhi, India - Exhibition fight vs Kaur Singh
January 31, 1980 - Madras (Chennai), India - Exhibition fight vs Jimmy Ellis
August 11, 1980 - New York City - Visits the first session of the 1980 Democratic Convention with Governor and Mrs.John Brown of Kentucky
October 2, 1980 - Paradise, Nevada - Muhammad Ali vs. Larry Holmes. Holmes wins. Record: 56-4
April 13, 1981 - New York City - Photoshoot
December 11, 1981 - Nassau, Bahamas - Muhammad Ali vs. Trevor Berbick. Berbick wins. Record: 56-5
April 24, 1982 - Cannes, France - Visit to Cannes, France
June 4, 1982 - Vatican, Rome - Audience with Pope John Paul II
December 1, 1982 - Abu Dhabi, UAE - Exhibition fight vs Jimmy Ellis
December 4, 1982 - Dubai, UAE - Exhibition fight vs Reiner Hartner
June 12, 1983 - Edmonton, Canada - Exhibition fight vs Dave Semenko
January(?) 1(?), 1984 - New York City - Muhammad Ali is diagnosed with Parkinson's disease after checking himself into Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
April 29, 1984 - London, England - Arrives in London
May 27, 1984 - Louisville - Muhammad Ali carries the olympic torch through Louisville with other 10 runners
July 28, 1984 - Los Angeles - Attends the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
January 1, 1985 - Beijing, China - Visit to China
September 21, 1985 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Attends the IBF Heavyweight Title fight - Michael Spinks vs Larry Holmes - with actor Mr.T
October 5, 1986 - Cairo, Egypt - Promoting his new sports car, Ali, with his Saudi partner Mohammed Al-Fassi
October 27, 1986 - Ellis Island, New York Bay - Receives the Ellis Island Medal of Honor
November 19, 1986 - Louisville - Marries Yolanda "Lonnie" Williams
July 9, 1987 - Mexico City, Mexico - Press conference
August 1, 1987 - Las Vegas - Attends a Mike Tyson vs. Tony Tucker boxing match
January 22, 1988 - Atlantic City, New Jersey - Attends a Tyson vs Holmes fight
May 5, 1990 - New York City - "Night of 100 Stars" in New York
January 9, 1991 - Los Angeles - Attends the 1991 Cable ACE Awards in Los Angeles
July 6, 1992 - Los Angeles - Attends the Jim Thorpe Pro Sports Awards
February 26, 1993 - Beijing, China - Arrives in Beijing to promote China's first professional boxing match since 1949
June 15, 1993 - London, England - Arrives in London
October 26, 1993 - Los Angeles - "Legend to Legend Night"
November 14, 1993 - London, England - Book signing for his latest book "A Thirty Year Journey"
May 11, 1994 - Ho Chi Min (Hanoi), Vietnam - Arrives in Vietnam
January 18, 1996 - Havana, Cuba - Visit to Cuba to bring aid to Cuban hospitals
March 25, 1996 - Los Angeles - Ali walks to the stage (with help from George Foreman) at the 1996 Oscars to be part of the group receiving the Oscar for "When we were Kings"
July 19, 1996 - Atlanta, Georgia - Ali steps into the spotlight to light the Olympic cauldron at the 1996 opening ceremony
March 22, 1997 - Santa Monica, California - 12th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards
January 15, 1998 - Rabat, Morocco - Visit to Morocco. Muhammad Ali is decorated by King Hassan II at the Royal Palace in Rabat
September 10, 1998 - Havana, Cuba - Visit to the Cerro Pelado sport complex in Havana, during a 3-day visit to Cuba to deliver a $1.2 million donation to local hospitals
January 16, 1999 - Las Vegas - Tyson vs. Botha celebrity party
September 30, 1999 - Washington D.C. - Ali and Olympic athlete Carl Lewis meet US Speaker Dennis Hastert at the US Capitol
November 19, 1999 - Vienna, Austria - Ali receives the "World Sports Award of the Century" for martial arts category
December 2, 1999 - New York City - Attends the Sports Illustrated 20th Century Sports Awards with golfer Tiger Woods
June 7, 2000 - New York City - Attends the Audemars Piguet 125th Anniversary event at Christie's, New York City
August 10, 2000 - Hollywood, California - Premiere screening of "The Original Kings of Comedy"
September 16, 2000 - Sydney, Australia - Attends the men's 54kg boxing bouts during the Sydney Olympic Games
October 23, 2000 - New York City - Meets UN secretary-general Kofi Annan at the United Nations
December 18, 2000 - London, England - Celebrates his 59th birthday at the Hilton Hotel in London
December 31, 2000 - New York City - New Year celebrations in Times Square with New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani
January 15, 2001 - London - Appears with Lennox Lewis at the lauch ceremony for the new playstation game "Knockout Kings"
January 16, 2001 - London - World Sports Awards at the Albert Hall in London
January 18, 2001 - Washington D.C. - Inaugural Opening Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington
February 6, 2001 - Rome, Italy - Arrives in Rome
May 1, 2001 - Louisville - Photographed for Self Assignment
June 11, 2001 - Washington D.C. - Receives the Leadership Award during the 2001 Service to America Awards presentation ceremony
December 12, 2001 - Los Angeles - Attends the Premiere of the film "Ali"
December 17, 2001 - Washington D.C. - Attends the Premiere of the film "Ali" in Washington
May 22, 2002 - Washington D.C. - Senate subcommittee on Consumer Affairs hears testimonies on the federal regulation of boxing
May 24, 2002 - Los Angeles - Attends one of Western Conference Finals during the 2002 NBA Playoffs between the Sacramento Kings and the Los Angeles Lakers
June 22, 2002 - Encino, California - HollyRod Foundation's 4th Annual Mercedes-Benz DesignCure Benefit fundraiser. Ali accepts an Award of Courage by former boxer Sugar Ray Leonard
July 10, 2002 - Los Angeles - Attends the 10th Annual ESPY Awards
August 17, 2002 - Las Vegas, Nevada - Attends his daughter's boxing match vs. Suzy Taylor
November 18, 2002 - Kabul, Afghanistan - Three-day visit to Afghanistan to draw attention to the war-ravaged country
June 21, 2003 - Dublin, Ireland - Attends the Special Olympics Ceremony in Dublin
September 7, 2003 - Bloomington, Indiana - Joins the Dalai Lama at the Tibetan Cultural Center in Bloomington, Indiana
September 19, 2003 - New York City - Attends the United Nations Day of Peace
September 30, 2003 - Washington D.C. - Attends the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute's Awards Gala
December 6, 2003 - Miami Beach - Art Basel Taschen book premiere of Muhammad Ali's book, GOAT - Greatest of All Time, A tribute to Muhammad Ali
February 5, 2004 - New York City - Visit to the Harlem Police Athletic League to announce a major commitment by ADIDAS to New York City youth sports
March 27, 2004 - Phoenix, Arizona - Celebrity Fight Night X - A charity event to raise money for the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Research Center at Barrow Neurological Institute - Evander Holyfield receives an award from Muhammad Ali
May 5, 2004 - New York City - Attends the MTV Networks UpFront at The Theater at Madison Square Garden
June 9, 2004 - New York City - Attends the Boys & Girls Clubs of America President's Dinner honoring Denzel Washington
July 13, 2004 - Houston, Texas - Appears before the start of the Major League Baseball 75th All-Star game between the American League All-Stars Team and National League All-Stars Team
August 2, 2004 - Los Angeles - Attends the Premiere of "Collateral" at the Orpheum Theatre
July 13, 2005 - Los Angeles - Appears on stage with "Magic" Johnson during the 20th Annual Midsummer Night's Magic Awards Dinner
November 9, 2005 - Washington D.C. - Receives the Presidential Medal of Freedom in the White House from President George W.Bush
January 28, 2006 - Davos, Switzerland - Visits the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland
May 5, 2006 - Louisville - Attends the Grand Gala Hilton VIP reception
January 2, 2007 - Miami, Florida - Attends the game between the University of Louisville and Wake Forest University
February 3, 2007 - Johannesburg, South Africa - Attends one of his daughter's boxing matches, with presence of Nelson Mandela
September 24, 2008 - New York City - Attends the opening plenary on day one of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York
February 12, 2009 - Phoenix - Attends the 2009 NBA All-Star game
April 6, 2009 - Phoenix - Attends the MLB opening game between the Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks
August 6, 2009 - New York City - Welcomed by the crowd before the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees at the Yankee Stadium
August 26, 2009 - Manchester, England - Arrives in Manchester as part of his UK charity tour
August 28, 2009 - Windsor, England - 2009 Alltech FEI European Jumping & Dressage Championships in the grounds of Windsor Castle
December 10, 2009 - Beverly Hills, California - Attends the UNICEF Ball held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel
August 12, 2010 - Century City, California - 10th Annual Harold Pump Foundation Gala
September 11, 2011 - Anaheim, California - 4th Annual Life Changing Lives Gala Honoring Muhammad Ali
July 26, 2012 - London, England - Attends the Olympic Committee Benefit Gala at USA House at the Royal College of Art
July 27, 2012 - London - Appears on stage during the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 London Olympic Games
January 2, 2013 - New Orleans, Louisiana - Appears before the start of the Sugar Bowl at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome
March 23, 2013 - Phoenix - Celebrity Fight Night XIX
June 1, 2014 - Phoenix - Photoshoot with his wife Lonnie Ali
October 1, 2015 - Louisville - Attends the Sports Illustrated tribute to Muhammad Ali with Larry Holmes and George Foreman
June 3, 2016 - Scottsdale, Arizona - Muhammad Ali dies, aged 74 =(END)

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