The England’s captain’s trademark set-piece goal, which arrived in the last minute to secure a 2-2 draw against Greece and book England’s place at the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, will forever be remembered.
But it wasn’t just Beckham’s superb free-kick that day, it was the then Manchester United star’s all-round contribution.
To use a Sunday League football analogy, the midfielder was everywhere on the pitch – chasing, harrying, tackling and leading his country firmly from the front.
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Here are other memorable sporting events that happened on this day:
1926: Baseball great Babe Ruth hit three home runs for the New York Yankees in a World Series game.
1959: A record 92,706 fans watched the fifth game of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Chicago White Sox at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
1969: Golfing great Walter Hagen, one of America’s most flamboyant players, died aged 76.
1985: Nigel Mansell, driving a Williams, took his first Formula One Grand Prix win in the European round at Brands Hatch.
1997: Barry Town’s Garry Lloyd became the first non-league player to be selected for the full Wales international squad when he was called up for the World Cup qualifier against Belgium.
2005: Former Wales and British and Irish Lions hooker Jeff Young died at the age of 62 following a long illness.
2013: Arsenal’s run of 10 straight wins came to an end in a 1-1 draw with West Brom but they returned to the top of the Barclays Premier League regardless on goal difference.
2013: Sebastian Vettel led virtually from start to finish to win the Korean Grand Prix and edge closer towards a fourth straight world title.