- 1897 1st Boston Marathon (B.A.A. Road Race), won by John J. McDermott in 2:55:10; the world's oldest annual marathon inspired by success of the first marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics
- 1900 Highest scoring opening game, Phils beat Braves 19-17 in 10
- 1909 13th Boston Marathon won by Henri Renaud in 2:53:36.8
- 1915 19th Boston Marathon won by Canadian Édouard Fabre in 2:31:41.2
- 1920 24th Boston Marathon won by Peter Trivoulidas of Greece in 2:29:31
- 1926 30th Boston Marathon won by Canadian Johnny Miles in 2:25:40.4
- 1928 New York Yankees are out of 1st place for 1st time since May 1926
- 1937 41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20
- 1938 Baker Bowl, Philadelphia: Phillies infielder Emmett "Heine" Mueller & Brooklyn Dodger outfielder Ernie Koy both homer in their 1st MLB at bats
- 1943 47th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:25.8; his 2nd of 4 wins in the event
- 1944 1944 NFL Draft: Angelo Bertelli from University of Notre Dame first pick by Boston Yanks
- 1946 Yankees switch from 3rd base to 1st base dug out
Maurice Richard Named MVP
1947 After scoring 45 goals during the regular season, Montreal Canadiens' Maurice Richard is named MVP
- 1947 England beats France, 6-3 at Twickenham to be level on points with Wales for a share of the Five Nations Rugby Championship; first appearance of France in tournament since 1931
- 1947 Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario: Toronto Maple Leafs edge Montreal Canadiens, 2-1 for a 4-2 series win; first all-Canadian final since 1935
- 1947 Suh Yun Buck wins world record marathon (2:25:39)
- 1948 52nd Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:02; his 4th victory in the event
- 1954 58th Boston Marathon won by Veikko Karvonen of Finland in 2:20:39
Demar's Last Race
1954 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th
- 1956 1st MLB baseball game in New Jersey - Brooklyn Dodgers beat Philadelphia Phillies, 5-4, at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City
- 1960 Baseball uniforms begin displaying players' names on their backs
- 1965 69th Boston Marathon won by Morio Shigematsu of Japan in race record 2:16:33
- 1971 75th Boston Marathon: Álvaro Mejía of Colombia wins in 2:18:45; American Sara Mae Berman 1st woman for 3rd straight year in 3:08:30 (unsanctioned)
Cricket History
1971 After smashing 124 in the 1st innings, Indian cricket opener Sunil Gavaskar makes 220 in 2nd innings in the drawn 5th Test against the West Indies in Port of Spain, Trinidad
Boston Marathon
1982 86th Boston Marathon: American Alberto Salazar claims men's title in 2:08:51; Charlotte Teske of West Germany wins women's section in 2:29:33
- 1982 Rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery
Boxing Title Fight
1986 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1987 Brendon Kuruppu scores 201* on Test Cricket debut (Sri Lanka v NZ)
- 1987 Brewers score 5 runs in 9th to win 6-4 & record 12th straight AL win
- 1987 LA Clippers end season with a terrible 12-70 record
- 1989 Kevin Elster (NY Mets), sets error-less shortstop mark at 73
- 1990 Pistons & 76'ers get into a fight accruing $162,500 fines (NBA record)
Boxing Title Fight
1991 Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
Senior PGA Championship
1992 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Lee Trevino beats Mike Hill by 1 stroke for his 3rd seniors major title
- 1993 97th Boston Marathon: Cosmas N'deti of Kenya wins men's event in 2:09:33; Olga Markova of Russia repeats as women's champion in 2:25:27
- 1994 Graeme Obree bicycles world record 10km (11:25.88)
- 1996 Rangers scores 16 in 8th vs Orioles
- 1997 NFL Draft: Ohio State offensive tackle Orlando Pace first pick by St. Louis Rams
- 1997 San Diego Padres & St Louis Cards play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii
Senior PGA Championship
1998 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Hale Irwin makes it 3 straight titles in the event with a convincing 7 stroke margin over runner-up Larry Nelson
- 1999 103rd Boston Marathon: Joseph Chebet of Kenya takes men's title in 2:09:52; 3-peat for Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia in women's race in 2:23:25
- 2004 108th Boston Marathon: Kenyan double; Timothy Cherigat takes men's title in 2:10:37; Catherine Ndereba wins her 3rd women's event in 2:24:27
- 2010 114th Boston Marathon: Robert Kiprono Cheruiyot of Kenya wins 4th men's title in 2:05:52; Teyba Erkesso of Ethiopia women's champion in 2:26:11
- 2021 In Las Vegas, Nevada: San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau breaks Gordie Howe's NHL record for most games played, now at 1,768 and counting
