- 1876 Chicago Cubs 1st NL game, beats Louisville 4-0 (1st NL shutout)
- 1901 Erve Beck hits American League's 1st home run
- 1901 In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit)
- 1905 Latest day of 1st-class cricket in an Aust season (NSW v Qld)
- 1920 Magda Julin of Sweden beats teammate Svea Norén for the gold medal in women's singles figure skating at the Antwerp Olympics
- 1933 NY Yankee Russ Van Atta shuts out Washington Senators 16-0
- 1933 Philadelphia Phillies' Dick Bartell is 1st MLB player to get 4 consecutive doubles in 9 innings
- 1945 British troops reach the Grebbe Line, a forward defensive line in the Netherlands
- 1950 Chuck Cooper becomes the 1st African American to be drafted into the NBA (for Boston Celtics)
- 1952 6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3
- 1964 Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: 3-peat for the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 4-0 Game 7 win over Detroit Red Wings for a 4-3 series victory
- 1965 19th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1
- 1974 NFL moves goal posts & adopts sudden-death playoff
- 1977 Cincinnati Reds tie record of 12 runs in 5th inning beating Braves 23-9
- 1978 Phillie Phanatic makes 1st appearance
Baseball History
1980 Oakland Athletics' manager Billy Martin is restrained by umpires from attacking a fan
- 1981 Seattle Mariners MLB manager Maury Wills is suspended for 2 games after ordering Kingdome grounds crew to enlarge batter's boxes by one foot
- 1982 Yanks fire manager Bob Lemon & replaces him with Gene Michael
NHL History
1985 For 2nd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points in a Cup game (3 goals, 4 assists)
- 1989 Penguin Mario Lemuix ties NHL playoff record of 4 goals in 1st period
- 1991 Boston Herald journalist Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL New England Patriots for sexual harassment while covering team; an out-of-court settlement was reached, the league fines the team, and she transfers to a position in Sydney, Australia
- 1993 NFL Draft: Washington State quarterback Drew Bledsoe first pick by New England Patriots
Baseball Record
1997 Seattle Mariner Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 250th HR
NFL Draft
2009 NFL Draft: Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford first pick by Detroit Lions
Indian Premier League
2010 IPL Cricket Final, DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 22 runs; Suresh Raina 57 no (35)
