- 1838 First baseball-type game in Canada played at Beachville, Upper Canada
- 1870 4th Belmont: W Dick aboard Kingfisher wins in 2:59.5
- 1884 18th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Panique wins in 2:42
- 1889 Boston Beaneaters MLB pitcher John Clarkson is first to throw an "immaculate inning" (strikes out 3 batters on 9 pitches) in a 4-2 win over Philadelphia Quakers at South End Grounds
Emily Davison Trampled at the Derby
1913 English suffragette Emily Davison is trampled and mortally wounded by a racechorse called Anmer, ridden by Herbert Jones and owned by King George V, during running of the Derby at Epsom Downs in Surrey; Jones thrown from horse, horse finishes the race jockey-less, Davison dies from her injuries 4 days later. [1]
1st Ryder Cup
1927 1st Ryder Cup Golf, Worcester CC: US beats Great Britain, 9½-2½; Walter Hagen first American captain; Ted Ray first GB skipper
- 1928 French Championship Women's Tennis: Helen Wills beats England's Eileen Bennett 6-1, 6-2 for her first of 4 French singles titles
Cochet French Champion
1928 French Championships Men's Tennis: Henri Cochet wins his 2nd of 4 home titles; beats countryman René Lacoste 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3
- 1932 64th Belmont: Tom Malley aboard Faireno wins in 2:32.8
- 1938 10th Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland wins 7½-4½ at the Old Course at St Andrews
- 1938 70th Belmont: James Stout aboard Pasteurized wins in 2:29.6
- 1940 1st night game at Forbes Field (Pirates 14, Braves 2)
- 1940 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1)
- 1950 Dutch cyclist Wim van Est wins Bordeaux-Paris (586 km in 17:25)
- 1951 Pirate's' Gus Bell hits for cycle helps beat Phillies 12-4
- 1953 Pittsburgh pirates trade outfielder Ralph Kiner & catcher Joe Garagiola to Chicago Cubs
French Open Men's Tennis
1955 French Championships Men's Tennis: Defending champion Tony Trabert beats Sven Davidson of Sweden 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2
French Open Women's Tennis
1955 French Championships Women's Tennis: Angela Mortimer of England beats American Dorothy Knode 2-6, 7-5, 10-8 for her first Grand Slam singles title
Cricket History
1957 England cricket batsmen Peter May (285no) & Colin Cowdrey (154) make 411 stand in drawn 1st Test v West Indies in Birmingham; WI spinner Sonny Ramadhin bowls mammoth 98 overs
- 1958 San Francisco Giants Hank Sauer and Bob Schmidt are first in NL history to hit consecutive pinch-hit HRs in 10-9 win over the Milwaukee Braves
Sports History
1961 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Belle Meade CC: Mary Lena Faulk wins by 6 strokes ahead of runner-up Betsy Rawls
Sports History
1964 LA Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax tosses his 3rd career no-hitter; beats Phillies, 3-0 in Philadelphia
- 1964 Test Cricket debut of Geoff Boycott v Australia at Trent Bridge, 48
- 1966 98th Belmont: William Boland aboard Amberoid wins in 2:29.6
Sports History
1967 Curt Flood's record 568 straight chances without an error ends (227 straight games)
Sports History
1968 Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings
- 1970 MLB San Diego Padres draft Mike Ivie #1
- 1971 Oakland A's beat Washington Senators, 5-3, in 21 innings
- 1971 Pakistani cricketer Zaheer Abbas scores 274 vs England at Edgbaston in 544 minutes
- 1972 French Open Men's Tennis: Andrés Gimeno of Spain wins his only major singles title; beats Frenchman Patrick Proisy 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
- 1974 NFL grants franchise to Seattle Seahawks
French Open Women's Tennis
1977 French Open Women's Tennis: Mima Jaušovec of Yugoslavia wins her lone Grand Slam singles title; beats Florența Mihai of Romania 6-2, 6-7, 6-1
Golf Major
1978 Canadian Open Golf (Peter Jackson Classic), Lachute GC: JoAnne Carner wins by 8 strokes from Hollis Stacy
French Open Women's Tennis
1983 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert beats Mima Jausovec of Yugoslavia 6-1, 6-2 for her 15th Grand Slam title and 5th French singles crown
US Golf Open
1984 1960 champion Arnold Palmer fails to qualify for the US Open Golf Championship for the first time in 32 years
- 1984 MLB Draft: New York Mets take Mechanicsburg Area Senior HS outfielder Shawn Abner at #1
- 1987 American hurdler Edwin Moses' 122 race winning streak which extends to nearly 10 years ends when he is beaten by countryman Danny Harris in Madrid, Spain
French Open Women's Tennis
1988 French Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf dominates Natalia Zvereva of Belarus 6-0, 6-0; shortest women's singles Grand Slam final in Open Era; 32 minutes
Baseball Record
1988 Rickey Henderson steals 2 bases for record 249 as a NY Yankee
- 1989 Red Sox lead Blue Jays 10-0 in 7th, but lose 12-11 in 12 for Blue Jays 12th consecutive victory at Fenway
- 1990 LA Dodger Ramon Martinez strikes out 18 Atlanta Braves
- 1993 Cricket's "Ball of the Century" - Australian spin bowler Shane Warne bowls England batsman Mike Gatting with his first ball of an Ashes series; Australia wins 1st Test at Old Trafford by 179 runs
French Open Women's Tennis
1994 French Open Women's Tennis: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario of Spain beats Mary Pierce 6-4, 6-4 for her 2nd career Grand Slam title, and her 2nd French singles crown
- 1995 New Zealand creates world record score for a Rugby Union international in thrashing Japan, 145-17 in the World Cup in Bloomfontein, RSA; Marc Ellis 6 tries, Simon Culhane 20 conversions
- 1998 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Washington Capitals beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2
- 1999 NHL Western Conference Final: Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 3
- 2005 French Open Women's Tennis: Belgian Justine Henin-Hardenne wins 1st of 3 straight French titles; beats Mary Pierce of France 6-1, 6-1
- 2005 Panamanian jockey Eddie Castro sets a North American record with 9 wins on the 13-race card at Calder Race Course in Miami, Florida
- 2008 Stanley Cup Final, Civic Center, Pittsburgh, PA: Detroit Red Wings defeat Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2 for a 4-2 series win; Red Wings' 11th Championship
French Open Women's Tennis
2011 French Open Women's Tennis: Li Na becomes first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title; beats Italian defending champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6
- 2012 MLB Draft: Puerto Rico Academy & HS shortstop Carlos Correa first pick by Houston Astros
- 2015 Australian cricket batsman Adam Voges becomes the oldest player to hit a century on debut in 1st Test v West Indies in Roseau; 35-year-old Voges scores 130 not out during Australia's 9 wicket win
- 2016 Brian Ortega knocks out Clay Guida at UFC 199
French Open Women's Tennis
2016 French Open Women's Tennis: Garbiñe Muguruza of Spain beats Serena Williams 7-5, 6-4 to claim her 1st Grand Slam title
