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Events in Sport

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1887 - 13th Kentucky Derby: Isaac Lewis aboard Montrose wins in 2:39.25
1888 - 16th Preakness: F Littlefield aboard Refund wins in 2:49
1892 - 18th Kentucky Derby: Lonnie Clayton aboard Azra wins in 2:41½
1893 - Henri Desgrange establishes 1st bicycle-world record (35.325 km)
1900 - James J Jeffries KOs James J Corbett in 23 for heavyweight boxing title
1912 - 38th Kentucky Derby: Carol H Shilling aboard Worth wins in 2:09.4
1918 - 44th Kentucky Derby: William Knapp on Exterminator wins in 2:10.8
1919 - Cincinnati Reds Hod Eller no-hits St Louis Cards, 6-0
1919 - Yanks' Jack Quinn & Senators' Walter Johnson, 12 inning 0-0 tie
1923 - 10 HRs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St Louis Cards
1927 - Belgium beats England 9-1 in soccer
1928 - 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4
1928 - 54th Preakness: Raymond Sonny Workman aboard Victorian wins in 2:00.2
1928 - 63rd British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Royal St George's
1935 - 61st Preakness: Willie Saunders aboard Omaha wins in 1:58.4
1940 - 66th Preakness: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech wins in 1:58.6
1946 - 1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1)
1946 - 72nd Preakness: Warren Mehrtens aboard Assault wins in 2:01.4
1958 - Beverly Hanson wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open
1959 - Yankee catcher Yogi Berra's errorless streak of 148 games ends
1963 - LA Dodger Sandy Koufax 2nd no-hitter beats NY Giants, 8-0
1965 - West Indies becomes 1st holders of the Frank Worrell Cricket Trophy
1968 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep St Louis Blues in 4 games
1969 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
1972 - Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams & cash
1972 - Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat NY Rangers, 4 games to 2
1975 - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic
1977 - Hamburger SV wins 17th soccer Europe Cup II
1977 - Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game
1980 - Pam Higgins wins LPGA Lady Michelob Golf Tournament
1980 - Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, & home in one inning for Phillies
1982 - Canucks 4-Isles 6-Stanley Cup-Isles hold 2-0 lead
1984 - Johan Cruijff quits soccer
1985 - Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cin Red teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez & Cesar Cedeno
1986 - Muffin Spencer-Devlin wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic
Racing Car Driver Mario Andretti 1988 - Mario Andretti records fastest Indianapolis 500 lap (221.565 mph)
1990 - NY Yankees trade Dave Winfield to Angels for Mike Witt
1994 - Inter Milan wins 23rd UEFA Cup
1996 - Florida Marlin Al Leiter no hits Colo Rockies, 11-0
1997 - NY Mets C Everett & Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch HRs
1997 - Paine Webber Senior Golf Invitational
1997 - Sara Lee LPGA Classic
1997 - Scott McCarron wins Bellsouth Golf Classic
1997 - Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Sara Lee Classic

Birthdays in Sport

Results 1 - 59 of 59

1854 - John Blackham, cricketer (Australia's 1st wicketkeeper)
1881 - Al Cabrera, Spanish-born Cuban baseball player (d. 1964)
1894 - Florimond Cornellie, Belgium, yachting (Olympic-gold-1920)
1903 - Charlie Gehringer, Detroit Tigers' 2nd baseman (1924-42)
1907 - Rip Sewell, American baseball player (d. 1989)
1922 - Nestor Chylak, American baseball umpire (d. 1992)
1924 - Jackie Milburn, English soccer star (Newcastle United)
1937 - David Allan, cricketer (West Indian wicketkeeper 1962-66)
1939 - Milt Pappas, baseball pitcher
1941 - Ian Redpath, cricketer (dependable Australian opening batsman 1964-76)
1943 - Nancy Greene, Canada, giant slalom (Olympic-gold-1968)
1944 - John Benaud, cricketer (brother of Richie, Australian bat 1972-73)
1948 - Alfred Matt, Austria, slalom (Olympic-bronze-1968)
1950 - Dane Iorg, baseball player (Philles, Cards)
1951 - Mike Sleman, rugby player
1952 - Mike Lupica, American sports journalist
1958 - Peter Antonie, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
1958 - Walt Terrell, baseball player
1960 - Jorgen Schult, German FR, discus thrower (world record 1986)
1962 - Steve Bono, NFL quarterback (KC Chiefs, GB Packers-Superbowl 31)
1963 - Blair Piercy, Vancouver, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Cordova Bay Open)
1963 - Mark Breland, Bkln NY, welterweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1984)
1964 - Bobby Witt, Arlington VA, pitcher (Texas Rangers)
1964 - Drew Story, San Clemente California, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
1964 - Floyd Youmans, baseball pitcher (Expos)
1964 - Jeff Sellers, baseball pitcher (Red Sox)
1966 - Chris Mohr, NFL punter (Buffalo Bills)
1966 - Trenidad Hubbard, Chicago IL, outfielder (Colorado Rockies)
1967 - Eric Young, New Brunswick NJ, infielder (Colorado Rockies)
1967 - Jamie Brayshaw, cricketer (son of Ian WA & SA right-handed batsman)
1967 - Kenneth Gould, Chic Ill, Welterweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1988)
1970 - Dean Capobianco, Australian 200m/400m (Olympics-92, 96)
1970 - Michael Joubert, Australian 400m/800m (Olympics-96)
1971 - Corey Fuller, NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
1971 - Yo Murphy, WLAF receiver (Scottish Claymores)
1972 - Andrew Bonhomme, Melbourne VIC, Australasia golfer
1972 - Hicham El-Mashtoub, NFL center (Houston Oilers)
1972 - Stefen Reid, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
1973 - Dean Pullar, Cobram Victoria Australia, diver (Olympics-96)
1973 - Michelle Venturella, US softball infielder (Olympics-gold-96)
1973 - Patrick Sapp, NFL offensive linebacker (San Diego Chargers)
1974 - Roger Juffing, soccer player (Fortuna Sittard
1974 - Stanley Gene, Papua New Guinean rugby league footballer
1974 - Darren Ward, Welsh footballer
1977 - Gonzalo Colsa, Spanish footballer
1977 - Pablo García, Uruguayan footballer
1977 - Victor Matfield, South African rugby union footballer
1981 - Lauren Jackson, Australian basketball player
1981 - Daniel Ortmeier, American baseball player
1982 - Andrew Walter, American football player
1983 - Frédéric Xhonneux, Belgian decathlete
1983 - Matt Leinart, American football player
1984 - Andres Iniesta, Spanish football player
1986 - Abou Diaby, French footballer
1986 - Ronny, Brazilian footballer
1987 - Louis Murphy, American College Football player
1987 - Monica Roşu, Romanian gymnast
1987 - Justin King, American football player
1989 - Giovani dos Santos, Mexican footballer

Deaths in Sport

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1848 - Tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)
1955 - G L Jessop, cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies
1985 - Samuel Frith, English co-founder of soccer team (Bradford City), dies
1986 - Fritz Pollard, American football player (b. 1894)
1996 - Ademir Marques de Menezes, Brazilian footballer (b. 1922)
2004 - Mick Doyle, Irish rugby union footballer and coach
2006 - Floyd Patterson, American boxer (b. 1935)
2008 - Bruno Neves, portuguese cyclist that died in competition (b.1981)