World's First Motor Race
1887 "Europe's first motoring competition" is 'won' by The Marquis de Dion on a steam-powered quadricycle built by French toymaker and engineer Georges Bouton; French newspaper Le Velocipede organized the 'test', and Bouton was the only participant
- 1901 Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1
Capablanca World Chess Champion
1921 Cuban José Raúl Capablanca becomes the world's third chess champion defeating German champion Emanuel Lasker in Havana
- 1923 Wembley Stadium opens - Bolton Wanderers vs West Ham United (FA Cup)
- 1930 1st night organized baseball game played in Independence, Kansas
- 1931 Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track & field
- 1934 Soccer team Blue White '34 forms
- 1952 St Louis Browns lend 2 black minor leaguers to Hankyu Braves of Japan
Baseball Record
1956 Cincinnati Reds outfielder Frank Robinson hits his 1st of 586 HRs
Sports History
1957 LPGA Western Open Women's Golf, Montgomery CC: Patty Berg wins her 6th WO by 1 stroke from Wiffi Smith
Sports History
1961 Milwaukee Braves' future HOF pitcher Warren Spahn throws his second career no hitter at 41; beats SF Giants, 1-0 at County Stadium
Sports History
1967 Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title
- 1972 Courts award 1968 Kentucky Derby prize money to 2nd place winner due to the winner being given drugs before the race
Sports History
1985 Billy Martin named NY Yankee manager for 4th time
Sports History
1985 Fernando Valenzuela sets record of 41 scoreless inn to start season
- 1987 NBA announces expansion to Charlotte NC & Miami Fla in 1988 & Minneapolis Minn & Orlando Fla in 1989
- 1987 NFL Draft: University of Miami quarterback Vinny Testaverde first pick by Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 1988 Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row
- 1988 NJ Devils set all time playoff mark for penalty minutes
- 1990 Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat NY Knicks 157-128
Sports History
1993 NY Islanders beat Washington Capitals 4 to 1 in playoffs, Capitals' Dale Hunter attacks Pierre Turgeon after scoring, in hockey's worst cheap shot
- 1993 Zambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon, 30 soccer players die
- 2002 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Superstition Mountain G&CC: Jim Thorpe wins his lone career major title with birdie on first playoff hole against John Jacobs
Sports History
2003 Andre Agassi recaptures the world no. 1 ranking to become the oldest top-ranked male in the history of the ATP rankings (33 years, 13 days)
Cricket World Cup
2007 Cricket World Cup, Bridgetown, Barbados: Australia defeats Sri Lanka by 53 runs to win their 3rd consecutive World Cup; Glenn McGrath Player of Series
- 2007 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados: Australia 3-peat with 53 run win over Sri Lanka; Player of the Match: Adam Gilchrist (AUS) 149 (104) & 2 catches
- 2007 NFL Draft: LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell first pick by Oakland Raiders
- 2011 NFL Draft: Auburn quarterback Cam Newton first pick by Carolina Panthers
- 2016 NFL Draft: Cal quarterback Jared Goff first pick by Los Angeles Rams
- 2018 Shaquem Griffin is the first one-handed person to be drafted into the NFL; selected by Seattle Seahawks
- 2019 American diver Victor Vescovo makes the deepest dive ever to the bottom of the Mariana trench at 10,927m (35,849ft), and finds a plastic bag
