- 1876 Glasgow 1st soccer match Scotland defeat Wales (4-0)
- 1881 43rd Grand National: Irish jockey Tommy Beasley wins his second consecutive GN aboard 11/2 co-favourite Woodbrook
- 1887 49th Grand National: Bill Daniels aboard 20/1 chance Gamecock wins by 3 lengths from Savoyard
- 1889 1st Test Cricket match played at Newlands, Cape Town v England
- 1898 60th Grand National: John Gourley wins aboard 25/1 shot Drogheda
- 1904 66th Grand National: Arthur Birch wins aboard 25/1 New Zealand bred Moifaa; horse survives shipwreck off Ireland a year earlier
- 1907 Stanley Cup, Winnipeg Auditorium, Winnipeg, Manitoba: Montreal Wanderers lose to Kenora Thistles, 6-5 but win on 2 game aggregate, 12-8
- 1916 Jess Willard fights Frank Moran to no decision in 10 for heavyweight boxing title in NYC
- 1924 Stanley Cup Final, Ottawa Auditorium, Ottawa, ON: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) beat Calgary Tigers (WCHL), 3-0 for a 2-0 series sweep
- 1927 86th Grand National: 8/1 favourite Sprig wins; ridden by jockey Ted Leader, trained by his father Tom Leader
1st Augusta National Invitation
1934 1st Augusta National Invitation Tournament (Masters) Golf: Horton Smith wins with 20-foot birdie putt at the 17th hole, 1 stroke ahead of Craig Wood
- 1937 Lionel Conacher misses on 1st Stanley Cup penalty shot
- 1938 97th Grand National: 17-year-old jockey Bruce Hobbs wins aboard 40/1 Battleship; first US bred and owned winner; only horse to win GN and American Grand National (1934)
- 1947 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma, 58-47; Crusaders' first victory in first title game
- 1947 Last day of Test cricket for Walter Hammond (v NZ, Christchurch)
- 1950 104th Grand National: Jimmy Power wins aboard 10/1 Irish co-favourite Freebooter; estimated 500,00 in attendance including Royal Family
- 1950 Wales outclasses France, 21-0 at the National Stadium, Cardiff to clinch the Five Nations Rugby Championship, Grand Slam and Triple Crown
- 1957 NBA modifies the free-throw rule
Sports History
1958 Sugar Ray Robinson is 1st boxing champ to win 5 times
Sports History
1961 23rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State, 70-65 (OT); Buckeyes' future Hall of Fame forward Jerry Lucas is MOP for 2nd straight year
- 1961 3rd place game is one of the wildest contests in NCAA Tournament history as St Joseph's defeats Utah, 127-120 in quadruple overtime
Sports History
1967 29th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Dayton, 79-64; Bruins center Lew Alcindor (later named Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) tournament MOP
- 1971 NFL football team Boston Patriots become New England Patriots as they relocate to Foxboro. Massachusetts
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1972 34th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Florida, 81-76; 6th straight title for Bruins; future Hall of Fame center Bill Walton tournament MOP
Sports History
1972 Chicago Black Hawks Bobby Hull becomes the 2nd NHLer to score 600 goals, with a goal in Boston assisted by his brother Dennis
- 1972 UCLA wins its 6th consecutive national basketball title
- 1973 AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52, Immaculata 1st undefeated team in New York
Sports History
1979 Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova retains her WTA Tour Championship with a 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 win over American teenager Tracey Austin in NYC
PGA Players Championship
1979 PGA Tournament Players Championship, Sawgrass CC: Lanny Wadkins wins in windy conditions, 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Tom Watson
Sports History
1982 Wayne Gretzky becomes 1st NHL to score 200 points in a season
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1986 Canadian Kurt Browning becomes the 1st figure skater to land a quadruple jump
Sports History
1986 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Brian Boitano (USA)
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1988 Robin Givens demands full access to husband Mike Tyson's money
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1991 Allan Border takes 5-68 v WI at Bourda (!), Georgetown
Cricket World Cup
1992 Cricket World Cup, Melbourne (MCG): Imran Khan scores 72 in his final ODI as Pakistan beats England by 22 runs for their first title; Martin Crowe (NZ), Player of Series
Cricket History
1992 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Australia: Pakistan beats England by 22 runs for their first trophy; Player of the Match: Wasim Akram (PAK) 33 (18) & 3/49
- 1995 Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving 3 years
- 1996 Ice Dance Championship at Edmonton won by Gritshuk & Platov (RUS)
- 1996 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Michelle Kwan (USA)
Sports History
1996 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Todd Eldredge (USA)
- 1997 Indians trade Lofton & Embree to Braves for Grissom & Justice
Golf Major
2001 Nabisco Championship Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Sweden's Annika Sörenstam shoots a final round 69 to win the first of her 3 titles at this event, 3 strokes ahead of 5 runners-up
Sports History
2013 Golfer Tiger Woods returns to his world number one ranking
- 2018 Australian cricket captain Steve Smith handed one-match ban after admitting Australian team tampered with the ball in 3rd test against South Africa in South Africa
- 2022 Sydney forward Lance "Buddy" Franklin kicks 4 goals to become only 6th player in VFL/AFL history to kick 1,000 career goals; Swans overrun Geelong, 107-77 at the SCG
