- 1903 7th Boston Marathon won by Irishman John Lorden in 2:41:29.8
- 1908 12th Boston Marathon won by Tom Morrissey in 2:25:43.2
- 1908 Opening day of competition of the New South Wales Rugby League.
- 1910 Cleveland Naps Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0
- 1912 Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11
- 1912 Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 6-5
- 1914 18th Boston Marathon won by Canadian James Duffy in 2:25:01.2
- 1916 Chicago Cubs play their 1st game at Weeghman Park (now Wrigley Field) and beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6
- 1920 Phillies manager Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats NY Giants 3-0
- 1925 29th Boston Marathon won by Charles Mellor in 2:33:00.6
- 1931 35th Boston Marathon won by Jim Henigan in 2:46:45.8
- 1931 British House of Commons agrees for sports play on Sunday
- 1936 40th Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown in 2:33:40.8
William's 1st MLB Hit
1939 Ted Williams' first MLB hit comes off of NY Yankees fellow future HOF'er Red Ruffing in Boston's 2-0 opening day defeat at Yankee Stadium, NYC
Stengel Hit by Taxi
1943 Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg
Shoemaker's First Win
1949 Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 1st race, in Albany, California
- 1950 Baltimore, Maryland's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League
- 1953 57th Boston Marathon won by Keizo Yamada of Japan in 2:18:51
- 1958 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Montreal Canadiens' 3-peat; beat Boston Bruins, 5-3 for a 4-2 for series win
- 1959 63rd Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:22:42
- 1964 68th Boston Marathon won for second straight year by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:19:59
Baseball History
1967 NY Met pitcher Tom Seaver wins his 1st game, helps beat Cubs, 6-1
- 1970 74th Boston Marathon: Englishman Ron Hill wins in 2:10:30 (US record): American Sara Mae Berman 1st woman for 2nd straight year in 3:05:07 (unsanctioned)
- 1972 Kallicharran scores his 2nd Test century in his 2nd Test Cricket
- 1981 85th Boston Marathon: Toshihiko Seko of Japan wins men's race in 2:09:26; Allison Roe of New Zealand takes women's title in 2:26:46
- 1982 Atlanta Braves become 1st team to win 1st 12 games of the season
- 1985 Carlos Lopes runs world record marathon (2:07:12)
NBA Record
1986 Michael Jordan sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game
Boston Marathon
1987 91st Boston Marathon: Toshihiko Seko of Japan wins 2nd title in 2:11:50; Rosa Mota of Portugal claims women's event in 2:25:21; her first of 3 race victories
- 1988 Baltimore Orioles set worst record to start a season 0-14 (will go 0-21)
- 1988 NJ Devils 1st playoff hat trick-Eric Broten
- 1988 Yanks HR 9,999 (D Winfield) 10,000 (C Washington) 10,001 (J Clarke)
- 1990 8 2/3 inning perfect game pitched by Brian Holman of Oakland A's is spoiled by a home run hit by Ken Philips
- 1991 Mark Lenzi is 1st diver to score 100 pts on a dive (101.85)
- 1992 96th Boston Marathon: Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya repeats in 2:08:14 for his 3rd title; Olga Markova first Russian women's champion in 2:23:43
- 1996 1996 NFL Draft: Keyshawn Johnson from USC first pick by New York Jets
- 1996 Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season
- 1997 1st baseball game in Hawaii, Cards beat Padres in doubleheader
- 1997 Cubs beat NY Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games
Sports History
1997 Mark McGwire is 4th to HR on Detroit Tiger left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, & Cecil Fielder)
Senior PGA Championship
1997 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Defending champion Hale Irwin wins his second of 3 straight Senior PGA C’ships by streeting runners-up Dale Douglass and Jack Nicklaus by 12 strokes
- 1998 102nd Boston Marathon: Moses Tanui of Kenya wins men's title in 2:07:34; Fatuma Roba of Ethiopia wins back-to-back women's events in 2:23:21
- 2002 NFL Draft: Fresno State quarterback David Carr #1 pick by Houston Texans
- 2008 Danica Patrick driving for Andretti Green Racing wins the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi; first female driver in history to win an IndyCar Series race
- 2009 113th Boston Marathon: Deriba Merga of Ethiopia wins men's event in 2:08:42; Salina Kosgei of Kenya women's champion in 2:32:16
- 2013 5 snowboarders are killed by an avalanche in Loveland Pass, Colorado
- 2015 119th Boston Marathon: Lelisa Desisa Benti of Ethiopia wins men's race in 2:09:17; Caroline Rotich of Kenya women's champion in 2:24:55
- 2018 Arsène Wenger announces he will leave London EPL club Arsenal after 22 years as manager
- 2021 All six EPL clubs withdraw from the controversial European Super League just 3 days after it was announced - Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Tottenham
