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
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
1959 Bill White traded to St Louis for pitchers Sam Jones & Don Choate
1960 Ford Frick voids Indians-Red Sox deal as Sam White retires
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
1961 115th Grand National: Bobby Beasley wins aboard Nicolaus Silver, 5 lengths ahead of defending champion Merryman II; first grey winner for 90 years
1971 Boston Patriots become New England Patriots
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
1986 Canadian Kurt Browning becomes the 1st figure skater to land a quadruple jump
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)
1996 Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Todd Eldredge (USA)
1997 Indians trade Lofton & Embree to Braves for Grissom & Justice
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
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