1873 English FA Cup Final, Lillie Bridge, London: Wanderers beat Oxford University, 2-0; second consecutive title
1878 40th Grand National: John Jones aboard 7/1 chance Shifnal wins by 2 lengths from Martha
1879 English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Old Etonians beat Clapham Rovers, 1-0; Charles Clerke scores winner
1889 51st Grand National: Jockey Tommy Beasley wins his third GN aboard Irish 2-time runner-up Frigate at 8/1
1895 57th Grand National: Joe Widger aboard 10/1 chance Wild Man From Borneo wins by 1.5 lengths from Cathal
1901 63rd Grand National: Jockey Arthur Nightingall wins his 3rd GN aboard 9/1 shot Grudon in a howling snowstorm
1912 74th Grand National: Ernie Piggott wins aboard 4/1 co-favourite Jerry M
1929 Stanley Cup Final, Madison Square Garden: Boston Bruins beat New York Rangers, 2-1 for a 2-0 series sweep; Boston’s first Championship
1930 89h Grand National: 10-year-old 100/8 shot Shaun Goilin, ridden by jockey Tommy Cullinan, wins by a neck from Melleray’s Belle
1935 94th Grand National: Frank Furlong wins aboard Reynoldstown at 22/1; stallion repeats with back-to-back victory the following year
1941 3rd NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Wisconsin beats Washington State, 39-34; Badgers’ forward John Kotz is named tournament Most Outstanding Player
1946 1st Test Cricket between Australia & NZ
1946 Test Cricket debuts of Lindwall, Miller & Tallon
1947 101st Grand National: 100/1 Irish outsider Caughoo ridden by 35-year-old jockey Eddie Dempsey wins by 20 lengths from Lough Conn
1948 Drachtster Boys soccer team forms in Drachten
1948 Yanks & Red Sox tie at 2-2 in 17, spring training game
1958 112th Grand National: Arthur Freeman aboard 18/1 bet Mr. What wins by 30 lengths from Tiberetta
1959 Wes Hall takes Pakistani cricket hat-trick at Lahore
1969 123rd Grand National: Eddie P. Harty Sr. aboard 100/9 chance Highland Wedding wins by 12 lengths from Steel Bridge
1970 Manchester City of England win 10th European Cup Winner’s Cup against Górnik Zabrze of Poland 2-1 in Vienna
1975 Only 2nd time Islanders beat Rangers
1976 38th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Michigan, 86-68; first time 2 teams from same conference (Big Ten) play in title game
1979 Delhi beats Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket’s Ranji Trophy
1979 Last day of Test cricket for Pakistani cricketer Mushtaq Mohammad
1980 134th Grand National: American amateur rider Charlie Fenwick wins aboard 40/1 outsider Ben Nevis; only 4 from 30 starters finish race
1981 Tiina Lehtola ski jumps female record 110m
1981 AIAW Women’s Basketball Championship, Louisiana Tech beat Tennessee 79-59 in Eugene
1984 NFL Baltimore Colts move to Indianapolis
1987 6th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Tennessee routs Louisiana 67-44; Lady Vols guard Tonya Edwards MOP
1987 PGA Tournament Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Sandy Lyle of Scotland defeats Jeff Sluman on the 3rd hole of a sudden-death playoff to become the first international player to win the title
1989 1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL
1992 Ice Dance Championship in Oakland, California won by Klimova & Ponomarenko (CIS)
1992 Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oakland, California won by Kristi Yamaguchi (USA)
1992 Men’s Figure Skating Championship in Oakland, California won by Viktor Petrenko (CIS)
1992 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women’s Golf, Mission Hills CC: Dottie Pepper (Mochrie) wins the first of her 2 major titles in a sudden-death playoff with Juli Inkster with par on the 1st extra hole
1993 Queensland all out for 75 v NSW in Sheffield Shield Final
1996 Cleveland Browns choose new name, Baltimore Ravens
1996 NY Yankees beats NY Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game
1997 1st game at Turner Field Atlanta, Braves beats Yanks 2-0 (exhibition)
1998 17th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Louisiana Tech, 93-75; Volunteers’ 3-peat, completing undefeated season (39–0)
1998 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Justin Leonard recovers from 5 strokes back to finish 2 strokes ahead of runners-up Glen Day and Tom Lehman
1998 Nabisco Dinah Shore Women’s Golf, Mission Hills CC: Pat Hurst wins her only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Helen Dobson after sinking a 5-foot birdie putt at the final green
1999 61st NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Duke, 77-74; Huskies’ first title in first title game
2015 Cricket World Cup, Melbourne (MCG): Australia defeats fellow host New Zealand by 7 wickets to win their 5th title; Player of Series: Mitchell Starc
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