- 1876 Glasgow hosts Wales' first international soccer match, Scotland defeats Wales 4 to 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 First Test cricket match is played at Newlands in Cape Town between South Africa and 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
Babe Ruth's Quaker Ads
1937 It is revealed Quaker Oats pays Babe Ruth $25,000 per year for ads
- 1937 Lionel Conacher misses the first penalty shot in Stanley Cup Final history
- 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 Walter Hammond plays his final Test cricket match against New Zealand in 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 New York Giants first baseman Bill White traded to St Louis Cardinals for pitchers Sam Jones and Don Choate
Sports History
1960 Ford Frick voids the Indians-Red Sox trade after Sam White announces his retirement
- 1961 115th Grand National: Bobby Beasley wins aboard Nicolaus Silver, 5 lengths ahead of defending champion Merryman II; first grey winner for 90 years
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
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
1972 34th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Florida State, 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
- 1973 AIAW Women's Basketball Tournament, Immaculata beats Queens College, 59-52, Immaculata 1st undefeated team in New York
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
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 the first NHL player to score 200 points in a single season
Sports History
1986 Canadian Kurt Browning becomes the first figure skater to land a quadruple jump
Sports History
1986 Men's Figure Skating Championship in Geneva won by Brian Boitano (USA)
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)
Baseball Trade
1997 MLB Cleveland Indians trade Lofton & Embree to Braves for Marquis Grissom & David 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
