- 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 at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England
- 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
Louis vs Paycheck
1940 American boxer Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 rounds to retain heavyweight boxing title
- 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 Australian cricket bowlers Bill O'Reilly (5/14) and Ernie Toshack (4/12) rout NZ for 42 in one-off Test in Wellington; Test debuts of greats Ray Lindwall, Keith Miller & Don 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, Netherland
- 1948 New York Yankees & Boston 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
Cricket History
1959 West Indian cricket fast bowler Wes Hall dismisses Pakistani batsmen Mushtaq Mohammad, Fazal Mahmood and Nasim-ul-Ghani for a hat-trick in 3rd Test at Lahore
Boxing Title Fight
1966 Muhammad Ali beats George Chuvalo in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
- 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 AIAW Women's Basketball Championship, Louisiana Tech beat Tennessee 79-59 in Eugene
- 1981 Tiina Lehtola ski jumps female record 110m
1982 44th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina beats Georgetown, 63-62; Tar Heels' future Hall of Fame small forward James Worthy named Tournament Most Outstanding Player
- 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)
Sports History
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 for their relocated team - Baltimore Ravens
- 1996 NY Yankees beats NY Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game
- 1997 1st MLB game at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia; Braves beat New York Yankees 2-0 in a pre-season exhibition game
- 1998 17th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Louisiana Tech, 93-75; Volunteers' 3-peat, completing undefeated season (39–0)
- 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
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
- 1999 61st NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Connecticut beats Duke, 77-74; Huskies' first title in first title game
- 2015 ICC Men's Cricket ODI World Cup, Melbourne (MCG): Australia win their fourth title with 7 wicket win over New Zealand, 101 balls remaining; Player of the Match: James Faulkner (AUS) 3/36
NY Yankees HR Record
2025 New York Yankees Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, and Aaron Judge hit home runs on the first three pitches from Milwaukee Brewers Nester Cortes, the start of franchise record nine homers in 20-9 win at Yankee Stadium
