- 1841 3rd Grand National: Horatio Powell wins aboard 14/1 Charity; first mare to win the race
- 1847 9th Grand National: Denny Wynne wins aboard 10/1 Mathew; regarded as the first Irish-trained horse to win the race
- 1852 14th Grand National: Alec Goodman wins first of 2 GN victories (1866) aboard Miss Mowbray
- 1869 31st Grand National: George Stevens wins his 4th GN aboard 100/7 outsider The Colonel; repeats with back-to-back victories the following year
- 1883 In the series decider England beats Scotland, 2 tries to 1 at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh to win the inaugural Home Nations Rugby Championship with an undefeated record
- 1904 England cricket all-rounder Bernard Bosanquet takes 6 for 51 as tourists dismiss Australia for 171 in the 4th Test in Sydney to regain the Ashes; take an unassailable, 3-1 series lead
- 1920 Montreal Canadiens scores NHL record 16 goals beating Quebec Bulldogs
- 1950 National-American Football League reverts to calling itself the NFL after 3 months
- 1951 Bill Mikvy of Temple University scores NCAA basketball record 73 points, including 54 straight, in 93-69 win on the road at Wilkes College [1]
- 1953 Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block St Louis Browns attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee
- 1956 3rd ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Wake Forest, 76-64
- 1956 Dutch swimmer Cockie Gastelaars breaks a 20-year-old world record for the 100m freestyle (1:04.2)
- 1957 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Markham & Jones of Great Britain
- 1959 San Francisco Giants rename their stadium Candlestick Park
- 1962 9th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Wake Forest beats Clemson, 77-66
- 1967 White Sox given permission to use semi-DH in training camp with home club permission (use of pinch hitter twice in same game)
NHL Trade
1968 In a blockbuster trade, Toronto Maple Leafs send future Hockey Hall of Fame left wing Frank Mahovlich to the rival Detroit Red Wings
- 1977 Islanders allow Red Wings only 11 shots on goal
- 1977 World Ladies' Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA)
- 1978 1st day of Test cricket for Desmond Haynes (WI v Australia)
- 1979 20th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Tennessee beats Kentucky, 75-69
- 1979 26th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: North Carolina beats Duke, 71-63
Sports History
1981 NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy 9th & final hat trick of season, in his 4th career 4-goal game, an 8-8 tie with visiting Edmonton Oilers
- 1981 NY Islanders & Edmonton Oilers play to an 8-8 tie
- 1983 Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw is admitted to hospital for surgery to repair his throwing arm under the alias 'Tom Brady'
- 1984 NY Islanders score their most goals (11) vs Tor Maple Leafs (6)
- 1987 Ray Dandridge, third baseman in Negro Leagues, eleected to Hall of Fame
Cricket History
1991 David Boon completes 10th Test Cricket century, 109* v WI at Kingston
Sports History
1992 Charges are filed in Florida against NY Mets Darryl Boston, Vince Coleman & Dwight Gooden of rape (dropped in April)
- 1992 Mike Bossy's #22 is 2nd jersey number retired by NHL New York Islanders
- 1993 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Boston, Massachusetts on WBCN 104.1 FM, in the evenings by tape delay
- 2009 The Sri Lankan cricket team is attacked by terrorists while on their way to the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore for 2nd Test against Pakistan; match abandoned
Sports History
2018 Brian Ortega becomes the first man to finish Frankie Edgar in MMA at UFC 222, earning Performance of the Night
All-time NCAA Scoring Record
2024 Iowa's Caitlin Clark becomes the NCAA Division I all-time career scoring leader, surpassing Pete Maravich's career total of 3,667; her 35 points in win over visiting Ohio State brings her total to 3,685 and counting
