1860 Champion of England Tom Sayers and American John Heenan fight to a brutal 2 hour, 27 minute draw that ends only when police stop the bout near Farnborough, England, in what is widely acknowledged as the first world title fight
- 1875 Modern snooker is invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain, a bored British officer in Jabalpur, India
- 1892 First Sunday National League baseball game: Reds defeat Cardinals 5-1
- 1899 3rd Boston Marathon won by Lawrence Brignolia in 2:54:38
- 1905 9th Boston Marathon won by Fred Lorz in 2:38:25.4
1911 15th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar in race record 2:21:39.6; first of 7 race victories
- 1916 20th Boston Marathon won by Arthur Roth in 2:27:16.4
- 1922 26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar in race record 2:18:10; his 2nd race victory; first of 3 consecutive wins
- 1923 Longest NL opening game, Phillies & Dodgers tie 5-5 in 14
- 1933 37th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson in 2:31:01.6
- 1933 Chicago Bears win their 1st NFL Game beating NY Giants 23-21
- 1934 Fenway Park in Boston re-opens after a major renovation including a hand-operated electronic scoreboard, though it didn't help the Red Sox who lost to the Washington Senators 6-5
- 1939 43rd Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown in 2:28:51.8; his second victory in the event
Joe Louis KOs Jack Rope
1939 In his 6th title defense, world heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis KOs Jack Roper in 1 at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California
- 1944 48th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:50.4; second straight victory; 3rd of 4 titles
- 1950 54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of South Korea in 2:32:39
Sports History
1951 Mickey Mantle makess his MLB debut, with the New York Yankees; he goes 1 for 4
Baseball Trade
1960 MLB Cleveland Indians trade reigning home run champion Rocky Colavito to Detroit Tigers for reigning AL batting champion Harvey Kuenn; fans are unhappy
- 1961 65th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:39; his 2nd event title
- 1963 NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle suspends Green Bay Packers halfback Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras indefinitely for betting on football games
- 1964 1st game at Shea Stadium, NY Mets lose to Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-3
- 1966 100th international soccer match between Netherlands and Belgium (3-1)
- 1967 71st Boston Marathon: Dave McKenzie of New Zealand wins in 2:15:45; American Bobbi Gibb 1st woman for 2nd straight year in 3:27:17 (unsanctioned)
Sports History
1967 Italian boxer Nino Benvenuti beats American Emile Griffith in a 15 round points decision to win world middleweight crown at Madison Square Garden; start of famous trilogy of fights between the pair
- 1968 A's 1st game in Oakland-Alameda Stadium, lose 4-1 to Baltimore Orioles
- 1969 Mont Expos Bill Stoneman no-hits Phillies, 7-0
- 1972 76th Boston Marathon: Olavi Suomalainen of Finland wins men's race in 2:15:39; American Nina Kuscsik takes inaugural women's title in 3:10:26; first year women's race officially sanctioned
- 1972 Kiteman attempting to throw out 1st ball in Phillie Vet crashes into centerfield seats
Baseball Record
1976 Trailing 12-1, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 18-16 in 10 innings at Wrigley Field; Mike Schmidt hits four consecutive home runs in the greatest comeback in NL history
1978 82nd Boston Marathon: US double; Bill Rodgers wins his 2nd men's title in 2:10:13; Gayle Barron women's champion in 2:44:52
- 1981 New York Islander Dennis Potvin's 3 playoff power-play goals vs Edmonton Oilers tie NHL record
- 1981 Ranger's Anders Hedberg is 2nd to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot
- 1983 Grete Waltz runs female world record marathon (2:25:29)
- 1983 NY Islanders tie NHL record with 3 shorthanded playoff goals vs NY Rangers
- 1984 Braves pitcher Pascual Perez suspended due to cocaine usage
Sports History
1987 Julius Erving becomes 3rd NBA (and ABA) player to score 30,000 points
- 1988 Ethiopian Belayneh Densimo runs world record marathon (2:06:50)
1989 93rd Boston Marathon: Abebe Mekonen of Ethiopia takes men's race in 2:09:06; Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway wins her 2nd women's title in 2:24:33
1994 Senior PGA Championship, PGA National GC: Lee Trevino beats Jim Colbert by 1 stroke for his second title in the event
1995 99th Boston Marathon: Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya claims 3rd straight title in 2:09:22; Uta Pippig of Germany wins 2nd consecutive women's event in 2:25:11
- 1999 NFL Draft: University of Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch first pick by Cleveland Browns
- 2000 104th Boston Marathon: Kenyan double; Elijah Lagat wins men's race in 2:09:47; Catherine Ndereba takes women's title in 2:26:11
- 2015 James Anderson becomes the highest wicket-taking bowler in England's test cricket history
- 2017 121st Boston Marathon: Kenyan double; Geoffrey Kirui takes men's title in 2:09:37; Edna Kiplagat women's champion in 2:21:52
- 2021 San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau ties Gordie Howe's NHL record for most regular season games played at 1,767
