- 1876 Chicago Cubs 1st NL game, beats Louisville 4-0 (1st NL shutout)
- 1901 Erve Beck hits American League's 1st home run
- 1901 In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit)
- 1905 Latest day of 1st-class cricket in an Aust season (NSW v Qld)
- 1920 Magda Julin of Sweden beats teammate Svea Norén for the gold medal in women's singles figure skating at the Antwerp Olympics
- 1933 NY Yankee Russ Van Atta shuts out Washington Senators 16-0
- 1933 Philadelphia Phillies' Dick Bartell is 1st MLB player to get 4 consecutive doubles in 9 innings
- 1945 British troops reach the Grebbe Line, a forward defensive line in the Netherlands
Thesz vs Watson
1947 Lou Thesz beats Whipper Watson in St Louis, to win National Wrestling Association world heavyweight title
- 1950 Chuck Cooper becomes the 1st African American to be drafted into the NBA (for Boston Celtics)
- 1952 6th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat NY Knicks, 4 games to 3
- 1964 Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: 3-peat for the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 4-0 Game 7 win over Detroit Red Wings for a 4-3 series victory
- 1965 19th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 1
- 1974 NFL moves goal posts & adopts sudden-death playoff
- 1977 Cincinnati Reds tie record of 12 runs in 5th inning beating Braves 23-9
- 1978 Mascot Phillie Phanatic makes its first appearance
Billy Martin Restrained
1980 Oakland Athletics' manager Billy Martin is restrained by umpires from attacking a fan
Maury Wills Suspended
1981 Seattle Mariners manager Maury Wills is suspended for two games after ordering the Kingdome grounds crew to enlarge the batter's boxes by one foot
NHL History
1985 Wayne Gretzky scores 7 points in a Cup game for the second time (3 goals, 4 assists)
- 1989 Penguin Mario Lemuix ties NHL playoff record of 4 goals in 1st period
- 1991 Boston Herald journalist Lisa Olson brings suit against NFL New England Patriots for sexual harassment while covering team; an out-of-court settlement was reached, the league fines the team, and she transfers to a position in Sydney, Australia
- 1993 NFL Draft: Washington State quarterback Drew Bledsoe first pick by New England Patriots
2010 IPL Cricket Final, DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai: Chennai Super Kings beat Mumbai Indians by 22 runs; Suresh Raina 57 no (35)
- 2013 NFL Draft: Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher first pick by Kansas City Chiefs
- 2019 NFL Draft: Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray #1 pick by Arizona Cardinals
