- 1896 Bobby Peel scores 210 not out as Yorkshire is dismissed for 887 in drawn County Cricket match against Warwickshire in Birmingham
- 1897 22nd Preakness: T. Thorpe aboard Paul Kauvar wins in 1:51¼
- 1906 Philadelphia A's pitcher Albert Bender is deployed to left field in 6th inning and responds with 2 HRs in A's 11-4 win over Boston Americans at Huntington Avenue Grounds, Boston
- 1907 Boston Doves pitcher "Big Jeff" Pfeffer no-hits Cincinnati Reds, 6-0 at South End Grounds, Boston
- 1909 American Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6) in NYC
- 1909 British runner Henry Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31) in the Polytechnic Marathon in London
- 1915 41st Kentucky Derby: Joe Notter aboard Regret wins in 2:05.4
- 1920 46th Kentucky Derby: Ted Rice aboard Paul Jones wins by a head from Upset in 2:09
Hobbs Scores 100th Century
1923 England Test opening batsman Jack Hobbs scores his 100th 1st-class cricket 100 with 116 not out for Surry v Somerset at Bath
- 1926 Fire breaks out in Fenway Park, home of Boston Red Sox baseball team
Hubbell No-Hits Pirates
1929 NY Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-0 at the Polo Grounds, NYC
- 1935 MLB Cincinnati Reds catcher Ernie Lombardi doubles in 6th, 7th, 8th & 9th in 15-4 victory over Phillies, in game one of a double header at Philadelphia's Baker Bowl
- 1936 Jockey Ralph Neves unexpectedly revived after being declared dead after a fall. His wife faints when he returns to the track.
- 1937 63rd Kentucky Derby: Charley Kurtsinger on War Admiral wins 2:03.2
- 1942 First twilight MLB game in 24 years, Dodgers defeat Giants 7-6 and raise $60,000 for the Navy Relief Fund
- 1946 MLB Boston Red Sox shortstop Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 14-10 win over visiting Chicago White Sox
Breadon Talks Down Protest
1947 A movement among Cardinals players to protest their first meeting with Jackie Robinson and the Dodgers is aborted after owner Sam Breadon speaks to them
- 1954 First shot-put throw over 60 feet (18.29 meters) by American Parry O'Brien in Los Angeles, California
- 1965 Randy Matson throws the first shot put over 70 feet, achieving a distance of 70 feet 7 inches
1st Hit Out of Memorial Park
1966 Only HR ever hit out of Baltimore's Memorial Park, by Oriole outfielder Frank Robinson
Muhammad Ali Indicted
1967 Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army
- 1970 24th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat LA Lakers 113 to 91 at Madison Square Garden, NYC; winning final series 4 games to 3
- 1970 NBA championship: Knicks beat Lakers, 113-99
1st African American Manager
1973 Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs managerr Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, technically becoming baseball's 1st African American manager
- 1974 FC Magdenburg of East Germany win 14th European Cup Winner's Cup against AC Milan of Italy 2-0 in Rotterdam
- 1980 Sabres take only 15 shots, Islanders 22, in a playoff game
- 1984 The Soviet Union announces it will not participate in Los Angeles Summer Olympics in retaliation for the American boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics
- 1988 Amateur referees work NJ Devils-Boston Bruin playoff games, as NHL referees walk-off, due to a restraining order brought by Devils
Tyson Crashes Bentley
1988 Mike Tyson crashes his $183,000 Bentley on Varick St in New York City
Ferry Cross the Mersey
1989 Paul McCartney releases remake of "Ferry Cross the Mersey" in aid of those affected by the Hillsborough disaster, which claimed the lives of 96 Liverpool football fans
Lewis vs. Tucker
1993 Lennox Lewis defeats Tony Tucker in 12 rounds to win the heavyweight boxing title
- 1994 All-female pro baseball team Colorado Silver Bullets play their first game
Gooden’s AL Debut Win
1996 NY Yankee Dwight Gooden wins his 1st AL game beating Tigers 10-3
- 1996 Paris Saint-Germain of France win 36th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rapid Wien of Austria 1-0 in Brussels
- 2010 Last piece of Yankee Stadium falls in the Bronx, New York, marking the end of the two year demolition process
The Tradition
2011 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Shoal Creek G&CC: Tom Lehman wins second of 3 Champions Tour majors with par on 2nd playoff hole against Australian Peter Senior
Alex Ferguson Retires
2013 Alex Ferguson announces his retirement as Manchester United's manager at the end of the season
- 2014 NFL Draft: South Carolina outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney first pick by Houston Texans
- 2018 Seattle Mariners MLB left-hander James Paxton hurls a no-hitter in a 5-0 win over the Blue Jays in Toronto
- 2020 11-year-old Brazilian skateboarder Gui Khury creates a world record by performing the first 1080-degree turn on a vertical ramp
1st Miami Grand Prix
2022 Dutch driver, Max Verstappen (24) wins the 1st Miami Grand Prix Formula One motor race at the Miami International Autodrome in Miami Gardens, Florida
- 2022 Dutch runner Jo Schoonbroodt (71) breaks Canadian Ed Whitlock's 2004 record for fastest marathon by person over 70 by 29 seconds (2:54:19) at Maasmarathon of Visé in Belboom, Belgium
