- 1868 2nd Belmont: Bobby Swim aboard General Duke wins in 3:02
- 1871 5th Belmont: W. Miller aboard Harry Basset wins in 2:56
- 1876 10th Belmont: William Donohue aboard Algerine wins in 2:40.5
- 1880 MLB Boston Red Caps' outfielder Charley Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 HRs in 1 inning, both off of Tom Poorman in a 19-3 win over the visiting Buffalo Bisons
- 1890 24th Belmont: Pike Barnes riding Burlington wins in 2:07.75
- 1891 25th Belmont: Ed Garrison riding Foxford wins in 2:08.75
- 1892 Baltimore catcher Wilbert Robinson sets MLB record by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game; Orioles rout St. Louis Cardinals, 25-4 at Oriole Park
- 1893 27th Belmont: Willie Simms aboard Commanche wins in 1:53.25
1904 British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's GC: Jack White wins his only major title, 1 stroke ahead of runners-up James Braid and J.H. Taylor, both former champions
- 1916 48th Belmont: E Haynes aboard Friar Rock wins in 2:22
- 1922 54th Belmont: C H Miller aboard Pillory wins in 2:18.8
- 1926 MLB Philadelphia Phillies Russ Wrightstone hits for the cycle
- 1930 Winnipeg Rugby Football Club forms
1932 British Open Men's Golf, Prince's GC: Gene Sarazen wins wire-to-wire by 5 strokes from fellow American Macdonald Smith
- 1933 65th Belmont: Mack Garner aboard Hurryoff wins in 2:32.6
1933 US Open Men's Golf, North Shore CC: Amateur Johnny Goodman outlasts Ralph Guldahl by a single stroke to win his only major championship
- 1934 FIFA World Cup Final, Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, Italy: Angelo Schiavio scores the winner in extra time as Italy beats Czechoslovakia, 2-1
- 1938 English cricketer Charlie Barnett makes 98 by lunch in England v Australia test match at Trent Bridge (closest any Englishman has come to scoring 100 runs before lunch)
- 1944 Relief pitcher Joe Nuxhall at 15 years, 316 days, debuts for Cincinnati Reds; youngest player in MLB history; becomes All Star and broadcaster
- 1950 82nd Belmont: William Boland aboard Middleground wins in 2:28.6
- 1952 Chicago White Sox outfielder Sam Mele is only 6th MLB player to record 6 RBI's in an inning (4th) during a 15-4 win over the A's in Philadelphia
- 1956 Due to Australia's strict quarantine regulations, the XVI Summer Olympic equestrian events open in Stockholm, Sweden, five months early
1957 LPGA Championship, Churchill Valley CC: Louise Suggs wins her 10th major tile by 3 strokes from Wiffi Smith
- 1959 American motorcycle racer John Penton (33) arrives in downtown Los Angeles, after cross-continental ride covering 3,051 miles in 52 hours, 11 minutes, 1 second, besting previous record by over 25 hours (this record broken in 1967) [1]
Baseball Record
1959 MLB Cleveland Indians' Rocky Colavito hits his 4 home runs in 11-8 win over the Orioles, in Baltimore
- 1962 A one-day record 54 home runs hit in baseball
- 1962 Igor Ter-Ovanesyan of USSR, sets then long jump record at 27' 3½"
- 1967 American pole vaulter Bob Seagren sets a world record mark of 17'7" in San Diego, California
- 1968 4h Rugby League World Cup: Australia beats France 20-2
- 1968 UEFA European Championship Final, Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy: Italy beats Yugoslavia, 2-0 in a replay (first game, 1-1)
- 1972 104th Belmont Stakes: Ron Turcotte aboard Riva Ridge wins in 2:28
1973 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Pleasant Valley CC: 1964 champion Mary Mills wins by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Betty Burfeindt
Sports History
1974 Philadelphia Phillies slugger Mike Schmidt hits a ball off public address speaker hanging from Houston Astrodome roof
- 1975 Yankees sponsor Army Day at their temporary home, Shea Stadium; during a 21-gun salute, part of the fence is blown away, and another part is set on fire
- 1977 American golfer Al Geiberger becomes the first player in history to post a sub-60 score, 59 (−13), in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event during the second round of the Danny Thomas Memphis Classic at Colonial CC in Tennessee
- 1978 110th Belmont Stakes: Steve Cauthen wins aboard Affirmed to wrap up the Triple Crown
1978 French Open Women's Tennis: Virginia Ruzici of Romania claims her lone major singles title; beats Mima Jaušovec of Yugoslavia 6-2, 6-2
- 1978 Yankees trade Ken Holzman for Ron Davis
- 1979 Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleveland)
1979 French Open Women's Tennis: Chris Evert dominates Wendy Turnbull of Australia 6-2, 6-0 for her 3rd French singles crown
1979 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Donna Caponi Young wins 3rd major; beats Jerilyn Britz by 3 strokes
Sports History
1981 British runner Sebastian Coe sets 800m record (1:41.73) in Florence
- 1984 Zhu Jian Hua of China high jumps a record 7'10" (2.39m)
- 1988 Greatest number of participants (31,678) on a bicycle tour (London)
1989 121st Belmont Stakes: Pat Day aboard Easy Goer wins in 2:26
- 1990 Detroit Pistons beat Trailblazers for 1st time since 1974 in Portland
1990 French Open Men's Tennis: Andres Gomez of Ecuador wins his 1st and only career Grand Slam title; beats American Andre Agassi 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
1990 Senior Tournament Players Championship Men's Golf, Dearborn CC: Jack Nicklaus wins his second of 8 Champions Tour majors by 6 strokes from Lee Trevino
- 1995 127th Belmont Stakes: Gary Stevens aboard Thunder Gulch wins in 2:32
- 1995 French Open Women's Tennis: Steffi Graf beats Arantxa Sánchez Vicario 7-5, 4-6, 6-0 with pivotal 32-point game in 3rd set; Graf's 4th French title
- 1995 Orioles Jeff Manto, hits his 4th consecutive homer
- 1996 Stanley Cup Final, Miami Arena, Miami, Florida: Uwe Krupp's unassisted goal in triple-OT gives Colorado Avalanche a 1-0 win over Florida Panthers and a 4 game series sweep
- 1997 Kevin Brown of Florida Marlins no hits SF Giants 9-0
- 2000 132nd Belmont Stakes: Pat Day aboard Commendable wins in 2:31.20
2000 French Open Women's Tennis: France's Mary Pierce beats Conchita Martinez of Spain 6-2, 7-5 for her 2nd and last career Grand Slam singles title and her 1st singles title at Roland Garros
- 2000 Stanley Cup Final, Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX: New Jersey Devils defeat Dallas Stars, 2-1 in double OT for a 4-2 series victory
- 2001 French Open Men's Tennis: Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil wins his 3rd French title; beats Spaniard Àlex Corretja 6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0
- 2006 138th Belmont Stakes: Fernando Jara aboard Jazil wins in 2:27.81
Sports History
2006 Anna Stöhr wins a gold medal in bouldering at the UIAA Climbing World Cup in Grindelwald, Switzerland
2006 French Open Women's Tennis: Justine Henin-Hardenne retains her title; beats Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 6-4, 6-4 for 5th Grand Slam singles crown
2012 French Open Women's Tennis: Maria Sharapova wins her first French title; beats Sara Errani of Italy 6-3, 6-2
2012 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Locust Hill CC: Shanshan Feng of China wins by 2 strokes ahead of Eun-Hee Ji, Stacy Lewis, Mika Miyazato and Suzann Pettersen
Sports History
2012 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Shoal Creek G&CC: Defending champion Tom Lehman wins by 2 strokes from Bernhard Langer of Germany and Taiwan's Lu Chien-soon
- 2017 149th Belmont Stakes: Jose Ortiz aboard Tapwrit wins in 2:30.02
- 2017 French Open Women's Tennis: Jeļena Ostapenko upsets Simona Halep 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 to claim her 1st Grand Slam title; first Latvian to win a Grand Slam singles title
- 2018 French Open Men's Tennis: Rafael Nadal beats Dominic Thiem of Austria 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 for his record 11th French title (17th Grand Slam victory)
- 2023 155th Belmont Stakes: Javier Castellano aboard Arcangelo wins
- 2023 French Open Women's Tennis: Defending champion Iga Świątek of Poland beats unseeded Czech Karolína Muchová 6-2, 5-7, 6-4 for her third French and 4th Grand Slam title
- 2023 UEFA Champions League Final, Ataturk Stadium, Istanbul: Manchester City beats Inter Milan, 1-0 to complete historic Champions League, Premier League & FA Cup treble
