Year | Month | Day | Event |
1829 |
Jun |
10 |
UOX And UOC Take First Boat Race |
1851 |
Aug |
22 |
Yacht America Wins First America's Cup |
1858 |
Aug |
07 |
The First Australian Rules Football Match Is Played |
1863 |
Oct |
26 |
Football Association First Formed In London |
1871 |
May |
04 |
National Association Baseball League Opens Season |
1878 |
Oct |
22 |
Broughton And Swinton Play First Rugby Match Under Floodlights |
1879 |
Feb |
08 |
Sydney, Cricket Led By Lord Harris , Attacked |
1885 |
Sep |
12 |
Arbroath Scored A World Record Breaking 36 Points |
1892 |
Jan |
15 |
James Naismith Publishes The Rules Of Basketball |
1895 |
Feb |
09 |
William Morgan Invented Volleyball |
1895 |
Oct |
05 |
First Cycling Time Trial London |
1899 |
Oct |
11 |
Western League Is Renamed American League |
1906 |
Jun |
26 |
First Grand Prix Motor Racing Held |
1908 |
Sep |
26 |
Norwegian Football Club SK Founded |
1909 |
Jun |
15 |
England, Australia, South Africa Form Imperial Cricket Conference |
1914 |
Apr |
23 |
Baseball Was Played On Wrigley's Field |
1919 |
Oct |
03 |
Adolfo Luque Is World Series's First Latino |
1924 |
Jan |
25 |
1924 Winter Olympics Inauguration Opens In Chamonix |
1927 |
Apr |
23 |
Cardiff City Become First Non-English FA Cup Winner |
1927 |
Sep |
22 |
Dempsey Loser To Tunney |
1928 |
Jul |
27 |
Tich Freeman Take 200 First-class Wickets |
1936 |
Aug |
09 |
Jesse Owens Gold Medal On Olympic Games |
1936 |
Sep |
10 |
Wembley Stadium: Motorcycle Speedway Championship |
1944 |
Dec |
28 |
Richard Scores Eight Points In Ice Hockey |
1950 |
Sep |
04 |
The First 500mile Nascar Race |
1954 |
May |
06 |
Roger Bannister Runs Mile Four Minutes |
1965 |
Apr |
09 |
Astrodome Hosts First Indoor Baseball Game |
1966 |
Mar |
19 |
Texas Western Wins Final Four With All-black Lineup |
1967 |
Jan |
15 |
The First Super Bowl Hosted In L.A |
1970 |
Aug |
15 |
Patricia Palinkas - First Woman Playing Professional Football |
1971 |
Jan |
02 |
66 Killed In Disaster At Football Match |
1971 |
Feb |
09 |
Paige First Negro Leaguer Elected To Hall |
1972 |
Sep |
30 |
Clemente: 3000th And Final Career Hit |
1973 |
Jan |
11 |
American League Adopts Baseball DH Rule |
1973 |
Sep |
20 |
Billie Jean King Victorious Over Boby Riggs |
1974 |
Oct |
30 |
Ali And Frazier Box In Kinshasa |
1975 |
Oct |
01 |
Ali Defeats Frazier In Philippines Boxing Match |
1983 |
Mar |
06 |
First USFL Game |
1983 |
Sep |
23 |
First African Boxer Named World Heavyweight Champion |
1985 |
May |
29 |
Amputee Steve Fonyo Completes Cross-Canada Marathon |
1985 |
Jul |
07 |
Becker: Youngest Player To Win Wimbledon |
1986 |
Nov |
22 |
Tyson Becomes Youngest Heavyweight Boxing Champ |
1987 |
May |
22 |
New Zealand Hosts First Rugby World Cup |
1987 |
Jul |
01 |
WFAN, The World's First All-sport Radio Station |
1989 |
Aug |
24 |
Rose Banned From Baseball For Gambling |
1992 |
Mar |
25 |
Pakistan Wins Cricket World Cup At Melbourne |
1993 |
Feb |
01 |
Gary Bettman, The NHL's First Commissioner |
1994 |
Jan |
30 |
Lékó The Youngest Chess Grandmaster |
1997 |
Mar |
22 |
Tara Lipinski, 14, Youngest Figure Skating Champion |
1997 |
Apr |
13 |
Woods: Youngest Golfer To Win Masters |
1997 |
Jun |
28 |
Tyson Disqualified After Biting Holyfield's Ear Off! |
2001 |
Jul |
28 |
Swimmer Ian Thorpe, First To Win Six Gold Medals |
2001 |
Oct |
05 |
Barry Bonds Surpasses Mark McGwire's Record |
2003 |
May |
22 |
PGA Tour, The First Woman 58 Years |
2006 |
Jan |
29 |
Pathan Takes Opening Over Test Cricket Hat-trick |
2011 |
Apr |
02 |
World-cup Winner Is India Against SriLanka In Wankhede |
2014 |
Feb |
15 |
Frenchman Breaks Pole Vault Record: 6.16m |
2014 |
Jul |
08 |
Brazil Dismantled By Germany 1-7. Labeled Mineirazo |