Events in Sport
Birthdays in Sport
- Jan 3 William Renshaw, British champion tennis player (d. 1904)
- Apr 16 Isaac Murphy, American jockey (won 628 races), born in Clark County, Kentucky (d. 1896)
- Jun 12 William Attewell, English cricketer (d. 1927)
- Jun 17 Pete Browning, American baseball player (d. 1905)
- Jul 1 Samuel D Riddle, horse owner (Man 'o War)
- Jul 3 Peter Jackson, heavyweight boxer (hall of famer)
- Aug 1 Sam Jones, cricketer (Australian batsman of 1880's)
- Oct 26 Richard Sears, American tennis champ, US Open (1881), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 1943)
James Naismith
Nov 6 James Naismith, Canadian-American physical educator and inventor (basketball, football helmet), born in Almonte, Ontario (d. 1939)

James Naismith