Events in Sport
- Apr 17 Modern Snooker invented by Sir Neville Chamberlain, a bored British officer in Jabalpur, India
Birthdays in Sport
Walter Chrysler
Apr 2 Walter Chrysler, American automotive pioneer (Chrysler Corporation) and thoroughbred breeder, born in Wamego, Kansas (d. 1940)
Walter Chrysler
- Apr 2 William Donne, English cricket batsman, (Olympic gold 1900) and administrator (President England Rugby Football Union), born in Wincanton, England (d. 1934)
James J. Jeffries
Apr 15 James J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer, born in Carroll, Ohio (d. 1953)
James J. Jeffries
- Apr 27 Freddie Fane, British cricketer (Hobbs' 1st Test opening partner), born in Curragh Camp, County Kildare, Ireland (d. 1960)