Events in Sport
- Mar 19 42nd Grand National: Mr Tommy Beasley IRE aboard Empress IRE wins
- Apr 9 20th British Golf Open: Bob Ferguson shoots a 162 at Musselburgh Links
- Apr 24 Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England
- May 18 6th Kentucky Derby: George Lewis aboard Fonso wins in 2:37.5
- May 28 8th Preakness: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:40.5
- May 31 League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island
- Jun 12 John Lee Richmond pitches 1st major league perfect game, Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0
- Jun 14 14th Belmont: L Hughes aboard Grenada wins in 2:47
- Jul 15 4th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: John Hartley beats H Lawford (6-2 6-3 6-2 2-6 6-3)
- Sep 6 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket in England, v Australia at The Oval
- Sep 6 W G Grace scores 152 in debut Test Cricket innings, v Aust The Oval
- Sep 7 Geo Ligowsky patents device to throw clay pigeons for trapshooters
- Sep 29 1st pro baseball game at Polo Grounds, NY Metropolitans beat Washington Nationals 4-2 in 5 innings
Birthdays in Sport
- Jan 28 Herbert Strudwick, cricketer (England wicket-keeper before & after WWI)
- Feb 16 Frank Burke, American baseball player (d. 1946)
- Mar 1 Julian Myrick, promoter of junior tennis
- Mar 10 Michael Jacobs, American boxing promoter, born in NYC, New York
- Mar 12 Nikolaos Georgantas, Greek discus thrower (d. 1958)
- Mar 22 Ernie Quigley, Canadian-American sports official (d. 1960)
- Apr 18 Sam Crawford, baseball player (d. 1968)
- Jul 4 George Mullin, pitcher (Detroit Tigers-no-hitter on 7/4/1912)
- Jul 24 Kristian Hellström, Swedish athlete, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1946)
- Jul 27 Joseph Tinker, baseball Hall of Famer, 1/3 of fame double play combo
- Aug 12 Christy Mathewson, HOF baseball pitcher (Won 37 in 1908)
- Aug 17 Percy Sherwell, cricketer (great South African batsman-keeper-captain)
- Sep 14 Archie Hahn, American athlete (d. 1955)
- Oct 22 Joe Carr, Ohio, NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39)
- Nov 1 Grantland Rice, sportswriter (NY Her Trib 1914-30, Colliers 1925-37)
- Nov 3 Edmond Barrett, heavyweight wrestler (Olympic bronze 1908)
- Nov 20 George McBride, baseball player (d. 1973)
- Dec 11 Frank Tarrant, Australian cricketer (d. 1951)
- Dec 31 Fred Beebe, American baseball player (d. 1957)