Events in Sport
- 1734 1st Jockey Club forms in South Carolina
- 1879 5th Kentucky Derby: Charlie Shauer aboard Lord Murphy wins in 2:37
- 1897 British Open Men's Golf, Royal Liverpool GC: English amateur Harold Hilton wins 2nd Open title by 1 stroke from Scot James Braid
- 1900 II Summer (Modern) Olympic Games open in Paris (last 5 months)
- 1913 38th Preakness: James Butwell aboard Buskin wins in 1:53.4
- 1920 Policemen raid the Cubs' bleachers & arrest 24 fans for gambling
- 1930 University of California dedicates $1,500 to research on prevention & cure of athlete's foot
- 1940 Soccer team HZVV forms in Hoogeveen
- 1941 White Sox Taft Wright sets AL record of RBIs in 13 consecutive games
- 1945 Keith Miller scores 105 in the 1st Victory Test Cricket at Lord's
- 1946 Cubs Claude Passeau makes his 1st error since September 21, 1941, ending pitcher's fielding record of 273 consecutive errorless chances
- 1948 Cleveland Indians tie AL record of 18 walks (beat Red Sox 13-4)
- 1950 75th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Prince wins in 1:59.2
- 1960 Baseball game in Milwaukee postponed due to dense fog
- 1961 86th Preakness: Johnny Sellers aboard Carry Back wins in 1:57.6
- 1964 Buster Mathis defeats Joe Fraizer to qualify for US Olympic team
- 1967 92nd Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 1:55.2
- 1972 5th ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat NY Nets, 4 games to 2
- 1972 97th Preakness: Eldon Nelson aboard Bee Bee Bee wins in 1:55.6
- 1978 103rd Preakness: Steve Cauthen wins aboard Affirmed for the 2nd-leg of the Triple Crown
Boxing Title Fight
1983 American heavyweight boxer Larry Holmes beats countryman Tim Witherspoon by split decision to retain his WBC title at the Dunes Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Larry Holmes
Boxing Title Fight
1983 Michael Dokes & Mike Weaver fight to a draw in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
Mike Weaver
- 1983 Phillies Steve Carlton passes W Johnson with 2nd most strike outs
Event of Interest
1984 Boston's Roger Clemens beats Twins, 5-4, for his 1st victory
Roger Clemens
- 1985 Indians-Brewers game at Cleve Stadium is 1st rain-out of 1985, ends record string of 458 ML games since Opening Day without a rain-out
- 1985 Larry Holmes beats Carl Williams in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
Event of Interest
1988 Mike Schmidt hits his 535th HR, moving into 8th place
Mike Schmidt
- 1989 114th Preakness: Pat Valenzuela aboard Sunday Silence wins in 1:53.8
Event of Interest
1991 Chicago Bull Michael Jordan, named NBA's MVP
Michael Jordan
- 1992 36th European Cup: Barcelona beats Sampdoria 1-0 at London
- 1995 120th Preakness: Pat Day aboard Timber Coutry wins in 1:54.4
- 1997 White Sox Frank Thomas reaches base safely for 15th straight time
- 1998 6th UEFA Champions League Final: Real Madrid beats Juventus 1-0 at Amsterdam
- 2000 125th Preakness: Jerry Bailey aboard Red Bullet wins in 1:56.00
- 2000 English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (78,217): Chelsea beats Aston Villa, 1-0; Roberto Di Matteo scores 73' winner
Event of Interest
2003 Laureus World Sports Awards, Grimaldi Forum, Monaco: Sportsman: Lance Armstrong (rescinded); Sportswoman: Serena Williams; Team: Brazil Men's National Football team
Serena Williams
Lance Armstrong
- 2006 131st Preakness: Javier Castellano aboard Bernardini wins in 1:54.65
- 2015 NASCAR 2016 Hall of Fame inductees: Bobby Isaac, Terry Labonte and Jerry Cook
- 2017 142nd Preakness Stakes: Javier Castellano aboard Cloud Computing wins in 1 minute 55.98 seconds
- 2018 The Tradition Senior Men's Golf, Greystone G &CC: Spaniard Miguel Ángel Jiménez wins by 3 from American trio Joe Durant, Steve Stricker & Gene Sauers
Birthdays in Sport
- 1869 Joshua Pim, Irish tennis player (Wimbledon 1893-94), born in Bray, Wicklow (d. 1942)
- 1901 Max Euwe, Netherlands, world chess champion (1935-37)
- 1914 Hideko Maehata, Japanese swimmer (d. 1995)
- 1916 Trebisonda Valla, Italian athlete (d. 2006)
- 1920 Elizabeth "Betty" Driver, British singer and actress (Coronation Street, Pardon the Expression), born in Leicester, England (d. 2011)
- 1921 Hal Newhouser, American baseball player (d. 1998)
- 1926 Bob Sweikert, American race car driver (d. 1956)
- 1927 [Harold] Bud Grant, Wisc, CFL/NFL player and coach (Winnipeg, Minnesota)
- 1931 Chiharu Igaya, Japan, slalom (Olympic silver 1956)
- 1931 Ken Boyer, American baseball player (d. 1982)
- 1937 Dave Hill, American golfer (13 PGA Tour titles), born in Jackson, Michigan (d. 2011)
- 1938 Christina Bass-Kaiser, 3K Dutch speed skater (Olympic gold 1972)
- 1940 Stan Mikita, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center (4 time NHL scoring leader), born in Sokolče, Slovak Republic (d. 2018)
- 1942 Lynn Davies, long jumper
- 1943 Deryck Murray, cricket wicket-keeper (West Indian 1963-80)
- 1944 Keith Fletcher, cricket captain (Essex & England)
- 1946 Bakhaavaa Buidaa, Mongolia, wrestler (Olympic silver 1972) disqualified
- 1946 Craig Patrick, American NHL center and executive (USA Olympic gold 1980; GM Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup 1991-92, 2009), born in Detroit, Michigan
- 1946 Bobby Murcer, American baseball outfielder (5-time MLB All Star), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (d. 2008)
- 1950 Yvon Lambert, French Canadian ice hockey player
- 1950 Reinaldo Merlo, Argentine footballer
- 1952 Roger Milla, Cameroonian footballer
- 1956 Andrew Hilditch, cricketer (Australian opening bat 1979-85)
- 1956 Tomas Smid, Czech, tennis star
- 1958 Mike Engleman, Sonoma California, cyclist (Olympics 1996)
- 1958 Mike Stefanik, American auto racer (9 NASCAR Modified Championships), born in Wilbraham, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
- 1961 Vaughn Jefferis, New Zealand equestrian rider (World C'ship gold 1994, 98; Olympic bronze 1996), born in Huntly, New Zealand
- 1963 David Wells, American baseball pitcher (perfect game 1998; World Series 1992, 98; MLB All Star 1995, 98, 2000), born in Torrance, California
- 1964 Jeff Schwarz, American baseball pitcher (California Angels, Chicago White Sox)
- 1965 Bruno Marie-Rose, French runner (world record 200 m indoor)
- 1965 Todd Stottlemyre, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals, Blue Jays), born in Yakima, Washington
- 1966 Lawyer Tillman, NFL tight end (Green Bay Packers, Carolina Panthers)
- 1966 Liselotte Neumann, Swedish golfer (US Open 1988; 13 LPGA Tour titles), born in Finspang, Sweden
- 1967 Beate Reinstadler, Stuttgart Ger, tennis star (1989 Futures Israel)
- 1968 Damon Mays, NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- 1968 Phil Hansen, NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills)
- 1968 Waisale Serevi, Fijian rugby union and rugby sevens footballer, born in Suva, Fiji
- 1969 Alberto Mancini, Argentina, tennis star
- 1970 Jason York, Nepean, NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
- 1970 Missy Cress, female catcher (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Burbank, California
- 1970 Niklas Andersson, Kungalv SWE, NHL forward (Team Sweden, NY Islanders)
- 1970 Terrell Brandon, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks)
- 1971 Jonas Berqvist, Angelhorn SWE, hockey forward (Team Sweden, Olympics 1998)
- 1971 Niklas Andersson, Kungalv Swe, NHL left wing (NY Islanders)
- 1971 Sandy Schreur, Dutch soccer player (NEC)
- 1971 Šárka Kašpárková, Czech athlete
- 1971 Tony Stewart, American race car driver
- 1972 Michael Cox, American 1.5k runner, born in Hannibal, Missouri
- 1974 Brandon Jessie, tight end (NY Giants)
- 1975 Isaac Gálvez, Spanish cyclist (d. 2006)
- 1975 Mark Zupan, American quadriplegic rugby player
- 1976 Ramón Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1976 Tomoya Satozaki, Japanese baseball player
- 1977 Leonardo Noeren Franco, Argentine footballer
- 1977 Chad Muska, American Skateboarder for Element Skateboards
- 1980 Austin Kearns, American Baseball player
- 1981 Iker Casillas, Spanish footballer
- 1981 Lindsay Taylor, American basketball player
- 1981 Mark Winterbottom, Australian racing driver
- 1982 Petr Čech, Czech footballer
- 1982 Imran Farhat, Pakistani cricketer
- 1986 Dexter Blackstock, English footballer
- 1993 Caroline Zhang, American figure skater
Weddings in Sport
- 2006 Race car driver Jacques Villeneuve (35) weds Johanna Martinez at a civil ceremony in Switzerland
Deaths in Sport
- 1911 E. M. Grace, English cricketer (one Test v Australia 1880, 36 & 0), dies at 69
- 1926 Dick Pougher, cricketer (17 & 3-26 in only Test for England 1892), dies
- 1939 Joe Carr, NFL hall of famer/NFL president (1921-39), dies at 59
- 1940 Amar Singh, Indian cricket all-rounder (7 Tests, 28 wickets; India's first half-century in Test cricket), dies of pneumonia at 29
- 1968 Albert Hartkopf, cricketer (one Test for Australia), dies
- 1973 Jarno Saarinen, Finnish motorcycle racer (b. 1945)
- 1976 Syd Howe, Canadian ice hockey player, dies at 64
- 1983 Clair Bee, American College Basketball and Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Long Island University undefeated 1936, 39; National Invitation Tournament 1939, 41), dies at 87
- 2007 Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer, coach, broadcaster (British Open 1948 3rd), dies at 93
- 2013 Miloslav Kříž, Czech basketball coach (Czech Women's team, German Men's team), dies at 88
- 2014 Phil Sharpe, English cricketer, dies at 77
- 2018 Carol Mann, American golfer (1964 Western Open, 1965 US Open), dies at 77
- 2018 Billy Cannon, American College Football Hall of Fame back and tight end (Heisman Trophy 1959, LSU; AFL C'ship 1960, 61, 67; AFL All-Star 1961, 69; Houston Oilers, Oakland Raiders), dies at 80
- 2019 Niki Lauda, Austrian auto racer (F1 world champ 1975, 77, 84), dies of kidney problems at 70
