On This Day in Sport for May 21
Events in Sport
- 1819 1st bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC
- 1866 1st-class debut of cricketer Fred Grace aged 15 years 159 days at the Magdalen Ground, Oxford
- 1878 4th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Carter aboard Day Star wins in 2:37.25
- 1881 US National Lawn Tennis Association is established in NYC, New York
- 1886 14th Preakness: S Fisher aboard Bard wins in 2:45
- 1891 Australian boxer Peter Jackson and future world heavyweight champion Jim Corbett fight a No Contest in 61 rounds at California Athletic Club, San Francisco
- 1904 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) forms in Paris
- 1907 32nd Preakness: G Mountain aboard Don Enrique wins in 1:45.4
- More Events in Sport
Birthdays in Sport
- 1867 John James Ferris, Australian cricketer (mighty Australian bowler of late 1880's)
- 1893 Arthur Carr, English cricket batsman and captain (11 Tests, 1 x 50; Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Mickleham, England (d. 1963)
- 1902 Earl Averill, American baseball player (Cleveland Indians), born in Snohomish, Washington (d. 1983)
- 1906 Keith Rigg, Australian cricketer (Test batsman in the thirties)
Weddings in Sport
- 1999 NFL legend Deion Sanders (31) weds model Pilar Biggers in Paradise Island, Bahamas
More Weddings & Divorces in Sport
Deaths in Sport
- 1924 Charley Barrett, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Cornell undefeated National C'ship 1915), dies from effects of war injuries at 30
- 1929 V P F A Royle, cricketer (one Test England v Australia 1879), dies
- 1957 Edwin St Hill, Trinidadian cricketer (two Tests for West Indies 1930-31), dies at 53
- 1990 Mary Victor Bruce (née Petre), British speedboat pilot, race car driver, and aviator who flew around Empire State building in 1930, dies at 94
May in Sport History
The 100-year Football Curse that Appears to be Working
S.L. Benfica has failed to win a European Championship since 1962, when former coach Béla Guttmann placed a 100 year curse on the club. Is the curse working?
May 2, 1962All-Female Crew Triumphs in Whitbread
After New Zealand’s Peter Blake crushed all opposition in the 1989-90 Whitbread round the world race an all-female crew came home on this day, stealing the show
May 28, 1990