Events in Sport
- 1874 2nd Preakness: William Donohue aboard Culpepper wins in 2:56.5
- 1883 11th Preakness: G Barbee aboard Jacobus wins in 2:42.5
Event of Interest
1884 Fred Spofforth takes 7-34 & 7-3 v England XI in 4 hours
Fred Spofforth
- 1894 German Emanuel Lasker becomes undisputed World Chess Champion by beating Austrian-American defending titleholder Wilhelm Steinitz, 10-5 (4 draws) in Montreal, Canada
- 1898 32nd Belmont: F Littlefield aboard Bowling Brook wins in 2:32
- 1907 Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh no-hits NY Highlanders, 8-1 in 5 inning game
- 1917 Walt Cruise hit 1st HR out of Braves Field
- 1923 Inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race for cars starts through public roads around Le Mans, France; inaugural winners: André Lagache and René Léonard (France) for Chenard & Walcker
Event of Interest
1933 Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs St Louis Cards
Chuck Klein
French Open Men's Tennis
1956 French Championships Men's Tennis: Australian Lew Hoad wins his first and only French title; beats Sven Davidson of Sweden 6-4, 8-6, 6-3
Lew Hoad
French Open Women's Tennis
1956 French Championships Women's Tennis: American Althea Gibson wins her only French singles title; beats Angela Mortimer of England 6-0, 12-10
Althea Gibson
French Open Men's Tennis
1963 French Championships Men's Tennis: Australian Roy Emerson beats home favourite Pierre Darmon 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
Roy Emerson
- 1963 French Championships Women's Tennis: Australian Lesley Turner wins the first of 2 French titles; beats England's Ann Jones 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Boxing Title Fight
1972 Joe Frazier TKOs Ron Stander in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
Joe Frazier
Event of Interest
1980 Phillie Steve Carlton is 1st NLer to record 6, 1-hitters
Steve Carlton
- 1982 26th European Cup: Aston Villa beats Bayern Munich 1-0 at Rotterdam
- 1983 29th Walker Cup: US, 13½ - 10½
- 1983 LA Lakers set NBA playoff game record of fewest free throws
- 1985 Indianapolis 500: Danny Sullivan wins by 24 seconds following a spin
- 1988 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 6-3 for 4 game series sweep
Event of Interest
1990 Philadelphia Phillies retire future Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt's uniform #20
Mike Schmidt
Baseball Record
1993 In Major League Baseball, Carlos Martinez famously hits a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a home run
José Canseco
Baseball Record
1997 Sammy Sosa (Cubs) & Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park HRs
Sammy Sosa
- 1997 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 2
- 1999 7th UEFA Champions League Final: Manchester United beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Barcelona
- 2000 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New Jersey Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers, 4 games to 3
- 2001 Super Rugby Final, Canberra: Fullback Andrew Walker kicks 5 penalties & 3 conversions as the ACT Brumbies win their first title; beat Coastal Sharks (Durban), 36-6
- 2002 Indianapolis 500: Hélio Castroneves wins in 3:00:10.871 (267.954 km/h)
- 2004 12th UEFA Champions League Final: Porto beats AS Monaco 3-0 at Gelsenkirchen
- 2009 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Carolina Hurricanes, 4 games to 0
- 2013 Indianapolis 500: Tony Kanaan wins in 2:40:03.4181 (301.644 km/h)
- 2013 IPL Cricket Final, Eden Gardens, Kolkata: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 23 runs; Kieron Pollard 60 no (32)
- 2013 Senior PGA Championship Men's Golf, Bellerive CC: Kōki Idoki of Japan wins his lone PGA event by 2 strokes from Jay Haas and Kenny Perry
- 2015 Cleveland Cavaliers win the NBA Eastern Conference
Event of Interest
2018 UEFA Champions League Final, Kiev: Real Madrid beats Liverpool, 3-1 for third straight title. Zinédine Zidane first manager to win 3 consecutive titles
Zinedine Zidane
- 2019 Indianapolis 500: 2016 IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud of France finishes just two-tenths of a second ahead of Alexander Rossi
Birthdays in Sport
- 1863 Bob Fitzsimmons, English boxer (sport's first 3-division world champion; Middleweight, Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight), born in Helston, England (d. 1917)
- 1876 Jack Root, Austrian-American boxing's 1st light heavyweight champion, born in Frahelž, Bohemia, Czech Republic (d. 1963)
- 1906 Mauri Rose, American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1941, 47-48), born in Columbus, Ohio (d. 1981)
- 1909 Matt Busby, Scottish soccer forward (Manchester City, Liverpool) and manager (Manchester United 1945-69, 70–71; Scotland 1958), born in Orbiston, Bellshill, Scotland (d. 1994)
- 1918 Anton Christoforidis, Greek boxer (NBA light heavyweight title 1941), born in Mersin, Turkey (d. 1985)
- 1920 Jack Cheetham, South African cricket batsman and captain (24 Tests; Western Province), born in Cape Town, South Africa (d. 1980)
- 1921 Frank Mooney, New Zealand cricket wicketkeeper (13 Tests, 30 dismissals; Wellington), born in Wellington, New Zealand (d. 2004)
- 1931 Jim Frey, American MLB manager (Kansas City Royals, American League C'ship 1980; Chicago Cubs), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2020)
- 1932 Joe Altobelli, American baseball utility (Cleveland Indians, Minnesota Twins) and manager (SF Giants, World Series Baltimore Orioles 1983, Chicago Cubs), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2021)
- 1933 Ted Rogers OC, Canadian entrepreneur and MLB team owner (Toronto Blue Jays), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2008)
- 1939 Brent Musburger, American sportscaster (CBS Sports, The NFL Today; ESPN, ABC; VSiN; radio play-by-play Las Vegas Raiders), born in Portland, Oregon
- 1943 Erica Terpstra, Dutch swimmer (Olympic silver 4×100m medley relay, bronze 4×100m freestyle relay 1964) and politician (VVD), born in The Hague, Netherlands
- 1944 Sam Posey, American auto racer (12 Hours of Sebring 1975; 24 Hours of Le Mans 1971 3rd) and TV commentator (ABC Sports), born in NYC, New York
- 1946 Neshka Robeva, Bulgarian rhythmic gymnast (World C'ship 3 x silver, 1 x bronze 1969) and coach (World, European and Olympic competition, 294 medals), born in Rousse, Bulgaria
- 1947 Darrell Evans, American baseball infielder (MLB All-Star 1973, 83); World Series 1984; AL HR leader 1985; Atlanta Braves, SF Giants, Detroit Tigers), born in Pasadena, California
- 1947 Glenn Turner, New Zealand cricket batsman (41 Tests, 2,991 runs @ 44.64; top score 259; chairman national selection panel), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
- 1948 Geoff Greenidge, West Indian cricket batsman (5 Tests; last white player to play for WI), born in St Michael, Barbados
- 1949 Dan Pastorini, NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers, Raiders) [or Dec 25]
- 1953 Dan Roundfield, American basketball forward (3-time NBA All Star), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 2012)
- 1955 Wesley Walker, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1978, 82; First-team All-Pro 1978; New York Jets 1977–89), born in San Bernardino, California
- 1959 Brian Peaker, rower (Olympics 1996), born in London, Ontario
- 1960 Rob Murphy, American baseball player
- 1961 Stephen Pate, American golfer (6 PGA Tour titles, US Open 1988, US Masters 1990 3rd), born in Ventura, California
- 1963 Eddie Martin Jr, jockey
- 1964 Kevin Kennedy, baseball manager (Texas Rangers)
- 1965 Greg Lloyd, NFL linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- 1965 Jacqueline Mary Nelson, New Zealand points race cyclist (Olympics 1996), born in Wellington, New Zealand
- 1966 Anthony Edwards, NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1966 Grant Bradburn, cricketer (son of Wynne NZ off-spinner 1990- )
- 1966 Zola Budd Pieterse, Bloemfontein South Africa, track star (Olympics 1988)
- 1968 Rachael Sporn, Australian basketball forward (Olympic bronze 1996)
- 1968 Steve Sedgley, English footballer
- 1970 Sam Mack, NBA forward/guard (Houston Rockets, Vancouver Grizzlies)
- 1970 Sebastian Barrie, NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers)
- 1971 Darwin Ireland, NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears)
- 1971 Steven Rice, Canadian NHL right wing (World Junior C'ship gold 1991, captain), born in Kitchener, Ontario
- 1974 Lars Frölander, Swedish swimmer, born in Boden, Sweden
- 1975 Christopher Lindsey Donaldson, 100m/200m runner (Olympics 1996), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
- 1975 Travis Lee, baseball 1st baseman (Olympic bronze 1996), born in San Diego, California
- 1976 Scott Humphries, Greely Colo, tennis star (1995 doubles Binghampton)
- 1977 Luca Toni, Italian footballer, born in Pavullo nel Frignano, Italy
- 1979 Mehmet Okur (Memo), Turkish basketball player
- 1988 Joel Selwood, Australian footballer
Weddings in Sport
- 2006 Soccer star player Joshua Kennedy (23) weds Australian Opals player Jacinta Hamilton at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Port Melbourne
Deaths in Sport
- 1944 Cyril Francois, South African cricket all-rounder (5 Tests, 252 runs, 6 wickets), dies in a motor accident at 46
- 1954 Lionel Conacher "The Big Train", Canadian athlete and politician, dies from a heart attack at 54
- 1955 Alberto Ascari, Italian auto racer (World F1 champion 1952, 53), dies in a testing accident at 36
- 1956 Al Simmons, American baseball outfielder (A's), lifetime batting avg of .334, dies at 54
- 1959 Ed Walsh, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, manager (Chicago WS; MLB ERA record 1.82), dies at 78
- 1969 Paul Hawkins, Australian racing driver (b. 1937)
- 1974 Silvio Moser, Swiss racing driver (b. 1941)
- 1976 Edgar Moon, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ships 1930), dies at 71
- 1989 Don Revie, English footballer and soccer manager (Leeds and England), dies at 61
- 1996 Mike Sharperson, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1992; World Series 1988, 95), dies in a car crash at 34
- 2001 Vittorio Brambilla, Italian racing driver (b. 1937)
- 2002 Mamo Wolde, Ethiopian marathoner (Olympic gold 1968), dies at 69
- 2005 Chico Carrasquel, Venezuelan baseball player (b. 1928)
- 2006 Kevin O'Flanagan, Irish athlete and physician (b. 1919)
- 2006 Ted Schroeder, American tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1942, Wimbledon 1949), dies of cancer at 84
- 2009 Peter Zezel, Canadian professional hockey player (b. 1965)
- 2010 Jarvis Williams, American football player (b. 1965)
- 2017 Jim Bunning, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, politician (perfect game vs Mets 1965, Rep. Senator-Ky), dies of a stroke at 85
- 2017 John Severson, founder of 'Surfer' magazine and artist (known for his depictions of surf culture), dies of cancer at 83
- 2019 Bart Starr, American Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, coach (Green Bay Packers), dies of effects of stroke at 85
