Events in Sport
- 1878 6th Preakness: C Holloway aboard Duke of Magenta wins in 2:41.75
- 1878 Australians Cricket 41 & 12-1 defeat MCC 33 & 19
- 1881 9th Preakness: T Costello aboard Saunterer wins in 2:40.5
- 1882 10th Preakness: T Costello aboard Vanguard wins in 2:44.5
- 1902 27th Preakness: L Jackson aboard Old England wins in 1:45.8
- 1903 37th Belmont: John Bullman aboard Africander wins in 2:21.75
- 1904 NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants)
- 1905 30th Preakness: W Davis aboard Cairngore wins in 1:45.8
- 1933 Trailing 11-3, Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11
Donald Bradman
Event of Interest
1948 Hank Greenberg buys an interest in the Cleveland Indians
Hank Greenberg
- 1955 Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0
- 1960 Baltimore manager Paul Richards devises oversized catcher's mitt, used by Baltimore Oriole Clint Courtney
- 1961 Fiorentina of Italy win 1st European Cup Winner's Cup against Glasgow Rangers 4-2 in Florence (2nd leg)
- 1961 Ralph Boston of US, sets then long jump record at 27' ½"
- 1961 60th Men's French Championships: Manuel Santana beats Nicola Pietrangeli (4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2)
- 1961 60th Women's French Championships: Ann Haydon beats Yola Ramirez (6-2, 6-1)
- 1964 9th European Cup: Internazionale beats Real Madrid 3-1 at Vienna
- 1965 10th European Cup: Internazionale beats Benfica 1-0 at Milan
- 1968 NL awards Montreal & SD major league franchises
Event of Interest
1968 George Halas retires from coaching, finishing with 318 regular-season wins and 6 NFL titles
George Halas
- 1971 23rd Walker Cup: Britain-Ireland, 13-11
- 1971 UCLA defeats Florida State 81-76 to win the NCAA basketball championship
- 1972 Indianapolis 500: Mark Donohue wins in 3:04:23.851 (262.262 km/h)
- 1974 Pirates Ken Brett no-hits Padres until 9th inning
- 1975 Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2
- 1979 Penny Pulz wins LPGA Corning Golf Classic
- 1979 Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears wins in 3:08:47.950 (255.723 km/h)
- 1981 Lenny Randle tries to blow a slow roller foul but umpire says no
- 1981 25th European Cup: Liverpool beats Real Madrid 1-0 at Paris
- 1982 New owners purchase NHL Colorado Rockies, & get approval to move them to NJ Meadowlands (Devils)
- 1982 John McMullen buys NHL Colorodo Rockies & gets approval to move to NJ
- 1984 Manuela Manleeva wins 3 singles tennis matches in one day
- 1984 Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears wins in 3:03:21.638 (263.308 km/h)
- 1987 Yank Phil Niekro is 3rd pitcher to make 700th start (Young & Sutton)
- 1987 31st European Cup: Porto beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Vienna
- 1990 74th Indianapolis 500 runs
- 1994 NHL Eastern Conference Final: New York Rangers beat New Jersey Devils, 4 games to 3
- 1997 Indianapolis 500: Arie Luyendyk wins his 2nd Indy 500
- 1997 Major league revenue sharing begins, NY Yanks pay out most $28M
- 2000 NHL Western Conference Final: Dallas Stars beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 3
- 2000 Crusaders claim their 3rd consecutive Super 12 Rugby title with a 20-19 win over the ACT Brumbies at Bruce Stadium, Canberra; flyhalf Andrew Mehrtens kicks 5 penalties for the winners
- 2001 Indianapolis 500: Hélio Castroneves wins in 3:31:54.180 (227.841 km/h)
- 2006 NHL Western Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Anaheim Ducks, 4 games to 1
- 2006 Crusaders retain their Super 14 Rugby title with a 19-12 win over the Wellington Hurricanes at Jade Stadium, Christchurch; Dan Carter kicks 4 penalties and a conversion for the winners
- 2007 Indianapolis 500: Dario Franchitti wins in 2:44:03.5608 (244.257 km/h)
- 2009 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks, 4 games to 1
- 2009 17th UEFA Champions League Final: Barcelona beats Manchester United 2-0 at Rome
- 2011 NHL Eastern Conference Finals: Boston Bruins beat Tampa Bay Lightning, 4 games to 3
- 2012 Indianapolis 500: Dario Franchitti wins in 2:58.51.2532 (269.934 km/h)
- 2015 Golden State Warriors win the NBA Western Conference
- 2017 FA Cup Final: Aaron Ramsey scores 79' winner as Arsenal beats Chelsea 2-1; Arsène Wenger becomes most successful manager in FA Cup history, winning his 7th title
- 2018 Indianapolis 500: Will Power becomes the first Australian driver to win the event
Birthdays in Sport
- 1852 Billy Barnes, cricketer (England all-rounder 1880-90)
- 1870 Lionel Palairet, British cricketer (elegant England bat in the Golden Age), born in Grange-over-Sands, Lancashire, England (d. 1933)
- 1887 Frank Woolley, cricketer (long-running England left-arm all-rounder)
- 1904 Chuhei Nambu, Japanese athlete (d. 1997)
- 1908 Alex Brown, snooker player
- 1912 Terry Moore, American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals), born in Vernon, Alabama (d. 1995)
- 1926 Gordon Leggat, cricketer (open batsman for NZ in 9 Tests 1953-56)
- 1942 Kent Bede Bernard, Trinidad, 4X400 runner (Olympic bronze 1964)
- 1947 Robert Reinacher Jr, horse trainer
- 1947 Branko Oblak, Slovenian footballer
- 1951 John Conteh, British boxer, WBC Light Heavyweight crown (1974-77), born in Liverpool
- 1954 Catherine Carr, US breaststroke swimmer (Olympics 2 gold-1972)
- 1954 Jackie Slater, American football player
- 1955 Graeme "Jock" Edwards, cricketer (beefy NZ lefty batsman late 70's)
- 1956 Nick Lowery, NFL kicker (NY Jets)
- 1956 Steve Pagano, horse trainer
- 1957 Bruce Furniss, US swimmer (Olympics 2 gold-1976)
- 1957 Duncan Goodhew, English 100m breast stroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1980), born in London, England
- 1960 Ray Armsetad, 4X400 runner (Olympic gold 1984), born in Kirksville, Missouri
- 1960 Vinodhan John, cricket pace bowler (Sri Lankan in 6 Tests 1983-84)
- 1961 Jill Sterkel, US swimmer (Olympic bronze 1976, 84, 88)
- 1961 John Lugbill, Wauseon Ohio, US canoeist/kayaker (Olympic-92)
- 1962 Ravi Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92)
- 1962 Ray Borner, Australian basketball center (Olympics 1984, 88, 92, 96)
- 1965 Jacob Brumfield, Bogalusa LA, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
Pat Cash
1965 Pat Cash, Australian tennis player (Wimbledon 1987), born in Melbourne, Victoria
Pat Cash
- 1966 Eric Leckner, NBA center (Detroit Pistons)
- 1966 John Jaha, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Portland, Oregon
- 1966 Ray Sheppard, Pembroke, NHL right wing (Florida Panthers)
- 1967 Chin Yang, Laos-born American jockey
- 1967 Doug West, NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- 1967 George McCloud, NBA forward/guard (Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns)
- 1967 Paul Gascoigne, soccer player
- 1967 Ruthie Bolton Holifield, WNBA guard (Sac Monarchs/Olympic gold 1996)
- 1968 Cedric Smith, NFL running back (Wash Redskins, Arizona Cardinals)
- 1968 Frank Thomas, "Big Hurt", 1st baseman (Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP)
- 1968 Jeff Bagwell, infielder (Houston Astros), born in Boston, Massachusetts
- 1969 Chip Beake, WLAF administrative assistant (Barcelona Dragons)
- 1969 Francois Letourneau, St Jerome Quebec, canoeist (Olympics 1996)
- 1969 Lesley Tashlin, 100m hurdler (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1969 Todd Hundley, Martinsville VA, catcher (NY Mets)
- 1969 Travis Williams, NBA forward (Charlotte Hornets)
- 1970 Liz Earley, St Catharines Ontario, LPGA golfer (1995 Thailand Open)
- 1970 Michael Blackburn, Australian laser sailor (Olympics 1996)
- 1970 Todd Collins, linebacker (New England Patriots)
- 1970 Michele Bartoli, Italian cyclist
- 1971 Corey Beck, NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets)
- 1971 Ferdino Hernandez, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
- 1971 Scott Szeredy, NFL/WLAF kicker/punter (Chiefs, Barcelona Dragons)
- 1972 Antonio Freeman, NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
- 1972 Karen Hecox, US 1500m runner
- 1972 Troy Sienkiewicz, NFL tackle/guard (San Diego Chargers)
- 1972 Todd Demsey, American golfer
- 1974 Danny Wuerffel, NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints)
- 1975 Michael Hussey, Australian cricketer
- 1976 Richard Park, Seoul Kor, NHL center (Pitts Penguins)
- 1977 Abderrahmane Hammad, Algerian athlete
- 1977 Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lankan cricketer
- 1978 Adin Brown, American soccer player
- 1979 Mile Sterjovski, Australian footballer
- 1980 Jessica Deglau, 200m butterfly (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1981 Johan Elmander, Swedish footballer
- 1981 Miloy, Angolan footballer
- 1981 Fivos Constantinou, Cypriot distance runner
- 1983 Bobby Convey, American soccer player
- 1984 Blake Ahearn, NBA basketball player
- 1985 Chien-Ming Chiang, Taiwanese baseball player
- 1990 Ekaterina Zaikina, Russian figure skater
- 1991 Beauden Barrett, New Zealand Rugby union player (male world rugby player 2016, 2017), born in New Plymouth, New Zealand
Deaths in Sport
Ezzard Charles
1975 Ezzard Charles, heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51), dies of ALS at 53
Ezzard Charles
Maurice Richard
2000 Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Canadian NHL star (Montreal Canadiens, MVP-1947), dies of abdominal cancer and parkinson's disease at 78
Maurice Richard
May in History
President Falls From Grace
Paul Deschanel had the makings of a fine President of France – until a series of bizarre incidents culminated in him falling out the window of a moving train.
May 23, 1920
Ship that Changed the Face of Britain
Britain was on its knees after the Second World War, its economy and infrastructure in tatters. For help the Mother Country turned to the Commonwealth.
May 27, 1948
A Modern Major-General of Light Entertainment
William Gilbert, celebrated as the unique lyricist behind the highly popular Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, met his death in highly unexpected circumstances.
May 29, 1911
Voltaire: Writer, Wit, Philosopher and Rebel
They burned his books, sent him to the Bastille and into exile, but Voltaire, who died on this day, remained rich, successful – and defiant.
May 30, 1778