- 1858 1st US billiards championship, Michael J Phelan wins in Detroit
- 1877 Catcher's mask 1st used in a baseball game
- 1896 Stamasia Portrisi is 1st woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens)
- 1930 4th Test Cricket WI v England ends in a draw after nine days
- 1930 Wilfred Rhodes ends Test Cricket career aged 52 years 165 days
- 1931 Joe McCarthy debuts as NY Yankee manager
- 1937 Sir Frank Whittle ground-tests the first jet engine designed to power an aircraft at Rugby, England.
- 1938 Stanley Cup Final, Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL: Chicago Black Hawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1 for a 3-1 series win; only team to win Cup with losing regular season record
- 1940 NFL cuts clipping penalty from 25 yards to 15 yards
- 1941 Stanley Cup Final, Olympia Stadium, Detroit, MI: Boston Bruins defeat Detroit Red Wings, 3-1 for a 4-0 series sweep
Golf Tournament
1946 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Louise Suggs wins her first major title by 2 strokes from Eileen Stulb
Louise Suggs
US Masters Golf
1953 17th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Ben Hogan shatters the Masters scoring record by 5 strokes with a 274 (−14) to finish 5 strokes ahead of runner-up Ed Oliver; Hogan's second Masters
Ben Hogan
Event of Interest
1960 Bill Veeck & Chicago Comiskey Park debuts "Exploding Scoreboard"
Bill Veeck
Event of Interest
1961 Douglas MacArthur declines offer to become baseball commissioner
Douglas MacArthur
US Masters Golf
1964 28th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Arnold Palmer wins by 6 shots from Dave Marr and Jack Nicklaus to become the first 4-time winner of the Masters; his 7th and final major victory
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
- 1965 1st NL game at Houston's Astrodome (Phillies beat Astros 2-0)
- 1966 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium opens; Pirates beat Braves 3-2
- 1969 Simon & Garfunkel releases "Boxer"
- 1969 Wales beats England, 30-9 at the National Stadium, Cardiff to clinch their 16th Five Nations Rugby Championship and 11th Triple Crown
Event of Interest
1970 Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle & Joe DiMaggio
Mickey Mantle
Joe DiMaggio
US Masters Golf
1981 45th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Tom Watson wins his second green jacket and 5th major title by 2 strokes over Jack Nicklaus and Johnny Miller
Tom Watson
Jack Nicklaus
US Masters Golf
1987 51st US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Larry Mize chips-in from 140 feet for an improbable birdie 3 on the 2nd playoff hole to beat Greg Norman for his only major title
Greg Norman
Event of Interest
1988 Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripkin as manager of Baltimore Orioles
Frank Robinson
- 1992 2nd lowest NBA scoring game - Detroit Piston 72, NY Knicks 61
US Masters Golf
1992 56th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Fred Couples wins his only major title, 2 strokes ahead of 1976 champion Raymond Floyd
Fred Couples
Ray Floyd
- 1992 NY Mets lose 1st 3 home games for 1st time since 1962
- 1998 62nd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Mark O'Meara claims his first major title with a 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win by 1 stroke from David Duval and Fred Couples
- 2009 73rd US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Ángel Cabrera wins his 2nd major title in a playoff with Chad Campbell and Kenny Perry; Cabrera, first Masters champion from Argentina and South America
US Masters Golf
2015 79th US Masters Tournament, Augusta National GC: Jordan Spieth leads wire-to-wire to win his 1st major title by 4 strokes from Phil Mickelson and Justin Rose
Jordan Spieth
Phil Mickelson
- 2019 Melbourne captain Cameron Smith becomes highest point scorer in Australian Rugby League history; 49th minute penalty in Storm's 18-12 win over North Queensland in Townsville takes him to 2,420; Hazem El Masri, 2,418
