- 1861 23rd Grand National: Joseph Kendall wins aboard Jealousy at 5/1
- 1875 English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Royal Engineers and Old Etonians draw 1-1; replay won by Engineers, 2-0
- 1878 Oxford University defeats Cambridge University in their 1st golf match
- 1894 J L Johnstone of England invents horse racing starting gate
- 1901 Amidst increasing anti-gambling sentiment, wagering on horse racing is banned in San Francisco, CA; Ingleside Race Track closes March 15
- 1911 Stanley Cup, Dey's Arena, Ottawa, ON: Ottawa Senators beat Galt (ON), 7-4
- 1912 Stanley Cup, Quebec Skating Rink, Quebec City, Quebec: Quebec Bulldogs rout Moncton Victorias (NB), 8-0 for a 2-0 sweep of the challenge series
- 1915 Brooklyn Robins manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substitutes a grapefruit
- 1918 1st NHL championship: Toronto Arenas beat Montreal Canadiens, outscoring them 10-7 in a 2 game set
- 1922 NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators outscore Toronto St Pats, 5 to 4, in 2 games
- 1925 NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Arenas in 2 games
- 1936 Irish-bred Golden Miller with Evan Williams aboard wins record 5th consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cup steeplechase at 21/20 favourite; only horse to complete Gold Cup-Grand National double
- 1943 Baseball approves official ball (with cork & balata)
- 1948 Ireland beats Wales, 6-3 at Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast to clinch the Five Nations Rugby Championship and first Grand Slam
Sports History
1954 Braves' Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron
- 1955 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Patty Berg wins her 6th Titleholders title by 2 strokes from Mary Lena Faulk
- 1956 NZ bowl out WI for 77 at Eden Park to score their 1st Test Cricket win
- 1960 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Fay Crocker of Uruguay wins by 7 strokes ahead of Kathy Cornelius
- 1960 NFL's Chicago Cardinals moves to St Louis
- 1960 White Sox unveil new road uniforms with players' names above number
Boxing Title Fight
1961 Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 for heavyweight boxing title
- 1971 Australian Open Women's Tennis: Margaret Court wins her 10th Australian singles title; beats fellow Australian Evonne Goolagong 2-6, 7-6, 7-5
- 1971 18th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: South Carolina beats North Carolina, 52-51
- 1974 Glenn Turner scores twin tons for NZ's 1st win against Aust
- 1977 Dennis Lillee takes 6-26, England all out 95 in Centenary Test
NHL Record
1979 Isle's Mike Bossy's 5th career hat trick
World Record
1980 Eric Heiden skates world record 1000m (1:13.60)
Sports History
1982 Ice Dance Championship at Copenhagen won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (GBR)
Sports History
1982 Men's Figure Skating Champions in Copenhagen won by Scott Hamilton (USA)
- 1982 Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champs in Copenhagen won by Elaine Zayak (USA) who lands 6 triple jumps
- 1983 30th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats Virginia, 81-78
- 1983 24th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Georgia beats Alabama, 86-71
- 1984 Last day of 1st-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird
- 1984 WA beat Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield
- 1987 Ice Dance Championship at Cincinnati won by Bestemianova & Bukin (URS)
- 1988 35th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: Duke beats North Carolina, 65-61
- 1988 29th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Georgia, 62-57
- 1988 9th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Syracuse beats Villanova, 85-68
Sports History
1992 Martina Navratilova & Judy Nelson settle their galamony suit
- 1994 41st ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: #4 North Carolina beats Virginia, 73-66
- 1994 35th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Florida, 73-60
- 1994 15th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Providence beats Georgetown, 74-64
- 2004 25th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Connecticut beats Pittsburgh, 61-58
Sports History
2004 Luciano Pavarotti performs in his last opera at New York Metropolitan Opera's "Tosca"
- 2005 52nd ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: #3 Duke beats Georgia Tech, 69-64
- 2005 46th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Florida beats Kentucky, 70-53
- 2009 30th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: #5 Louisville beats #10 Villanova, 69-55
- 2010 31st Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: #7 West Virginia beats #22 Georgetown, 60-58
- 2011 58th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: #5 Duke beats #6 North Carolina, 75-58
- 2011 52nd SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Kentucky beats Florida, 70-54
- 2019 Australian cricketers beat India by 35 runs in Delhi to win ODI series, 3-2; first Australian team to recover from 0-2 in a 5-match series; Usman Khawaja 100, Adam Zampa 3/46
- 2020 12 hours after PGA Tour cancelled its flagship event, The Players Championship, Augusta National announces postponement of the Masters Tournament to a date to be fixed because of COVID-19 pandemic
- 2020 Elite football in Britain, including England's Premier League, EFL, Women's Super League plus in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is suspended until at least 3 April because of COVID-19 pandemic
