- 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
- 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 Dodgers manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substitutes a grapefruit
- 1918 1st NHL championship: Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Arenas, 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
Donald Bradman
- 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
- 1954 Braves' Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron
- 1955 LPGA Titleholders Championship, 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, 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
Floyd Patterson
NHL Record
1979 Isle's Mike Bossy's 5th career hat trick
Mike Bossy
- 1982 Ice Dance Championship at Copenhagen won by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean (GBR)
- 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
Event of Interest
1992 Martina Navratilova & Judy Nelson settle their galamony suit
Martina Navratilova
- 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
Event of Interest
2004 Luciano Pavarotti performs in his last opera at New York Metropolitan Opera's "Tosca"
Luciano Pavarotti
- 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
March in History
![Wave of Doubt over Britannia]()
Wave of Doubt over Britannia
The composer who put "Rule, Britannia!" to music was born on this day, but the original words are not quite what they bellow out at the Last Night of the Proms.
March 12, 1710![Sportsman Who Became Larger Than Life]()
Sportsman Who Became Larger Than Life
Nothing suggested that Daniel Lambert, born on this day, would evolve from an athletic youngster to the mountain of a man that he became.
March 13, 1770![Boy Wonder Conquers Theatreland]()
Boy Wonder Conquers Theatreland
Parliament was adjourned on this day so that MPs could grab their seats for a performance by Master Betty – the theatrical wonder of the age.
March 14, 1805![Nature Blows Gunboat Diplomacy Out of the Water]()
Nature Blows Gunboat Diplomacy Out of the Water
The world's superpowers were prepared to use the power of their warships to control the Samoan Islands in the 1880s. But nature had other ideas.
March 15, 1889
