World Record
1926 Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000 m (8:25.4)
Paavo Nurmi
- 1929 Detroit Tigers beats Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 21 innings
Donald Bradman
- 1935 1st major league night baseball game, in Cincinnati (Reds 2, Phil 1)
- 1940 1st night game at NY's Polo Grounds (Giants 8, Braves 1)
- 1940 1st night game at St Louis Sportsman Park (Indians 3, Browns 2)
- 1940 NY Giants rip Boston Bees 8-1 in 1st night game at Polo Grounds
- 1964 Panic in Lima Peru soccer stadium, kills 300
- 1967 AFL grants a franchise to Cincinnati Bengals
- 1968 American boxer Bob Foster defeats holder Dick Tiger for the world light-heavyweight Championship at Madison Square Gardens, New York (goes on to defend title 14x)
- 1972 Glasgow Rangers of Scotland win 12th European Cup Winner's Cup against Dynamo Moscow 3-2 of the Soviet Union 3-2 in Barcelona
Boxing Title Fight
1976 Muhammad Ali TKOs Richard Dunn in 5 for heavyweight boxing title in Munich
Muhammad Ali
- 1979 Billy Martin issues a public apology to Reno sportswriter Ray Hagar
- 1980 Stanley Cup Final, Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY: In first Finals appearance, NY Islanders beat Philadelphia Flyers, 5-4 in OT for a 4 games to 2 series win
- 1981 Bobby Unser wins, loses, & wins a controversial Indy 500
- 1984 Det Tigers win AL record 17th straight road game
- 1986 Stanley Cup Final, Saddledome, Calgary, AL: Montreal Canadiens beat Calgary Flames, 4-3 for 4-1 series victory
LPGA Championship
1987 LPGA Championship Women's Golf, Jack Nicklaus GC: Jane Geddes wins by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Betsy King
Jane Geddes
Betsy King
Event of Interest
1989 NHL's NY Rangers fire GM & coach Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito
- 1989 NY Yankee hurler Lee Gutterman sets record of pitching 30-2/3 innings before giving up his 1st run of season
- 1989 33rd European Cup: Milan beats Steaua Bucuresti 4-0 at Barcelona
- 1990 Stanley Cup Final, Boston Garden, Boston, MA: Edmonton Oilers beat Boston Bruins, 4-1 for a 4-1 series win; Oilers' 5th Cup win in 7 years
Event of Interest
1992 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser Jr.wins
Al Unser Jr.
- 1992 Despite trailing 7-1, NY Yanks tie Milwaukee Brewers & then score 1 in 9th to avoid 5th straight extra inning game
- 1993 NHL Prince of Wales Conference Final: Montreal Canadians beat New York Islanders, 4 games to 1
- 1994 NHL Western Conference Final: Vancouver Canucks beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1
- 1995 3rd UEFA Champions League Final: Ajax beats Milan 1-0 at Vienna
- 1998 Indianapolis 500: Eddie Cheever Jr wins in 3:26:40.524 (233.604 km/h)
- 2000 8th UEFA Champions League Final: Real Madrid beats Valencia 3-0 at Saint-Denis
- 2003 Super Rugby Final, Eden Park, Auckland: Auckland Blues beat defending champion Canterbury Crusaders, 21-17 for their 3rd title
- 2009 Indianapolis 500: Hélio Castroneves wins in 3:19:34.6427 (241.913 km/h)
- 2009 Manchester United wins 1-0 at Hull City Stadium to win English Premier League title for 3rd consecutive season, for a second time; equals Liverpool's record of 18 league titles
- 2009 IPL Cricket Final, New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, RSA: Deccan Chargers beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 runs; Herschelle Gibbs top scores, 53 (48)
- 2010 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Philadelphia Flyers beat Montreal Canadians, 4 games to 1
- 2011 NHL Western Conference Finals: Vancouver Canucks beat San Jose Sharks, 4 games to 1
- 2014 UEFA Champions League Final, Lisbon: Real Madrid beats cross town rivals Atlético Madrid, 4-1 after extra time; scores locked at 1-1 in regulation; Los Blancos record 10th title
- 2015 Indianapolis 500: Juan Pablo Montoya wins in 3:05:56.5286 (259.653 km/h)
- 2015 IPL Cricket Final, Eden Gardens, Kolkata: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 41 runs; Lendl Simmons top scores, 68 (45)
- 2017 UEFA Europa League won by Manchester United 2-0 against Ajax in Stockholm
Event of Interest
2018 US President Donald Trump posthumously pardons boxer Jack Johnson for racially orientated criminal conviction - transporting a white woman across state lines
Donald Trump
