- 1859 Philadelphia A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later
- 1868 Dr James Moore (UK) wins 1st recorded bicycle race, (2k) velocipede race at Parc fde St Cloud, Paris
- 1880 League of American Wheelmen (1st US bicycle association), forms in Newport, Rhode Island
- 1900 Tom Hayward scores 1,000th cricket run of season (sets record 1074)
- 1902 Australia Cricket all out 36 v England, Edgbaston, their lowest ever
- 1914 Chicago White Sox Joe Benz no-hits Cleveland Indians, 6-1
- 1915 Indianapolis 500: Italian-born American driver Ralph DePalma accompanied by riding mechanic Louis Fontaine wins from Englishman Dario Resta
- 1919 Indianapolis 500: Howdy Wilcox wins in 5:40:42.930 (141.703 km/h)
- 1920 Indianapolis 500: Gaston Chevrolet wins in 5:38:31.901 (142.617 km/h)
- 1926 Indianapolis 500: Frank Lockhart wins in 5:12:48.768 (154.343 km/h)
- 1927 Tiger 1st baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play
- 1928 Charlie Hallows scores his 1,000th run of Cricket season
Event of Interest
1930 Don Bradman batting for Australia v Hampshire at Southampton is 47 not out at stumps, bringing his aggregate to 1,001 runs, the first cricket touring overseas batsman to complete 1,000 runs by end of May
Donald Bradman
Event of Interest
1930 British Amateur Championship, Men's Golf, St. Andrews Links: Bobby Jones scores a 7 & 6 win over Englishman Roger Wethered for the first leg of his Grand Slam
Bobby Jones
- 1931 French Championships Men's Tennis: Jean Borotra wins his only home title; beats fellow Frenchman Christian Boussus 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4
French Open Women's Tennis
1931 French Championship Women's Tennis: Cilly Aussem of Germany beats England's Betty Nuthall 8-6, 6-1 for the first of 2 major titles in 1931
Betty Nuthall
Baseball Record
1937 Brooklyn Dodgers snap NY Giant Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak
Carl Hubbell
PGA Championship
1942 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Seaview CC: Sam Snead beats Jim Turnesa, 2 & 1 for his first PGA Tour major title
Sam Snead
- 1947 79th Belmont: Ruperto Donoso aboard Phalanx wins in 2:29.6
Baseball Record
1948 Tommy Lasorda strikes out 25 Amsterdam Rugmakers (in 15 innings)
Tommy Lasorda
- 1948 Indianapolis 500: Mauri Rose wins in 4:10:23.286 (192.822 km/h)
- 1949 PGA Championship Men's Golf, Hermitage CC: Sam Snead beats fellow American Johnny Palmer, 3 & 2; first time reigning Masters champion wins PGA Championship in the same calendar year.
- 1950 Indianapolis 500: Due to rain, race shortened to 345 miles, Johnny Parson wins
- 1950 Laker takes 14-12-2-8 in Test Cricket trial
- 1954 Indianapolis 500: Bill Vukovich wins in 3:49:17.261 (210.567 km/h)
- 1958 French Championships Men's Tennis: Mervyn Rose wins his first and only French title; beats Luis Ayala of Chile 6-3, 6-4, 6-4
- 1958 57th Women's French Championships: Zsuzsi Kormoczy beats Shirley Bloomer (6-4, 1-6, 6-2)
- 1961 European Cup Final, Wankdorf Stadium, Bern: Benfica beats Barcelona 3-2; first Portuguese team to reach final and win the tournament
- 1964 SF Giants beat NY Mets, 8-6, in 23 innings (2nd game) (7 hrs 32 mins)
- 1965 Jim Clark becomes 1st foreigner in 49 years to win Indianapolis 500 - 3:19:05.370 (242.506 km/h)
- 1967 Bayern Munchen of West Germany wins 7th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rangers of Scotland 1-0 in Nuremberg
Event of Interest
1967 Indianapolis 500: A. J. Foyt wins in 3:18:24.211 (243.344 km/h)
A. J. Foyt
- 1972 16th European Cup: Ajax beats Internazionale 2-0 at Rotterdam
- 1973 Glenn Turner scores his 1,000th run of English cricket season
- 1983 37th NBA Championship: Philadelphia 76ers sweep LA Lakers in 4 games
- 1984 Viv Richards hits 189* (170 balls) v England, ODI cricket record
- 1985 New Orleans Saints are sold for $70,204,000
- 1987 Saul Ballesteros drives 3 golf balls off Mt McKinley, Alaska
- 1987 Stanley Cup Final, Northlands Coliseum, Edmonton, AL: Edmonton Oilers beat Philadelphia Flyers, 3-1 to win title 4 games to 3: Oilers' 3rd SC
- 1994 Padres scores 13 in 2nd vs Pirates
- 1997 Super Rugby Final, Eden Park, Auckland: Blues win second straight title with a 23-7 victory over ACT Brumbies; fullback Adrian Cashmore lands 3 penalties & 2 conversions for the winners
- 1999 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Buffalo Sabres beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1
- 2002 The New Jersey Nets defeat the Boston Celtics 96-88 in Game 6 of the NBA's Eastern Conference Championship, winning the series 4 games to 2 to advance to their first NBA Finals appearance.
- 2002 NHL Western Conference Final: Detroit Red Wings beat Colorado Avalanche, 4 games to 3
- 2004 Senior PGA Championship Men’s Golf, Valhalla GC: Hale Irwin wins his 4th title in the event by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Jay Haas
World Record
2008 Usain Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal (+1.7m/s) 9.72 seconds
Usain Bolt
- 2008 Super Rugby Final, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders claim their 7th title with a 20-12 win over NSW Waratahs; Dan Carter kicks 4 penalties & a dropped goal for the home team
- 2015 Harriette Thompson aged 92 and 65 days becomes the oldest woman to complete a marathon (Suja Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego)
Event of Interest
2018 Zinédine Zidane announces his resignation as Real Madrid manager after 3 successive Champions League titles
Zinedine Zidane
