This day in history: 13th April

Football

1920 - Goalkeeper William Robb, given the legendary status at Rangers, made the first of his club-record 241 consecutive appearances for the Scottish club.

1978 – Carles Puyol, Spain and Barcelona footballer was born on this day.

1996- Manchester United famously changed their kit at half-time after falling 3-0 down against Southampton.

Cricket

1867 – Birthday of Sammy Woods, cricketer who played Test cricket for both England and Australia. He also captained and played as a wing-forward England’s rugby team.

1992 – Walter Stuart Surridge, Captain of Surrey, dies aged 74

1984 – India beat Pak by 58 runs to win 1st Asia Cricket Cup in Sharjah

Golf

1986 - Jack Nicklaus, at age 46, won his sixth Masters.

1997 - Eldrick “Tiger” Woods became the youngest and the first African-American to win the Masters Tournament at the age of 21. He also set a record when he finished at 18 under par with a tournament-record score of 270.

Baseball

1972 - Major league baseball owners and players agreed to not make up the games lost to the players strike. It was the first strike in the history of major league baseball. Players had walked off the field 13 days earlier.

Olympics

1980 - US boycotts Summer Olympics in Moscow.

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