Cricket
1838 – Birthday of Nat Thompson, cricketer who has the distinction of being the first batsman dismissed in a Test match when he was clean bowled by England’s Allen Hill.
1946 - Birthday of S Venkataraghavan, Indian off-spinner, Test umpire and ICC referee.
1988 – 1st four-day games in County Cricket Championship commence.
Football
1905- Boca Juniors played their first match ever, beating Mariano Moreno in a friendly, 4-0.
1940 – Netherlands beats Belgium 4-2.
2009 - Andrey Arshavin became the only visiting player to score four goals at Liverpool in the Premier League.
Baseball
1925 – No baseball games played in NL due to Charles Ebbets’ funeral.
1987 - Milwaukee Brewers lose after 13th straight victory to start season
Basketball
1948 – NBA Championship: Balt Bullets beat Phila Warriors, 4 games to 2.
1996 - Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8).
Golf
1991 – 52nd PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Jack Nicklaus
1968 – Carol Mann wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
Athletics
1969 – 73rd Boston Marathon won by Yoshiaki Unetani of Japan in 2:13:49
Do check out the rest of the ‘This day in history’ series.