1883 45th Grand National: Austrian breeder, owner Count Karel Kinsky rides Zoedone to 10 length win; only 10 starters, the smallest GN field in history; first winning jockey from outside Britain and Ireland
1894 56th Grand National: Jockey Arthur Nightingall wins his second GN aboard 5/1 joint favourite Why Not
1906 68th Grand National: Aubrey Hastings wins aboard 20/1 shot Ascetic’s Silver
1916 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Arena, Westmount, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens (NHA) beat Portland Rosebuds (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-2 series victory
1918 Stanley Cup, Mutual Street Arena, Toronto, ON: Toronto Arenas (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-2 series victory; first series contested by the new NHL
1925 Stanley Cup Final, Patrick Arena, Victoria, BC: Victoria Cougars (WCHL) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 6-1 for a 3-1 series win; last non-NHL team to win trophy
1928 87th Grand National: Mr. William Dutton aboard 100/1 long-shot Tipperary Tim wins as all of the 41 other starters fall during the race
1930 Babberich-H soccer team forms
1940 2nd NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Indiana beats Kansas, 60-42; Hoosiers’ forward Marvin Huffman is named tournament Most Outstanding Player
1943 5th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Wyoming beats Georgetown, 46-34; Cowboys’ point guard Ken Sailors is named tournament Most Outstanding Player
1946 Australia beats NZ in cricket at 3 30pm on 2nd day
1946 Last Test Cricket appearance of Bill O’Reilly (5-14 & 3-19)
1954 Test Cricket debut of Garry Sobers v England at Kingston
1957 111th Grand National: Fred Winter aboard 20/1 bet Sundew wins by 8 lengths from Wyndburgh
1963 117th Grand National: 19-year old jockey Pat Buckley aboard 66/1 outsider Ayala wins by 3/4 of a length from Carrickbeg
1968 122nd Grand National: 20-year old Brian Fletcher aboard 100/7 chance Red Alligator rides the first of 3 GN victories
1974 128th Grand National: Brian Fletcher aboard Red Rum wins for the 2nd consecutive year; horse goes on to win 1977 race for 3 GN victories; Fletcher’s record 3rd GN win
1975 Ron Lalonde scores the 1st hat trick by a Washington Capital
1985 139th Grand National: Welsh jockey Hywel Davies aboard 11-year old 50/1 outsider Last Suspect wins by 1½ lengths from Mr. Snugfit
1985 Ireland beats England, 13-10 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin to clinch its 10th outright Five Nations Rugby Championship and 6th triple Crown
1986 5th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Texas beats USC, 97-81; Longhorns’ Clarissa Davis MOP award; complete first undefeated season (34-0)
1986 PGA Tournament Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: John Mahaffey wins by 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Larry Mize
1991 1st exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (Yanks-Orioles)
1991 Northern Michigan wins its 1st NCAA hockey title
1993 New South Wales beat Qld by eight wkts to win Sheffield Shield
1993 Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket’s Ranji Trophy
1994 Bombay beat Bengal by 8 wickets to win Cricket’s Ranji Trophy
1994 England Cricket all out for 46 at Port-of-Spain
1996 Lara hits 146 cricket not out in ODI vs NZ at Port-Of-Spain
1996 NY Mets beats NY Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game
1996 149th Grand National: 7/1 favourite Rough Quest, ridden by Irish jockey Mick Fitzgerald wins by 1¼ lengths from Encore Un Peu
1997 16th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Old Dominion, 68-59; Volunteers 5th national title
1998 60th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Utah, 78-69; Wildcats’ 2nd title in 3 seasons and 7th overall
2003 In a final match decider, England beats Ireland 42-6 in Dublin to complete a Grand Slam and win the Six Nations Rugby Championship; Jonny Wilkinson kicks 3 conversions, a penalty and 2 dropped goals for England
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