1890 First official County Cricket Championship match begins; Yorkshire beats Gloucestershire by 8 wickets at Bristol; James Cranston scores first century (101) in the competition
1909 34th Preakness: Willie Doyle aboard Effendi wins in 1:39.8
1910 Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Charles ”Chief” Bender no-hits Cleveland Naps, 4-0
1913 English runner Harry Green runs world record marathon 2:38:16.2 in the Polytechnic Marathon in London, England
1917 42nd Preakness: E Haynes aboard Kalitan wins in 1:54.4
1917 43rd Kentucky Derby: Charles Borel on Omar Khayyam wins in 2:04.6
1919 New York Yankees and Washington Senators play second straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15 innings at the Polo Grounds; 0-0 in 12 the previous day
1923 48th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6
1924 49th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2
1934 59th Preakness: Robert Jones aboard High Quest wins in 1:58.2
1937 St Louis Cards beat Philadelphia Phillies, 15-3
1955 Chicago Cub Sam ”Toothpick” Jones is 1st African-American to pitch a no-hitter, winning 4-0 over Pittsburgh Pirates, at Wrigley Field, Chicago
1956 Brooklyn Dodger Carl Erskine’s 2nd no-hitter, beats NY Giants, 3-0
1961 Russian Mikhail Botvinnik wins world chess championship for 3rd time
1966 St Louis’ Busch Memorial Stadium opens, Braves lose to Cards 4-3 in 12 innings
1972 Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (completed 5/13)
1973 6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Ky Colonels, 4 games to 3
1974 28th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee, 4 games to 3
1976 20th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Saint-Etienne 1-0 at Glasgow
1980 West Ham United wins the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley Stadium; midfield playmaker Trevor Brooking scores winner with a rare header
1981 NY Islanders tie their own record with two shorthanded playoff goals in a period vs Minnesota North Stars
1982 FC Barcelona of Spain win 22nd European Cup Winner’s Cup against Standard Liège of Belgium 2-1 in Barcelona
1990 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2
1993 Parma of Italy win 33rd European Cup Winner’s Cup against Royal Antwerp of Belgium 3-1 in London
1996 Yankees losing 8-0 to Chicago White Sox, come back to win 9-8
1997 Angels scores 13 in 7th vs White Sox
2001 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (72,500): Liverpool beats Arsenal, 2-1 with Michael Owen scoring twice for the Reds
2019 IPL Cricket Final, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 1 run; Jasprit Bumrah 2/14 (4); Indians’ 4th title
2019 Manchester City beats Brighton, 4-1 to claim back-to-back English Premier League titles with 98 points, 1 ahead of runners-up, Liverpool
1890 First official County Cricket Championship match begins; Yorkshire beats Gloucestershire by 8 wickets at Bristol; James Cranston scores first century (101) in the competition
1909 34th Preakness: Willie Doyle aboard Effendi wins in 1:39.8
1910 Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Charles ”Chief” Bender no-hits Cleveland Naps, 4-0
1913 English runner Harry Green runs world record marathon 2:38:16.2 in the Polytechnic Marathon in London, England
1917 42nd Preakness: E Haynes aboard Kalitan wins in 1:54.4
1917 43rd Kentucky Derby: Charles Borel on Omar Khayyam wins in 2:04.6
1919 New York Yankees and Washington Senators play second straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15 innings at the Polo Grounds; 0-0 in 12 the previous day
1923 48th Preakness: Benny Marinelli aboard Vigil wins in 1:53.6
1924 49th Preakness: John Merimee aboard Nellie Morse wins in 1:57.2
1934 59th Preakness: Robert Jones aboard High Quest wins in 1:58.2
1937 St Louis Cards beat Philadelphia Phillies, 15-3
1955 Chicago Cub Sam ”Toothpick” Jones is 1st African-American to pitch a no-hitter, winning 4-0 over Pittsburgh Pirates, at Wrigley Field, Chicago
1956 Brooklyn Dodger Carl Erskine’s 2nd no-hitter, beats NY Giants, 3-0
1961 Russian Mikhail Botvinnik wins world chess championship for 3rd time
1966 St Louis’ Busch Memorial Stadium opens, Braves lose to Cards 4-3 in 12 innings
1972 Milwaukee Brewers beat Minnesota Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (completed 5/13)
1973 6th ABA championship: Indiana Pacers beat Ky Colonels, 4 games to 3
1974 28th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee, 4 games to 3
1976 20th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Saint-Etienne 1-0 at Glasgow
1980 West Ham United wins the FA Cup, beating Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley Stadium; midfield playmaker Trevor Brooking scores winner with a rare header
1981 NY Islanders tie their own record with two shorthanded playoff goals in a period vs Minnesota North Stars
1982 FC Barcelona of Spain win 22nd European Cup Winner’s Cup against Standard Liège of Belgium 2-1 in Barcelona
1990 NHL Clarence Campbell Conference Final: Edmonton Oilers beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2
1993 Parma of Italy win 33rd European Cup Winner’s Cup against Royal Antwerp of Belgium 3-1 in London
1996 Yankees losing 8-0 to Chicago White Sox, come back to win 9-8
1997 Angels scores 13 in 7th vs White Sox
2001 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (72,500): Liverpool beats Arsenal, 2-1 with Michael Owen scoring twice for the Reds
2019 IPL Cricket Final, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad: Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 1 run; Jasprit Bumrah 2/14 (4); Indians’ 4th title
2019 Manchester City beats Brighton, 4-1 to claim back-to-back English Premier League titles with 98 points, 1 ahead of runners-up, Liverpool

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