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What happened in history on this day: March 3?
On March 3 in ...
- 1875 - First recorded hockey game (Montréal).
- 1909 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Montréal Wanderers, 8-3.
- 1920 - Montreal Canadiens scores NHL record 16 goals beating Québec Bulldogs.
- 1936 - Clarrie Grimmett ends his Test career with 13 wickets in 5th Test versus South Africa.
- 1937 - Australia snatches cricket series against England 3-2 after being 2-0 down.
- 1938 - American Bowling Congress' largest tournament (24,765 competitors).
- 1946 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill.
- 1946 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button.
- 1951 - Bill Mikvy (Temple) scores NCAA basketball record 73 points.
- 1953 - Boston Braves, who own Milwaukee minor league franchise, block Saint Louis Browns' attempt to shift their franchise to Milwaukee.
- 1956 - Cockie Gastelaars swims world record 100 metre freestyle (1:04.2).
- 1956 - Manhattan Borough President Hulan Jack makes plans for a new 110,000-seat stadium to entice New York Giants to stay in New York.
- 1957 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open.
- 1957 - World Ice Dance Championship in Colorado Springs won by June Markham and Courtney Jones (Great Britain).
- 1957 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Barbara Wagner and Robert Paul (Canada).
- 1957 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Carol Heiss (USA).
- 1957 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by David Jenkins (USA).
- 1959 - San Francisco Giants rename their stadium Candlestick Park.
- 1967 - Chicago White Sox given permission to use semi-designated hitter in training camp with home club permission (use of pinch hitter twice in same game).
- 1968 - Jean Beliveau (Montreal Canadiens) becomes second NHL player to score 1,000 points.
- 1974 - Despite Billy Harris' hat trick New York Islanders lose 3-4.
- 1974 - George Foreman knocks out Ken Norton.
- 1974 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic.
- 1977 - New York Islanders allow Detroit Red Wings only 11 shots on goal.
- 1977 - World Ice Dance Championship in Tokyo won by Irina Moiseeva and Andrei Minenkov (USSR).
- 1977 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Irina Rodnina/Alexandr Zaitsev (USSR).
- 1977 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Linda Fratianne (USA).
- 1977 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Tokyo won by Vladimir Kovalev (USSR).
- 1978 - First day of Test cricket for Desmond Haynes (West Indies versus Australia).
- 1981 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy's 9th and final hat trick of season-4 goals.
- 1981 - New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers play to an 8-8 tie.
- 1984 - Peter Ueberroth is elected baseball commissioner (Effective October 1).
- 1984 - New York Islanders score their most goals (11) versus Toronto Maple Leafs (6).
- 1985 - Betsy King wins LPGA Samaritan Turquoise Golf Classic.
- 1985 - Willie Shoemaker becomes first jockey to win US$100 million.
- 1987 - Ray Dandridge, third baseman in Negro Leagues, elected to Hall of Fame.
- 1989 - Portugal wins the FIFA U-20 World Cup defeating Nigeria on the final by 2-0 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- 1991 - Boon completes 10th Test Cricket century, 109 versus West Indies at Kingston.
- 1991 - Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 metre indoor (22.24 seconds).
- 1992 - Mike Bossy's #22 is second number retired by New York Islanders.
- 1996 - Auckland beat Wellington by 9 wickets to win Shell Trophy Final.
- 2001 - Rusty Greer signs a $21.8 million, three-year contract extension with the Texas Rangers. Greer could make as much $36 million with incentives and options.
- 2006 - In the opening game of the inaugural World Baseball Classic at the Tokyo Dome, South Korea blanks Taiwan, 2-0.
- 2007 - Mixed martial artist Randy Couture wins the UFC heavyweight championship at the age of 43 in the main event of UFC 68.
Births of sports figures on March 3
- 1872 - Birth of Wee Willie Keeler outfielder (Baltimore Orioles); hit .432 in 1897.
- 1893 - Birth of Karel Lotsy Dutch insurance director/Olympics-chief d'équipe.
- 1912 - Birth of Joe Stydahar; NFL tackle (Chicago Bears).
- 1915 - Birth of George Brian Snape; businessman/rugby league entrepreneur.
- 1920 - Birth of Julius Boros; golfer (PGA Champion 1968, US Open 1952, 1963).
- 1936 - Birth of Jim Clark; Formula One racer (1963 Champion).
- 1939 - Birth of M L Jaisimha; cricket player (Indian batsman of the sixties).
- 1945 - Birth of Farooq Hamid; cricket player (1-107 in Test, Pakistan versus Australia 1964).
- 1954 - Birth of Keith Carlton Fergus in Temple, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1995 Honda Classic-8th).
- 1956 - Birth of Jim Barton in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; soling yachter (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1956 - Birth of John F Reid; cricket player (New Zealand batsman of 1970s/1980s).
- 1958 - Birth of Bob Bradley in Montclair, New Jersey, USA; soccer coach (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1959 - Birth of Romeo Zondervan; Dutch soccer player (NAC).
- 1962 - Birth of Herschel Walker; WFL/NFL running back (New Jersey Generals, Dallas Cowboys).
- 1962 - Birth of Jackie Joyner-Kersee in East Saint Louis, Illinois, USA; heptathlete (Olympics-gold-1988, 1992).
- 1963 - Birth of Elizabeth Chavez in Santa Monica, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-13th-1991).
- 1963 - Birth of Kelly Miller in Detroit, Michigan, USA; NHL left wing (Washington Capitals).
- 1964 - Birth of Arturo Huerta in Mexico; Canadian walker (Olympics-1996).
- 1964 - Birth of Atif Rauf; cricket player (Pakistani Test batsman versus New Zealand 1994).
- 1965 - Birth of A J Sager in Columbus, Ohio, USA; pitcher (Detroit Tigers).
- 1966 - Birth of Claus Boekweg; Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen, FC Zwolle).
- 1966 - Birth of Dmitri Volkov; Russian swimmer (world record).
- 1966 - Birth of Ellen Minzner in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Gary Parker; WLAF kicker (Scotland Claymores).
- 1966 - Birth of Noelle Daghe in Decatur, Illinois, USA; LPGA golfer (1994 PING-Cellular One-21st).
- 1966 - Birth of Wendy Fletcher in Boston, Massachusetts, USA; WPVA volleyball player (National-5th-1993).
- 1967 - Birth of Alexander Volkov in Russia; tennis star.
- 1967 - Birth of Calvin Williams; NFL wide receiver (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1968 - Birth of Brian Leetch in Corpus Christi, Texas, USA; NHL defenseman (Team USA, New York Rangers).
- 1968 - Birth of Diann Roffe-Steinrotter in Warsaw, New York, USA; alpine skier (Olympics-gold/silver-1992).
- 1968 - Birth of Scott Radinsky in Simi Valley, California, USA; pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1969 - Birth of Ronald Humphrey; NFL running back (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1970 - Birth of Donovan Bergstrom; American 3km steeplechase runner.
- 1970 - Birth of Inzamam-ul-Haq; cricket player (dashing Pakistani batsman).
- 1970 - Birth of Kristine Radford in Sydney, Australia; tennis star (1996 ITF/Lyneham).
- 1970 - Birth of Rick Mirer; NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks).
- 1970 - Birth of Scott Keswick in Nevada, USA; gymnast (Coca-Cola-first-1994, Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Terryl Ulmer; Canadian Football League defensive back (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
- 1972 - Birth of Martin Prochazka in Slany, Czechoslovakia; NHL forward (Toronto Maple Leafs, Czechoslovakia Olympics-Gold-1998).
- 1973 - Birth of Cory Raymer; NFL center (Washington Redskins).
- 1973 - Birth of James Dexter; tackle (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1973 - Birth of Jim Mills; tackle (San Diego Chargers).
- 1973 - Birth of Tisha Venturini in Modesto, California, USA; soccer midfielder (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Winslow Oliver; running back (Carolina Panthers).
- 1977 - Birth of Bas Zuiderent; cricket player (Holland all-rounder 1996 World Cup).
- 1985 - Birth of Sam Morrow; Northern Irish football player.
Deaths of sports figures on March 3
- 1935 - Neville Knox, cricket player (bowled in two Tests for England 1907), dies.
- 1943 - George Thomson, cricket player (all-rounder-6 Tests for England 1909-10), dies.
- 1987 - Danny Kaye, American singer/actor/comedian (Danny Kaye Show), part owner of the Seattle Mariners, dies of heart failure at age 74 (born 1918).
- 1990 - Gerard Blitz, Belgian swimmer/founder (Club Méd), dies at age 88.
- 1994 - Bob Crisp, cricket player (9 Tests for South Africa, 20 wickets at 37 35), dies.
- 2005 - Death of Rinus Michels, Dutch soccer player and coach (born 1928).
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