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What happened in history on this day: March 19?
On March 19 in ...
- 1892 - Three brothers Hearne play in same Test Cricket England versus South Africa (Cape Town).
- 1914 - Stanley Cup: Toronto Blueshirts (NHA) sweep Victoria Capitals (PCHA) in three game.
- 1938 - NHL Toronto Maple Leafs score 8 goals in 5 minutes.
- 1942 - Thoroughbred Racing Association of US formed in Chicago, Illinois.
- 1948 - Lee Savold knocks out Gino Buonvino in 54 seconds at Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York.
- 1950 - 5th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Babe Didrikson-Zaharias.
- 1950 - City College of New York defeats Bradley 69-61 to win the NIT championship.
- 1954 - First color telecast of a prize fight, Giardello versus Troy in Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, USA.
- 1954 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Tenley Albright.
- 1954 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Hayes A Jenkins.
- 1954 - Weekes, Worrell and Walcott complete tons in innings versus England.
- 1955 - 17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats La Salle 77-63.
- 1956 - Biggest NBA margin of victory: Minnesota Lakers-133, Saint Louis Hawks-75.
- 1957 - Cleveland Indians reject Boston Red Sox' offer of US$1 million for Herb Score.
- 1958 - Sobers completes a century in each inning versus Pakistan.
- 1960 - 22nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Ohio State beats California 75-55.
- 1966 - 28th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Texas Western beats Kentucky 72-65.
- 1967 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Orange Golf Classic.
- 1971 - Philadelphia 76ers outscore Cincinnati Royals 90-8 in one half.
- 1972 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic.
- 1972 - Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by record 63 points.
- 1975 - Pennsylvania is first US state to allow girls to compete with boys in High School sports.
- 1977 - Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000 metre (1:15.33).
- 1978 - Sally Little wins LPGA Kathryn Crosby/Honda Civic Golf Classic.
- 1985 - New South Wales wins cricket Sheffield Shield by beating Queensland by one wicket.
- 1987 - Bonnie Blair skates ladies world record 500 metre (39.43 seconds).
- 1987 - Yvonne van Gennip skates ladies world record 3 km (4:16.85).
- 1988 - Yvonne van Gennip skates un-official world record 10 km (15:05.25).
- 1989 - Lori Garbacz wins Circle K LPGA Golf Open Tucson.
- 1989 - World Ice Dance Championship in Paris, France won by M Klimova and S Ponomarenko (USR).
- 1989 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Paris, France won by E Gordeeva and S Grinkov (USSR).
- 1989 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris, France won by Midori Ito (Japan).
- 1989 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris, France won by Kurt Browning (Canada).
- 1990 - First world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa, Canada).
- 1991 - Kansas City Royals announce they are putting Bo Jackson on waivers.
- 1991 - NFL owners strip Phoenix Cardinals of 1993 Super Bowl game due to Arizona not recognizing Martin Luther King Day.
- 1991 - Sacramento Kings set NBA record of 29 consecutive road loses.
- 1991 - Saint Louis Blues' Brett Hull is third NHL player to score 80 goals in a season.
- 1993 - World Ice Dance Championship in Prague won by M Usova and A Zhulin (Russia).
- 1993 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by I Brasseur and L Eisler (Canada).
- 1993 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Oksana Baiul (Ukraine).
- 1993 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Prague won by Kurt Browning (Canada).
- 1994 - Lara scores 167 for West Indies versus England at Georgetown.
- 1994 - New Jersey Devils club record 41st win of the season.
- 1995 - Bonnie Blair skates female world record point total (156.450).
- 1995 - Laura Davis wins LPGA Standard Register PING Golf Tournament.
- 1995 - Michael Jordan rejoins Chicago Bulls after 17 months off.
- 1995 - NBA New York Knicks beat New York Nets in 100th meeting (53-47).
- 1995 - Neil Marshall skates world record 3 km (3:04.08).
- 1997 - Major League Baseball announces five year/$50 million deal with Pepsi.
- 2005 - Lance Berkman agrees to a six-year, US$85 million contract with the Houston Astros.
- 2005 - Wales beats Ireland 32 - 20 to win their first Grand Slam since 1978 in Rugby Union's Six Nations tournament.
Births of sports figures on March 19
- 1871 - Birth of Joseph McGinnity Rock Island Illinois, baseball pitcher (New York Giants).
- 1871 - Birth of Schofield Haigh cricket player ("Sunshine of the Yorkshire 11").
- 1913 - Birth of William Chatterton; cricket player (48 in only Test for England 1892).
- 1914 - Birth of J Jay Berwanger; first Heisman Trophy winner (1935).
- 1927 - Birth of Richie Ashburn; baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies)/sportscaster.
- 1928 - Birth of Clive Van Ryneveld; cricket player (South African all-rounder 1951-58).
- 1931 - Birth of Bill Hoskyns in England; épée fencer (Olympics-silver-1964).
- 1932 - Birth of Gay Robert Brewer in Middletown, Ohio, USA; PGA golfer (1972 Canadian).
- 1939 - Birth of Abbas Ali Baig; cricket player (Indian bat 112 on debut versus England 1959).
- 1939 - Birth of Joe Kapp; NFL quarterback (Minnesota Vikings, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers).
- 1946 - Birth of Mohammad Ilyas; cricket player (Pakistani batsman in ten Tests 1964-69).
- 1947 - Birth of Earlie Fires; jockey (Hialeah Park).
- 1947 - Birth of Vince Martino in Schenectady, New York, USA; WLAF offensive assistant (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1948 - Birth of Vintcent Van der Bijl; Natal cricket bowler (superb two metre of 1970s and 1980s).
- 1952 - Birth of Warren Lees in New Zealand; cricket wicket-keeper (late 1970s).
- 1953 - Birth of Hans Rinn in the German Democratic Republic; two man lugist (Olympics-gold-1976, 1980).
- 1966 - Birth of Paul Devenport in New Zealand; Canadian Tour golfer (1991 Texas Tour).
- 1968 - Birth of Liam Jewell in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; kayaker (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Tyrone Hill; NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks).
- 1969 - Birth of Arjan Vermeulen; soccer player (Vitesse).
- 1969 - Birth of Scott Alexander Brownlee in Hamilton, New Zealand; rowing coxless four men (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Errol Refos; soccer player (Feyenoord).
- 1970 - Birth of Janne Laukenen in Lahti, Finland; NHL defenseman (Finland Olympics-Bronze-1998, Washington Senators).
- 1970 - Birth of Rick Mirer; NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears).
- 1970 - Birth of Sean Fleming; Canadian Football League kicker (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1971 - Birth of Cory Fleming; NFL wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1971 - Birth of Kirk Botkin; NFL tight end (New Orleans Saints, Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1971 - Birth of Louie Debrusk in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers).
- 1971 - Birth of Marty Moore; NFL inside linebacker (New England Patriots).
- 1971 - Birth of Taase Faumui; NFL defensive linebacker (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1971 - Birth of Whitney Hedgepeth; 100 metre/200 metre backstroke (Olympics-2 silver-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Maria Maunder in Saint John's, Newfoundland, Canada; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of John Michels; NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1974 - Birth of John Coppinger in El Paso, Texas, USA; pitcher (Baltimore Orioles).
- 1975 - Birth of Antonio Daniels; NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies).
- 1981 - Birth of Kolo Touré; Ivorian football player.
- 1985 - Birth of Ernesto Viso; Venezuelan race car driver.
Deaths of sports figures on March 19
- 1958 - Vernon Ransford, cricket player (20 Tests for Australia, 1211 runs), dies.
- 1991 - John Russell Thomas, NFL general manager (Detroit Lions), dies.
- 1995 - Gerard Tebroke, 5km and 10km-dasher, dies at age 45.
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