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What happened in history on this day: March 20?
On March 20 in ...
- 1897 - First known intercollegiate basketball game, Yale beats University of Pennsylvania 32-10.
- 1911 - National Squash Tennis Association formed (New York City, New York).
- 1914 - In New Haven, Connecticut, the first international figure skating championship takes place.
- 1920 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Theresa Weld.
- 1920 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Sherwin Badger.
- 1924 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA) in two games.
- 1953 - US Senator Edwin C Johnson offers a bill to give clubs the sole right to ban radio-TV broadcasts of major league games in their own territory.
- 1954 - 16th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: La Salle beats Bradley 92-76.
- 1962 - Sjoukje Dijkstra becomes world champion figure skater.
- 1965 - 27th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Michigan 91-80.
- 1965 - Venkataraghavan takes 8-72 versus New Zealand at Delhi, India.
- 1966 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Women's Golf Open.
- 1971 - Boston Bruins win 13th straight NHL game.
- 1973 - Roberto Clemente elected to Hall of Fame, 11 weeks after his death.
- 1976 - Jevgeni Kulikov skates world record 1000 metre (1:15.70).
- 1978 - Philadelphia Flyers' Rick MacLeash scores on 6th penalty shot against New York Islanders.
- 1982 - First-class debut of Richie Richardson, Leeward Islands versus Barbados.
- 1983 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open.
- 1985 - Libby Riddles wins the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
- 1987 - Yvonne van Gennip skates ladies world record 5 km (7:00.36).
- 1988 - Laura Davies wins Circle K LPGA Tucson Golf Open.
- 1988 - Mike Tyson knocks out Tony Tubbs in two rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1989 - Peter Ueberroth, the commissioner of Major League Baseball, announces an inquiry is being conducted into gambling allegations concerning Cincinnati Reds' manager, Pete Rose.
- 1990 - Los Angeles Lakers retire Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's number 33.
- 1993 - Dan Jansen skates world record 500 metre (36.02 seconds).
- 1994 - Laura Davies wins LPGA Standard Register Ping Golf Tournament.
- 1994 - Mashonaland U-24 beats Matabeleland on first inning to win Logan Cup.
- 2006 - In San Diego, California, Japan captures the first World Baseball Classic crown beating Cuba, 10-6.
Births of sports figures on March 20
- 1853 - Birth of George Godfrey Chelsea Massachusetts, heavyweight boxer (Old Chocolate).
- 1903 - Birth of Vincent Richards; hall of fame tennis pro (elected 1961).
- 1928 - Birth of Jerome Cousins Biffle in Denver, Colorado, USA; long jumper (Olympics-gold-1952).
- 1937 - Birth of Helmut Recknagel in Germany; 90 metre ski jump (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1945 - Birth of Pat Riley in Schenectady, New York, NBA star/coach (San Diego Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, New York Knicks, Miami Heat).
- 1948 - Birth of Bobby Orr in Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada; Hall of Fame NHL defenseman (Boston Bruins).
- 1951 - Birth of Madan Lal; British cricket player (Indian medium pacer in the 1970s).
- 1952 - Birth of Anand Armitraj in India; tennis player (Brother of ViJay).
- 1954 - Birth of Charlie Simmer in Ontario, Canada; NHL Left winger (Los Angeles Kings).
- 1958 - Birth of Rickey Jackson; NFL defensive end (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1959 - Birth of Dale Reid in Ladybank, Scotland; LPGA golfer (European Solheim Cup team).
- 1961 - Birth of Kathy Guadagnino in Albany, New York, USA; LPGA golfer (1985 US Women's Open).
- 1963 - Birth of Paul Annacone in Southampton, New York, USA; tennis star.
- 1963 - Birth of Ramon Andersson in Middle Swan, Australia; canoeist (Olympics-bronze-1992, 1996).
- 1964 - Birth of Ruth Davidon in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; rower (Olympics-6th-1996).
- 1965 - Birth of Chris Hoiles in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA; catcher (Baltimore Orioles).
- 1965 - Birth of Danielle Woodward in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; canoeist (Olympics-1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Blas Minor in Merced, California, USA; pitcher (Seattle Mariners).
- 1966 - Birth of Giulio Caravatta; Canadian Football League quarterback (British Columbia Lions).
- 1967 - Birth of Mookie Blaylock; NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks).
- 1967 - Birth of Randy Gullatt; horse trainer.
- 1968 - Birth of Eric Viscaal; Dutch soccer star (PSV/AA Gent).
- 1968 - Birth of Jurgen Rumrich in Miesbach, Germany; hockey forward (Team Germany 1998).
- 1968 - Birth of Sheree Megan Higgins in Matamata, New Zealand; golfer (1991 Bridgestone).
- 1969 - Birth of Caroline Brunet in Québec City, Québec, Canada; kayaker (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Konstantine Starikovitch in Podolsk, Russia; 238 pounds US weightlifter (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Paul Atkinson; jockey.
- 1969 - Birth of Sharon Manning; WNBA center/forward (Charlotte Sting).
- 1970 - Birth of Kristin Klein in Santa Monica, California, USA; volleyball outside hitter (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Ralph Dawkins; NFL running back (New Orleans Saints).
- 1970 - Birth of Ron George; NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1970 - Birth of Todd Burger; NFL guard (Chicago Bears).
- 1971 - Birth of Janis Kelly in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; volleyball player (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Manny Alexander in Dominican Republic; infielder (Baltimore Orioles).
- 1972 - Birth of Ajah Wilson-Ogechukwu; soccer player (Roda JC).
- 1973 - Birth of Nico Boje; cricket player (South African ODI left-arm spinner 1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Norman Tome; Australian soccer striker (Olyroos, Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of P J Bogart in New York City, New York; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Brian Buetsch in Rockford, Illinois, USA; figure skater (1997 Great Lakes Senior champion).
- 1976 - Birth of Arno Knapen; Dutch soccer player (Holten, FC Twente).
- 1980 - Birth of Jamal Crawford; American basketball player.
- 1984 - Birth of Marcus Vick, American football player.
- 1984 - Birth of Fernando Torres, Spanish football player (Liverpool F.C.).
Deaths of sports figures on March 20
- 1936 - Durant Clifford Parkin, cricket player (Tests for South Africa 1891-92), dies.
- 1990 - Jev Jasjin (Lev Yashin), Russian soccer goalie, dies at age 60 (born 1929).
- 1995 - Merv Harvey, cricket player (scored 12 and 31 in Test Australia versus England 46-47), dies.
- 1997 - Death of Tony Zale, American boxer (born 1913).
- 1997 - Carlo Fassi, figure skating coach (Fleming, Hamill), dies at age 67.
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