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What happened in history on this day: March 25?
On March 25 in ...
- 1876 - Glasgow first soccer match Scotland-Wales (4-0).
- 1889 - First Test Cricket match played at Newlands, Cape Town versus England.
- 1907 - Stanley Cup: Montréal Wanderers lose to Kenora Thistles but outscore them in two game set but outscore them 12-8 and win cup.
- 1910 - Chalmers Auto Company offers a new car to each leagues' batting champion.
- 1916 - Heavyweight Jess Willard and Franc Moran fight to no decision in 10 rounds for boxing title (New York City, New York).
- 1924 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHL) sweep Calgary Tigers (WCHL) in two games (second of 1924).
- 1934 - First Golf Masters Championship: Horton Smith wins, shooting a 284.
- 1936 - Detroit Red Wings beat Montréal Maroons 1-0 in NHL longest game (2 hours 56 minutes 30 seconds; 9 periods).
- 1937 - It is revealed Quaker Oats pays baseball player Babe Ruth $25,000 per year for ads.
- 1937 - Lionel Conacher misses on first NHL Stanley Cup penalty shot.
- 1938 - First US-bred horse (Battleship) to win Grand National Steeplechase.
- 1947 - 9th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Holy Cross beats Oklahoma 58-47.
- 1947 - Last day of Test cricket for Walter Hammond (versus New Zealand, Christchurch).
- 1957 - NBA modifies the free-throw rule.
- 1958 - Sugar Ray Robinson is first boxing champion to win five times.
- 1959 - Bill White traded to Saint Louis Cardinals for pitchers Sam Jones and Don Choate.
- 1960 - Ford Frick voids Cleveland Indians-Boston Red Sox deal as Sam White retires.
- 1961 - 23rd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Cincinnati beats Ohio State 70-65 (overtime).
- 1961 - Third place game is one of the wildest contests in NCAA Tournament history as Saint Joseph's defeats Utah 127-120 in four overtimes.
- 1967 - 29th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Dayton 79-64.
- 1967 - UCLA wins its third national basketball championship in four years.
- 1971 - Boston Patriots become New England Patriots.
- 1972 - 34th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: UCLA beats Florida 81-76; UCLA's 6th consecutive national basketball title.
- 1972 - Bobby Hull becomes the second NHL player to score 600 goals.
- 1973 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Sears Women's Golf Classic.
- 1979 - Major riot at Bourda prevents day's play in WSC Supertest.
- 1979 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sahara National Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
- 1982 - Wayne Gretzky becomes first NHL player to score 200 points in a season.
- 1983 - Pavel Pegov skates world record 1000 metre (1:12.58).
- 1983 - Christa Rothenburger skates world record 500 metre ladies (39.69 seconds).
- 1984 - Betsy King wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open.
- 1990 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA Standard Register Turquoise Golf Classic.
- 1991 - Allan Border takes 5-68 versus West Indies at Bourda, Georgetown.
- 1992 - Imran Khan scores 72 and takes 1-43 off 6 2 overs in last ODI.
- 1992 - Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs to win World Cup.
- 1994 - Gunda Niemann skates ladies world record 3 km (4:09.32).
- 1994 - Yasunori Miyabe skates world record 1000 metre (1:12.37).
- 1995 - Boxer Mike Tyson released from jail after serving three years.
- 1996 - World Ice Dance Championship in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, won by Gritshuk and Platov (Russia).
- 1996 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Eltsova and Bushkov (Russia).
- 1996 - World Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Michelle Kwan (USA).
- 1996 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Edmonton won by Todd Eldredge (USA).
- 1997 - Cleveland Indians trade Lofton and Embree to Atlanta Braves for Grissom and Justice.
- 2007 - Ozeki Hakuho clinches the Emperor's Cup at the Spring Grand Sumo Tournament (Haru Basho) in Osaka, Japan.
- 2008 - The American Major League Baseball Season opens, with the Boston Red Sox beating Oakland Athletics 6-5 in Japan.
Births of sports figures on March 25
- 1868 - Birth of Bill Lockwood cricket player (England all-rounder in 12 Tests 1893-1902).
- 1878 - Birth of Henry graaf de Baillet-Latour Belgian President of International Olympic Committee (1925-42).
- 1909 - Birth of Dutch (Emil) Leonard; baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox, 1.01 ERA 1914).
- 1918 - Birth of Howard Cosell in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA; sportscaster (Monday Night Football) (dies 1995).
- 1926 - Birth of Laszlo Papp in Hungary; Olympics boxer (gold-1948, 1952, 1956).
- 1927 - Birth of Leslie Claudius in India; field hockey (Olympics-gold-1948, 1952, 1956).
- 1931 - Birth of Bohumil Golián in Czechoslovakia; volleyball player (Olympics-bronze-1968).
- 1943 - Birth of Pavel Lednev in USSR; pentathlete (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1944 - Birth of Ross Duncan; cricket player (one Test Australia versus England 1971, 0-30).
- 1953 - Birth of Haroon Rashid; cricket player (Pakistani and WSC batsman late 1970s).
- 1956 - Birth of Sonia M Lannaman in England; 4X100 metre relayer (Olympics-bronze-1980).
- 1958 - Birth of Marķa Caridad in Colón, Cuba; javelin thrower, (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1958 - Birth of Yograj Singh; cricket player (Indian pace bowler early 1980s).
- 1960 - Birth of Robert Green in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; tennis star.
- 1961 - Birth of Mark David Brooks in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; PGA golfer (1994 Kemper Open).
- 1964 - Birth of Alex Solls; jockey.
- 1964 - Birth of Eric Woods in California, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1993 Xerox British Columbia Open).
- 1964 - Birth of Ken Wregget in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada; NHL goalie (Pittsburgh Penguins).
- 1965 - Birth of Avery Johnson; NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs).
- 1966 - Birth of David Hohl in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; freestyle wrestler (Olympics-9-1992, 1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Jeff Cross; NFL defensive end (Miami Dolphins).
- 1966 - Birth of Tom Glavine in Concord, Massachusetts, USA; pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Cy Young 1991).
- 1967 - Birth of Debi Thomas; American figure skater (Olympics-bronze-1988).
- 1967 - Birth of Takayuki Miura; hockey defenseman (Team Japan 1998).
- 1968 - Birth of Dixon Edwards; NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings).
- 1968 - Birth of Errol Martin; Canadian Football League linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1968 - Birth of Peter Blackburn in Australia; badminton player (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Dale Davis; NBA forward (Indiana Pacers).
- 1969 - Birth of Dan Wilson in Arlington Height, Illinois, USA; catcher (Seattle Mariners).
- 1969 - Birth of Guy Newman; Australian water polo goalie (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Scott Sanders in Hannibal, Missouri, USA; pitcher (San Diego Padres).
- 1970 - Birth of Magnus Larsson in Sweden; tennis star.
- 1970 - Birth of Shawn Antoski in Brantford, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Philadelphia Flyers).
- 1971 - Birth of Aashish Kapoor; cricket player (Indian off-spin batsman 1994-).
- 1971 - Birth of Andre Bolduc; Canadian Football League slot back (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1971 - Birth of Cammi Granato; ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-1998).
- 1971 - Birth of Perry Klein; NFL quarterback (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1971 - Birth of Sheryl Swoopes in Lubbock, Texas, USA; WNBA forward (Houston Comets, Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Demet Edwards; WLAF defensive tackle (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1972 - Birth of Howard Battle in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA; infielder (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1972 - Birth of Lawrence Moten; NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies).
- 1973 - Birth of Andrei Nikolishin in Vorkuta, Russia; NHL center (Hartford Whalers).
- 1973 - Birth of Bob Sura; NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers).
- 1973 - Birth of Ray Zellars; NFL fullback (New Orleans Saints).
- 1974 - Birth of Mike Adams; wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1974 - Birth of Vyninka Arlow in Australia; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Miguel Mejia San Pedro de Macoris; outfielder (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1982 - Birth of Danica Patrick; American race car driver.
- 1986 - Birth of Marco Belinelli; Italian basketball player.
- 1989 - Birth of Scott Sinclair, English football player.
Deaths of sports figures on March 25
- 1924 - John Reedman, cricket player (Test for Australia 1894, 17 and 4, 1 for 24), dies.
- 1951 - Edward Collins, Hall of Fame infielder (Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Athletics), dies at age 63.
- 1969 - Norman Gallichan, cricket player (one Test for New Zealand, 30 and 2, 3-113), dies.
- 1999 - Death of Cal Ripken, Sr., baseball player and manager (born 1935).
- 2002 - Death of Kenneth Wolstenholme, British football commentator (born 1920).
- 2009 - Death of Yukio Endo, Japanese gymnast (born 1937).
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