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What happened in history on this day: April 1?
On April 1 in ...
- 1876 - First official National League baseball game (Boston-6, Philadelphia-5).
- 1888 - Soccer team Sparta forms in Rotterdam.
- 1912 - Greek athlete Konstantinos Tsiklitiras breaks the world record in standing long jump with a 3.47m jump.
- 1916 - First US national women's swimming championships held.
- 1920 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA), 3 games to 2.
- 1933 - Walter Hammond scores 336 versus New Zealand at Auckland, 47 fours 10 sixes.
- 1938 - Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York, USA.
- 1938 - Joe Louis knocks out Harry Thomas in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1945 - Sons of Elburger Soccer team forms in Elburg.
- 1948 - H H H Johnson bowls West Indies to win versus England 10-96 match on debut.
- 1953 - Walcott Worrell and Weekes all make centuries in innings versus India.
- 1963 - New York Mets purchase Duke Snider from the Los Angeles Dodgers for US$40,000.
- 1969 - Seattle Pilots trade minor league outfielder Lou Piniella to Kansas City Royals.
- 1970 - Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club, headed by Bud Selig, purchases the Seattle Pilots for US$10,800,000.
- 1972 - Major league baseball players stage first collective strike.
- 1973 - Betsy Cullen wins LPGA Alamo Ladies Golf Classic.
- 1977 - NFL decides to experiment with a 7th official in some preseason games.
- 1979 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open.
- 1980 - Baseball Players' Association votes to cancel 92 remaining exhibition games.
- 1980 - Wayne Gretzky breaks Bobby Orr's NHL record with 103rd assist.
- 1983 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy becomes first to score 60 goals in three consecutive seasons.
- 1984 - Eight men record longest distance (13 miles) rowed in 24 hours.
- 1984 - Third NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Southern California beats Tennessee 72-61.
- 1985 - 47th NCAA Men's Basketball Champion: Villanova beats Georgetown 84-75.
- 1986 - Delhi beats Haryana by innings and 141 to win Ranji Trophy.
- 1989 - First New York Mets - New York Yankees game in New York City since 1983, New York Yankees win 4-3.
- 1989 - Former Yale University and National League president Bart Giamatti becomes seventh commissioner of Major League Baseball.
- 1990 - 19th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King.
- 1990 - 9th NCAA Women's Basketball Championship: Stanford beats Auburn 88-81.
- 1990 - CBS fires sportscaster Brent Mussburger.
- 1990 - Second Seniors Golf Tradition: Jack Nicklaus wins.
- 1991 - 53rd NCAA Mens Basketball Champion: Duke Bluedevils beats Kansas 72-65.
- 1991 - Dwight Goodin signs US$5.15 million three year contract with New York Mets.
- 1992 - NFL decides to stay with 17-week schedule instead of expanded 18 games.
- 1992 - NHL players begin first strike in 75-year history.
- 1992 - Western Australia beats New South Wales by 44 runs to win the Sheffield Shield Final.
- 1995 - New York Islanders retire Bobby Nystrom's uniform #23.
- 1996 - 58th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Syracuse 76-67.
- 1997 - 69-year-old Gordie Howe begins playing AHL game with Syracuse Crunch.
- 1998 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Russians Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze win.
- 2001 - The first Major League Baseball game is played in Puerto Rico, as the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the Texas Rangers 8-1.
- 2002 - Maryland defeats Indiana 64-52 to win the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia.
- 2006 - The Chicago White Sox signs Jose Contreras to a $29 million, three-year contract extension.
Births of sports figures on April 1
- 1902 - Birth of L P Jai; cricket player (one Test India versus England 1934, scored 19 and 0).
- 1906 - Birth of Sigve Lie in Norway; yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1948, 1952).
- 1935 - Birth of John Murray; cricket player (England 1961-67, first wk called Murray to play Tests).
- 1939 - Birth of Phil Niekro; knuckleball pitcher (New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves).
- 1941 - Birth of Ajit Wadekar; cricket player (stalwart Indian batsman and captain).
- 1952 - Birth of Rey Robinson; American 100-metre sprinter (Olympics-1972).
- 1953 - Birth of Aftab Baloch; cricket player (Pakistani in two Tests, scored 428 for Sind 74).
- 1955 - Birth of Danny Joe Pohl in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA; PGA golfer (1986 Colonial).
- 1957 - Birth of David Gower; cricket player (elegant England left-handed batsman 1978-92).
- 1957 - Birth of Donald William Hammond in Frederick, Maryland, USA; PGA golfer (1986 Bob Hope).
- 1958 - Birth of Anton Innauer in Austria; 70-metre ski jumper (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1961 - Birth of Jim Jeffcoat; NFL defensive end (Buffalo Bills).
- 1962 - Birth of Rich Amaral in Visalia, California, USA; outfielder (Seattle Mariners).
- 1964 - Birth of John Morris; cricket player (England right-hand batsman versus India 1990).
- 1964 - Birth of Kevin Duckworth; NBA center (Milwaukee Bucks).
- 1964 - Birth of Scott Stevens in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (New Jersey Devils, Team Canada).
- 1965 - Birth of John "Jumbo" Elliot; NFL tackle (New York Giants, New York Jets).
- 1965 - Birth of Mark Jackson; NBA guard (Indiana Pacers).
- 1966 - Birth of Dave Vankoughnett; Canadian Football League corner (Winnipeg Blue Bombers).
- 1966 - Birth of Odie Harris; NFL safety/defensive back (Houston Oilers).
- 1968 - Birth of Joel Smeenge; NFL defensive end (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1969 - Birth of Andrew Vlahov; Australian basketball forward (Olympics-1988, 1992, 1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Arnaud Boetsch in Meulam, France; tennis star (1985 European Junior).
- 1969 - Birth of Frank Castillo in El Paso, Texas, USA; pitcher (Chicago Cubs).
- 1969 - Birth of John Forest; soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles).
- 1969 - Birth of Kevin Dean in Madison, Wisconsin, USA; NHL defenseman (New Jersey Devils).
- 1970 - Birth of Mark Wheeler; NFL defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots).
- 1970 - Birth of Wes Barnett in Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA; 238lb (108kg) weightlifter (Olympics-6th-1992, 1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Wyatt Jones in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA; kayak (alternate-Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Daniel Vacek in Prague, Czechoslovakia; tennis star.
- 1971 - Birth of Ernest Jones; NFL defensive end (Saints, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1972 - Birth of Kenny Gales; NFL/WLAF cornerback (Chicago Bears, Barcelona Dragons).
- 1972 - Birth of Mike McCoy; WLAF quarterback (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1973 - Birth of Ferdy Vierklau; soccer player (FC Utrecht).
- 1973 - Birth of Stephen Fleming; cricket player (New Zealand left-handed Test batsman 1994-).
- 1975 - Birth of Kristine Quance; 100 metre breaststroke/200 metre medley (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Magdalena Maleeva in Sofia, Bulgaria; tennis star (1995 Chicago Moscow).
- 1976 - Birth of Clarence Seedorf; Surinam/Dutch soccer player (Ajax, Real Madrid).
- 1980 - Birth of Randy Orton; American professional wrestler.
- 1983 - Birth of Sean Taylor; American football player (dies 2007).
Deaths of sports figures on April 1
- 1973 - Arthur Wood, cricket wicket-keeper (England 1938-39), dies.
- 1992 - Juanito, soccer star (Madrid Real 1977-87), dies at age 37 in car crash.
- 1993 - Alan Kulwicki, American stock car racer, dies in plane crash at age 38 (born 1954).
- 1993 - Wayne Mack, sportscaster/actor (Storyville), dies of cancer at age 68.
- 1995 - Johnny Nichols, football player, dies at age 63.
- 1996 - John McSheery dies of heart attack while umpiring a game, at age 51.
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