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What happened in history on this day: March 13?
On March 13 in ...
- 1878 - Oxford defeats Cambridge in their first golf match.
- 1894 - J L Johnstone of England invents horse racing starting gate.
- 1911 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Galt (Ontario), 7-4.
- 1912 - Stanley Cup: Québec Bulldogs sweep Moncton Victorias (New Brunswick) in two games.
- 1915 - Brooklyn Dodgers' manager Wilbert Robinson tries to catch a baseball dropped from an airplane, but the pilot substituted a grapefruit.
- 1918 - First NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Arenas, outscoring them 10-7 in a two game set.
- 1922 - NHL Championship: Ottawa Senators outscore Toronto Saint Patricks, 5 to 4, in two games.
- 1925 - NHL Championship: Montreal Canadiens sweep Toronto Arenas in two games.
- 1929 - Donald Bradman scores 123 Australia versus England at Melbourne Cricket Ground, his second Test Cricket ton.
- 1943 - Baseball approves official ball (with cork and balata).
- 1943 - Frank Dixon wins Knights of Columbus mile (4:09.6).
- 1948 - 10th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Baylor 58-42.
- 1949 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Yvonne C Sherman.
- 1949 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Richard Button.
- 1954 - Milwaukee Braves' Bobby Thomson breaks his ankle, he is replaced by Hank Aaron.
- 1955 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.
- 1956 - New Zealand bowls out West Indies for 77 at Eden Park to score their first Test Cricket win.
- 1960 - Fay Crocker wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.
- 1960 - NFL's Chicago Cardinals move to Saint Louis.
- 1960 - Chicago White Sox unveil new road uniforms with players' names above number.
- 1961 - Floyd Patterson knocks out Ingemar Johansson in six rounds to retain heavyweight boxing title.
- 1966 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Lagunita Golf Invitational.
- 1974 - Glenn Turner scores twin tons for New Zealand's first win against Australia.
- 1977 - Dennis Lillee takes 6-26, England all out 95 in Centenary Test.
- 1979 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy's 5th career hat trick.
- 1980 - Eric Heiden skates world record 1000 metre (1:13.60).
- 1981 - NCAA Saint Joseph's upsets top seed DePaul.
- 1982 - World Ice Dance Championship in Copenhagen won by Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean (Great Britain).
- 1982 - World Ice Pairs Figure Skating Championship in Copenhagen won by Sabine Baess and Tassilo Thierbach (German Democratic Republic).
- 1982 - World Ladies Figure Skate Championship in Copenhagen won by Elaine Zayak (USA).
- 1982 - World Men's Figure Skating Championship in Copenhagen won by Scott Hamilton (USA).
- 1983 - First USFL overtime game-Birmingham Stallions beat Oakland Invaders 20-14.
- 1984 - Western Australia beats Queensland by four wickets to win the Sheffield Shield.
- 1984 - Last day of first-class cricket for G Chappell, R Marsh, B Laird.
- 1985 - Football Association Cup match at Luton stadium between Millwall and Kenilworth Road; riot, 47 injured, 31 arrested.
- 1986 - Irish racemare Dawn Run wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup at Cheltenham, England, becoming the first racehorse to complete the Champion Hurdle, Cheltenham Gold Cup double.
- 1987 - Washington Capitals score five goals against Toronto Blue Jays in 3 minutes and 3 seconds.
- 1994 - Donna Andrews wins LPGA Ping Welch's Golf Championship.
- 1996 - Sri Lanka beats India in World Cup semi-final as riots stop play.
- 2007 - (to April 28) The 2007 Cricket World Cup is held in the West Indies.
- 2010 - (to March 22) The 10th Winter Paralympic Games take place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Over 500 athletes from 44 countries participate in five events.
- 2022 - NFL quarterback Tom Brady announces return from retirement.
- 2022 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Florida Panthers by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Vancouver Canucks by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Calgary Flames by score 3-0.
- 2022 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Minnesota Wild by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Saint Louis Blues by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 6-4.
- 2022 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Tim Hortons Field in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 4-2.
Births of sports figures on March 13
- 1859 - Birth of Ivo Bligh; cricket player [Lord Darnley] England captain versus Australia 1882-83.
- 1886 - Birth of John "Home Run" Baker; hall of famer (hit two homeruns in 1911 World Series).
- 1897 - Birth of William Herald in Australia; swimmer (Olympics-1920).
- 1918 - Birth of George McAfee; NFL halfback (Chicago Bears).
- 1921 - Birth of Cyril Poole; cricket player (England batsman against India 1951-52).
- 1922 - Birth of Brun Smith; cricket player (New Zealand right-handed batsman of late 1940s).
- 1925 - Birth of Bertha Tickey in Dinuba, California, USA; softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1973).
- 1930 - Birth of Doug Harvey; hockey star (3 time James Norris winner).
- 1938 - Birth of Joseph Bellino; football player (1960 Heisman Trophy).
- 1950 - Birth of Bernard Julien; cricket player (West Indies left-arm pace all-rounder mid-1970s).
- 1950 - Birth of Joe Bugner; Hungarian/British/Australian boxer (European Champion 1971).
- 1953 - Birth of Andy Bean in Lafayette, Georgia, USA; PGA golfer (Western 1978, Kemper 1978).
- 1955 - Birth of Olga Rukavishnikova in the USSR; pentathlete (Olympics-silver-1980).
- 1959 - Birth of Dirk Wellham; cricket player (century on New South Wales debut and Australian debut).
- 1961 - Birth of Cor Lems; soccer player (ADO The Hague/Dordrecht 1990).
- 1962 - Birth of Liane Tooth in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; field hockey forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1963 - Birth of Mariano Duncan S P de Macoris in Dominican Republic; infielder (New York Yankees).
- 1963 - Birth of Vance Johnson; NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos).
- 1964 - Birth of Will Clark in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; infielder (Texas Rangers).
- 1966 - Birth of Akira Nogami; wrestler (NJPW).
- 1967 - Birth of Colleen Rosensteel in South Greensburg, Pennsylvania, USA; heavyweight judoka (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Satu Huotari; ice hockey defenseman (Finland, Olympics-1998).
- 1969 - Birth of Chris Zorich; NFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears).
- 1969 - Birth of Kevin Kaminski in Churchbridge, Saskatchewan, Canada; NHL center (Washington Capitals).
- 1971 - Birth of Curtis Conway; NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Chicago Bears).
- 1971 - Birth of Li Chen in Changsha, China; tennis star (1995 Futures-Austin Texas).
- 1971 - Birth of Paul Henderson; Australian 100 metre/200 metre (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Ralf Kleinmann; WLAF kicker/punter (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1971 - Birth of Robert Samuels, cricket player (West Indies Test opening batsman versus New Zealand 1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Ryan Hayden in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; 400 metre hurdler.
- 1971 - Birth of Tony Vinson; NFL running back (Atlanta Falcons, London Monarchs, Baltimore Ravens).
- 1972 - Birth of Avrom Smith; WLAF running back (London Monarchs).
- 1972 - Birth of Brian Saxton; NFL tight end (New York Giants).
- 1972 - Birth of Rickey Brady; NFL tight end (New Orleans Saints).
- 1972 - Birth of Ryan McCoy; WLAF linebacker (London Monarchs).
- 1972 - Birth of Trent Dilfer; NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1973 - Birth of Bobby Jackson; NBA guard (Denver Nuggets).
- 1973 - Birth of Dan Wilkinson; NFL defensive tackle (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1973 - Birth of Edgar Davids; Dutch soccer player (Ajax, AC Milan).
- 1973 - Birth of Trezelle Jenkins; NFL tackle (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1974 - Birth of André Batista Santos "Vampeta"; (Brazilian) soccer player (PSV).
- 1974 - Birth of Corinna Broiz in Garberville, Colorado; lightweight judoka (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Thomas Enqvist in Stockholm, Sweden; tennis star (1991 Wimbledon junior boys).
- 1975 - Birth of Landon Wilson in Saint Louis; NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche).
- 1987 - Birth of Marco Andretti; IRL driver.
Deaths of sports figures on March 13
- 1967 - Frank Worrell, West Indian cricket player, dies.
- 1978 - Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricket player (3 wickets in two Tests for India), dies.
- 1983 - Louison Bobet, French cyclist (Tour de France 1953-55), dies at age 58.
- 1984 - Dick Whitington, journalist/cricket player (South Australia and AIF bat), dies.
- 1995 - Leon Day, baseball pitcher (Negro Leagues), dies of heart failure at 78 (born 1916).
- 1998 - Death of Risen Star, American racehorse (born 1985).
- 2007 - Death of Arnold Skaaland, American wrestler (born 1925).
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