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What happened in history on this day: April 6?
On April 6 in ...
- 1893 - Andy Bowen and Jack Burke box 7 hours 19 minutes to no decision in Saint Louis (111 rounds, longest bout in boxing history).
- 1896 - First modern Olympic games begin in Athens, Greece, as the Games of the I Olympiad are staged; 60,000 spectators welcome 280 athletes from 13 nations to the international competition of 43 events. James Connolly of the USA wins first Olympic gold medal in modern history.
- 1900 - James J Jeffries knocks out Jack Finnegan in one round for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1926 - NHL Stanley Cup: Montréal Maroons beat Victoria Cougars (WHL), three games to 1.
- 1935 - H Levitt sinks 499 basketball free throws, misses and sinks 371 more.
- 1936 - Third Golf Masters Championship: Horton Smith wins, shooting a 285.
- 1941 - 8th Golf Masters Championship: Craig Wood wins, shooting a 280.
- 1947 - 11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins his second Masters golf tournament, shooting a 281.
- 1952 - 16th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins his second Masters golf tournament, shooting a 286.
- 1954 - NHL's Montreal Canadiens score three goals in 56 seconds in playoff game against Detroit Red Wings.
- 1958 - Arnold Palmer wins first major golf tournament-the Masters.
- 1968 - Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Dave Davis.
- 1973 - Roberto Clemente Day, Pittsburgh Pirates retire his number.
- 1973 - New York Yankees' Ron Blomberg becomes first designated hitter, he walks.
- 1974 - Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Earl Anthony 11/16.
- 1974 - New York Yankees' first home game at Shea Stadium, beat Cleveland Indians 6-1.
- 1975 - Fastest hat trick by a Washington Capitals' player: 3 minutes 26 seconds (Stan Gilbertson).
- 1977 - Kingdome opens, Seattle Mariners' first game, loses to California Angels 7-0.
- 1978 - Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by inning and 193 to win Ranji Trophy.
- 1980 - 9th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young.
- 1980 - Gordie Howe completes a record 26th hockey season.
- 1982 - Largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in Minnesota: 52,279.
- 1982 - A blizzard unprecedented in size for April dumps 1-2 feet of snow on the northeastern U.S., closing schools and businesses, snarling traffic, and canceling several major league baseball games.
- 1985 - Bombay beats Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final.
- 1986 - 15th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Pat Bradley.
- 1987 - Al Campanis appears on TV show Nightline saying blacks may not be equipped to be in baseball management, sparking a racial controversy.
- 1987 - Sugar Ray Leonard upsets Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
- 1988 - New Jersey Devils' first playoff game; lose to New York Islanders 4-3 (overtime) in first round.
- 1991 - Argentine soccer star Diego Maradona suspended for 15 months by Italian League for testing positive for cocaine use.
- 1991 - New York-New Jersey Knights first home game (Giants Stadium) lose to Frankfurt 27-17.
- 1992 - 54th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Duke beats Michigan 71-51.
- 1992 - Duke beats Michigan 71-51 for NCCA basketball championship.
- 1992 - Oriole Park at Camden Yards opens, Baltimore Orioles beat Cleveland Indians 2-0.
- 1993 - Florida Marlins first loss ever (4-2 to Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1994 - First scheduled Cleveland Indians night game at Jacobs Field is rained out.
- 1996 - Albert Belle shows off his arm by hitting Sports Illustrated photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game.
- 1996 - Major League Soccer kicks off in the USA in front of an overflow crowd of 31,683 packed in Spartan Stadium to witness the historic first game. San Jose Clash forward Eric Wynalda scores the league's first goal in a 1-0 victory over D. C. United.
- 1997 - 9th Seniors Golf Tradition: Gil Morgan wins.
- 1997 - Annika Sorenstam wins LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge.
- 1997 - Brad Faxon wins Freeport-McDermott Golf Classic.
- 2009 - North Carolina Tar Heels overwhelms Michigan State Spartans 89-72 in the final of the NCAA Tournament.
- 2022 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 5-1.
- 2022 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Seattle Kraken by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Winnipeg Jets by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 4-3.
Births of sports figures on April 6
- 1903 - Birth of Mickey Cochrane; baseball hall of fame catcher (.320 average).
- 1925 - Birth of Arthur D Larsen; tennis champion (US Open-1950).
- 1934 - Birth of Antonius Geesink in Holland; judo (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1937 - Birth of Tom Veivers; cricket player (Australian off-spinner in the 1960s).
- 1953 - Birth of Janet Lynn; ice skater (Olympics-bronze-1972).
- 1956 - Birth of Dilip Vengsarkar; cricket player (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92).
- 1956 - Birth of Mudassar Nazar; cricket player (son of Nazar Mohammad Pakistani bat).
- 1957 - Birth of Maurizio Damilano; Italian speed walker (30K World Record).
- 1961 - Birth of Mike Schuchart in Omaha, Nebraska, USA; Nike golfer (1994 NIKE Tour Championship).
- 1963 - Birth of Lorenzo Lynch; NFL safety (Arizona Cardinals, Oakland Raiders).
- 1964 - Birth of Bill Brooks; NFL wide receiver (Buffalo Bills).
- 1965 - Birth of Gerald Diduck in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers).
- 1965 - Birth of Rica Reinisch in the German Democratic Republic; 100 metre/200 metre backstroke (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1965 - Birth of Virginia Lee; Australian rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Derrick Fenner; NFL running back (Oakland Raiders).
- 1968 - Birth of Chris Anderson; Australian high jumper (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Andy Harmon; NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1969 - Birth of Bret Boone in El Cajon, California, USA; infielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1969 - Birth of Brian Williams; NBA center/forward (Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers).
- 1970 - Birth of Olaf Kolzig in Johannesbourg, South Africa; NHL goalie (Washington Capitals).
- 1970 - Birth of Oliver Miller; NBA forward/center (Toronto Raptors).
- 1971 - Birth of Anthony Redmon; guard (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1971 - Birth of Tom Sorensen in Racine, Wisconsin, USA; volleyball middle blocker (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Dickey Simpkins; NBA forward (San Francisco Warriors, Chicago Bulls).
- 1972 - Birth of Donald Blair; Canadian Football League slot back (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1972 - Birth of Hurvin McCormack; NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1973 - Birth of Donnie Edwards; linebacker (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1973 - Birth of Randall Godfrey; linebacker (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1976 - Birth of Simon Coombes in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; swimmer (Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on April 6
- 1949 - Stanley Christopherson, cricket player (1884, MCC President during WWII), dies.
- 1979 - M Marie Widlow, softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1957), dies at age 61.
- 1991 - Bill Ponsford, cricket player (Test average 48 22, first-class average 65 18), dies.
- 1997 - Death of Jack Kent Cooke at age 84; sports tycoon, owner of the Washington Redskins NFL football team.
- 2022 - Death of Tom Smith at age 50; rugby player (Scotland and British & Irish Lions).
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