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  • 19 Jul 1903

    Maurice-François Garin won the first Tour de France.

  • 1 Jul 1903

    The Tour de France Bicycle Race is flagged off for the first time.

  • 1 Jan 1902

    First Rose Bowl Game held in the Rose Bowl Stadium.

  • 21 Aug 1901

    American baseball player Joe McGinnity was suspended after a brawl in which he punched and spat at umpire Tom Connolly.

  • 30 Nov 1900

    Thomas Gibson and James Mcgrath patented a steerable sled.

  • 11 Jul 1900

    Charlotte Cooper won a gold medal, making her the first individual female Olympic champion.

  • 29 Nov 1899

    FC Barcelona was founded by a group of English, German, Swiss, and Spanish soccer players.

  • 10 Oct 1899

    Isaac R. Johnson received his patent for the bicycle frame.

  • 16 Feb 1899

    Iceland's first football club, Knattspyrnufélag Reykjavíkurv (Reykjavík Football Club), was founded.

  • 16 Aug 1898

    Edwin Prescott was awarded a patent for the vertical loop Roller Coaster.

  • 6 Apr 1896

    The first modern international Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece.

  • 4 Oct 1895

    Englishman wins the first U.S. Open golf tournament.

  • 3 Sep 1895

    John Brallier became the first openly paid professional American Football player when he was paid $10 to play a match.

  • 22 Jul 1894

    World's first competitive motor race.

  • 23 Jun 1894

    The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is founded.

  • 11 May 1893

    Henri Desgrange made the world's first world record for a bicycle, reaching a speed of 21.95 miles per hour.

  • 12 Nov 1892

    Pudge Heffelfinger played his first paid game, making him the first professional American Football player.

  • 28 Sep 1892

    The first-ever American football game played at night occurred in a contest between Wyoming Seminary and Mansfield State Normal.

  • 18 Mar 1892

    Lord Stanley of Preston pledges to donate a challenge cup for the best ice hockey team in Canada.

  • 15 Jan 1892

    The rules of Basketball are published.

  • 28 Mar 1891

    The world's first weightlifting championship took place in London, England.

  • 12 May 1890

    The first-ever cricket County Championship started, finishing with Yorkshire beating Gloucestershire.

  • 23 Mar 1888

    The Football League meets for the first time.

  • 22 Mar 1888

    Aston Villa's director, William McGregor, formed the English Football League.

  • 24 Nov 1887

    George Hancock, who invented softball, played the first match in Chicago.

  • 18 Jan 1886

    Modern hockey is born.

  • 22 Apr 1884

    General Laborer Thomas Stevens started his first bicycle trip around the world.

  • 22 May 1883

    When Cubs' player Billy Sunday played his first game, he struck out four times.

  • 31 Aug 1881

    The first-ever inaugural US National Championship for tennis occurred in Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

  • 12 Mar 1881

    The world's first black international football player, Andrew Watson, played his first of three matches in Scotland.

  • 9 Jul 1877

    The first-ever Wimbledon Championship began.

  • 16 Mar 1876

    Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland fought in America's first public women's boxing match.

  • 30 Nov 1872

    The world's first international soccer match took place.

  • 27 Mar 1871

    England and Scotland compete in the first international rugby match.

  • 7 Nov 1869

    The first city to city cycle race was held between Paris and Rouen.

  • 4 May 1869

    The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first game, winning with 45-9 against the Great Westerns of Cincinnati.

  • 20 Nov 1866

    French inventor Pierre Lallement was awarded his patent for a pedal bicycle.

  • 26 Oct 1863

    The Football Association is formed.

  • 30 Jun 1859

    Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls by walking across a tightrope.

  • 22 Jan 1857

    The National Association of Baseball Players was established in New York.

  • 22 Aug 1851

    The First America's Cup is held.

  • 27 May 1851

    The world's first chess tournament is held in London.

  • 9 Jan 1811

    The first-ever all-female golf tournament was held.

  • 22 Oct 1797

    The world's first recorded parachute jump occurred from 3,300 feet (1,000 m) above Paris.

  • 6 Jan 1681

    A first-of-its-kind boxing match took place to settle a feud between a butler and a butcher.

  • 25 Mar 1668

    The US held its first horse race in Long Island, New York.

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