Timeline: Sports and games
| Years: c. 3000 BCE - 2010 | Subject: Society and culture |
| Publisher: HistoryWorld | Online Publication Date: 2012 |
| Current online version: 2012 | eISBN: 9780191737428 |
| Year | Event |
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| c. 3000 BCE | Go to Games in The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| c. 2500 BCE | Go to Ur, Iraq in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1850 BCE | See this event in other timelines: |
| 776 BCE | Go to Olympian Games in The Oxford Classical Dictionary (3 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| c. 704 BCE | Go to wrestling in Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 688 BCE | Go to boxing in The Oxford Classical Dictionary (3 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| c. 550 BCE | Go to Byzantium, sport in in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| c. 500 BCE | Go to Isthmian Games in The Oxford Classical Dictionary (3 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Byzantium, sport in in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 472 BCE | Go to Olympian Games in The Oxford Classical Dictionary (3 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| c. 50 BCE | |
| 23 BCE | Go to sumo wrestling in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 80 | Go to Colosseum in A Dictionary of World History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 393 | Go to Olympian Games in The Oxford Classical Dictionary (3 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| c. 550 | Go to chess in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
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| c. 900 | Go to playing card noun in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| c. 1250 | Go to Palio in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1299 | Go to bowls in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| c. 1425 | Go to the Tarot in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1511 | Go to curling in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1547 | Go to draughts noun in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| c. 1590 | Go to real tennis noun in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1598 | Go to cricket in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| c. 1710 | Go to Byerley Turk in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1740 | Go to broughtonian n. in Green's Dictionary of Slang (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1742 | Go to whist in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1789 | Go to pugilist noun in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1823 | Go to rugby football in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1829 | Go to Boat Race in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1838 | Go to Great Western in The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to boxing in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1845 | Go to baseball in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1864 | Go to Marylebone Cricket Club in The Oxford Companion to British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1867 | Go to croquet in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to boxing in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1869 | Go to baseball in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1870 | Go to Grace, W. G. (1848–1915) in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1871 | Go to National Rifle Association. (1871) in The Oxford Companion to United States History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1874 | Go to lawn tennis in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1876 | Go to Grace, W. G. (1848–1915) in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1877 | Go to cricket in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Wimbledon in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1879 | Go to hurling in The Oxford Companion to Irish History (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1882 | Go to Ashes, The in Brewer's Dictionary of London Phrase & Fable (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1884 | Go to GAA in The Concise Oxford Companion to Irish Literature (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1891 | Go to basketball in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1892 | Go to football, American in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1893 | Go to shinty in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1894 | Go to motor racing in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1895 | Go to Golf. in The Oxford Companion to United States History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1896 | Go to Olympic Games in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1898 | Go to basketball in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1899 | Go to electric motor in A Dictionary of Physics (6 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji, Kumar Shri, Maharajah Jam Sahib of Nawanagar (1872–1933) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1900 | Go to Rolls, Charles Stewart (1877–1910) in The Oxford Companion to British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to baseball in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1901 | Go to Fry, C. B. (1872–1956) in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1903 | Go to baseball in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1906 | Go to motor racing in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1907 | Go to motor racing in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Kensington in Brewer's Dictionary of London Phrase & Fable (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1908 | Go to Johnson, Jack (1878–1946) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1909 | Go to Twickenham in A Dictionary of London Place-Names (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1911 | Go to Automobile Racing. in The Oxford Companion to United States History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Baseball. in The Oxford Companion to United States History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1914 | Go to Ruth, Babe (1895–1948) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to golf in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1915 | Go to Great White Hope [Sport] in The Oxford Dictionary of Reference and Allusion (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1916 | Go to Ruth, Babe (1895–1948) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1919 | Go to Dempsey, Jack (1895–1983) in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Ruth, Babe (1895–1948) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1921 | Go to Bluenose in The Oxford Companion to Canadian History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1922 | Go to Hagen, Walter (1892–1969) in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1924 | Go to Cheltenham Gold Cup in The Oxford Companion to British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Weissmuller, Johnny (1904–1984) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to rugby football in A Dictionary of British History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1925 | Go to Richards, Sir Gordon (1904–1986) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1926 | Go to Hobbs, Jack (1882–1963) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Culbertson, Ely (1891–1955) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1927 | Go to Hagen, Walter (1892–1969) in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1928 | Go to Bradman, Sir Don (1908–2001) in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Henie, Sonja (8 Apr. 1912) in The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1929 | Go to Cobb, Ty (1886–1961) in The Oxford Companion to United States History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1930 | Go to Jones, Bobby (1902–1971) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: See this event in other timelines: |
| 1931 | Go to Matthews, Sir Stanley (1915–2000) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1932 | US athlete Mildred 'Babe' Didrikson breaks four world records in one afternoon in Evanston, Illinois Go to Zaharias, Mildred Didrikson (“Babe”) (1911–1956) in The Oxford Companion to United States History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Larwood, Harold (1904–1995) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1934 | Go to Perry, Fred (1909–1995) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1935 | Go to Owens, Jesse (1913–80) in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1936 | Go to Owens, Jesse (1913–80) in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1937 | Go to Louis, Joe (1914–1981) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1938 | Go to Hammond, Wally (1903–1965) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Hutton, Sir Len (1916–90) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Budge, Donald (1915–2000) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1945 | Go to Richard, Maurice ‘Rocket’ (1921–2000) in The Oxford Companion to Canadian History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1947 | Go to Robinson, Jackie (1919–1972) in The Oxford Companion to United States History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1948 | Go to Bradman, Sir Don (1908–2001) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1951 | Go to Robinson, Sugar Ray (1920–1989) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Fangio, Juan Manuel (1911–1995) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1952 | Go to Marciano, Rocky (1923–1969) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1953 | Go to Hogan, William Ben (1912–97) in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1954 | Go to DiMaggio, Joe (1914–99) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Bannister, Sir Roger Gilbert (1929– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Piggott, Lester Keith (1935– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Charlton, Bobby (1937– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1956 | Go to Olympic Games in The Oxford Companion to Australian History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Cuthbert, Betty (1938– ) in The Oxford Companion to Australian History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1957 | Go to Sobers, Gary (1936– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1958 | Go to Busby Babes in The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Baseball. in The Oxford Companion to United States History (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1959 | Go to Brabham, Jack (1926– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Wright, Billy (1924–1994) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1962 | Go to Nicklaus, Jack William (1940– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Hill, (Norman) Graham (1929–1975) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1963 | Go to Court, Margaret (1942– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Clark, Jim (1936–1968) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1964 | Go to Ali, Muhammad (1942– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Trueman, Freddie (1931– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1965 | Go to Cruyff, Johann (1947– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Stanley Matthews plays his last game for Stoke City after 34 years as a professional football player Go to Matthews, Sir Stanley (1915–2000) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Beckenbauer, Franz (1945– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1966 | Go to King, Billie Jean (1943– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Ramsey, Sir Alf(red) (1922–1999) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1967 | Go to Chichester, Sir Francis Charles (1901–1972) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1968 | Go to Clark, Jim (1936–1968) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Beamon, Bob in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1969 | Go to Spassky, Boris Vasselievich (1937– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Williams, J(ohn) P(eter) R(hys) (1949– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Laver, Rod (1938) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Stewart, Jackie (1939– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Best, George (1946– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1970 | Go to Court, Margaret (1942– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1971 | Go to Frazier, Joe (1944–2011) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Cawley, Evonne Fay (1951– ) in The Oxford Companion to Australian History (1 rev ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1972 | Go to Spitz, Mark Andrew (1950– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Fischer, Bobby (1943–2008) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1974 | Go to Evert, Chris(tine Marie) (1954– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Connors, Jimmy (1952– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Ali, Muhammad (1942– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1975 | Go to Karpov, Anatoly Yevgenyevich (1951– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Lauda, Niki (1949– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1976 | Go to Borg, Björn (1956– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Keegan, (Joseph) Kevin (1951– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Ballesteros, Severiano (1957–2011) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1978 | Go to Ali, Muhammad (1942– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Navratilova, Martina (1956– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Botham, Ian (Terence) (1955– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Merckx, Eddy (1945– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1979 | Go to McEnroe, John Patrick (1959– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1980 | Go to Johnson, Magic (1959– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1981 | Go to Davis, Steve (1957– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1982 | Go to Maradona, Diego (Armando) (1960– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1984 | Go to Torvill and Dean in The Oxford Dictionary of Dance (2 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Thompson, Daley (1958– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Maradona, Diego (Armando) (1960– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Lewis, Carl (1961– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Lillee, Dennis Keith (1949– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Botham, Ian (Terence) (1955– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1985 | Go to Becker, Boris (1967– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Prost, Alain (1955– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Kasparov, Gary (1963– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1986 | Go to Maradona, Diego (Armando) (1960– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Tyson, Mike (1966– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1987 | Go to Graf, Steffi (1969– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Faldo, Nick (1957– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1988 | US athlete Carl Lewis sets a new world record for the 100 metres, winning gold at the Seoul Olympics Go to Lewis, Carl (1961– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Senna (da Silva), Ayrton (1960–1994) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1990 | Go to Three Tenors, The in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music (5 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1991 | Go to Lewis, Carl (1961– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1993 | Go to Sampras, Pete (1971– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1994 | Go to Senna (da Silva), Ayrton (1960–1994) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Lara, Brian Charles (1969– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: Go to Schumacher, Michael (1969) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 1997 | Go to Woods, Tiger (1975– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 2000 | Go to Freeman, Cathy in Oxford Dictionary of English (3 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 2003 | Go to Sampras, Pete (1971– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 2004 | Go to Schumacher, Michael (1969) in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 2005 | Go to Tour de France in World Encyclopedia (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
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| 2008 | Go to Spitz, Mark Andrew (1950– ) in Who's Who in the Twentieth Century (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
| 2010 | Go to Fédération Internationale de Football Association in A Dictionary of Sports Studies (1 ed.) See this event in other timelines: |
