Football
1967 - Nicola Berti, Tottenham Hotspurs and Italian International footballer, was born.
1973 – Roberto Ayala, AC Milan and Argentine footballer, was born.
1999 – FA cup semi-final, Arsenal lost to Machester United 1-2 thanks to Ryan Giggs’ iconic goal in 109th minute.
2001 – Jim Baxter, Scottish footballer died.
Cricket
1960 – Pat Symcox, South African off-spinner, was born.
1995 – India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia cup final in Sharjah.
1965 – Craig McDermott, Australian fast bowler, was born.
Baseball
1925 – WGN became the first radio station to broadcast a regular season major league baseball game. The Cubs beat the Pirates 8-2.
1969 – 1st major league baseball game outside US played (Montreal, Canada).
1999 – Jose Canseco (Tampa Bay) became the the first non-United States born player to hit 400 runs.
Basketball
1962 – Elgin Baylor (Los Angeles Lakers) scored 61 points in Game 5 against the Boston Celtics to set an NBA Finals record.
1997 – Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers) scored 40 or more points in his fifth consecutive game.
Golf
1985 – 49th Golf Masters Championship: Bernhard Langer wins, shooting a 282.
2002 – Tiger Woods became the third player to win back-to-back Masters titles. It was the third Masters title of his career.
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title: “This Day In History 13Th April” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-30” author: “Kenneth Reid”
Football
1920 - Goalkeeper William Robb, given the legendary status at Rangers, made the first of his club-record 241 consecutive appearances for the Scottish club.
1978 – Carles Puyol, Spain and Barcelona footballer was born on this day.
1996- Manchester United famously changed their kit at half-time after falling 3-0 down against Southampton.
Cricket
1867 – Birthday of Sammy Woods, cricketer who played Test cricket for both England and Australia. He also captained and played as a wing-forward England’s rugby team.
1992 – Walter Stuart Surridge, Captain of Surrey, dies aged 74
1984 – India beat Pak by 58 runs to win 1st Asia Cricket Cup in Sharjah
Golf
1986 - Jack Nicklaus, at age 46, won his sixth Masters.
1997 - Eldrick “Tiger” Woods became the youngest and the first African-American to win the Masters Tournament at the age of 21. He also set a record when he finished at 18 under par with a tournament-record score of 270.
Baseball
1972 - Major league baseball owners and players agreed to not make up the games lost to the players strike. It was the first strike in the history of major league baseball. Players had walked off the field 13 days earlier.
Olympics
1980 - US boycotts Summer Olympics in Moscow.
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