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1 Grand National

• Seaman, ridden by Lord John Manners beats 11 rivals

2 Boat race

• Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

3 Cricket

• England tour Australia for a 4- Test series. Australia win 2-0.
• Australia tour England and play 1 Test. Australia wins by 7 runs. Sporting Times publishes obituary of English cricket, beginning legend of the Ashes.

4 Football (Soccer)

• FA Cup Old Etonians beat Blackburn Rovers 1-0

5 BoxingBoxer redirects here; for other meanings of boxer see Boxer (disambiguation). In computer science, boxing is a way to wrap primitive types over object types. See object type. Boxing is a combat sport. Fighting with the fists for sport and spectacle is pro

• Last bareknuckle heavyweight boxing championship fight takes place in Mississppi City

6 Cricket

• The bails from a match between England and Australia are burnt to created The Ashes

7 Births

8 Deaths