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2005 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: North Carolina defeats Illinois 75-70
1998 Anatoly Karpov defeats Viswanathan Anand to retain chess title 1996 IBM's Deep Blue defeats chess champ Gary Kasparov 1995 83rd CFL Grey Cup: Baltimore Stallions defeats Calgary Stampeders, 37-20 1995 Wrestlemania XI in Conn-Lawrence Taylor defeats Bam Bam Bigelow 1995 Andre Agassi defeats Pete Sampras to win Australian Open 1993 81st CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 33-23 1993 Gary Kasparov defeats Nigel Short for chess championship 1993 Mats Wilander defeats Mikael Pernfors 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 in 4 hours 1 minutes U.S. Open Tennis match concluding at 2:26 AM 1992 80th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 24-10 1992 193rd ranked Andrei Olhovsky defeats #1 seed Jim Courier at Wimbledon 1992 Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs to win World Cup 1991 Hulk Hogan defeats Undertaker to become 4th time WWF champion 1991 1st world championship of women's soccer, U.S. defeats Norway 2-1 1991 79th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Calgary Stampeders, 36-21 1991 Monica Seles (17) defeats Martina Navratilova (34) to win U.S. Open 1991 College World Series: Louisiana State defeats Wichita State 6-3 1991 Sergeant Slaughter defeats Ultimate Warrior for WWF championship belt 1989 77th CFL Grey Cup: Saskatchewan defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 43-40 1989 Chris Evert defeats 15-year-old Monica Seles for her 101st and last U.S. Tennis Open singles victory 1988 76th CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeats BC Lions, 22-21 1987 75th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Toronto Argonauts, 38-36 1986 74th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 39-15 1986 Cubs Greg Maddux defeats Phillies Mike Maddux (1st rookie brothers) 1986 Ivan Lendl defeats Miloslav Mecir for U.S. Tennis open title 1986 Philippine Corazon Aquino defeats incumbent dictator Ferdinand Marcos but fraudulent returns gave the election to Marcos 1985 73rd CFL Grey Cup: BC Lions defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 37-24 1985 Last USFL game-Baltimore Stars defeats Oakland Invaders, 28-24 1985 Livingston Bramble defeats Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini to win WBA champ 1984 72nd CFL Grey Cup: Win Blue Bombers defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 47-17 1984 Hulk Hogan defeats Iron Sheik to become WWF champ 1983 71st CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats BC Lions, 18-17 1983 Bob Hawke (Labour) defeats Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser (Cons) 1982 70th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Toronto Argonauts, 32-16 1981 69th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-23 1981 West Tampa Florida defeats Richmand Virgina, 6-4 to win American Legion World Series 1981 Francois Mitterrand defeats Valery Giscard d'Estang for President of France 1980 Sugar Ray Leonard defeats Duran regains WBC welterweight championship 1980 68th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 48-10 1980 Ronald Reagan (R) defeats President Jimmy Carter (D) by a landslide 1979 67th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 17-9 1979 16 yr old Tracy Austin defeats 14 yr old Andrea Jaeger at U.S. Open 1979 Wildest U.S. Tennis Open match, McEnroe defeats Ilie Nastase 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. Nastase was defaulted by the umpire then reinstated 1978 66th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 20-13 1977 65th CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 41-6 1977 Hillsdale High School defeats Person High School 2-0 in basketball 1976 64th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 23-20 1976 Jimmy Carter defeats Gerald Ford for president 1975 63rd CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 9-8 1975 1st night match at U.S. Tennis Open (Parun defeats Smith) 1975 Heavyweight Muhammad Ali defeats Joe Bugner in Malaysia 1975 Margaret Thatcher defeats Edward Heath for Conservative leadership 1974 62nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 20-7 1973 61st CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 22-18 1973 Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton 1973 Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision 1972 60th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 13-10 1972 Bobby Fischer (U.S.) defeats Boris Spassky (U.S.S.R.) for world chess title 1971 59th CFL Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders defeats Toronto Argonauts, 14-11 1970 Baltimore defeats Kansas City 10-8, Orioles 23rd straight win over the Royals 1970 Charles Rangel defeats Adam Clayton Powell in Democratic primary 1969 57th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 29-11 1968 Arthur Ashe defeats Tom Okker to win U.S. Tennis Open 1967 55th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 24-1 1966 54th CFL Grey Cup: Saskatchewan Roughriders defeats Ottawa, 29-14 1964 52nd CFL Grey Cup: BC Lions defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 34-24 1964 Lyndon Baines Johnson defeats Barry Goldwater for president 1964 Gillette's 20 year contract with MSG and ABC to televise fights for free ends as Dick Tiger defeats Don Fullmer at Cleveland Auditorium 1964 Buster Mathis defeats Joe Fraizer to qualify for U.S. Olympic team 1963 51st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats BC Lions, 21-10 1962 U.S. Open Tennis: Jimmy Bostwick defeats brother Pete to win 1961 3rd place game is one of the wildest contests in NCAA Tournament history as St. Joseph's defeats Utah 127-120 in 4 overtimes 1960 48th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 16-6 1959 47th CFL Grey Cup: Winn Blue Bombers defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 21-7 1957 45th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 32-7 1956 44th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 50-27 1955 43rd CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 34-19 1954 42nd CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 26-25 1954 A's defeats Yankees 8-6 in last game franchise will play in Philadelphia 1953 41st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 12-6 1952 40th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 21-11 1951 39th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 21-14 1951 Rocky Marciano defeats Joe Louis at Madison Square Garden 1951 Sugar Ray Robinson defeats Jake LaMotta and takes middleweight title 1950 38th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 13-0 1950 City College of New York defeats Bradley to win the NIT 1949 Ezzard Charles defeats Jersey Joe Walcott for heavyweight boxing title 1947 35th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Calgary Stampeders, 10-9 1946 34th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 28-6 1945 33rd CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 35-0 1944 6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40 1944 Army defeats Navy 10-7 in football "Arab Bowl," Oran, North Africa 1943 U.S. defeats Japan and wins Battle of Bismark Sea 1942 30th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Hurricanes defeats Winnipeg Bombers, 8-5 1942 Montgomery (Br) defeats Rommel (G) in battle of Alamein Egypt (WW II) 1942 U.S. Navy defeats Japanese in WW II Battle of Cape Esperance 1941 Sea battle at Cape Matapan: British fleet under Cunningham defeats Italy 1939 27th Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 8-7 1939 1st boxing match to be televised, Lon Nova defeats Max Baer 1938 26th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 30-7 1938 Lefty Grove defeats Tigers 4-3 for 1st of record 20 consecutive wins at his home field Fenway Park; he doesn't lose there until May 12 1941 1938 Temple defeats Colorado to win 1st NIT 1937 25th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Winn Blue Bombers, 30-7 1936 24th CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia Imperials defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-20 1936 1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5 1935 23rd CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg Winnipegs defeats Hamilton Tigers, 18-12 1935 Joe Louis defeats Primo Carnera at Yankee Stadium 1933 21st CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Sarnia Imperials, 4-3 1932 20th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 25-6 1932 German election - KPD defeats NSDAP 1930 1st International bridge match is held in London. U.S. team defeats England 1930 Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 to open 1st ballpark with permanently installed lights 1930 Georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball 1929 17th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Regina Roughriders, 14-3 1928 England defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane 1927 15th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Hamilton Tigers, 9-6 1926 14th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats University of Toronto, 10-7 1926 U.S. defeats France for their 7th straight Davis Cup championship 1926 Suzanne Lenglen defeats Helen Wills in Tennis at Cannes France 1925 13th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Senators defeats Win Tammany Tigers, 24-1 1922 10th CFL Grey Cup: Queen's University defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 13-1 1922 Belgian soccer team defeats Netherlands: 1-2 1922 Netherlands soccer team defeats Denmark 2-0 1921 9th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 23-0 1920 8th CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 16-3 1915 7th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Rowing, 13-7 1914 6th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats University of Toronto, 14-2 1914 Germany defeats Russia (battle at Tannenberg/30,000 Russians die) 1914 Battle of Tannenberg - 8th German army defeats Russian Narev army 1913 5th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Parkdale, 44-2 1912 4th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Alerts defeats Toronto Argonauts, 11-4 1912 Woodrow Wilson (D) defeats Theodore Roosevelt (Prog) and President Taft (R) 1911 3rd CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Argonauts, 14-7 1910 2nd CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Hamilton Tigers, 16-7 1909 1st CFL Grey Cup: University of Toronto defeats Toronto Parkdale, 26-6 1905 Waseda University of Tokyo defeats LA High School 5-3 in baseball 1904 Germany defeats Hottentotten in Warmbad SW-Africa 1904 President Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D) 1904 German-ltalian General Von Trotha defeats Herero in SW Africa 1901 In their long-delayed AL home opener, Boston defeats Philadelphia 12-4 1898 U.S. Navy defeats Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor, Cuba 1898 Brown defeats Harvard 6-0 in 1st intercollegiate hockey game 1896 William McKinley (R) defeats William Jennings Bryan (D) for president 1896 Battle of Aduwa, Abyssinia (Ethiopia) defeats invading Italians 1894 1st midwestern football team to play on west coast, University of Chicago defeats Stanford 24-4 at Palo Alto, California in football 1894 Japan defeats China in Battle of Ping Yang 1892 1st CRU championship game: Osgoode Hall defeats Montreal, 45-5 1888 Longest U.S. men's single tournament match Palmer Presbrey defeats T S Tailer, 19-21, 8-6, 6-1, 6-4, an 80-game 1st-round contest 1887 Ottawa College (ORFU) defeats Montreal Football Club (QRFU) 10-5 to win the Dominion championship 1887 Battle of Dogali: Abyssinian Emperor John IV defeats Italians 1884 Montreal Foot Ball Club (QFRU) defeats Toronto Argonauts (ORFU) 30-0 in 1st CRFU Championship game 1878 Oxford defeats Cambridge in their 1st golf match 1870 Magic (U.S.) defeats Cambria (England) in 2nd running of America's Cup 1869 Mike McCoole (U.S.) defeats Tom Allen (England) in bare-knuckle bout 1868 Battle at Washita, General Custer defeats Cheyennes 1864 Union General Samuel R Curtis defeats Confederate General Stirling Price 1863 Battle of Brice's Crossroads, Miss; Forrest w/3500 defeats 8000 Feds 1863 South defeats North in Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia 1862 Grant defeats Confederates at Battle of Shiloh, Tennessee, Island #10 falls 1862 Battle of Shiloh, Union defeats Confederacy in SW Tennessee 1861 Battle of Boonville, MI-Brigadier General Lyon defeats Confederate forces 1861 1st Civil War land battle-Union defeats Confederacy at Philippi, WV 1861 Col Bernard Irwin attacks and defeats hostile Chiricahua Indians 1859 General Horsford defeats Begum of Oudh and Nana Sahib in Indian mutiny 1856 Battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua defeats invaders 1847 U.S. defeats Mexico in battle of Sacramento 1847 Battle of Buena Vista Mexico; Zachary Taylor defeats Mexicans 1824 Battle of Ayacucho (Candorcangui), Peru defeats Spain 1821 Battle of Carabobo; Bolivar defeats royalists outside of Caracas 1819 Battle of Boyaca; Bolivar defeats Spanish in Colombia 1814 Battle of Lake Champlain, New York; American Navy defeats British 1813 Comm Oliver H Perry defeats British in Battle of Lake Erie 1813 Battle of Dresden-Napoleon defeats Austrians 1812 U.S. warship Constitution defeats British warship Guerriere 1812 Duke of Wellington defeats French at Battle of Salamanca, Spain 1809 Napoleon I defeats Austria at Battle of Abensberg, Bavaria 1807 Napoleon defeats Russians in battle of Eylau 1805 Napoleon defeats Russians and Austrians at Austerlitz 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, Admiral Nelson defeats French and Spanish fleet and dies 1800 French army defeats Turks at Helipolis Turkey, and advance to Cairo 1798 Battle of Abukir on the Nile-Nelson defeats French fleet 1796 Napoleon defeats Austria in Battle of Lodi Bridge 1796 Napoleon defeats Piedmontese at Battle of Mondovi 1794 English fleet under Richard Earl Howe defeats French 1779 John Paul Jones' "Bon Homme Richard" defeats HMS Serepis 1777 Washington defeats British at Battle of Princeton, NJ 1776 George Washington defeats Hessians at Trenton 1776 Washington crosses Delaware and surprises and defeats 1,400 Hessians 1757 Robert Clive defeats Indians at Plassey, wins control of Bengal 1754 George Washington defeats French and indians at Ft. Duquesne near Pittsburgh 1746 Battle of Falkirk, Scotland-Edward I defeats and massacres Scots 1745 Frederick the Great (Prussia) defeats Austrians and Saxons 1739 Turks defeats Holy Roman Emp at Crocyka Yugoslavia and threaten Belgrade 1706 Battle of Ramillies-Marlborough defeats French; 17,000 killed 1700 King Charles XII of Sweden defeats Russia at Narva 1690 Battle of Boyne-King William III defeats catholic king James II 1690 Army of England's Protestant King William III defeats Roman Catholic King James II in Battle of Boyne in Ireland 1689 Battle of Killicrankie, Viscount Dundee defeats Whig General MacKay 1687 Charles of Lotharingen defeats Turkish leaders 1673 Sea battle at Kijkduin: De Ruyter defeats English and French fleet 1671 Pirate Henry Morgan defeats Spanish defenders, captures Panama 1665 Duke of York defeats Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft 1648 Battle of Lens: French duke d'Enghien defeats Spaniards 1648 Emperor Ferdinand III defeats Maximilian I of Bavaria 1643 Cromwell defeats Royalist at Battle of Gainsborough 1639 Dunes (Marten Tromp defeats Spanish armada under De Oquendo) 1631 Battle of Breitenfeld: King Gustaaf Adolf defeats General Tilly 1604 Tsar Ivan IV defeats False Dmitri, who claims to be the true tsar 1588 English fleet defeats Spanish armada 1580 Battle of Alcantara, Spain defeats Portugal 1569 Battle of Jarnac, Count of Anjou defeats Huguenots 1520 Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats Swedes at Lake Asunde 1460 Wars of Roses: Richard of York defeats King Henry VI at Northampton 1396 Battle of Nicopolis: Sultan Bajezid I defeats Crusades armies 1385 Battle at Aljubarotta-Portugal defeats Castilie 1322 Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's independence 1278 Battle of Marchfeld: Rudolf van Habsburg defeats Ottokar II 1260 Battle of Ain Djaloet, Palestine defeats Mongols army 1244 Chwarizneense Turken defeats Jerusalem 1242 Alexander Nevsky of Novgorod defeats Teutonic Knights 1187 Battle of Hittin (Tiberias): Saladin defeats Reinoud of Chatillon 1141 Battle of Samarkand: Yelutashi defeats Islams 1139 Battle of Ourique: Afonso I defeats Moors 1128 Afonso I of Portugal defeats army of his mother Theresa 1096 Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea defeats 1st Crusaders 1071 Battle of Cassel-Robert I the Frisian defeats Arnulf III/I 451 General Aetius defeats Attila the Hun at Chalons-sur-Marne 378 Battle of Adrianople, Visigoth Calvary defeats Roman Army |
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