1995 Event Columbia U beats Hartferd College to be 1st U.S. to win Henley Regatta 1967 Birthday Vaclav Chalupa, Czechoslovakia, rower, Henley Royal Regatta 1989 1845 Event New York Yacht Club holds its 1st regatta 1839 Event 1st Henley Regatta held 1839 Event 1st Henley Royal Regatta 1775 Event 1st regatta held on Thames, England 1697 Birthday Giovanni Canaletto, Venetian painter, Venicei Regatta on Grand Canal
