| Years in sports: | 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 |
| Centuries: | 19th century · 20th century · 21st century |
| Decades: | 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s |
| Years: | 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 |
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Baseball (Negro League)
- The St. Louis Stars win the Negro National League pennant. This page indexes the individual year in sports pages Baseball (Major League Babe Ruth hit 60 Home runs setting a major league record Baseball (Negro League In late May the Eastern Colored League disintegrates leaving the league's clubs to play independently for the rest of the season Football ( American) January 1 - Rose Bowl - Georgia Tech 8 California 7 The highlight (or lowilght Athletics September 6 &mdash Czechoslovakia's Antonie Briksová sets a new world record in the women's 20 km walk in Prague Auto racing Grand Prix racing - Main article 1932 Grand Prix season. Baseball New York Giants defeat Washington Senators in the World Series, 4-1 The pages listed below contain information about trends and events in particular centuries and millennia. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The 21st century is the current century of the Christian Era or Common Era in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. See also List of centuries, History This is a list of Decades in history including links to corresponding articles with more information about them The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This page indexes the individual Years pages Twenty-first century Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Part of the History of baseball in the United States series The Negro leagues were American professional Baseball leagues The St Louis Stars were a Negro League baseball team that competed in the Negro National League from 1922 to 1931
Basketball
- The South American Basketball Championship 1930, won by Uruguay, is the first major international basketball championship. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The South American Basketball Championship 1930, the first South American Basketball Championship, was the first major international basketball tournament and the earliest competition The Uruguay national basketball team is the Basketball side that represents Uruguay in international competitions Four South American teams play in Montevideo. Montevideo (monteβi'ðeo is the largest city the capital and chief port of Uruguay.
Cricket
- 10 January-13 January, Christchurch - New Zealand plays its first Test match, against England. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Test cricket is the longest form of the Sport of Cricket. It has long been considered the ultimate test of playing ability between cricketing nations England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland England won by 8 wickets. In the sport of Cricket the word wicket has several distinct meanings Meanings of wicket Set of stumps Primarily the wicket England won the 4-Test series 1-0.
Football (American)
- Green Bay Packers win the National Football League title with a record of 10-3-1. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.
Football (Australian rules football)
- Victorian Football League
- Collingwood wins the 34th VFL Premiership (Collingwood 14. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players History The Victorian Football Association (VFA was founded in 1877 on 17 May. Collingwood Football Club, officially nicknamed The Magpies is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. 16 (100) d Geelong 9. Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club based in the city of Geelong. 16 (70))
- Brownlow Medal awarded to Stan Judkins (Richmond), Allan Hopkins (Footscray) and Harry Collier (Collingwood)
Football (soccer)
- FIFA World Cup - the first World Cup is held in Uruguay. For the list of winners of the award see List of Brownlow Medal winners. Stan Judkins (4 October 1907 1986 was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League between Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, competes in the Australian Football League. Allan Hopkins (24 May 1904 &ndash 2 July 2001 was an Australian rules footballler in the (then Victorian Football League. The Western Bulldogs, formerly referred to as the Footscray Football Club, is an Australian Football League (AFL club based at the Whitten Oval in Harry Collier (1 October 1907—16 August 1994 was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international Association football The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup, the world championship for international football teams Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the final. The Uruguay national football team is controlled by the Asociación Uruguaya de Fútbol. The Argentina national football team is the national football team of Argentina and is controlled by the Asociación del Fútbol Argentino (AFA Brail holds the record of most titles its 5.
England
- First Division - Sheffield Wednesday win the 1929-30 title. The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between
- FA Cup - Arsenal beat Huddersfield Town 2-0. The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
Golf
- May 31 - British Amateur - Bobby Jones
- June 18-20 - British Open - Bobby Jones
- July 10-12 - U.S. Open - Bobby Jones
- September 13 - PGA Championship - Tommy Armour
- September 27 - U.S. Amateur - Bobby Jones: Jones became the only golfer to win the Grand Slam. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. The Amateur Championship is a Golf tournament which is held in the United Kingdom. Robert Tyre "Bobby" Jones Jr (March 17 1902 &ndash December 18 1971 was one of the greatest Golfers to compete on a national and international level The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the US Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September The PGA Championship (sometimes referred to as the US PGA Championship outside of North America is an annual Golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America PGA Tour wins (25 1920 (1 Pinehurst Fall Pro-Am Bestball (as an amateur with Leo Diegel) 1925 (1 Florida West Coast Open 1926 Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again
Hockey (Ice)
- Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens defeat Boston Bruins 2-0
Horse Racing
- May 17 - Gallant Fox wins the Kentucky Derby
Snooker
- World Snooker Championship: Joe Davis beats Tom Dennis 25-12 YO
Yacht racing
- The New York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as Enterprise defeats British challenger Shamrock V, of the Royal Ulster Yacht Club, 4 races to 0
Multi-sport events
- First British Empire Games, precursor of the Commonwealth Games, held in Hamilton, Ontario
- 9th Far Eastern Championship Games held in Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Births
- January 8 — Éva Novák-Gerard, Hungarian swimmer (d. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. The Stanley Cup (La Coupe Stanley is an Ice hockey club championship Trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL playoffs champion The Montreal Canadiens (Les Canadiens de Montréal are a professional Ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Boston Bruins are a professional Ice hockey team based in Boston Massachusetts. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Gallant Fox (March 23 1927 - November 13 1954 was a United States Thoroughbred Horseracing champion The Kentucky Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three year-old thoroughbred horses held annually in Louisville Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May Snooker is a Cue sport that is played on a large Baize -covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long The World Snooker Championship, currently held at the Crucible Theatre in the English city of Sheffield, is the climax of Snooker 's annual calendar and For the California governor often called "Joe Davis" by his critics see Gray Davis. Tom A Dennis was an English professional Snooker and Billiards Carom billiards ?--> player Yacht racing is the sport of competitive Sailing. There is a broad variety of kinds of races and sailboats used for racing Clubhouses In 1845 the club’s first clubhouse was established -- a modest Gothic-revival building in Hoboken New Jersey, on land donated by Commodore The America’s Cup is the most prestigious Regatta and Match race in the sport of Sailing, and the oldest active Trophy in international Royal Ulster Yacht Club is located in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland on the south shore of Belfast Lough. A multi-sport event -- 246717740 ( talk) 1859 5 October 2008 (UTC is an organized sporting event often held over multiple days and featuring competition in many The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Hamilton (ˈhæməltən ( 2006 population 504559 UA population 647634 CMA population The Far Eastern Championship Games (also known as Far East Games) was a small Asian multi-sport competition considered to be a precursor to the Asian Games officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Éva Novák-Gerard ( January 8, 1930 &ndash June 30, 2005) is a former Swimmer from Hungary, and the younger sister 2005)
- January 8 — Doreen Wilber, American archer
- January 24 — Felix Capella, Canadian race walker
- January 26 — Buddy Melges, American yachtsman
- February 13 — Ronald Stretton, British track cyclist
- February 25 — Edi Ziegler, German road cyclist
- February 26 — Lionel Cox, Australian track cyclist
- March 1 — Gastone Nencini, Italian cyclist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Doreen Wilber (born 8 January 1930 in Rutland Iowa) is an American archer from Iowa. Events 41 - Gaius Caesar (Caligula, known for his eccentricity and cruel Despotism, is Assassinated by his disgruntled Felix Capella (born January 24, 1930) was a Race walker from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1968 Summer Olympics Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Harry "Buddy" Melges Jr, is one of the most successful competitive Sailors in history with dozens of national and international championships in many different classes Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Ronald Charles Stretton (born February 13, 1930, Epsom, Surrey) is a retired Track cyclist from Great Britain, who Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Edi Ziegler (born February 25, 1930 in Schweinfurt, Bavaria) is a German former Road racing cyclist, who won the Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Lionel Cox (born 26 February 1930 in Brisbane Queensland) was a Road bicycle and Track cyclist from Australia who won the silver medal in the Men's Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant Gastone Nencini ( 1 March 1930 &ndash 1 February 1980) was an Italian Road racing cyclist who won the 1960 1980)
- March 11 — Troy Ruttman, American race car driver, Indianapolis 500 champion (1952) (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Troy Ruttman (born March 11, 1930 in Mooreland Oklahoma &ndash May 19, 1997) was an American race car driver The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, often shortened to Indianapolis 500 or Indy 500, and historically known simply as "The 500" is an American Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1997)
- March 24 — Ed Sanders, American boxer (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Hayes Edward “Big Ed” Sanders ( March 24, 1930 – December 12, 1954) was an Olympic champion boxer was born in the Watts neighborhood of 1954)
- March 29 — John Marshall, Australian freestyle swimmer (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King John Birnie Marshall (born 29 March 1930 &ndash died 31 January 1957 was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1940s and 1950s who won a silver and bronze 1957)
- April 12 — John Landy, Australian track athlete
- May 12 — Patricia McCormick, American diver
- May 20 — Miguel Seijas, Uruguayan rower
- June 4 — Carlos Lucas, Chilean boxer
- June 21 — Boris Grishayev, Soviet marathon runner
- July 4 — Yuri Tyukalov, Soviet Olympic rower
- August 3 — Leen Jansen, Dutch boxer
- August 14 — Earl Weaver, American baseball manager
- August 27 — Gholamreza Takhti, Iranian wrestler (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. John Michael Landy AC, CVO, MBE (born April 12 1930 is a former track athlete and was the 26th Governor of Victoria Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. For other similarly named persons see Pat McCormick (disambiguation Patricia ("Pat" Joan McCormick (born Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Miguel A Seijas Cuestas (born May 20, 1930) is a retired rower from Uruguay, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Carlos Lucas Manríquez (born June 4, 1930 in Villarrica Chile) is a former Chilean boxer, who won the bronze medal in the light Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Boris Grishayev (born June 21, 1930) is a retired marathon runner from the Soviet Union, who won the silver medal at the Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Yuri Sergeevich Tyukalov (Юрий Сергеевич Тюкалов (born July 4 1930 in Leningrad) was an Olympic Champion Rower who competed for Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Leonardus ("Leen" Eustachius Jansen (born August 3, 1930 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a former boxer from the Netherlands Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Earl Sidney Weaver (born August 14, 1930 in St Louis Missouri) is a former Major League Baseball manager. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Gholamreza Takhti ( August 27, 1930 &ndash January 7, 1968) is the most famous wrestler in Iranian history 1968)
- September 1 — Piet van Klaveren, Dutch boxer
- September 5 — Mircea Dobrescu, Romanian boxer
- September 21 — Sergey Popov, Soviet marathon runner
- November 9 — José Águas, Angola-born Portuguese football (soccer) player (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Pieter ("Piet" van Klaveren (born September 1, 1930 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, died April 28, 2008) is a former Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Mircea Dobrescu (born September 5, 1930) is a former boxer from Romania, who won the silver medal in the Flyweight division (&ndash Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Sergey Popov (born September 21, 1930 in Irkutsk) is a retired Marathon runner from the Soviet Union, who won the Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all José Pinto Carvalho dos Santos Águas ( pron ʒu'zɛ 'agwɐʃ ( 9 November 1930 &ndash Lisbon, 11 December 2000) was 2003)
- November 19 — Bob Mathias, American decathlete (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Robert Bruce Mathias ( November 17 1930 - September 2 2006) was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold 2006)
- November 24 — Sándor Rozsnyói, Hungarian athlete
- December 1 — Kenneth Box, British track and field sprinter
- December 3 — Jan Plantaz, Dutch road bicycle and track cyclist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Sándor Rozsnyói (born 24 November 1930 in Zalaegerszeg) was a Hungarian athlete who mainly competed in the 3000 metre steeple chase Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Kenneth James Box (born December 1, 1930) is a retired Track and field sprinter who represented Great Britain in the men's 100m and men's Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Johannes ("Jan" Marinus Plantaz (born December 3, 1930 in Geldrop, Noord-Brabant &ndash died February 10, 1974 1974)
- December 23 — Jean Stewart, New Zealand swimmer
Deaths
- July 30 — Joan Gamper, Swiss-born founder of FC Barcelona (b. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Jean Stewart (born December 23, 1930 in Dunedin) is a former Swimmer from New Zealand, who after her marriage in 1957 became Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Joan Gamper (born Winterthur, Switzerland, November 22 1877, died July 30 1930, Switzerland) also known as Fútbol Club Barcelona ( Catalan fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona known familiarly as Barça (Spanish ˈbaɾsa Catalan 1877)
- November 2 — Viggo Jensen, Danish weightlifter, shooter, gymnast, and athlete (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Alexander Viggo Jensen ( June 22, 1874 - November 2, 1930) was a Danish weightlifter, shooter, gymnast 1874)
- December 13 — Arthur Wharton, first black professional football player (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Arthur Wharton (28 October 1865 &ndash 13 December 1930 is widely considered to be the first black professional association football player in the world 1865)
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