1896: George Lohmann took eight wickets for seven runs as England bowled South Africa out for 30 at Port Elizabeth. The innings total remained the lowest in a Test match for almost 60 years.

1907: American jockey Johnny Longden was born in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. He went on to ride Count Fleet to victory in the US Triple Crown - the Kentucky Derby, the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness Stakes - in 1943. He had a 40-year riding career, during which he rode 6,032 winners and became the first man to top the 6,000 mark.

1925: Wigan beat the Cumberland amateur side Flimby and Fothergill 116-0 in a Rugby League Northern Cup match. Full-back Jim Sullivan kicked a British record 22 goals.

1984: British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold in Sarajevo for their dance interpretation of Ravel's Bolero.

1989: Peter Scudamore became the third National Hunt jockey, after Stan Mellor and John Francome, to ride 1,000 winners.