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Selected anniversaries

Selected anniversaries January

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• January 5, 1967 – The first race of the inaugural Alpine Ski World Cup takes place in Berchtesgaden, West Germany
• January 13, 1924 – Allsvenskan, the top league in the Swedish football league system, is founded
• January 17, 1958 – The Canadian Football League (game pictured), the highest level of Canadian football completion, is founded
• January 19, 1950 – The inaugural season of the Ladies Professional Golf Association Tour officially begins
• January 19, 1973 – The first race of the inaugural World Rally Championship series, the 42ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo, begins

Selected anniversaries February

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• February 4, 1925 – The inaugural Nordic World Ski Championships begins in Janské Lázně, Czechoslovakia
• February 9, 1895 – Volleyball (pictured), originally called Mintonette, is created by William G. Morgan in Holyoke, Massachusetts
• February 20, 1992 – The Premier League, the top division of the English football league system, is founded
• February 21, 1948 – NASCAR is founded by a consortium of drivers led by Bill France, Sr.
• February 22, 1980 – The United States ice hockey team defeats the Soviet Union team in the Miracle on Ice at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Selected anniversaries March

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• March 1, 1913 – The International Tennis Federation, the governing body of world tennis, is founded as the International Lawn Tennis Federation
• March 4, 1951 – The 1951 Asian Games, the first Asian Games (opening ceremony pictured), begins in Delhi, India
• March 13, 1986 – The Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League, the predecessor to National Lacrosse League, is founded by Russ Cline and Chris Fritz
• March 17, 1973 – The inaugural IAAF World Cross Country Championships is held in Waregem, Belgium
• March 18, 1957 – The United States national women's badminton team defeats their Danish counterparts to win the inaugural Uber Cup

Selected anniversaries April

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• April 6, 1896 – The first international Olympic Games held in the modern era, the 1896 Summer Olympics (pictured), begin
• April 8, 2005 – The inaugural Islamic Solidarity Games open in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
• April 14, 1900 – Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for sports cycling, is founded in Paris, France
• April 19, 1897 – The first Boston Marathon is run
• April 26, 2002 – The inaugural season of the China Baseball League begins

Selected anniversaries May

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• May 8, 1954 – The Asian Football Confederation, the governing body of association football in Asia, is founded
• May 15, 1908 – The International Ice Hockey Federation is founded in Paris as Ligue International de Hockey sur Glace
• May 17, 1875 – The first Kentucky Derby is held, with Aristides winning the race
• May 22, 1987 – The inaugural Rugby World Cup (2011 match pictured), co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia, begins
• May 23, 1985 – The first Games of the Small States of Europe, a multi-sport event for European microstates, begins in San Marino

Selected anniversaries June

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• June 6, 1946 – The Basketball Association of America, a predecessor to the National Basketball Association, is founded
• June 14, 1900 – The only game of Basque pelota (pictured) ever played in the Olympics takes place at the 1900 Summer Olympics
• June 15, 1909 – The international governing body of cricket, the International Cricket Council, is founded
• June 20, 1904 – Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, the federation in charge of Formula One and World Rally Championship, is founded
• June 23, 1894 – Pierre, Baron de Coubertin founds the International Olympic Committee, the organizers of the Olympic Games and Youth Olympic Games

Selected anniversaries July

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• July 9, 1877 – The Championships, Wimbledon (2011 Ladies' Singles champion pictured), the oldest of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments, holds its first event
• July 18, 1965 – The first All-Africa Games multi-sport event begins in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
• July 19, 1908 – The organizing body for international aquatic sports competitions, Fédération Internationale de Natation, is founded following the conclusion of the 1908 Summer Olympics
• July 20, 1986 – The first Special Olympics World Games takes place in Chicago, United States
• July 30, 2004 – The inaugural Women's Baseball World Cup begins in Edmonton, Canada

Selected anniversaries August

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• August 3, 1949 – The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League merge to form the National Basketball Association
• August 7, 1983 – The inaugural World Championships in Athletics competition begins in Helsinki, Finland
• August 14, 2010 – The inaugural Youth Olympic Games (opening ceremony pictured) multi-sport event begins in Singapore
• August 18, 1915 – The first game of the Japanese High School Baseball Championship, the largest scale amateur sport event in Japan, takes place
• August 28, 1982 – The inaugural Gay Games, originally called the Gay Olympics, open in San Francisco, California

Selected anniversaries September

Portal:Sports/Selected anniversaries/September

• September 4, 1931 – The World Archery Federation is founded in Lviv, Ukraine as the Fédération Internationale de Tir à l'Arc
• September 4, 1955 – The first season of the European Cup, the predecessor to the UEFA Champions League, begins with a match between Sporting Clube de Portugal and FK Partizan
• September 4, 1995 – The inaugural Military World Games, a multi-sport event for military sportspeople, opens in Rome, Italy
• September 17, 1920 – The National Football League (game pictured), the highest level professional American football league in the United States, is founded
• September 18, 1961 – The Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football is formed by the merger of the NAFC and the CCCF confederations

Selected anniversaries October

Portal:Sports/Selected anniversaries/October

• October 1, 1903 – The first game of the inaugural Major League Baseball World Series (2011 game pictured) takes place at the Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds in Boston, Massachusetts
• October 4, 1895 – The first U.S. Open golf tournament is held at the Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island
• October 7, 2006 – The inaugural Lusophony Games, a multi-sport event for athletes from Portuguese language-speaking countries, begins in Macau
• October 15, 1999 – The first match of the inaugural Rugby League Tri-Nations series is played
• October 24–25, 1987 – The FILA Wrestling World Championships hold their first World Women Championships in Lørenskog, Norway

Selected anniversaries November

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• November 3, 1978 – The inaugural Southern Cross Games, now known as the South American Games, begins in La Paz, Bolivia
• November 16, 1991 – The first game is played in the inaugural FIFA Women's World Cup (2011 match pictured), between Norway and Cup hosts China PR
• November 20, 1965 – The inaugural Vanier Cup Canadian Interuniversity Sport football championship game is played
• November 24, 1973 – The first Central American Games opens in Guatemala City, Guatemala
• November 29, 1913 – Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, the governing body for Olympic fencing, is founded

Selected anniversaries December

Portal:Sports/Selected anniversaries/December

• December 7–8, 1963 – The inaugural World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships is held in Budapest, Hungary
• December 12, 1959 – The first Southeast Asian Games (2011 opening ceremony pictured), a biennial multi-sport event for the countries in Southeast Asia, opens in Bangkok, Thailand
• December 12, 2010 – The inaugural Asian Para Games, the successor to the Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled, opens in Guangzhou, China
• December 13, 1993 – Major League Soccer, the highest level association football league in the United States and Canada, is founded
• December 21, 1904 – The governing body of motorcycle racing, Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme, is founded in Paris, France