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BOAT RACE

Oxford And Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

CRICKET

The Ashes - England win 3 test series 2-1

County Cricket Championship - Yorkshire

ICE HOCKEY

Winnipeg Victorias win their 1st Stanley Cup, defeating the Montreal Victorias , however, Montreal would reclaim the trophy by defeating Winnipeg in a rematch.

ICE SKATING

First World Figure Skating Championships (open to men only) held in St. Petersburg

FOOTBALL (SOCCER)

England

First Division - Aston Villa win the 1895-96 title.

FA Cup - The Wednesday beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1.

Netherlands

Willem II Tilburg , a Dutch football club playing in Tilburg, is founded as ''Tilburgia'' on August 12 .

GENERAL SPORTING EVENTS

1896 Summer Olympics , the first modern Olympic Games , takes place in Athens , Greece

---13 nations compete in the Games, most from Greece , Germany and France .

--- April 6 - American James Connolly wins the Triple Jump , becoming the first Olympic champion in over 1,500 years.

---Winners receive a Silver medal and a crown of Olive branches.

--- Greece wins the most medals (46), and the United States wins the most gold medals (11).

BIRTHS

May 2 — Norman Ross , American swimmer (d. 1953 )

DEATHS