Here is Will and Guy's collection of interesting, memorable and important
sporting days throughout the calendar. We admit that there is a bias
towards British events. We also have a more comprehensive 'Special
Day Today' page.
Sponsored Links ∇January Special Day Events (2) 1st New Year's Day 14/15th Kite Festival India 20th Festival of San Sebastian Spain Up Helly Aa (25th Jan 2011, 31st
Jan 2012) See other interesting events that happened in January.
February's Distinctive Sporting Events (3) 2nd Groundhog Day 4th Six Nations Rugby Begins 6th Super Bowl
Jokes XLV NFL 14th Valentine's Day 25th Mohammad Ali (Cassius Clay) KO's Sonny Liston 1964 See other interesting events that happened in February
March's Out-of-the-ordinary Events (2) 1st World Maths
Day (2011) 15th March Cheltenham Festival 17th St Patrick's Day 19th Six Nations Rugby Finishes 27th
British Summer Time Starts (2011) See other interesting events that happened in March.
April Sporting Days Calendar (2) 1st April Fools Day 2nd World Cup Cricket
Final 9th Grand National (2011) 2nd Earth Day See other interesting events that happened in April
May's Distinctive Events (3) 1st May Day 5th Cinco de Mayo 14th May FA Cup Final See other interesting events that happened in May.
June Special Day Events (5) 4th June Epsom Derby 6th Dragon Boat Festival (2011) - China, Hong Kong, Taiwan 14th Royal Ascot 16th Golf: US
Open Tees Off 20th Wimbledon Tennis 21st Summer Solstice 24th Midsummer's Day See other interesting events that happened in June.
July Distinguishing Events (6) 1st Wife Carrying Championships Finland 2nd Tour de France 3rd
Wimbledon Final 6-14th Running of the
Bulls at Pamplona 14th Golf: UK
Open Starts 23rd Tri Nations Rugby Starts 29th The inauguration of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris (1836) See other interesting events that happened in July.
August Special Sports Events Events (2) 12th Glorious Twelfth
- Grouse Shooting Starts 31st Tomatina Tomato
Festival Bunol Spain See other interesting events that happened in August back down
the years.
September Special Events (3) 9th Rugby World Cup New Zealand 12th September Blackberry Day 17th Oktoberfest Germany (2011) 19th Talk like a Pirate Day 23rd Autumnal Equinox. 26th Stone Skimming
Championships See other interesting events that happened in September.
October Special Events (2) 19th MLB World Series
Starts 21st Trafalgar Day 23rd World Cup Rugby Final
New Zealand 31st Halloween (Samhain) See other interesting events that happened in October.
November Special Events (1) 5th Bonfire Night, Guy Fawkes 24th Thanksgiving (2011) See other interesting events that happened in November.
December Special Day Calendar (2) Advent 14th Roald Amundsen Reaches the South Pole (1911) 17th Wright Brothers make their first flight (1903) 21st Winter Solstice 25th Christmas (Quarter Day) 26th Boxing Day - St Stephen's
Day 31st New Years Eve See other interesting events that
happened in December.
