Nelly Saunders and Rose Harland fought in America's first public women's boxing match.
The world's first international soccer match took place.
England and Scotland compete in the first international rugby match.
The first city to city cycle race was held between Paris and Rouen.
The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first game, winning with 45-9 against the Great Westerns of Cincinnati.
French inventor Pierre Lallement was awarded his patent for a pedal bicycle.
The Football Association is formed.
Charles Blondin became the first person to cross Niagara Falls by walking across a tightrope.
The National Association of Baseball Players was established in New York.
The First America's Cup is held.
The world's first chess tournament is held in London.
The first-ever all-female golf tournament was held.
The world's first recorded parachute jump occurred from 3,300 feet (1,000 m) above Paris.
A first-of-its-kind boxing match took place to settle a feud between a butler and a butcher.
The US held its first horse race in Long Island, New York.
