1840 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Events 22 September — James Burke meets Nicholas Ward at Lillingstone Level for the English...

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1840. 1840 (MDCCCXL) was a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on...

Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1840, and ended on December 31, 1849. The decade was noted in Europe for featuring the largely unsuccessful...

The 4th Boat Race took place on the River Thames on 15 April 1840. It was the third of the University Boat Races to be held on the Thames, between Westminster...

Events from the year 1840 in Canada. Monarch: Victoria Parliament of Lower Canada: 15th Governor of the Canadas: Robert Milnes Governor of New Brunswick:...

Canadian sports falls into five stages of development: early recreational activities before 1840; the start of organized competition, 1840–1880; the...

sport in the colony. Horse racing was also happening in Melbourne at Batman's Hill in 1838, with the first race meeting in Victoria taking place in 1840. Cricket...

(commentator), American sports commentator and sports reporter Lewis Johnson (footballer) (born 2004), English footballer Lew Johnson (c. 1840–1910), American...

Sports in the Philippines is an important part of the country's culture. There are six major sports in the Philippines: basketball, boxing, tennis, football...

1843 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Events Semi-organised "New York Club" begins playing baseball at Elysian Fields in Hoboken,...

football is still an annual event in the town of Ashbourne. Since at least as early as 1840 'derby' has been used as a noun in English to denote any kind of...

1841 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Events 2 February — Ben Caunt fights Nicholas Ward at Crookham Common for the Championship of...

professional sports teams and some of the most passionate sports fans in the nation, Philadelphia is often described as the “nation's best sports city.” In addition...

Philippine sports in 2024. February 20 – Ernest John Obiena wins the gold medal at the Memorial Josip Gasparac indoor pole vault event in Croatia, clearing...

1842 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Events William "Bendigo" Thompson contemplates a comeback but no one will challenge Ben Caunt...

1838 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Events 3 April — in his return fight with Ben Caunt, William "Bendigo" Thompson is disqualified...

Palestinian armed groups named the attacks Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, while in Israel they are referred to as Black Sabbath or the Simchat Torah Massacre...

coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of the heritage sites in KwaZulu-Natal as recognized by the South African Heritage Resource Agency...

1837 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Events With James Burke now operating in America, attention shifts to the upcoming Ben Caunt...

the IAU's naming conventions. The list below concerns those minor planets in the specified number-range that have received names, and explains the meanings...

assimilation of French Canadians into English culture. The Act of Union 1840 merged the Canadas into a united Province of Canada and responsible government...

remaining South African lands in 1840, Mzilikazi and his tribe permanently settled in the southwest of present-day Zimbabwe in what became known as Matabeleland...

Corporation's national sports reporter David Mark is recognised at the International Sports Press Association's Sports Media Awards in Spain for his exposé...

the federal Department of Education" and "Keep[ing] men out of women's sports." Creating a new way to certify teachers based on their patriotism, giving...

the Great Recession. In the U.S., the Great Depression resulted in a 30% contraction in GDP, compared with a mere 4.7% drop in the period between 2007...

re-granted city status by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994 (having lost that status in local government reforms of 1840). In the Republic of Ireland, Kilkenny, the...

Retrieved 5 December 2009. Integrated Upland Management for Wildlife, Field Sports, Agriculture & Public Enjoyment (pdf) (September 1999) Scottish Natural...

that occurred either in the United States, at diplomatic missions of the United States, or incidents outside of the United States in which a number of U...

similar mechanism not used in a timepiece. The electric clock was patented in 1840, and electronic clocks were introduced in the 20th century, becoming...

secret society that was attempting to rule the country in defiance of republican principles. By 1840, the party had been supplanted by the Whig Party. Some...