On April 16:
1939 — At Boston Garden in Boston, MA, the Boston Bruins defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1, clinching a 4-1 series victory in the first best-of-7 Stanley Cup Final series.
1940 — Bob Feller of the Cleveland baseball team throws a no-hitter against the White Sox in Chicago, marking the only opening day no-hitter in Major League Baseball history.
1949 — The Toronto Maple Leafs secure a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings, sweeping the Stanley Cup Finals for the second consecutive year.
1953 — At Montreal Forum in Quebec, the Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup Final against the Boston Bruins with a 1-0 victory, sealing a 4-1 series win.
1954 — The Detroit Red Wings claim the Stanley Cup by narrowly defeating the Montreal Canadiens 2-1 in the seventh game of the series.
1957 — The Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup in five games by beating the Boston Bruins 5-1.
1958 — Arnold Palmer wins the Masters by edging out Doug Ford by one stroke.
1961 — The Chicago Blackhawks secure the Stanley Cup in six games with a 5-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
1978 — Bob Forsch of the St. Louis Cardinals pitches a no-hitter against the Philadelphia Phillies, winning 5-0 in St. Louis.
1980 — Tennis player Arthur Ashe announces his retirement from professional tennis.
1983 — Steve Garvey sets a National League record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games.
1987 — Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls scores 61 points in a game against the Atlanta Hawks, becoming the second player to surpass the 3,000-point mark in a season.
1989 — Costa Rica defeats the US 1-0 in the third round of the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
1990 — Gelindo Bordin becomes the first Olympic men’s champion to win the Boston Marathon, finishing in 2:08:19. Rosa Mota of Portugal wins the women’s division in 2:25:24.
1991 — The St. Louis Blues come back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in the seventh game of the NHL playoffs.
1995 — Raymond Floyd wins the PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf by 5 strokes.
2000 — Doug Tewell wins his first of two Champions Tour major titles at the PGA Seniors’ Championship Men’s Golf.
2001 — Lee Bong-ju of South Korea wins the Boston Marathon, breaking a 10-year winning streak for Kenyan men. Catherine Ndereba of Kenya wins the women’s race.
2003 — The Anaheim Mighty Ducks defeat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in overtime, marking the first time in 51 years that a defending Stanley Cup winner is swept in a four-game opening series.
2003 — Michael Jordan of the Washington Wizards plays his final NBA game.
2008 — Jason Kidd achieves his 100th triple-double with 27 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds in Dallas’ 111-98 victory over New Orleans.
2013 — Two bombs explode near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, resulting in three deaths and over 270 injuries. Lelisa Desisa of Ethiopia wins the men’s race, while Rita Jeptoo of Kenya wins the women’s race.
2018 — Desiree Linden wins the Boston Marathon, becoming the first American woman to do so since 1985, despite icy rain and strong headwinds.
2019 — Russell Wilson, quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, becomes the highest-paid player in NFL history with a 4-year $140 million contract extension.
