Happy birthday Ranjan Madugalle![/caption]
1906 - (From 22 April to May 2) The Intercalated Olympic Games, or “Second International Olympic Games in Athens”, are held in Athens, Greece
1947 - First NBA Championship: Philadelphia Warriors beat Chicago Stags, four games to two
1954 - NBA adopts the 24-second shot clock and six team-foul rule
1959 - Birth of Ranjan Madugalle, former SL cricket Captain and Head of the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees
1968 - Four-Test Australian quick bowler Jo Angel was born
1983 - Start of first Sri Lanka-Australia Test cricket match, at Kandy under two Captains Duleep Mendis (SL) and Greg Chappell (Aus)
1988 - Women are allowed to compete in the track cycling race category “Little 500” in Bloomington, Indiana, for the first time
1994 - Michael Moorer beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
1995 - George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title
2010 - Death of former International Olympic Committee (IOC) President from 1980-2001, Juan Antonio Samaranch at age 89 in Barcelona, Spain