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Sporting Events on April 06

1947 : 11th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret wins, shooting a 281
1952 : 16th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 286
1992 : 1st game at Camden Field, Balt-Orioles beat Indians 2-0
1896 : 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece [3/25 OS]
1994 : 1st scheduled Indians night game at Jacobs Field is rained out
1947 : 1st Tony Awards: Arthur Miller, David Wayne & Patricia Neal win
1959 : 31st Academy Awards - "Gigi," Susan Hayward & David Niven win
1936 : 3rd Golf Masters Championship: Horton Smith wins, shooting a 285
1941 : 8th Golf Masters Championship: Craig Wood wins, shooting a 280
1997 : 9th Seniors Golf Tradition: Gil Morgan wins
1896 : American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history
1985 : Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final
1997 : Brad Faxon wins Freeport-McDermott Golf Classic
1930 : Hostess Twinkies invented by bakery executive James Dewar
1978 : Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by inn & 193 to win Ranji Trophy
1977 : Kingdome opens, Seattle Mariners 1st game, loses to Angels 7-0
1982 : Largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in Minn 52,279
1954 : Mont Canadiens score 3 goals in 56 sec in playoff game against Det
1988 : NJ Devils' 1st playoff game; lose to Isles 4-3 (OT) in 1st round
1991 : NY-NJ Knights 1st home game (Giant Stad) lose to Frankfurt 27-17
1996 : photographer Tony Tomsic in the hand prior to a game
1926 : Stanley Cup: Montl Maroons beat Victoria Cougars (WHL), 3 games to 1
1974 : Yankees 1st home game at Shea Stadium, beat Indians 6-1

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