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Sporting Events on May 03

1900 : 26th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Boland aboard Lieut Gibson wins in 2:06¬
1902 : 28th Kentucky Derby: Jimmy Winkfield on Alan-a-Dale wins in 2:08.75
1909 : 35th Kentucky Derby: Vincent Powers on Wintergreen wins in 2:08.2
1936 : French People's Front wins elections
1937 : Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind"
1941 : 67th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 2:01.4
1947 : 73rd Kentucky Derby: Eric Guerin aboard Jet Pilot wins in 2:06.8
1952 : 78th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Hill Gail wins in 2:01.6
1958 : 84th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Tim Tam wins in 2:05
1969 : 95th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack on Majestic Prince wins in 2:01.8
1970 : 24th NBA Championship: NY Knicks beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 3
1975 : 101st Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Foolish Pleasure wins 2:02
1975 : Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:40:15.8)
1978 : Anderlecht wins 18th Europe Cup II
1978 : Last cricket test match appearance for Bobby Simpson, at Kingston
1978 : WI all set to lose cricket test v Aust at Kingston till riots end game
1980 : 106th Kentucky Derby: Jacinto Vasquez on Genuine Risk wins in 2:02
1980 : Texas Ranger Ferguson Jenkins becomes 4th to win 100 games in AL & NL
1986 : 112th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Ferdinand wins in 2:02.8
1986 : NY Yankee Don Mattingly is 6th to hit 3 sacrifice flies in a game
1992 : Ohio Glory wins 1st WLAF game (after 6 loses), beat Frankfurt 20-17
1997 : 123rd Kentucky Derby: Gary Stevens aboard Silver Charm wins in 2:02.3
1997 : Garry Kasparov begins chess match with IBM supercomputer Deep Blue
1998 : wins Titleholders Golf Championship

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