Ronnie O'Sullivan sets a new snooker record
1873: The Scottish Football Association was formed when representatives from eight clubs met at the Dewar's Hotel in Glasgow.
1948: The Lincolnshire Handicap drew a field of 58 runners, the largest for a flat race in Britain.
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Ronnie O'Sullivan became the youngest player to make a 147 on March 13, 1991
1967: Former West Indies cricket captain Sir Frank Worrell, who scored 3,860 runs in 51 Test appearances, died at the age of 42.
1991: Ronnie O'Sullivan, at the English Amateur Snooker Championship, became the youngest player to compile a maximum 147 break at the age of 15 years and 98 days.
2002: Everton terminated the contract of manager Walter Smith.
2003: Best Mate, ridden by Jim Culloty, became the first horse since L'Escargot in 1970 and 1971 to win consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cups.
1967: Colombian defender Andres Escobar was born. Escobar was murdered in 1994 after his own goal contributed to Colombia's first-round elimination from the World Cup.
2006: Celtic legend Jimmy Johnstone died aged 61.
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