Happy birthday Ranjan Madugalle! 1906 – (From 22 April to May 2) The Intercalated Olympic Games, or “Second International Olympic Games in Athens”, are held in Athens, Greece1947 – First NBA Championship: Philadelphia Warriors beat Chicago Stags, four games to two1954 – NBA adopts the 24-second shot clock and six team-foul rule1959 – Birth of Ranjan Madugalle, former SL cricket Captain and Head of the Elite Panel of ICC Match Referees1968 – Four-Test Australian quick bowler Jo Angel was born1983 – 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 time1994 – Michael Moorer beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavyweight boxing title1995 – George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title2010 – Death of former International Olympic Committee (IOC) President from 1980-2001, Juan Antonio Samaranch at age 89 in Barcelona, Spain

Source: The Nation April 22, 2021 01:30 UTC