1876

Baseball

 * February 2 - The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs is formed in New York at the Grand Central Hotel in New York City. The Boston Red Caps, Chicago White Stockings, Cincinnati Red Stockings, Hartford Dark Blues, Louisville Grays, New York Mutuals, Philadelphia Athletics and the St. Louis Brown Stockings are the original teams.

Boat race

 * Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge

Football (Soccer)

 * March 11 FA Cup - Wanderers FC beat Old Etonians 1 - 1 (aet) ; March 18 Replay 3 - 0

Births

 * February 7 &mdash; Harry Freeman, British field hockey player (d. 1968)
 * March 21 &mdash; John Tewksbury, American track and field athlete (d. 1968)
 * June 16 &mdash; Gustav Schuft, German gymnast (d. 1948)