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| 1884 |
| | The Gaelic Athletic Association is founded in Ireland to promote indigenous games such as hurling | |
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| 1891 |
| | Canadian athlete James Naismith, at a YMCA college in Springfield, Massachusetts, invents basketball as an indoor winter game | |
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| 1892 |
| | Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first football pro when the Allegheny Athletic Association pay him $500 to play a game in their team | |
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| 1893 |
| | The Scottish game of shinty is provided with a standardized set of rules | |
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| 1894 |
| | The first competitive event for cars is held over a distance of 78 miles from Paris to Rouen | |
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| 1895 |
| | The USGA (US Golf Association) stages the first national amateur and open championships | |
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| 1896 |
| | The first modern Olympic Games, organized by Pierre de Coubertin, are held in Athens | |
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| 1898 |
| | US basketball becomes a professional game with the establishment in Philadelphia of the National Basketball League | |
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| 1899 |
| | Belgian racing driver Camille Jenatzy is the first to drive faster than a mile a minute, reaching 65 mph in an electric car at Achères in France | |
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| 1899 |
| | Ranjitsinhji becomes the first cricketer to score 3000 runs in a single season | |
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