Boat race\n*Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford Cricket\n*The Ashes - England win 3 test series 2-1\n*County Cricket Championship - Yorkshire General sporting events 1896 Summer Olympics, the first modern Olympic Games, takes place in Athens, Greece\n**14 nations compete in the Games, most from Greece, Germany and France.\n**April 6 - American James Connolly wins the triple jump, becoming the first Olympic champion in over 1,500 years.\n**Winners receive a silver medal and a crown of olive branches.\n**Greece wins the most medals (46), and the United States wins the most gold medals (11). Births \nDeaths
