On this day

1951 1st color telecast of a sporting event (CBS-horse race)

1951 In his last race, 1948 Triple Crown champion Citation wins the Hollywood Gold Cup by 4 lengths, to become American racing's first millionaire horse.

1912 Kenneth McArthur runs Olympic record marathon (2:36:54.8)

Deshabandu Hashan Prasantha Tillakaratne

Deshabandu Hashan Prasantha Tillakaratne (born 14 July 1967) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a former Test captain for Sri Lanka.[1] He was a key member for 1996 Cricket World Cup winning team for Sri Lanka. He is currently a politician and also involved in many aspects of cricket within the country.
He batted as a lower middle order batsman and on many occasions in ODIs held one end in the last ten overs to take the team forward in exciting run chases.
He was involved in a cameo in an ODI against the West Indies in Sharjah 1995 Champions trophy chasing 333

Career statistics
Competition                    Test ODI
Matches                       83         200
Runs scored                    4,545 3,789
Batting average            42.87 29.60
100s/50s                            11/20 2/13
Top score                     204* 104
Balls bowled                     76 180
Wickets                               0    6
Bowling average             –          23.50
5 wickets in innings             –          0
10 wickets in match             –          0
Best bowling                     –          1/3
Catches/stumpings             122/2 89/6