- 1863 in sports
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cp=18th century
c=19th century
cf=20th centuryyp1=1860
yp2=1861
yp3=1862
year=1863
ya1=1864
ya2=1865
ya3=1866
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dp2=1840s
dp1=1850s
d=1860s
da=0
dn1=1870s
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dn3=1890s|Baseball *The champion Eckford club of
Brooklyn, New York wins all ten matches against National Association members, a run that began in August 1862Football
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October 26 -The Football Association founded inLondon to regulate football in England under a single code of rules. This establishes Association football, or soccer; the rugby clubs do not join.Golf *British Open -
Willie Park, Snr. Horse racing Northernette first run as the "Grand Prix de Paris"
=Rowing=*
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - OxfordBirths
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January 1 -Pierre de Coubertin , founder of the modernOlympic Games
*January 9 -David Danskin , football (soccer) player and co-founder of Arsenal Football Club
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