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1870 in sports
See also: 1869 in sports, other events of 1870, 1871 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
Boat race
- Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge
Births
- January 16 – Willie Simms, Hall of Fame jockey (d. 1927)
- July 29 - George Dixon, the first black world boxing champion (d. 1909)
Deaths
Last updated: 11-05-2004 17:20:55