Sports year 1854
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Events
Rockclimbing
- August 17th : Bavarian mountaineer Stephan Steinberger is the first person to climb the Großglockner alone.
- August 24th : Stephan Steinberger says he is the first person to climb the Königspitze in the Ortler Alps on his own . His statements have been questioned for a long time, but today the majority are classified as credible.
Cricket
- September 30th : Melbourne Cricket Ground opens with a members' match.
rowing
- April 8th : Oxford wins the 12th Boat Race against Cambridge in a time of 21'36 "with a lead of 7 lengths. There was no race in the previous year .
do gymnastics
- May 15 : The Lübeck gymnastics club from 1854 , today the largest and oldest sports club in Lübeck, is founded. Presentation is performed in summer in the gymnasium at the Castle Field , in the winter in turn local that the Katharineum in Werkmeister house Lübeck St. Catherine's Church in Glockengießerstraße has set up the second
Born
- June: Nat Love , American slave, cowboy, rodeo rider, Pullman porter and author († 1921 )
- November 2 : Isidor Gunsberg , English chess player of Jewish-Hungarian origin († 1930 )
- November 28 : Anton Schäfer , American gymnast; Member of the Milwaukee Turners gymnastics club († 1911 )
Died
- September 8th : Elijah Williams , English chess master (* 1809 )
