1840s in sports

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See also: 1830s in sports, 1850 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Table of contents

1 Boat race
2 Births
3 Deaths

Boat race

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Cambridge (1840, 41, 45, 46, 49)
Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford (1842, 49)

Births

October 14, 1842 - Joe Start, Major League Baseball player
July 18, 1848 - W. G. Grace England cricketer

Deaths