1697 ⟶ First Known First-Class Cricket Match

The earliest known first-class cricket match takes place in ...
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🏅 Cotswold Olympic Games Inaugurated

The first Cotswold Olympic Games, an annual public celebration of games and sports begins in the Cotswolds, England.⟶
Cotswold Olympic Games Inaugurated (1612)
SportsGamesFestivalsRecreation
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🏅 Robert Dover Organizes Cotswold Olimpick Games

Cotswold Olimpick Games first organized by Robert Dover.⟶
Robert Dover Organizes Cotswold Olimpick Games (1612)
SportsFestivalsRecreationGames
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🏏 First Known First-Class Cricket Match

The earliest known first-class cricket match takes place in Sussex.⟶
First Known First-Class Cricket Match (1697)
SportsLeisureSocial History
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📜 Statute of Anne Implements Copyright Law

The world's first copyright legislation, Britain's Statute of Anne, takes effect.⟶
Statute of Anne Implements Copyright Law (1710)
CopyrightIntellectual PropertyLiteraturePublishingLegal HistoryEnlightenment
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

📚 Publication of *A Little Pretty Pocket-Book*

A Little Pretty Pocket-Book becomes one of the first books marketed for children⟶
Publication of *A Little Pretty Pocket-Book* (1744)
Children's LiteratureEducationLiteracyPrinting PressSocial History
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🎾 Lawn Tennis Association Established

Lawn Tennis Association founded in London⟶
Lawn Tennis Association Established (1888)
SportLeisureSociety
United KingdomUnited Kingdom