1895 in sports

See also: 1894 in sports, other events of 1895, 1896 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.

Auto racing

First real autorace, from Paris to Bordeaux.

Boat race

Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race - Oxford

Chess

The Grand International Chess Congress was held in the summer at Hastings, England.

Cricket

County Cricket Championship - Surrey

Events

February 9 - W.G. Morgan invents volleyball.
October 4 - first US Open golf tournament played.
Twenty-one rugby union clubs in northern England split to form the Northern Rugby Union, forerunner of rugby league

Births

Deaths

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