On this day in sports: March 3

1. 1585 The Olympic Theatre, designed by Andrea Palladio, is inaugurated in Vicenza. Source
2. 1875 The first indoor game of ice hockey was played at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal by James Creighton and students of McGill University. Source
3. 1999 Born: Corey Kispert, American basketball player Source
4. 2012 Died: Alex Webster, American football player and coach (born 1931) Source
5. 2018 Died: Roger Bannister, English middle-distance athlete, first man to run a four-minute mile (born 1929) Source

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