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Events in Sport

Results 1 - 21 of 21

1931 - Chicago White Sox & NY Giants play 1st exhibition night game
1948 - NASCAR is incorporated.
1952 - Dick Button performs 1st figure skating triple jump in competition
1953 - Longest collegiate basketball game (6 OTs) Niagara beats Siena 88-81
1957 - Dodgers (Ft Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises
1960 - Fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open
1968 - Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000
1971 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic
1973 - Chicago Black Hawks, record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out
1979 - 2 Iowa girls HS basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period
1980 - Eric Heiden skates Olympic record 1500m in 1:55.44
1982 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic
1983 - NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29 game road losing streak
1985 - Largest NBA crowd to date 44,970 (Atlanta at Detroit)
1986 - Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined $20,000 & suspended for 10 weeks
1987 - Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open
1992 - Kristi Yamaguchi of US wins Olympic gold medal in women's fig skating
1993 - 43rd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 135-132 (OT) at Salt Lake City
1993 - Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.15 m)
1995 - CFL's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans
1998 - Cup Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open

Birthdays in Sport

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1883 - J M M "Mick" Commaille, cricketer (dual S African cricket/soccer rep)
1903 - Thomas Yawkey, baseball owner (Boston Red Sox)
1910 - Eddie Waring, British sports commentator (d. 1986)
1913 - Roger Laurent, Belgian racing driver (d. 1997)
1915 - Godfrey Brown, England, 4 X 400m runner (Olympic-gold-1936)
1925 - Jack Ramsay, NBA coach
1940 - Peter Gethin, British racing driver
1945 - Sudhir Naik, cricketer (Indian Test batsman in 2 Tests 1974)
1946 - Desmond Lewis, WI cricket batsman/keeper (avg 86.33 in 3 Tests)
1946 - Bob Ryan, Boston sports columnist
1949 - Ronnie Hellström, Swedish footballer
1951 - John Parker, cricketer (NZ batsman of 70s)
1954 - Ivo van Damme, Belgium, 800/1500m dash (Olympic-silver-1976)
1958 - Alan Trammell, Garden Grove CA, infielder (Detroit Tigers)
1963 - Greg Turner, Dunedin NZ, Australasia golfer
1964 - Willie Pless, CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)
1965 - Keith Arthurton, cricketer (Charlestown, Nevis WI lefty bat)
1966 - Chris Donnels, US baseball infielder (Houston Astros)
1966 - Edie Boyer, St Paul Minn, discus thrower
1967 - Bas Roorda, Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen, NEC) [or Feb 13]
1967 - Leroy Russel Burrell, Phila, long jumper (Olympics-96)
1967 - Patrick Lodewijks, Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen)
1968 - Pellom McDaniels, NFL defensive end (KC Chiefs)
1968 - Terry Allen, NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings, Wash Redskins)
1969 - Dean Noel, CFL full back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1969 - Petra Kronberger, Austrian alpine skiier (Olympic-gold-1992)
1969 - Tony Meola, American footballer
1970 - Javier De La Hoya, Mexican/US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins)
1970 - Marc Woodard, NFL linebacker (Phila Eagles)
1970 - Michael Slater, cricketer (devastating Aust opening bat since 1993)
1970 - Will Moore, NFL wide receiver (NE Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars)
1971 - Arco Jochemsen, Dutch soccer player (SVDB, Vitesse)
1971 - Jeff Schmidt, US baseball pitcher (California Angels)
1971 - Jey Phillips, WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals)
1971 - Terry Mickens, NFL wide reciever (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1973 - Brian Rolston, Flint, NHL left wing (Olympics-1994, NJ Devils)
1974 - Alexei Lojkin, NHL forward (Belarus, Oly-98)
1974 - Iván Campo, Spanish footballer
1974 - Roberto Heras, Spanish cyclist
1975 - Scott Miller, Sydney NSW Australia, swimmer (Olympics-silver-96)
1976 - Robin Confer, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
1976 - Ryan Smyth, Banff, NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
1977 - Steve Francis, American basketball player
1977 - Chad Hutchinson, baseball and football player
1979 - Pascal Chimbonda, French footballer
1979 - Lonnie Ford, American football player
1980 - Parthiva Sureshwaren, Indian racing driver
1980 - Brad Fast, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 - Jim Vandermeer, Canadian ice hockey player
1982 - Bernhard Auinger, Austrian racing driver
1983 - Braylon Edwards, American football player
1983 - Franklin Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player
1984 - Andrew Ellis, New Zealand rugby union player
1984 - David Odonkor, German footballer
1985 - Georgios Samaras, Greek footballer
1989 - Josh Walker, English footballer

Deaths in Sport

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1944 - Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873)
1945 - Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (Olympic-gold 1924), dies at 43
1958 - Duncan Edwards, English footballer (b. 1936)
1969 - Jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies
1979 - Glendon Gibbs, cricketer (Test Cricket WI v Australia 1955), dies
1989 - Alex Thépot, French footballer (b. 1906)
1999 - Wilmer David Mizell, baseball player (b. 1930)
2000 - Antonio Díaz-Miguel, Spanish basketball coach (b. 1933)
2003 - Eddie Thomson, Scottish football player and coach (b. 1947)
2004 - John Charles, Welsh footballer (b. 1931)