Sports History
Feb 12 Boston Celtic Bill Russell grabs 40 rebounds to beat Philadelphia Warriors, 136-125
- Feb 12 Pakistani cricketer Mushtaq Mohammad scores his 1st test cricket century for Pakistan at 17 years of age
- Feb 15 Australia beat West Indies 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever
- Feb 18 Henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater
- Feb 19 Dutchman Henk van der Grift becomes world champ all-round skater
- Feb 25 Niagara ends St Bonaventura's 99-game home college basketball win streak
- Feb 26 3rd Daytona 500: Marvin Panch wins in a 1960 Pontiac owned by Smokey Yunick when race leader Fireball Roberts' car suffered a blown engine with 13 laps remaining