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What happened in history on this day: January 21?
On January 21 in ...
- 1894 - Oscar Fredriksen skates world record 500m in 47.8 seconds.
- 1907 - Kenora Thistles sweep Montana Wanderers in two for the Stanley Cup of ice hockey.
- 1922 - First slalom ski race run, Mürren, Switzerland.
- 1939 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer.
- 1939 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee.
- 1948 - West Indies versus England, Test debut Walcott, Weekes and Jim Laker.
- 1951 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Women's Golf Open.
- 1958 - Philadelphia Phillies agree to televise 78 games into New York City, New York (doesn't happen).
- 1962 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Sea Island Women's Golf Invitational.
- 1967 - AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-23.
- 1967 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.
- 1967 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti.
- 1968 - AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 25-24.
- 1968 - NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-20.
- 1969 - 22nd NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 3-3 at Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
- 1973 - Third NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 33-28.
- 1975 - 28th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 7-1 at Montréal.
- 1979 - Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh Steelers beat Dallas Cowboys, 35-31 in Miami, Florida; Most Valuable Player: Terry Bradshaw, quarterback.
- 1980 - Les Henson, Virginia Tech, makes 89-foot 3-inch basketball field goal.
- 1984 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Scott Hamilton.
- 1985 - Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals.
- 1986 - 100 participate in Nude Olympics race in 38 degrees F (3 degrees C), Indiana, USA.
- 1989 - Wayne Gretzky passes Marcel Dionne to become NHL's second all time scorer.
- 1990 - 41st NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 12-7 at Pittsburgh.
- 1990 - Bob Goodenow succeeds Alan Eagleson as NHL players association executive director.
- 1990 - John McEnroe becomes the first ever expelled from the Australian Open for throwing a tantrum and swearing at an official.
- 1990 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Jamaica Golf Classic.
- 1996 - Karrie Webb wins LPGA HealthSouth Inaugural Golf Tournament.
- 1996 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Rudy Galindo.
- 2005 - Roger Clemens agrees to one-year, US$18 million deal with the Houston Astros, making Clemens the most expensive pitcher in major league history.
- 2007 - Yokozuna Asashoryu wins the Emperor's Cup at the New Year's Grand Sumo Tournament (Hatsu Basho) in Tokyo, Japan.
Births of sports figures on January 21
- 1884 - Birth of Katie Sandwina Germany, legendary woman weight-lifter.
- 1889 - Birth of Bert Collins cricket player (Aussie batsman in the post WWI years).
- 1891 - Birth of Francisco Lazaro Portuguese runner.
- 1932 - Birth of Boris Shakhlin in Russia; gymnast (Olympics-gold-1956, 1960, 1964).
- 1940 - Birth of Jack Nicklaus in Columbus, Ohio, USA; golfer (Player of Year 1967, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976).
- 1955 - Birth of Peter Fleming in New Jersey, USA; tennis player (US Open Doubles 1979, 1981, 1983).
- 1957 - Birth of Jacob Green; NFL defensive end (Seattle Seahawk).
- 1957 - Birth of Shaukat Dukanwala; cricket player (Baroda off-spinner, United Arab Emirates World Cup 1996).
- 1963 - Birth of Cindy Schreyer in Forest Park, Georgia, USA; LPGA golfer (1993 Sun-Times Challenge).
- 1963 - Birth of Detlef Schrempf in Germany; NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Seattle Supersonics).
- 1963 - Birth of Hakeem Abdul Olajuwon in Nigeria; NBA center (Houston Rockets, Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1963 - Birth of Jessie Hester; NFL player (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1965 - Birth of Brian Bradley in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada; NHL center (Tampa Bay Lightning).
- 1965 - Birth of Eric Moore; NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns).
- 1965 - Birth of Tania Abitbol in Madrid, Spain; LPGA golfer (1994 US Women's Open-4th).
- 1966 - Birth of Chris Hammond; US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins).
- 1967 - Birth of Ulf Stenlund in Sweden; tennis star.
- 1968 - Birth of Tom Urbani in Santa Cruz, California, USA; pitcher (Saint Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers).
- 1969 - Birth of Ashley Sheppard; NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1969 - Birth of Matt Willig; NFL tackle/guard (Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets).
- 1969 - Birth of Rusty Greer in Fort Rucker, Alabama, USA; outfielder (Texas Rangers).
- 1969 - Birth of Ted Long; Canadian Football League slot back (Hamilton Tiger Cats).
- 1970 - Birth of Brennan Little in Saint Thomas, Ontario, Canada; golfer (1994 Western States mini-tour).
- 1970 - Birth of Ian Salisbury; cricket player (Sussex and England leg-spinner 1992-96).
- 1971 - Birth of Doug Edwards; NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies).
- 1971 - Birth of Doug Weight in Warren, Michigan, USA; NHL center (Edmonton Oilers, Team USA 98).
- 1972 - Birth of Alan Benes in Evansville, Indiana, USA; pitcher (Saint Louis Cardinals).
- 1972 - Birth of Howard Nathan; NBA guard (Atlanta Hawks).
- 1972 - Birth of Shelley Looney; ice hockey forward (USA, Olympics-1998).
- 1973 - Birth of Bubba Miller; corner (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1973 - Birth of Grady Jackson; defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders).
- 1973 - Birth of Jamal Cox; WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire).
- 1974 - Birth of Jerald Sowell; fullback (New York Jets).
- 1974 - Birth of Jerry Wunsch; tackle (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1974 - Birth of Orpheus Roye; defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1975 - Birth of Willem Korsten; Dutch soccer player (Vitesse).
- 1980 - Birth of Kevin McKenna; Canadian football player.
- 1980 - Birth of Aubrie Rippner in Los Angeles, California; tennis star (1995 USTA National Girls 18).
- 1981 - Birth of Dany Heatley; German-born hockey player.
- 1983 - Birth of Moritz Volz; German football player.
Deaths of sports figures on January 21
- 1974 - Ken Viljoen, cricket player (played 27 Tests for South Africa 1930-47), dies.
- 1991 - Howard "Red" Grange, football's galloping ghost, dies at age 87.
- 1992 - William T "Champion Jack" Dupree, US boxer/pianist, dies at age 81.
- 1995 - Philippe Casado, Moroccan/French cyclist, dies at age 30.
- 2005 - Death of Don Poier, U.S. play-by-play man for the Memphis Grizzlies (born 1951).
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