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What happened in history on this day: February 1?
On February 1 in ...
- 1914 - New York Giants and Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt.
- 1919 - Brooklyn Dodgers trade Jake Daubert to Cincinnati Reds for Tommy Griffith Daubert.
- 1920 - Soccer team Quick Boys forms.
- 1929 - First clean and jerk of 400 pounds (182kg), Charles Rigoulet, 402.5 pounds.
- 1932 - Donald Bradman makes 299 versus South Africa, runs out partner going for 300th.
- 1941 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn.
- 1941 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner.
- 1959 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Carol Heiss.
- 1959 - US male Figure Skating championship won by David Jenkins.
- 1959 - Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Havana Golf Tournament.
- 1959 - Zack Wheat unanimously elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1960 - 34th Australian Women's Tennis: Margaret Smith beats J Lehane (7-5, 6-2).
- 1960 - 48th Australian Men's Tennis: Rod Laver beats N Fraser (5-7, 3-6, 6-3, 8-6, 8-6).
- 1961 - Mackay and Kline hang on for 100 minutes for cricket draw versus West Indies.
- 1962 - National League releases its first 162-game schedule.
- 1965 - National League adopts emergency team replacement plan to restock any club struck by disaster.
- 1968 - Vince Lombardi resigns as coach of the Green Bay Packers.
- 1969 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Janet Lynn.
- 1969 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Tim Wood.
- 1970 - Former baseball commissioner Ford Frick, Earle Combs, and Jesse Haines elected by Special Veterans Committee to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1973 - Monte Irvin elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1975 - First successful Washington Capitals' penalty shot, Ken Lockett versus Vancouver Canucks.
- 1976 - East Lansing police arrest Los Angeles Dodgers' reliever Mike Marshall for taking batting practice at Michigan State University after he is warned not to.
- 1976 - Judy Rankin win LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational.
- 1977 - Hillsdale High School defeats Person High School 2-0 in basketball.
- 1981 - 31st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 123-120 at Cleveland, Ohio.
- 1981 - Sandra Palmer win LPGA Whirlpool Golf Championship of Deer Creek.
- 1981 - Trevor Chappell bowls underarm to Brian McKechnie, WSC Final Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1981 - 11th NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 21-7.
- 1984 - Daniel Stern becomes NBA commissioner.
- 1985 - Azharuddin scores third Test century in third Test Cricket (122 versus England).
- 1985 - Saint Louis Cardinals trade D Green, Jose Uribe, Dave LaPoint to San Francisco Giants for Jack Clark.
- 1985 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Tiffany Chin.
- 1987 - 38,873 NBA crowd watch Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons.
- 1987 - Kathy Postlewait win LPGA Mazda Golf Classic.
- 1987 - NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 10-6.
- 1991 - Craig McDermott takes 8-97 versus England at the WACA.
- 1992 - Barry Bonds signs baseball's highest single year contract (US$4.7 million).
- 1992 - Denis Potvin's #5 becomes the first number retired by the New York Islanders.
- 1994 - Irina Privalova runs world record 50 metre indoor (6.03 seconds).
- 1994 - In Portland, Oregon, Tonya Harding's ex-husband Jeff Gillooly pleads guilty to his role in attacking figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. He accepts a plea bargain, admitting to racketeering charges in exchange for testimony against Harding.
- 1995 - Amy van Dikes swims woman's world record 50 metre butterfly (26.73).
- 1995 - Andy and Grant Flower make 269 stand versus Pakistan, brotherly record.
- 1998 - 86th Australian Mens Tennis: Petr Korda beats Marcelo Rios (6-2, 6-2, 6-2).
- 1998 - Australian Mixed Doubles Tennis: J Gimelstob and V Williams beat Suk and Sukova (6-2, 6-1).
- 1998 - NFL Pro Bowl Game, AFC beats NFC 29-24.
- 2004 - The New England Patriots win NFL Super Bowl XXXVIII, as Adam Vinatieri kicks the game-winning field goal with four seconds left.
- 2006 - At a luncheon at Safeco Field, baseball player Craig Biggio becomes the 41st recipient of the Hutch Award.
- 2009 - The Australian Open tennis championships final games are played (day two).
- Mens' singles: Spaniard Rafael Nadal defeats Roger Federer 7-5, 3-6, 7-6, (7-3), 3-6, 6-2.
- 2009 - In Tampa, Florida, the NFL's SuperBowl XLII game is played. The Pittsburgh Steelers win their record sixth Super Bowl by defeating the Arizona Cardinals. Santonio Holmes is named the game's most valuable player.
Births of sports figures on February 1
- 1908 - Birth of Albie Booth; collegiate Hall of Fame football star (Yale).
- 1910 - Birth of Jahangir Khan; cricket player (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36).
- 1915 - Birth of Stanley Matthews; first British soccer player to be knighted.
- 1920 - Birth of Pierre Jonquéres d'Oriola in France; equestrian jumper (Olympics-gold-1952, 1964).
- 1922 - Birth of Clifford McWatt; cricket player (West Indies wicket-keeper in six Tests 1954-55).
- 1931 - Birth of Madeline Berthod in Switzerland; downhill skier (Olympics-gold-1956).
- 1938 - Birth of Jacky Cupit; golfer (Rookie of the Year 1961).
- 1940 - Birth of Herve Filion; sulky driver (1969 Canadian Sports Hall of Fame).
- 1941 - Birth of Anatoliy Firssov in USSR; ice hockey player (Olympics-gold-1964, 1968, 1972).
- 1941 - Birth of Franco Nones in Italy; 30km cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1942 - Birth of Dave Sincock; cricket player (Chinaman bowler played for Australia 1964-66).
- 1949 - Birth of Jimmy Lee Thorpe in Roxboro, North Carolina, USA; PGA golfer (1985 Greater Milwaukee Open).
- 1957 - Birth of Donna Adamek Duarte in California, USA; bowler (BWAA Woman of Year 1978-81).
- 1958 - Birth of Maureen Madill in Coleraine, Northern Ireland; golfer (British Open Amateur 1979).
- 1959 - Birth of Carolyn Hill in Santa Monica, California, USA; LPGA golfer (1994 McCall's Classic).
- 1959 - Birth of Mike Horan; NFL punter (New York Giants).
- 1959 - Birth of Wade Wilson; NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1961 - Birth of Gina Hull in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; LPGA golfer (1989 USX Golf Classic-8th).
- 1965 - Birth of David Callaghan; cricket player (South African all-rounder in one-dayers 1992).
- 1966 - Birth of Eddie Zambrano; Venezuelan/US baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs).
- 1966 - Birth of Michelle Akers in Santa Clara, California, USA; soccer forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Tim Naehring in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; infielder (Boston Red Sox).
- 1968 - Birth of George Quigley Jr in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; skeet (Olympics-1996).
- 1968 - Birth of Javier Sanchez in Spain; tennis star.
- 1968 - Birth of Kent Mercker in Dublin, Ohio, USA; pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles).
- 1968 - Birth of Mark Recchi in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada; NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens).
- 1968 - Birth of Sean Millington; Canadian Football League fullback (British Columbia Lions).
- 1969 - Birth of Bryan Jacob in Palatka, Florida, USA; 59kg (130 pounds) weightlifter (Olympics-1992, 1996).
- 1969 - Birth of John Moore; Australian baseball catcher (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Eric Mobley; NBA center (Vancouver Grizzlies).
- 1970 - Birth of Malik Sealy; NBA guard/forward (Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Clippers).
- 1971 - Birth of Ajay Jadeja; cricket player (Indian opening batsman).
- 1971 - Birth of Derek Byrd; NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints).
- 1971 - Birth of Robert O'Neal; WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1971 - Birth of Tommy Salo in Surahammar, Sweden; NHL goalie (Team Sweden, New York Islanders).
- 1972 - Birth of Geoff Sanderson in Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada; NHL left wing (Hartford Whalers).
- 1972 - Birth of Richard Becker in Aurora, Illinois, USA; outfielder (Minnesota Twin).
- 1972 - Birth of [Thomas] Carlton Bruner; American 1500-metre freestyle swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Andrew DeClercq; NBA forward (Golden State Warriors, Boston Celtics).
- 1973 - Birth of Elena Makarova in Moscow, Russia; tennis star (1993 Futures-Val).
- 1973 - Birth of Michael Joyce in Santa Monica, California, USA; tennis star (1989 USTA National Boys' 18).
- 1973 - Birth of Tlia Reima; ice hockey center (Finland, Olympics-1998).
- 1974 - Birth of Walter McCarty; NBA forward (Boston Celtics).
- 1975 - Birth of Martijn Reuser; Dutch soccer player (Ajax).
- 1984 - Birth of Darren Fletcher, Scottish football player.
- 1985 - Birth of Dean Shiels; Northern Irish football player.
Deaths of sports figures on February 1
- 1967 - Ernie Bromley, cricket player (two Tests for Australia 1933-34), dies.
- 1968 - Lawson Little, amateur golfer (US/British Opens 1934, 1935), dies at age 57.
- 1971 - Jim A J Christy, cricket player (10 Tests for South Africa, 638 runs at 34 33), dies.
- 1991 - Phil Watson, NHL coach (New York Rangers), dies.
- 1995 - John Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC), dies at age 74.
- 2006 - Death of Dick Brooks, American auto racer (born 1942).
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