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What happened in history on this day: February 10?
On February 10 in ...
- 1900 - Peter Ostlund skates world record 500 metre (45.2 seconds).
- 1908 - Tommy Burns knocks out Jack Palmer in four rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1912 - Jack Hobbs and Wilfred Rhodes make 323 cricket opening stand versus Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
- 1920 - US Major League Baseball outlaws all pitches involving tampering with the ball.
- 1924 - Bucky Harris, 27, becomes youngest baseball manager (Washington Senators).
- 1925 - American League decides to alternate leagues for game one of World Series each year.
- 1937 - Ragnhild Hveger swims world free-style record 400 metre (5:14.2).
- 1940 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer.
- 1940 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Eugene Turner.
- 1953 - Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Jean Westwood and Lawrence Demmy of Great Britain.
- 1953 - Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Jennifer and John Nicks of Great Britain.
- 1953 - Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Tenley Albright (USA).
- 1953 - Men's Figure Skating Champion in Davos won by Hayes Alan Jenkins (USA).
- 1954 - Ice Dance Championship at Oslo won by Jean Westwood/Lawrence Demmy (Great Britain).
- 1954 - Ice Pairs Championship at Oslo won by Frances Dafoe/Norris Bowden (Canada).
- 1954 - Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Gundi Busch (Germany).
- 1954 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Oslo won by Hayes Alan Jenkins (USA).
- 1957 - Fay Crocker wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open.
- 1961 - AFL's Los Angeles Chargers move to San Diego.
- 1962 - Jim Beatty sets American indoor mile record (3:58.9) in Los Angeles, California.
- 1963 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Women's Golf Open.
- 1963 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Lorraine Hanlon.
- 1963 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Thomas Litz.
- 1969 - LSU Pete Maravich scores 66, despite losing to Tulane 101-94.
- 1973 - Second time New York Rangers shut-out New York Islanders 6-0.
- 1973 - Mushtaq Mohammad follows up 201 to take 5-49 versus New Zealand Dunedin.
- 1974 - Gail Denenber wins LPGA Sears Women's Golf Classic.
- 1974 - Judy Ikenberry wins first US women's marathon (2:55:17).
- 1975 - William "Judy" Johnson selected to American baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1979 - Border is named 12th man for Australia, only Test Cricket he missed.
- 1980 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic.
- 1981 - 33rd NHL All-Star Game: Campbell beat Wales 4-1 at Los Angeles, California.
- 1981 - Dennis Lillee becomes Australian Cricket's top wicket-taker with 249.
- 1985 - 35th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 140-129 at Indiana.
- 1985 - Andrea Schöne skates ladies world record 5 km (7:32.82).
- 1985 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic.
- 1989 - Boston Celtics' KC Jones and Cleveland Cavaliers' Lenny Wilkens elected to NBA Hall of Fame.
- 1989 - Minor League Football System opens organizational meeting, Saint Louis, Missouri.
- 1989 - Test Cricket debut of Aaqib Javed, Pakistan versus New Zealand age 16 years 189 days.
- 1990 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary.
- 1991 - 41st NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 116-114 at Charlotte, North Carolina.
- 1991 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament.
- 1991 - Johann Koss skates world record 10 km (13:43.54).
- 1992 - Bonnie Blair wins 1992 Olympics first gold medal for the USA.
- 1993 - Jani Sievinen swims world record 200 metre backstroke (1:55.59).
- 1995 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Nicole Bobek.
- 2002 - In the 52nd NBA All Star Game the West defeats the East in Philadelphia at the Wachovia Center.
- 2005 - Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros agree to a two-year, US$16.9 million deal.
- 2006 - (to February 26) The XX Olympic Winter Games take place in Turin, Italy.
- 2006 - Alfonso Soriano sets a record for the highest salary ever awarded in baseball arbitration: he will receive US$10 million to play outfield for the Washington Nationals.
- 2008 - In Honolulu, Hawaii, the NFL Pro Bowl game is held. NFC beats AFC 42 to 30. Most Valuable Player award goes to Adrian Peterson.
Births of sports figures on February 10
- 1847 - Birth of A N Hornby cricket player (pioneering England Test batsman).
- 1862 - Birth of W H "Gobo" Ashley cricket player (7 wickets in one Test for South Africa 1889).
- 1884 - Birth of Herbert Hordern cricket player (pioneering leggie for Australia and Philadelphia).
- 1893 - Birth of William [Bill] T Tilden II tennis player (US Open 1920-25, 1929).
- 1906 - Birth of John "Cat" Thompson; basketball hall of famer (elected 1962).
- 1910 - Birth of Paul Whitelaw; cricket player (New Zealand opening batsman versus England 1933).
- 1929 - Birth of Hallgeir Brenden in Norway; 15km/18km cross country (Olympics-gold-1952, 1956).
- 1937 - Birth of Yuriy Poyarkov in the USSR; volleyball player (Olympics-2 gold/1 silver-1964-1972).
- 1940 - Birth of Mary Rand-Bignal-Toomey in England; long jumper (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1941 - Birth of John Hampshire; cricket player (of Yorkshire Century on debut for England 1969).
- 1950 - Birth of Mark Spitz in Modesto, California, USA; swimmer (Olympics - 9 gold/silver/bronze - 1968, 1972).
- 1955 - Birth of Greg[ory John] Norman in Queensland, Australia; PGA golfer "The White Shark" (1984 Kemper).
- 1955 - Birth of Lusia Mae Harris in Minter City, Mississippi, USA; basketball player (Olympics-silver-1976).
- 1957 - Birth of Debbie Brinkley in Tasmania, Australia; golfer (1990 T25 Victorian Open).
- 1957 - Birth of Pranab Roy; cricket player (son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982).
- 1961 - Birth of David Ward; cricket player (prolific Surrey batsman).
- 1961 - Birth of Eva Pfaff in West Germany; tennis star.
- 1962 - Birth of Jean-Marie Banos in Lavelanet, France; Canada sabre (Olympics-9/10-1988, 1992, 1996).
- 1963 - Birth of Bennie Thompson; NFL player (New Orleans Saints, Kansas City Chiefs, Cleveland Browns/Baltimore Ravens).
- 1963 - Birth of Harris Huizingh; soccer player (FC Groningen).
- 1963 - Birth of Joakim Nystrom in Sweden; tennis star.
- 1963 - Birth of Lenny Dykstra; centerfielder (New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1964 - Birth of Roger Reijners; soccer player (MVV).
- 1964 - Birth of Sam Graddy in Gaffney, South Carolina, USA; 4x100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1984).
- 1965 - Birth of Lenny Webster in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; catcher (Montreal Expos).
- 1966 - Birth of Daryl Johnston; NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1967 - Birth of Bradley Hughes in Mordialloc, Victoria, Australia; Australasia golfer.
- 1967 - Birth of Dwayne "Road Grader" White; NFL player (New York Jets, Saint Louis).
- 1968 - Birth of Peter Popovic in Koping, Sweden; NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens).
- 1968 - Birth of Ryan Bowen, US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins).
- 1969 - Birth of Jayhawk Owens in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; catcher (Colorado Rockies).
- 1969 - Birth of Tim Clark; US baseball outfielder (Florida Marlins).
- 1970 - Birth of Alberto Castillo; Dominican/US baseball catcher (New York Mets).
- 1970 - Birth of Bobby Jones in Fresno, California, USA; pitcher (New York Mets).
- 1970 - Birth of Brendan Eppert in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; speed skater (Olympics-1994).
- 1971 - Birth of Kevin Sefcik in Oaklawn, Illinois, USA; infielder (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1971 - Birth of Marty Nothstein in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA; sprint cyclist Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Wayne Gandy; tackle (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1972 - Birth of Michael Kasprowicz; cricket player (Australian Test fast bowler versus West Indies 1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Nancy Christian; Scottsdale, Arizona, USA; WPVA volleyball player (US Open-17th-1995).
- 1972 - Birth of Sara Simmons in Belmont, Massachusetts, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Torey Hunter; NFL cornerback (Houston Oilers).
- 1974 - Birth of Andrew English; Canadian Football League receiver (British Columbia Lions).
- 1974 - Birth of Lea Ghirardi-Rubbi in Colombes, France; tennis star (1994 Futures NC).
- 1974 - Birth of Ty Law; NFL cornerback (New England Patriots).
- 1975 - Birth of Tina Thompson; WNBA forward (Houston Comets).
- 1980 - Birth of César Izturis; Venezuelan Major League Baseball player.
- 1980 - Birth of Steve Tully; English football player.
- 1985 - Birth of Anette Sagen; Norwegian ski jumper.
Deaths of sports figures on February 10
- 1948 - Ewart Astill, cricket all-rounder (9 Tests for England 1927-30), dies.
- 1982 - K R Meher-Homji, cricket player (Test as Indian, catch no stumped), dies.
- 1987 - Death of Robert O'Brien, racing driver (born 1908).
- 1989 - Dan Kelly, NHL sportscaster ("He shoots, he scores!"), dies at age 52.
- 2003 - Death of "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, professional wrestler (born 1958).
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