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What happened in history on this day: February 13?
On February 13 in ...
- 1912 - England regains cricket's Ashes.
- 1920 - US National Negro Baseball League is organized.
- 1937 - Donald Bradman scores 123 South Africa versus Queensland, 165 minutes, 10-4 1-6 in cricket.
- 1937 - Maribel Vinson wins her 9th US figure skating championship.
- 1937 - NFL Boston Redskins move to Washington DC.
- 1937 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee.
- 1940 - Donald Bradman scores 209 in 161 minutes for South Australia at the WACA.
- 1948 - Andy Ganteaume scores 112 for West Indies in only Test Cricket innings.
- 1948 - Ice Pairs Championship at Davos, Switzerland, won by Lannoy and Baugniet of Belgium.
- 1948 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos, Switzerland, won by Richard Button of USA.
- 1952 - Rocky Marciano defeats Lee Savold for his 39th straight win.
- 1953 - Philadelphia Athletics change name of Shibe Park to Connie Mack Stadium.
- 1954 - Frank Selvey scores 100 points (basketball) for Furman beating Newberry 149-95.
- 1955 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
- 1965 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.
- 1965 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti.
- 1970 - National League offices begin move from Cincinnati to San Francisco (completed February 23).
- 1971 - Golfing US Vice President Spiro Agnew hits two tee shots into the crowd, injuring two.
- 1972 - XI Olympic Winter Games close at Sapporo, Japan.
- 1974 - James "Cool Papa" Bell is named to baseball's Hall of Fame.
- 1976 - Dorothy Hamill wins Olympics figure-skating gold, Innsbruck, Austria.
- 1977 - Eric Heiden is first American to win world speed skating championship.
- 1977 - Pam Higgins wins LPGA American Cancer Society Golf Classic.
- 1980 - New Zealand beats West Indies by one wicket in cricket at Dunedin.
- 1980 - (to February 24) The XIII Olympic Winter Games are held in Lake Placid, New York, USA.
- 1982 - New York Islanders' Bryan Trottier scores five goals against the Philadelphia Flyers.
- 1983 - Donna White wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic.
- 1983 - World Boxing Council becomes first to cut boxing from 15 to 12 rounds.
- 1983 - 33rd NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-123 at Los Angeles, California.
- 1983 - Australia beats New Zealand 2-0 to win World Series Cup.
- 1987 - Detroit Tigers' pitcher Jack Morris awarded US$1.85 million salary by arbitrator, the highest arbitration award to date.
- 1988 - (to February 28) The XV Olympic Winter Games are held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
- 1988 - Christine Wachtel runs world record 800 metre indoor (1 minute 56.40 seconds).
- 1988 - Heike Dreschler long jumps world record indoor (7.37 metres).
- 1988 - Ronald Weigel runs unofficial world record speed walking (18 minutes 11.41 seconds).
- 1989 - Oklahoma football player Charles Thompson is charged with selling cocaine; he is later sentenced to two years in prison.
- 1990 - Larry Bird (Boston Celtics) ends NBA free throw streak of 71 games.
- 1992 - West beats East 14 to 9 in Major Soccer League all star game.
- 1993 - Ljubow Kremljowa runs world record 1000 metre indoor (2:34.84).
- 1993 - Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 metre indoor (21.87 seconds).
- 1993 - Sergei Bubka pole vaults indoor record (6.14 metres).
- 1994 - 44th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 127-118 at Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- 1994 - Inna Lassovskaya jumps world record 14.9m.
- 1994 - Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5000 metre 6 34,96.
- 1995 - West Indies beats New Zealand by innings and 332, Courtney Walsh 13-55.
- 2006 - Adam Dunn and the Cincinnati Reds agreed to a US$18.5 million two-year deal.
Births of sports figures on February 13
- 1883 - Birth of Harold "Hal" Chase baseball player/manager.
- 1908 - Birth of Sulo Nurmela in Finland; 4 X 100Km relay skier (Olympics-gold-1936).
- 1912 - Birth of Jose de Capriles; US fencer (Olympics-1936, 1948, 1952).
- 1918 - Birth of Helen Stephens in Fulton, Missouri, USA; 100 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1936).
- 1918 - Birth of Patty Berg in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; LPGA golfer (1938 US Amateur, 1943, 1955 Associated Press Sports Woman of the Year).
- 1919 - Birth of Eddie Robinson; winningest college football coach (Grambling).
- 1931 - Birth of Marjorie Jackson in Austria; 100 metre/200 metre dash (Olympics-gold-1952).
- 1936 - Birth of Leamon King in Tulare, California, USA; 4X100 metre relayer (Olympics-gold-1956).
- 1944 - Birth of Sal Bando; baseball player (Oakland Athletics).
- 1950 - Birth of Leonard Pascoe; cricket player (dynamic Aussie quick 1977-82).
- 1953 - Birth of Suleiman Nyambui; Tanzanian runner (world record 5km indoor).
- 1956 - Birth of Liam Brady; British soccer player.
- 1957 - Birth of Thelston Payne; cricket wicket-keeper (West Indies 1986).
- 1960 - Birth of Kelly McCormick in Anaheim, California, USA; diver (Olympics-silver-1984).
- 1961 - Birth of Kyi Hla Han in Yangon, Burma; Australasia golfer.
- 1962 - Birth of Jackie Silva in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; volleyball player (Pan Am-bronze).
- 1964 - Birth of Evi Strasser in Bavaria, Germany; equestrian (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Bas Roorda; soccer player (FC Groningen).
- 1967 - Birth of Eddie Pye; US baseball infielder (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1968 - Birth of Matt Mieske; US baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers).
- 1969 - Birth of Subroto Banerjee; cricket player (Indian quickie and Dennis Lillee protégé).
- 1970 - Birth of Kevin Stocker; US baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1970 - Birth of Ruben Brown; NFL guard (Buffalo Bills).
- 1970 - Birth of Vernon Patao; 141 pounds (64kg) US weightlifter (alternate-Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Jim Reid; NFL tackle (Houston Oilers).
- 1971 - Birth of Mats Sundin in Bromma, Sweden; NHL center (Team Sweden, Toronto Maple Leafs).
- 1971 - Birth of Shelly Hammonds; NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings).
- 1971 - Birth of Todd Williams; US baseball pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1972 - Birth of Charlie Garner; NFL running back (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1972 - Birth of Juha Ylonen in Helsinki, Finland; NHL forward (Olympics-bronze-1998, Phoenix Coyotes).
- 1973 - Birth of Willie Smith; NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions).
- 1974 - Birth of Anthony Mortas; hockey forward (Team France 1998).
- 1975 - Birth of Mark Gerald Keddell in Christchurch, New Zealand; 200 metre (Olympics-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Kristy Powell in Florida, USA; gymnast (Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on February 13
- 1945 - George Studd, cricket player (4 Tests with brother versus Australia 1882-83), dies.
- 1963 - Harry Steers, bowling hall of famer, dies.
- 1970 - Herbert Strudwick, cricket player (28 Tests for England, ct 60 stp 12), dies.
- 1987 - M L "Curly" Page, cricket player (New Zealand Test captain 1933), dies.
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