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What happened in history on this day: February 16?
On February 16 in ...
- 1899 - Pelham Warner scores 132 on Test Cricket debut (England versus South Africa Johannesburg).
- 1900 - Stanley Cup: Montréal Shamrocks beat Winnipeg Victorias, 3 games to 1.
- 1915 - Frank "Home Run" Baker, 28, announces retirement following a contract dispute with Connie Mack; he sits out 1915 season.
- 1923 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard.
- 1923 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger.
- 1933 - England regains the Ashes, thanks to bodyline tactics.
- 1936 - IV Olympic Winter Games close at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
- 1950 - Writers fail to elect anyone to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
- 1952 - Hall of Famer Honus Wagner, age 77, retires; Pittsburgh Pirates retire his #33.
- 1952 - Ian Craig makes New South Wales cricket debut aged 16 years 249 days (New South Wales record).
- 1958 - Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
- 1962 - US Open Tennis: Jimmy Bostwick defeats brother Pete to win.
- 1966 - Bob Cowper makes 307 versus England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, 727 minute s, 20 fours.
- 1966 - End of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australia WK.
- 1967 - Red Ruffing selected to baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1970 - Joe Frazier knocks out Jimmy Ellis in five rounds for undisputed heavyweight boxing crown.
- 1972 - Test Cricket debut of Lawrence Rowe West Indies versus New Zealand Kingston, 214 and 100.
- 1972 - First NBA player to score 30,000 points (Wilt Chamberlain in 940 games).
- 1973 - West Indies versus Australia at Kingston, first time since 1955 without Sobers.
- 1975 - Washington Capitals' first NHL shutout, beating Kansas City Scouts 3-0.
- 1980 - Eric Heiden skates 5km in 7:02.29 (Olympic record).
- 1984 - Bill Johnson becomes first American to win Olympics downhill skiing gold.
- 1984 - New Jersey Devils' first overtime goal, Jan Ludvig beats Hartford Whalers 6-5.
- 1985 - Largest NBA crowd to date, 43,816, sees Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons.
- 1985 - Livingston Bramble defeats Ray "Boom Boom" Mancini to win WBA champion.
- 1985 - New Jersey Devils score their fastest hat trick: 42 seconds.
- 1986 - Hein Vergeer becomes world champion skater.
- 1986 - Karlstad skates world record 10 km (14:12.14).
- 1989 - Roger Clemens, Boston Red Sox pitcher signs record US$7.5 million, three-year contract.
- 1991 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Tonya Harding.
- 1992 - Los Angeles Lakers retire Magic Johnson's #32 uniform.
- 1993 - Sandra Völker swims world record 50 metre backstroke (28.33 seconds).
- 1994 - Johann Olav Koss skates world record 1500 metre (1:51.29).
- 1996 - Gary Kirsten scores 188 for South Africa versus United Arab Emirates at Rawalpindi.
- 1997 - At age 25, Jeff Gordon is youngest winner in Daytona 500 history.
- 1997 - Paul Stankowski wins Hawaiian Golf Open.
- 1997 - Terry-Jo Myers wins LPGA Los Angeles Women's Championship.
- 2005 - The National Hockey League cancels its 2004-2005 season, becoming the first North American professional league to cancel a season due to a labour dispute.
Births of sports figures on February 16
- 1858 - Birth of Laurence "Lon" Myers US, track star (top US miler).
- 1866 - Birth of William "Sliding Billy" Hamilton New Jersey, hall of fame baseball player.
- 1886 - Birth of Andrew Ducat cricket player (Test for England 1921 (3 and 2) Soccer International).
- 1904 - Birth of Ellis Achong; cricket player (West Indian SLA, 8 wickets in 6 Tests).
- 1931 - Birth of Gamini Goonesena; cricket leg-spinner (all-rounder for Ceylon, Notts).
- 1934 - Birth of Marlene Bauer Hagge in Eureka, South Dakota, USA; LPGA golfer (1950 Woman Athlete of the Year).
- 1941 - Birth of Vitali Kuznetsov in USSR; judo (Olympics-silver-1972).
- 1946 - Birth of Aleksandr Shaparenko in USSR; 1000m kayak (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1953 - Birth of George Martin; NFL defensive back (New York Giants).
- 1953 - Birth of Mike Ford in New York City, New York, USA; Canadian Tour golfer (1976 Port Jefferson Open).
- 1954 - Birth of Michael Holding; cricket fast bowler (Whispering Death- Awesome for West Indies).
- 1958 - Birth of Herb Williams; NBA center (Toronto Raptors, New York Knicks).
- 1958 - Birth of John Paul Morse in Marshall, Michigan, USA; PGA golfer (1995 United Airlines).
- 1959 - Birth of John P McEnroe; tennis player (US Open 1979-81, 1984, Wimbledon 1981, 1983, 1984).
- 1959 - Birth of Kelly Tripuka in Glenn Ridge, New Jersey, USA; NBA forward (Detroit Pistons, Utah Jazz).
- 1964 - Birth of Mark Price; NBA guard (Cleveland Caveliers).
- 1966 - Birth of Eric Uptagrafft in Spokane, Washington, USA; prone rifle (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Robert Massey; NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions).
- 1968 - Birth of Cecil Gray; NFL tackle (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1968 - Birth of Erik Regtop; Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen).
- 1969 - Birth of Claude Lambert in Montréal, Québec, Canada; boxer (Olympics-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Fermin Cacho in Barcelona, Spain; 1500 metre runner (Olympics-2 gold-1992, 1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Tim Costo; US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds).
- 1971 - Birth of Anthony Abrams; NFL defensive tackle (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1971 - Birth of Chi Kredell in Long Beach, California, USA; water polo driver (Olympics-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Larry Jones; NFL running back (Washington Redskins).
- 1971 - Birth of Marco Sas; Dutch soccer player (NAC).
- 1971 - Birth of Mike Hubbard in Lynchburg, Virginia; catcher (Chicago Cubs).
- 1971 - Birth of Van Tuinei; defensive end (San Diego Chargers).
- 1972 - Birth of Jerome Bettis; running back (Pittsburgh Steelers).
- 1973 - Birth of Cathy Freeman in Mackay, Australia; 100 metre/200 metre/400 metre (Olympics-silver-1992, 1996).
- 1973 - Birth of James Young; Australian water polo player (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Jevon Langford; defensive end (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1974 - Birth of Kathy McCormack; ice hockey forward (Canada, Olympics-silver-1998).
- 1975 - Birth of Casey Barrett in Montréal, Québec, Canada; 200 metre Butterfly (Olympics-1996).
- 1975 - Birth of Marty Murray Deloraine; NHL center (Calgary Flames).
- 1977 - Birth of Alexei Morozov; NHL forward (Team Russia Olympics-silver-1998, Pittsburgh Penguins).
- 1977 - Birth of Trina Jackson; 4X200 metre freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1996).
- 1978 - Birth of Caroline Hunt in Chicago, Illinois; rhythmic gymnast (US team-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Ashley Lelie; American football player.
Deaths of sports figures on February 16
- 1933 - Archie Jackson, cricket player (of TB, Australia bat too briefly average 47.4), dies.
- 1936 - Tommy Ward, South African cricket wicket keeper (23 Tests), electrocuted.
- 1945 - Billy Frank, cricket player (Test South Africa versus England 1896, 5 and 2, 1-52), dies.
- 1950 - David Denton, cricket player (England batsman in 11 Tests 1905-10), dies.
- 1973 - Pieter Van der Bijl cricket player (outstanding South African bat in 1938-39), dies.
- 2001 - Death of Bob Buhl, baseball player (born 1928).
- 2002 - Death of Walter Winterbottom, English football manager (born 1913).
- 2006 - Death of Ernie Stautner, German-born American football player (born 1925).
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