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What happened in history on this day: February 21?
On February 21 in ...
- 1931 - Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play first exhibition night game.
- 1942 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Jane Vaughn.
- 1942 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Bobby Specht.
- 1951 - South Carolina House urges "Shoeless Joe" Jackson be reinstated.
- 1952 - Dick Button performs first figure skating triple jump in competition.
- 1953 - Longest collegiate basketball game (six overtimes); Niagara beats Siena 88-81.
- 1957 - Fort Worth Dodgers and Los Angeles Cubs "trade" minor league franchises.
- 1960 - Fay Crocker wins LPGA Lake Worth Golf Open.
- 1968 - American Major League Baseball announces a minimum annual salary of $10,000.
- 1969 - Ted Williams signs five-year contract to manage Washington Senators.
- 1971 - Ruth Jessen wins LPGA Sears Women's World Golf Classic.
- 1973 - Chicago Black Hawks play record 262nd NHL game without being shut-out.
- 1974 - Tom Seaver becomes the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history when he signs a contract for US$172,000 per season with the New York Mets.
- 1979 - Two Iowa girls High School basketball teams play four scoreless quarters; the game is won 4-2 in the fourth overtime period.
- 1980 - Hanni Wenzel is first Liechtensteiner to win Olympics gold (giant slalom).
- 1980 - Eric Heiden skates Olympics record 1500 metre in 1:55.44.
- 1982 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Bent Tree Ladies Golf Classic.
- 1983 - Donald Davis runs one mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds.
- 1983 - NBA San Diego Clippers begin a 29-game road losing streak.
- 1985 - Evert van Benthem wins 13th Friese 11 city skating race.
- 1985 - Largest NBA crowd to date: 44,970 (Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons).
- 1985 - Tim Raines is awarded a US$12 million salary for 1985 by arbitrator.
- 1986 - Tennis star Jimmy Connors fined US$20,000 and suspended for ten weeks.
- 1986 - In defiance of the Cincinnati Reds' policy, Rollie Fingers refuses to cut off his handlebar mustache, and retires from baseball.
- 1987 - Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
- 1988 - Gustafson skates world record 10 km (13:48.20).
- 1989 - Pete Rose meets with Commissioner Ueberroth to discuss his gambling.
- 1992 - Kristi Yamaguchi of US wins Olympics gold medal in women's figure skating.
- 1993 - 43rd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 135-132 (overtime) at Salt Lake City.
- 1993 - Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record indoor (6.15 metres).
- 1995 - Canadian Football League's Sacramento Gold Miners become San Antonio Texans.
Births of sports figures on February 21
- 1883 - Birth of J M M "Mick" Commaille cricket player (dual South African cricket/soccer representative).
- 1903 - Birth of Thomas Yawkey; baseball owner (Boston Red Sox).
- 1915 - Birth of Godfrey Brown in England; 4 X 400 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1936).
- 1937 - Birth of Ron Clarke in Australia; runner (held 19 world records).
- 1945 - Birth of Sudhir Naik; cricket player (Indian Test batsman in two Tests 1974).
- 1946 - Birth of Desmond Lewis; West Indies cricket batsman/keeper (average 86.33 in three Tests).
- 1951 - Birth of John Parker; cricket player (New Zealand batsman of 70s).
- 1954 - Birth of Ivo van Damme in Belgium; 800/1500-metre dash (Olympics-silver-1976).
- 1958 - Birth of Alan Trammell in Garden Grove, California, USA; infielder (Detroit Tigers).
- 1961 - Birth of Yobes Ondieki in Kenya; 10km runner (world record).
- 1963 - Birth of Greg Turner in Dunedin, New Zealand; Australasia golfer.
- 1963 - Birth of Michael Gostigian in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, USA; pentathlete (Olympics-16th-1988, 1992, 1996).
- 1964 - Birth of Willie Pless; Canadian Football League linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1965 - Birth of Jayson Meyer in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada; hockey defenseman (Team Germany).
- 1965 - Birth of Keith Arthurton; cricket player (Charlestown, Nevis West Indies lefty bat).
- 1966 - Birth of Chris Donnels; US baseball infielder (Houston Astros).
- 1966 - Birth of Edie Boyer in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; discus thrower.
- 1967 - Birth of Bas Roorda; Dutch soccer player (FC Groningen, NEC).
- 1967 - Birth of Leroy Russel Burrell in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; long jumper (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Patrick Lodewijks; Dutch soccer player (PSV, FC Groningen).
- 1968 - Birth of Pellom McDaniels; NFL defensive end (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1968 - Birth of Terry Allen; NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings, Washington Redskins).
- 1969 - Birth of Dean Noel; Canadian Football League full back (Hamilton Tiger Cats).
- 1969 - Birth of Petra Kronberger; Austrian alpine skier (Olympics-gold-1992).
- 1970 - Birth of Javier De La Hoya; Mexican/US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins).
- 1970 - Birth of Marc Woodard; NFL linebacker (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1970 - Birth of Michael Slater; cricket player (devastating Australia opening bat since 1993).
- 1970 - Birth of Patrick Pilloni; hockey forward (Team Austria 1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Will Moore; NFL wide receiver (New England Patriots, Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1971 - Birth of Arco Jochemsen; Dutch soccer player (SVDB, Vitesse).
- 1971 - Birth of Jeff Schmidt; US baseball pitcher (California Angels).
- 1971 - Birth of Jey Phillips; WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1971 - Birth of Terry Mickens; NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1972 - Birth of Karl DeWolf; hockey defenseman (Team France 1998).
- 1973 - Birth of Brian Rolston in Flint, Michigan, USA; NHL left wing (Olympics-1994, New Jersey Devils).
- 1973 - Birth of Les Gutches in Medford, Oregon, USA; 180.5 pounds freestyle wrestler (Olympics-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Alexei Lojkin; NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics-1998).
- 1974 - Birth of Rohsaan Griffin in Texas City, Texas, USA; 200 metre runner.
- 1975 - Birth of Scott Miller in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; swimmer (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Robin Confer; soccer forward (Olympics-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Ryan Smyth in Banff, Alberta, Canada; NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers).
- 1980 - Birth of Brad Fast; Canadian ice hockey player.
Deaths of sports figures on February 21
- 1945 - Eric Liddell, Scottish runner (Olympics-gold 1924), dies at age 43.
- 1969 - José de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympics fencer, dies.
- 1979 - Glendon Gibbs, cricket player (Test Cricket West Indies versus Australia 1955), dies.
- 2004 - Death of John Charles CBE, Welsh football player (born 1931).
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