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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.
- 2009 - In Ireland, round 1 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.
- 2012 - At least 79 people are killed and more than 1,000 injured after a football match in Port Said, Egypt.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Buffalo Sabres by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Colorado Avalanche by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Dallas Stars by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Vancouver Canucks by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Ottawa Senators by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Winnipeg Jets by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Florida Panthers by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats New Jersey Devils by score 7-1.
- 2022 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats San Jose Sharks by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Boston Bruins beats Seattle Kraken by score 3-2.
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 Junior in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; skeet (Olympics-1996).
- 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).
- 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.
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