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What happened in history on this day: February 9?
On February 9 in ...
- 1540 - The first recorded race meet in England (Roodee Fields, Chester).
- 1895 - First intercollegiate basketball game (Minnesota Agricultural beats Hamline, 9-3).
- 1895 - Volleyball is invented by W G Morgan in Massachusetts, USA.
- 1900 - Dwight Davis establishes a new tennis trophy, the Davis Cup.
- 1912 - US Tennis Association amends rule taking bye away from defending champion.
- 1916 - American baseball's National League votes down a proposal by New York Giants, Boston Braves, and Chicago Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Cincinnati Reds wanted to decrease to 20).
- 1932 - America enters Olympics two-man bobsled competition for first time.
- 1935 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson.
- 1935 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee.
- 1940 - Joe Louis beats Arturo Godoy in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1942 - Philadelphia "Phillies" change nickname (temporarily) to "Phils".
- 1943 - National League seeks buyer for Philadelphia Phillies, as owner Gerry Nugent falls in arrears.
- 1951 - Saint Louis Browns sign pitcher Satchel Paige, age 45.
- 1960 - AFL and NFL agree verbally to a no-tampering pact.
- 1964 - IX Olympic Winter Games close at Innsbruck, Austria.
- 1964 - Hanumant Singh scores 105 India versus England on debut at Delhi.
- 1971 - Leroy "Satchel" Paige becomes first negro-league player elected to Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1974 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill.
- 1974 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Junior.
- 1975 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Naples Lely Golf Classic.
- 1976 - Oscar Charleston selected to baseball's Hall of Fame.
- 1980 - The late New York Yankees' catcher Thurman Munson is inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame of Kent State University.
- 1980 - Rick Barry, Houston Rockets, is first in NBA to score eight 3-point goals in a game.
- 1982 - 34th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 4-2 at Washington.
- 1986 - 36th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 139-132 at Dallas, Texas.
- 1986 - Marvin Johnson wins record third time, light heavyweight boxing title.
- 1986 - Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Classic.
- 1986 - West German team swims world record 4x200 metre freestyle (7:05.17).
- 1986 - Mohinder Amarnath becomes the first batsman dismissed for handling the ball in One Day International cricket.
- 1988 - 39th NHL All-Star Game: Wales beat Campbell 6-5 (overtime) at Saint Louis, Missouri.
- 1988 - New Hampshire begins a NCAA record 32-game losing streak at home (ends February 1991).
- 1989 - Kevin Johnson (Phoenix Suns) ends NBA free throw streak of 57 games.
- 1990 - Doina Melinte runs world indoor record 1.5km (4:00:27) and mile (4:17:13).
- 1991 - Johann Olav Koss skates world record 5km (6:41.73).
- 1991 - Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him.
- 1991 - Wally Joyner wins record $2.1 million salary arbitration.
- 1992 - 42nd NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 153-113 at Orlando.
- 1992 - Heike Henkel high jumps female indoor world record (2.07 metres).
- 1992 - Jani Sievinen swims world record 400 metre medley (4:07.10).
- 1992 - Shelley Hamlin wins LPGA Phar-Mor Golf Tournament at Hamlin Inverrary.
- 1995 - Irina Privalova runs female world record 50 metre (5.96 seconds).
- 1997 - 47th NBA All-Star Game: East beats West 132-120 at Cleveland.
- 1997 - Kelly Robbins wins LPGA Diet Dr Pepper National Pro-Am.
- 1997 - Mark O'Meara wins Buick golf invitational.
- 1997 - Scotty Bowman is first NHL coach to win 1,000 games.
- 2001 - Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees finalize a $189 million, 10-year contract, making Jeter the second highest paid player in the history of the sport.
- 2002 - (to February 24) The XIX Olympic Winter Games are held in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
- 2003 - The Cricket World Cup begins in South Africa.
- 2006 - Bengie Molina signs a US$5 million, one-year contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, with a $7.5 million option for 2007.
- 2009 - New York Yankees' baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez admits to having used performance-enhancing steroids earlier in his career, over a three-year period from 2001 to 2003 with the Texas Rangers.
- 2009 - At Plumpton, England, jockey Tony McCoy, riding Restless D'Artaix, records his 3,000th career horse racing win.
- 2018 - (to February 25) The 2018 Winter Olympics are held in Pyeongchang, South Korea.
- 2022 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Vancouver Canucks by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Seattle Kraken by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 6-0.
- 2022 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Edmonton Oilers by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Nashville Predators by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 6-3.
Births of sports figures on February 9
- 1876 - Birth of Martin Stixrud in Norway; figure skater (Olympics-bronze-1920).
- 1882 - Birth of Thomas Campbell; South African cricket wicketkeeper (5 Tests 1909-12).
- 1887 - Birth of Henry Zimmerman; baseball player (1912-batted .372 with 14 home runs).
- 1907 - Birth of Aubrey "Dit" Clapper; NHL hall of famer (Boston Bruins).
- 1908 - Birth of Jackie Fields; US featherweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1924).
- 1929 - Birth of Lennox Butler; cricket player (one Test West Indies versus Australia 1955, 16 and 2-151).
- 1934 - Birth of John A Ziegler Junior in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA; fourth NHL president (1977-92).
- 1942 - Birth of Peder Lunde Junior in Norway; yachtsman (Olympics-gold-1960).
- 1943 - Birth of James King in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; basketball player (Olympics-gold-1968).
- 1943 - Birth of Jonny Nilsson in Sweden; 10km speed skater (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1950 - Birth of Lloyd Weldon Keasor in Pumphrey, Maryland, USA; wrestler (Olympics-silver-1976).
- 1952 - Birth of Danny White; quarterback (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1956 - Birth of Philip Jackson Ford Junior in North Carolina, USA; basketball player (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1958 - Birth of Alexander "Sandy" W B Lyle in Shrewsbury, England; PGA golfer (1988 Phoenix Open).
- 1961 - Birth of John Kruk; US baseball first baseman (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1963 - Birth of Bonnie Levin in Miami Beach, Florida, USA; WPVA volleyball player.
- 1963 - Birth of Madusa Miceli [Debra Ann] in Milan, Italy; wrestler (WCW).
- 1963 - Birth of Mike Rindel; cricket player (N Transvaal opening bat ODI ton versus Pakistan 1995).
- 1965 - Birth of David Brandon; NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1965 - Birth of Lennox Lewis in London, England; Super heavyweight boxer (Olympics-gold-1988).
- 1967 - Birth of Kate Golden in Beaumont, Texas, USA; LPGA golfer (1992 Ping/Welch-5th).
- 1967 - Birth of Stevon Moore; NFL safety (Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens).
- 1967 - Birth of Todd Pratt; US baseball catcher (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1968 - Birth of Derek Strong; NBA forward (Los Angeles Lakers, Orlando Magic).
- 1968 - Birth of Marcus Meloan in Agana, Guam; Canadian Tour golfer (1992 US Amateur Champion).
- 1968 - Birth of Paul Claxton in Vidalia, Georgia, USA; Nike golfer (NIKE Central Georgia Open-38th).
- 1969 - Birth of Jeff Pahukoa; NFL guard/tackle (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1969 - Birth of Jimmy Smith; NFL wide receiver (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1969 - Birth of Peta Edebone; Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Thomas Brandl in Bad Tolz, Germany; hockey forward (Team Germany 1998).
- 1969 - Birth of Todd Lyght; US football quarterback (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1970 - Birth of Glenn McGrath; cricket player (New South Wales and Australian fast bowler 1993-).
- 1971 - Birth of Gonzalo Floyd; Canadian Football League defensive end (Hamilton Tiger Cats).
- 1971 - Birth of Jason Mathews; NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1971 - Birth of Jim Miller; NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers, Atlanta Falcons, Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1971 - Birth of Ken Felder; US baseball outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers).
- 1971 - Birth of Pat O'Neill; NFL punter/place kicker (New England Patriots).
- 1972 - Birth of Norbert Rosza; Hungarian swimmer (100 metre freestyle record).
- 1974 - Birth of Brad Maynard; punter (New York Giants).
- 1974 - Birth of John Wallace; NBA forward (Toronto Raptors).
- 1974 - Birth of Orlando Bobo; guard (Minnesota Vikings).
Deaths of sports figures on February 9
- 1916 - Jack Barrett, cricket player (two Tests for Australia 1890), dies.
- 1917 - Francis Allan, cricket bowler (lefty in 1879 Australia-England Test), dies.
- 1969 - Manuel Plaza Reyes, Chilean marathon runner (Olympics-gold 1928), dies at age 68.
- 1979 - C I J Smith, cricket all-rounder (5 Tests for England 1935-37), dies.
- 2007 - Death of Alejandro Finisterre, Spanish poet, editor, and inventor of table football (born 1919).
- 2017 - Death of Piet Keizer, Dutch footballer (born 1943).
- 2022 - Death of Jeremy Giambi at age 47 of suicide in Claremont, California, USA; baseball player (Major League Baseball), actor (Moneyball movie (2011)).
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