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What happened in history on this day: February 15?
On February 15 in ...
- 1916 - New York Yankees buy Frank Baker AKA Home Run Baker from the Philadelphia Athletics for US$37,500.
- 1921 - Arthur Mailey completes 9-121 versus England, Australian Test Cricket record.
- 1930 - Weona beats Toluca in Illinois Basketball Tournament in ten overtimes.
- 1931 - Spring training site of New York Yankees in Saint Petersburg is renamed Miller Huggins Field in honor of the team's late manager.
- 1932 - III Olympic Winter Games close at Lake Placid, New York.
- 1932 - Australia beats South Africa in cricket by an inning in 5 hours 53 minutes playing time.
- 1932 - US bobsled team member Eddie Eagan becomes only athlete to win gold in both Summer and Winter Olympics (1920 boxing gold).
- 1936 - Sonja Henie, Norway, wins third consecutive Olympics figure skating gold.
- 1956 - Pittsburgh Pirates and Kansas City Athletics cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham, Alabama, because of local ordinance barring blacks from playing against whites.
- 1958 - Ice Dance Championship at Paris won by June Markham/Courtney Jones of Great Britain.
- 1958 - Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Barbara Wagner/Rob Paul of Canada.
- 1958 - Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Carol Heiss of USA.
- 1958 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by David Jenkins of USA.
- 1959 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Tournament.
- 1961 - Australia beats West Indies 2-1 in one of best Test Cricket series ever.
- 1961 - Entire US figure skating team of 18 dies in Belgian Sabena 707 crash.
- 1963 - First US female world figure skating champion (Tenley Albright).
- 1964 - Bill Bradley scores 51 points for Princeton.
- 1966 - Kees Verkerk becomes world champion all-round skater.
- 1968 - Anaheim Amigos' Les Salvage scores ten three-point baskets in ABA game versus Denver Nuggets.
- 1970 - Ard Schenk becomes world champion all-round skater.
- 1970 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Burdine's Golf Invitational.
- 1972 - Bill Torrey becomes first New York Islanders' General Manager.
- 1973 - Friendsville Academy (Tennessee) ends 138-game basketball losing streak.
- 1976 - XII Olympic Winter Games close at Innsbruck, Austria.
- 1976 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic.
- 1978 - England all out 64 for first loss to New Zealand in cricket player (Boycott Captain).
- 1978 - Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 rounds for world heavyweight crown.
- 1980 - Wayne Gretzky assists on NHL-record-tying seven goals.
- 1980 - Eric Heiden skates Olympics record 500 metre in 38.03 seconds.
- 1981 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic.
- 1986 - 44,180 largest NBA crowd to date - Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons.
- 1987 - Craig Stadler disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot.
- 1987 - Karlstad skates world record 10km (14:03.92).
- 1987 - Nikolai Guljajev becomes world champion skater.
- 1990 - A lockout begins as Major League Baseball owners refuse to open spring training camp without reaching a new Basic Agreement with the players.
- 1991 - Troy State sets NCAA Division II record with 103 points in second half routing DeVry Institute 187-117.
- 1995 - Dublin - Republic of Ireland versus England football match in Lansdowne Road abandoned due to violence and rioting.
- 1997 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Tara Lipinski.
- 1997 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Todd Eldridge.
- 1998 - Dale Eggeling wins Los Angeles Women's Golf Championship.
- 1998 - In Dayton Beach, Florida, Dale Earnhardt wins the Daytona 500 in his 20th try, after many unsuccessful attempts.
- 2006 - Jeff Weaver agrees to a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim worth $8,325,000.
- 2007 - Baseball commissioner office approves a one-year contract worth $15.8 million for Barry Bonds with the New York Giants.
- 2009 - In the NBA's annual All-Star Game, West beats East 146-119.
- 2009 - In Norway, round 2 of the FIA World Rally Championship is won by Sébastien Loeb.
- 2022 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oiler beats Los Angeles Kings by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Colorado Avalanche by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Columbus Blue Flames by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Nashville Predators by score 4-1.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Boston Bruins by score 2-1.
- 2022 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats New York Islanders by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 5-4.
- 2022 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats New Jersey Devils by score 6-3.
- 2022 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Ottawa Senators by score 5-2.
Births of sports figures on February 15
- 1897 - Birth of Earl H Blaik in Detroit, Michigan, USA; college football hall of fame coach (elected 1965).
- 1904 - Birth of Antonin Magne; French bicyclist (Tour de France 1931, 1934).
- 1929 - Birth of Graham Hill in London, England; auto racer (1962, 1968 international racing champion).
- 1939 - Birth of Ollie Ellefsäter in Norway; 3000m steeplechase (Olympics-1960).
- 1948 - Birth of Ron "The Penguin" Cey in Tacoma, Washington, USA; third baseman (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1949 - Birth of Ken Anderson; NFL quarterback (Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1955 - Birth of Bev Francis in Australia; world women's power-lifting champion.
- 1956 - Birth of Desmond Haynes; cricket player (West Indies opener-greatest batsman in one-day history).
- 1959 - Birth of Guy De Alwis; cricket wicket-keeper (Sri Lankan mid 80s).
- 1959 - Birth of Joe Hesketh; US baseball player (Boston Red Sox).
- 1960 - Birth of Darrell Green; NFL cornerback (Washington Redskins).
- 1960 - Birth of Jeanne Goldsmith in Los Angeles, California, USA; WPVA volleyball player (National-5th-1987).
- 1964 - Birth of Mark Price; NBA guard (Washington Bullets, Orlando Magic).
- 1965 - Birth of Craig Matthews; cricket pace bowler (South African Test).
- 1966 - Birth of Melido Perez; Dominican/US baseball pitcher (New York Yankees).
- 1969 - Birth of Brian Williams in Lancaster, South Carolina, USA; pitcher (Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros).
- 1969 - Birth of Edgar Bennett; NFL running back (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1970 - Birth of Nathaniel Mills in Evanston, Illinois, USA; speed skater (Olympics-1994).
- 1970 - Birth of Tyrone Legette; NFL cornerback (New Orleans Saints).
- 1971 - Birth of Barbara Failey-Herbert in South Africa; golfer (1989 winner South Africa Champion).
- 1971 - Birth of Jim Butler in Iowa City, Iowa, USA; table tennis player (Olympics-1992, 1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Tyrone Legette; cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).
- 1972 - Birth of Jaromir Jagr in Kladno, Czechoslovakia; NHL right wing (Pittsburgh Penguins, Czechoslovakia Olympics-gold-1998).
- 1972 - Birth of Lance Scott; NFL offensive linesman (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1973 - Birth of Amy Van Dyken; 50 metre/100 metre freestyle/100 metre butterfly swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1996).
- 1974 - Birth of Erik Schulz in Port Huron, Michigan, USA; pairs skater (and Ilana Goldfogel).
- 1974 - Birth of Tim Hall; running back (Oakland Raiders).
- 1974 - Birth of Ugueth Urbina in Caracas, Venezuela; pitcher (Montreal Expos).
- 1975 - Birth of Robert Fuchs; soccer player (PSV).
- 1986 - Birth of Valeri Bojinov; Bulgarian football player.
Deaths of sports figures on February 15
- 1961 - Marubel Vinaon Owen, figure skater (Olympics-silver-1932), dies.
- 1964 - Ken Hubbs, second baseman (Chicago Cubs), dies in plane crash at age 22.
- 1981 - Jack Crapp, cricket player (7 Tests for England 1948-49, 319 runs), dies.
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