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What happened in history on this day: February 18?
On February 18 in ...
- 1899 - Stanley Cup of hockey: Montréal Shamrocks sweep Queens University (Kingston Ontario) in two games.
- 1909 - Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at age 41, to Cleveland Naps.
- 1919 - Cy Denneny of NHL Ottawa Senators scores record 52nd goal.
- 1922 - Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball.
- 1924 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard.
- 1924 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger.
- 1932 - Sonja Henie wins her 6th straight World Women's figure skating title.
- 1936 - NHL record 62 points scored in a game, New York Americans (28) and Montréal Maroons (24).
- 1943 - William D Cox buys Philadelphia Phillies.
- 1944 - Cincinnati Reds sign youngest baseball player, 15-year-old Joe Nuxhall.
- 1951 - Three City College of New York basketball players admit to accepting bribes.
- 1960 - (to February 28) The VIII Olympic Winter Games are held in Squaw Valley, California, USA.
- 1960 - Walter O'Malley, Los Angeles Dodgers' owner, purchases Chavez Ravine for US$494,000.
- 1962 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open.
- 1965 - Frank Gifford announces his retirement from football for broadcasting.
- 1967 - Bob Seagren sets pole vault record at 17 feet 3 inches.
- 1967 - Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out six straight major league players.
- 1968 - X Olympic Winter Games close at Grenoble, France.
- 1969 - Doug Walters scores second innings century after 242 in first.
- 1973 - Belgian Emile Puttemans runs 3000 metre indoor record 7:39.2.
- 1973 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Pompano Beach Golf Classic.
- 1977 - Test Cricket debuts of Colin Croft and Joel Garner versus Pakistan Bridgetown.
- 1978 - First Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona, Hawaii.
- 1979 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Elizabeth Arden Golf Classic.
- 1986 - San Antonio Spurs' Alvin Robertson scores NBA second quadruple double-20 points, 11 rebounds, ten assists and ten steals against Phoenix Suns.
- 1989 - Sherri Turner wins LPGA Orix Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open/Itoki Pro-Am.
- 1990 - Jane Crafter wins LPGA Phar-Mor at Inverrary Golf Tournament.
- 1991 - Edmonton Oilers' goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse and shuts out New Jersey Devils 4-0.
- 1994 - Dan Jansen skates world record 1000 metre (1:12.43).
- 1994 - Shreveport Pirates join Canadian Football League as fourth US team.
- 1995 - Angela Kennedy swims world record 100 metre butterfly.
- 1995 - Barb Thomas Whitehead wins Cup o' Noodles Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
- 1995 - Warnecke swims world record 50 metre freestyle.
- 1996 - Tendulkar scores 127 in India's Cricket World Cup win over Kenya.
- 1998 - New York Rangers fire head coach Colin Campbell.
- 2009 - Meseret Defar of Ethiopia breaks the world indoor record in the women's 5,000-metres at the GE Gala meet in Stockholm, Sweden, covering the distance in a time of 14:24.37.
- 2022 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 4-3.
- 2022 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 1-0.
- 2022 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Minnesota Wild by score 6-2.
- 2022 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Nashville Predators by score 5-3.
Births of sports figures on February 18
- 1895 - Birth of George Gipp AKA The Gipper; Notre Dame football star.
- 1909 - Birth of Matti Jarvinen in Finland; javelin thrower (Olympics-gold-1932).
- 1926 - Birth of Len Ford; NFL end (Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers).
- 1927 - Birth of Fazal Mahmood; cricket player (Pakistani medium-pace workhorse 1952-62).
- 1928 - Birth of Jim McElreath; auto racer (1970 Ontario 500).
- 1933 - Birth of Bobby Robson; British soccer coach (PSV).
- 1937 - Birth of Jeff Farrell; American swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1960).
- 1938 - Birth of Barry Knight; cricket player (England all-rounder mid-60s).
- 1938 - Birth of Manny Mota; baseball outfielder (Los Angeles Dodgers).
- 1945 - Birth of Judy Rankin in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; LPGA golfer (Vare Trophy 1976-77).
- 1947 - Birth of Carlos A Lopes in Portugal; marathon runner (Olympics-gold-1984).
- 1948 - Birth of Bruce Francis; cricket player (Australian opener in three Tests 1972).
- 1957 - Birth of Marita Koch in German Democratic Republic; 400-metre sprinter (Olympics-gold-1980).
- 1958 - Birth of Peter Koech in Kiliburani, Kenya; 3000m steeplechaser (Olympics-silver-1988).
- 1960 - Birth of Andy Moog; NHL Goalie (Edmonton Oilers, Boston Bruins, Olympics-Canada-1988).
- 1960 - Birth of Roger Wijesuriya; cricket player (bowling average 294 in four Tests for Sri Lanka).
- 1962 - Birth of Gary Reasons; NFL linebacker (New York Giants).
- 1962 - Birth of Simon Fletcher; NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos).
- 1963 - Birth of John Gesek; NFL center (Washington Redskins).
- 1963 - Birth of Rob Andrew; English rugby player.
- 1964 - Birth of Kevin Tapani in Des Moines, Iowa, USA; pitcher (Chicago White Sox, Minnesota Twin).
- 1966 - Birth of Kris King in Bracebridge, Ontario, Canada; NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets).
- 1966 - Birth of Phillip De Freitas; cricket pace bowler (in Dominica England 1986-95).
- 1967 - Birth of Colin Jackson in Cardiff, England; 100 metre hurdler (Olympics-silver-1988).
- 1967 - Birth of John Valentin in Mineola, New York, USA; infielder (Boston Red Sox).
- 1967 - Birth of Matt Turner; US baseball pitcher (Florida Marlins).
- 1968 - Birth of Chris McKendry; ESPN sportscaster.
- 1969 - Birth of Alexander Mogilny in Khavarovsk, USSR; first soviet hockey star to defect to NHL (Buffalo Sabres).
- 1969 - Birth of Igor Larionov in Voskresensk, Russia; NHL forward (Team Russia, Detroit Red Wings).
- 1970 - Birth of Tyler Green; US baseball pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1971 - Birth of George Teague; NFL safety (Miami Dolphins, Green Bay Packers).
- 1971 - Birth of Reggie Holt; WLAF safety (London Monarchs).
- 1972 - Birth of Lubomir Rybovic in Kosice, Czechoslovakia; hockey forward (Team Slovakia).
- 1972 - Birth of Marc Lillibridge; WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1975 - Birth of Scott Tucker in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; 400 metre/800 metre freestyle relay (Olympics-1996).
- 1976 - Birth of Chanda Rubin in Lafayette, Louisiana; tennis star (1996 Australian Open doubles).
- 1976 - Birth of Jason Podollan Vernon; NHL center (Florida Panthers).
- 1976 - Birth of Volker Schenk; WLAF running back (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1979 - Birth of Julia Greville, Perth, Australia; swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Alison Rachel Fitch in Hamilton, New Zealand; swimmer (Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on February 18
- 1911 - Bill Murdoch, cricket player, dies while watching Australia versus South Africa Test.
- 1933 - James Corbett (Gentleman Jim), heavyweight boxing champion (1892-97), dies.
- 1975 - Syed Nazir Ali, cricket player (two Tests for India, four wickets), dies.
- 1993 - Death of Kerry Von Erich, American professional wrestler (suicide) (born 1960).
- 1998 - Death of Harry Caray, American television and radio broadcaster (Chicago Cubs), at age 77 (born 1917).
- 2001 - NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt is killed instantly in a crash on the last lap of the Daytona 500 while his DEI cars driven by his son, Dale Earnhardt Junior, and Michael Waltrip, finish second and first, respectively.
- 2001 - Death of Eddie Mathews, baseball player (born 1931).
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