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What happened in history on this day: February 27?
On February 27 in ...
- 1874 - Baseball first played in England, at Lord's Cricket Grounds.
- 1890 - D Needham and P Kerrigan box 100 rounds (6 hours 39 minutes), San Francisco; match is a draw.
- 1901 - US baseball National League Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes.
- 1908 - Sacrifice fly rule adopted for Major League Baseball (repealed in 1931, reinstated 1954).
- 1921 - US female Figure Skating championship won by Theresa Weld Blanchard.
- 1921 - US male Figure Skating championship won by Sherwin Badger.
- 1925 - Test Cricket debut of Clarrie Grimmett, who took 5-45 and 6-37 versus England.
- 1927 - For second Sunday in a row golfers in South Carolina are arrested for violating Sabbath.
- 1936 - Willy den Ouden swims world record 100 metre free style (1:04.6).
- 1937 - Donald Bradman scores 169 in 5th Test Cricket versus England in 223 minutes.
- 1955 - Betty Jameson wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open.
- 1959 - Boston Celtics' Bob Cousy sets NBA record with 28 assists; Boston Celtics score 173 points against Minneapolis Lakers.
- 1960 - US Olympics Ice Hockey Team beats USSR 3-2 en route to gold medal.
- 1963 - Mickey Mantle of the New York Yankees sign a baseball contract worth US$100,000.
- 1966 - Ice Dance Championship at Davos won by Diane Towler/Bernard Ford (Great Britain).
- 1966 - Ice Pairs Championship at Davos won by Belousova and Protopopov of USSR.
- 1966 - Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Peggy Fleming of US.
- 1966 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Davos won by Emmerich Danzer (Austria).
- 1973 - Dick Allen signs a record US$675,000 three-year contract with Chicago White Sox.
- 1977 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Bent Tree Golf Classic.
- 1982 - Earl Anthony becomes first professional bowler to win more than US$1 million.
- 1982 - Dan Issel (NBA-Denver Nuggets) hits on 63rd consecutive free throw.
- 1983 - Eamonn Coghlan sets indoor mile record of 3:49.78.
- 1983 - Jan Stephenson wins Tucson Conquistadores LPGA Golf Tournament.
- 1984 - Carl Lewis jumps world record indoor long jump (8.675 metres).
- 1987 - Mike Conley triple jumps world indoor record (17.76 metres).
- 1987 - NCAA cancels SMU's entire 1987 football schedule for gross violations of NCAA rules regarding athletic corruption.
- 1988 - Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA Orient Leasing Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
- 1988 - Bonnie Blair (US) wins Olympics 500 metre speed skating in record 39.1 seconds.
- 1988 - Katarina Witt (German Democratic Republic) wins second consecutive Olympics figure skating.
- 1991 - Noureddine Morcelli sets 1500 metre mark at 3:34.16.
- 1992 - Larry Smith named 9th Commissioner of the Canadian Football League.
- 1992 - Tiger Woods, 16, becomes youngest PGA golfer in 35 years.
- 1994 - XVII Olympic Winter Games close in Lillehammer, Norway.
- 1996 - Mark Waugh scores 126 in World Cup against India.
- 2022 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats Seattle Kraken by score 3-1.
- 2022 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Anaheim Ducks by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats New York Rangers by score 5-2.
- 2022 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 3-2.
- 2022 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats Arizona Coyotes by score 5-3.
- 2022 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 4-0.
- 2022 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Buffalo Sabres by score 4-2.
- 2022 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Edmonton Oilers by score 2-1.
Births of sports figures on February 27
- 1898 - Birth of Allison Danzig; sports writer (Tennis Pictorial History).
- 1902 - Birth of Ethelda Bleibtrey; 100 metre/300 metre US swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-1920).
- 1902 - Birth of Gene Sarazen in Harrison, New York, USA; PGA golfer (Masters 1935, US Open 1922, 1932).
- 1906 - Birth of Alexander Matheson; New Zealand cricket pace bowler (two Tests 1930-31).
- 1920 - Birth of Reg Simpson; cricket player (prolific England opener 1948-55).
- 1924 - Birth of Norman Marshall; cricket player (brother of Roy, one Test for West Indies 1955).
- 1933 - Birth of Raymond Berry in Texas, USA; NFL hall of famer (Baltimore Colts).
- 1937 - Birth of L Jay Silvester; American discus thrower (Olympics-silver-1972).
- 1939 - Birth of Lester King; cricket player (West Indies fast bowler, two Tests 1962-68, 9 wickets).
- 1939 - Birth of Peter Revson; auto racer (1971 Indianapolis pole winner).
- 1944 - Birth of Graeme Pollock; cricket player (South African batting prodigy).
- 1947 - Birth of Ashley Woodcock; cricket player (one Test Australia versus New Zealand 1974, only knock 27).
- 1952 - Birth of Dwight Elmo Jones in Houston, Texas, USA; basketball player (Olympics-silver-1972).
- 1960 - Birth of Andres Gomez in Ecuador; tennis pro (Madrid Grand Prix-1990).
- 1960 - Birth of John van Grinsven; soccer player (MVV).
- 1961 - Birth of James Worthy; NBA forward (Los Angeles Lakers, 1988 Playoff Most Valuable Player).
- 1962 - Birth of Kory Tarpenning in Portland, Oregon, USA; pole vaulter.
- 1962 - Birth of Veronica Ribot-Canales in Buenos Aires, Argentina; US diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1964 - Birth of April Heinrichs in Littleton, Colorado, USA; American women's soccer coach (Olympics-1996).
- 1964 - Birth of Richard de Vries; soccer player (De Graafschap).
- 1965 - Birth of Sandra Cecchini in Bologna, Italy; tennis star (1995 Warsaw doubles).
- 1966 - Birth of Chris Howard; US baseball catcher (Seattle Mariners).
- 1966 - Birth of Pete Smith; US baseball player (Atlanta Braves, New York Mets).
- 1967 - Birth of Dallas Eakins in Dade City, Florida, USA; NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets).
- 1967 - Birth of Frantisek Kaberle in Brno, Czechoslovakia; hockey forward (Team Czechoslovakian Republic).
- 1967 - Birth of Robert Kron in Brno, Czechoslovakia; NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers).
- 1968 - Birth of Loy Vaught; NBA forward (Los Angeles Clippers).
- 1968 - Birth of Mike Sullivan in Marshfield, Massachusetts, USA; NHL center (Calgary Flames).
- 1968 - Birth of Ron Cox; NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears).
- 1969 - Birth of Greg Stevenson in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada; rower (Olympics-11-1992, 1996).
- 1969 - Birth of Robert Massey; NFL cornerback (New York Giants).
- 1969 - Birth of Robert Molenaar; Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam).
- 1969 - Birth of Willie Banks; US baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs).
- 1970 - Birth of David White; NFL linebacker (Buffalo Bills).
- 1971 - Birth of Ivan Robinson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; US boxer (Olympics-1992).
- 1971 - Birth of Jaroslav Modry in Ceske-budejovice, Czechoslovakis; NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators).
- 1971 - Birth of Rich Tylski; guard/center (Jacksonville Jaguars).
- 1973 - Birth of Terence Davis; WLAF wide receiver (London Monarchs).
- 1974 - Birth of Chris Dishman; guard (Arizona Cardinals).
- 1974 - Birth of Jim Maher; cricket player (Queensland lefty batsman victorious 1995 side).
- 1975 - Birth of Duce Staley; running back (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1975 - Birth of Marcus Robinson; wide receiver (Chicago Bears).
- 1976 - Birth of Tony Gonzalez; tight end (Kansas City Chiefs).
- 1983 - Birth of Devin Harris; American basketball player.
Deaths of sports figures on February 27
- 1921 - Schofield Haigh, cricket player (England all-rounder 11 Tests 1898-1912), dies.
- 1947 - Mackinnon of Mackinnon, cricket player (Tests England versus Australia 1879), dies at age 89.
- 1961 - Platt Adams, high jumper (Olympics-gold-1912), dies.
- 1975 - Neville Cardus, writer/cricket player, dies.
- 1986 - Death of Jacques Plante, Canadian hockey player (born 1929).
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