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What happened in history on this day: February 29?
On February 29 in ...
- 1952 - Ice Dance Championship at Paris France won by Westwood and Demmy (Great Britain).
- 1952 - Ice Pairs Championship at Paris won by Ria Falk and Paul Falk of Germany.
- 1952 - Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Jacqueline du Bief of France.
- 1952 - Men's Figure Skating Championship in Paris won by Richard Button (USA).
- 1964 - Frank Rugani sets badminton shuttlecock distance record, 24.3 metres.
- 1964 - North Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime.
- 1972 - Hank Aaron becomes first baseball player to sign for US$200,000 a year (US$600,000 over three years).
- 1980 - Gordie Howe becomes first NHL player to score 800 career goals.
- 1988 - Mark Greatbatch scores 107 versus England on Test Cricket debut.
- 1992 - Dawn Coe wins LPGA Women's Kemper Golf Open.
- 1992 - The Professional Spring Football League begins.
- 1996 - In Lumberton, North Carolina, Daniel Green is convicted of the murder of James Jordan, the father of basketball star Michael Jordan.
- 1996 - Kenya defeats West Indies (all out 93) in Cricket World Cup.
Births of sports figures on February 29
- 1904 - Birth of John "Pepper" Martin; baseballer (National League stolen base leader 1933,34,36).
- 1908 - Birth of Alf Gover; cricket player (bowled in four Tests for England/famous coach).
- 1932 - Birth of Gavin Stevens; cricket player (Australian bat on 59-60 India/Pakistan tour).
- 1936 - Birth of Alwin Schockemohle in Germany; equestrian jumper (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1936 - Birth of Henri "Rocket" Richard; NHL center (Montreal Canadiens).
- 1948 - Birth of Nikolai Pimenov in USSR; coxless pair rowers (Olympics-silver-1976).
- 1948 - Birth of Yuri Pimenov in USSR; coxless pair rowers (Olympics-silver-1976).
- 1952 - Birth of Raisa Smetanina in USSR; cross country skier (Olympics-gold-1976, 1980, 1992).
- 1952 - Birth of Raul Gonzalez; Mexican 50km speed walker (world record).
- 1968 - Birth of Bryce Paup; NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers, Buffalo Bills).
- 1968 - Birth of Cary Conklin; NFL quarterback (San Francisco 49ers).
- 1968 - Birth of Chucky Brown; NBA forward (Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks).
- 1972 - Birth of Chris Devine in Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA; diver (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Cyrus Beasley in Rowe, New York, USA; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1972 - Birth of Fabien Bownes; NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears).
- 1972 - Birth of Mark Farraway; Canadian Football League offensive linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1976 - Birth of Bryan Gillooly in Auburn, New York; diver (Olympics-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on February 29
- 1932 - "Big Ed" Morris, pitcher (Boston Red Sox), dies.
- 2016 - Death of Hannes Löhr, German footballer (born 1942).
- 2016 - Death of José Parra Martínez, Spanish footballer (born 1925).
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