Events in Sport
- Feb 1 Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play a 10-inning, 3-3 tie in Cairo, Egypt in an exhibition MLB game; part of special 56-game world tour
Sports History
Feb 7 Charlie Chaplin debuts silent film character The Tramp in "Kid Auto Races at Venice"
Birthdays in Sport
George Nissen
Feb 3 George Nissen, American inventor (created the trampoline), born in Blairstown, Iowa (d. 2010)
Bill Veeck
Feb 9 Bill Veeck, American MLB owner and promoter (Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, St. Louis Browns), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1986)
- Feb 14 Norman Von Nida, Australian golfer, coach, broadcaster (British Open 1948 3rd), born in Sydney, NSW (d. 2007)
- Feb 15 Arthur Sydney Martin, spy catcher
- Feb 21 Arnold S Denker, NY, US chess champion (1944-46)
- Feb 23 Theofiel Middelkamp, Dutch cyclist (d. 2005)
- Feb 23 Mike Tresh, American baseball catcher (MLB All Star 1945; Chicago WS), born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania (d. 1966)
- Feb 25 John Arlott, British cricket commentator & writer (BBC), born in Basingstoke, England (d.1991)