Events in Sport
Event of Interest
Feb 18 Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his federal judgeship to give full attention to job as Major League Baseball Commissioner
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Birthdays in Sport
- Feb 1 Clifford McWatt, West Indian cricket wicketkeeper (6 Tests, 10 dismissals), born in Georgetown, Guyana (d. 1997)
- Feb 5 Alain de Changy, Belgian racing driver (d. 1994)
- Feb 8 Joeri Averbach, Russian chess grandmaster
- Feb 9 Jim Laker, English cricket spin bowler (46 Tests; world best 19-90 4th Test v Australia 1956), born in Bradford, Yorkshire (d. 1986)
- Feb 17 Marshall Teague, American race car driver (d. 1959)
- Feb 22 Jesús Iglesias, Argentine racing driver, born in Pergamino, Argentina (d. 2005)
- Feb 24 Kanwar Rai Singh, cricketer (batted at MCG in Test for India 1948)
- Feb 26 Bill Johnston, Australian cricket fast/spin bowler (40 Tests, 160 wickets @ 23.91; Victoria), born in Beeac, Australia (d. 2007)
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
Feb 18 Football player George Halas (27) weds Minnie Bushing
George Halas