| Year | Events |
| 1874 | Former England footballer Steve Bloomer was born today. He made his debut for national team in 1895 and earned 23 caps, scoring 28 goals. Died on April 16, 1938, aged 64 years. |
| 1876 | Scotland referee Alex Jackson was born 149 years ago. He is known to have officiated 12 international matches of European teams during the period from 1910 to 1923. Passed away on February 6, 1942. |
| 1921 | International footballer Telmo Zarra was born 104 years ago. He played 20 matches for Spain national team and scored 20 goals. Date of his death: February 23, 2006. |
| 1964 | Luboš Kubík, former Czech Republic national football team player (56 caps and 13 goals), born this day. |
| 1982 | Greece national team played their 200th international match in Nea Filadelfeia against Portugal. |
| 1983 | 42 years ago, the Gibraltar football player Roy Chipolina is born. He appeared for 75 matches in total and scored 5 international goals for Gibraltar. |
| 1992 | Foundation day of Urartu FC Yerevan. They were winners of Armenia football championship 2 times. |
| 1996 | Former Belgium national team player Jef Mermans died on this day aged 73. He earned 56 caps and scored 28 goals in total. Date of his birth: February 16, 1922. |
