What happened in history on this day: November 1?
On November 1 in ...
- 1913 - Notre Dame upsets Army 35-13, first football game versus US Army team, first to use forward pass effectively in football.
- 1924 - First US NHL franchise, Boston Bruins founded.
- 1924 - Forest Peters of Montana State University hits 17 of 22 attempted field goals.
- 1938 - Seabiscuit beats War Admiral in a match horse race at Pimlico.
- 1946 - New York Knicks first basketball game, beating Toronto Huskies 68-66.
- 1959 - First NHL goalie to wear a hockey mask (Jacques Plante).
- 1964 - George Blanda of Houston Oilers throws NFL-record 37 passes in 68 attempts.
- 1964 - Kansas City Chiefs' Len Dawson passes for six touchdowns vs Denver Broncos (49-39).
- 1966 - NFL awards New Orleans its 16th franchise (All Saints Day).
- 1968 - US pro soccer 14 teams merge into one all star team.
- 1970 - First regular season San Francisco Giants-New York Jets game, Giants win 22-10 at Shea Stadium.
- 1972 - Germain Gagnon scores first New York Islanders' hat trick.
- 1977 - New York Islanders' Goran Hogosta's only shut-out Calgary Flames 9-0-Trottier four goals.
- 1979 - Edward Bennett Williams buys the Baltimore Orioles for a reported US$12.3 million from Jerold Hoffberger.
- 1981 - Third meeting of San Francisco Giants-New York Jets, Jets up 2-1 with 26-7 win.
- 1984 - Despite Mike Bossy's four goals, New York Islanders lose 5-6 to Montreal Canadians making Islander record when scoring a hat trick 77-3-4.
- 1987 - 22,000 run in New York City Marathon (won by Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya 2:11:01).
- 1987 - New York Jets retire Don Maynards number 13.
- 1987 - New Orleans Saints shut out Atlanta Falcons 38-0.
- 2001 - Derek Jeter hits the Major League Baseball's first November home run at the World Series.
- 2007 - Martina Hingis of Switzerland announced her second retirement from professional tennis due to doping allegations and injuries.
- 2009 - In Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi, round 17 of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Sebastian Vettel.
- 2009 - The FIA Formula 1 World Championship is won by Jenson Button.
- 2009 - In Okayama, Japan, round 11 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Andy Priaulx; race 2 is won by Augusto Farfus.
- 2009 - The FIA World Touring Car Championship is won by Gabriele Tarquini.
- 2020 - At the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, in Monterey, California, USA, the Hyundai Monterey Sports Car Championship race is held, round 10 of the IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship series.
- Finishing 1st in DPi class and 1st overall is the ACURA TEAM PENSKE #7 Acura DPi driven by Ricky Taylor and Helio Castroneves.
- Finishing 1st in GT Le Mans class and 9th overall is the Core Autosport #912 Porsche 911 RSR - 19 driven by Earl Bamber and Laurens Vanthoor.
- Finishing 1st in GT Daytona class and 15th overall is the Meyer Shank Racing #86 Acura NSX GT3 driven by Mario Farnbacher and Matt McMurry.
- Finishing 1st in LMP2 class and 28th overall is the PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports #52 ORECA LMP2 07 driven by Simon Trummer and Patrick Kelly.
- 2021 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Seattle Kraken by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Ottawa Senators by score 5-1.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Washington Capitals by score 3-2.
Births of sports figures on November 1
- 1880 - Birth of Grantland Rice; sportswriter (New York Herald Tribune 1914-30, Colliers 1925-37).
- 1935 - Birth of Gary Player in South Africa; PGA golfer (US 1965, British 1959, 1968, 1974).
- 1954 - Birth of Ruben Guerrero in Mexico; relay swimmer (Olympic-1968).
- 1960 - Birth of Fernando Valenzuela; pitcher (Los Angeles Dodgers).
Deaths of sports figures on November 1
- 1999 - Death of Walter Payton of bile duct cancer; American football player (Chicago Bears halfback) (born 1954).
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