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What happened in history on this day: November 3?
On November 3 in ...
- 1899 - Jim Jeffries retains heavyweight boxing title over Sailor Tom Sharkey.
- 1953 - "Sacrifice fly" reactivated in baseball (dropped in 1939).
- 1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of NBA San Francisco Warriors scores 72 points vs Los Angeles Lakers.
- 1965 - In an unanimous vote, Dodger southpaw Sandy Koufax (26-8, 2.04, 382) is named the Cy Young Award winner.
- 1968 - New York Jets' Jim Turner kicks six field goals to beat Buffalo Bills 25-21.
- 1982 - Detroit Pistons block 20 Cleveland Cavalier shots tying NBA regulation game record.
- 1989 - Minnesota Timberwolves' first NBA game, lose to Seattle SuperSonics, 106-94.
- 1991 - New York City Marathon winners are Salvador Garcia (Mexico) and Liz McColgan (Scotland).
- 2006 - Major League Baseball officials announce an office will be opened in China to help promote the game.
- 2021 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Saint Louis Blues by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Colorado Avalanche by score 5-4.
- 2021 - At Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Nashville Predators by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Carolina Hurricanes beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 4-3.
Births of sports figures on November 3
- 1880 - Birth of Edmond Barrett; heavyweight wrestler (Olympic-bronze-1908).
- 1908 - Birth of Bronko Nagurski; NFL fullback (Chicago Bears).
- 1918 - Birth of Bob Feller; pitcher (Cleveland Indians, three no-hitters).
- 1936 - Birth of Roy Emerson in Australia; tennis player (Wimbledon 1964, 1965).
- 1943 - Birth of Ken Holtzman; Chicago Cubs/Baltimore Orioles/New York Yankees pitcher (two no-hitters).
- 1949 - Birth of Larry Holmes; heavyweight boxing champion (1978).
- 1949 - Birth of Roswitha Krause in the USSR; 4 X 100m swimmer (Olympic-silver-1968).
- 1955 - Birth of Phil Simms; NFL quarterback (New York Giants, Superbowl 1986).
- 1961 - Birth of Karch Kiraly; American volleyball player (Olympics-gold-1988).
Deaths of sports figures on November 3
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