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What happened in history on this day: November 6?
On November 6 in ...
- 1869 - First intercollegiate American football game is played in New Brunswick, New Jersey (Rutgers College 6, Princeton University 4).
- 1883 - NYAC organizes first American cross-country championship race.
- 1956 - Holland and Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary.
- 1969 - First baseball Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar of the Baltimore Orioles, and Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers).
- 1979 - At Montevideo, Uruguay, the International Olympic Committee adopts a resolution, whereby Taiwan Olympic and sports teams will participate with the name Chinese Taipei in future Olympics Games and international sports tournaments and championships.
- 1988 - Japan and Major League Baseball All-Stars play to a 6-6 draw (Game 2 of 7).
- 1988 - Steve Jones wins New York men's marathon; Grete Waitz 9th women's title.
- 2021 - At SAP Center in San Jose, California, USA, NHL regular season game: New Jersey Devils beats San Jose Sharks by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Seattle Kraken by score 5-4.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats New York Rangers by score 6-0.
- 2021 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: New York Islanders beats Winnipeg Jets by score 2-0.
- 2021 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Columbus Blue Jackets beats Colorado Avalanche by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Washington Capitals by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnisota Wild beats Pittsburgh Penguins by score 5-4.
- 2021 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Montreal Canadiens by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Boston Bruins by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Buffalo Sabres by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Ottawa Senators by score 5-3.
Births of sports figures on November 6
- 1861 - Birth of James A Naismith; inventor (basketball) (dies 1939).
- 1887 - Birth of Walter Johnson in Kansas, USA; Washington Senators' pitcher (1907-27) (414-218).
- 1933 - Birth of Knut Johannesen in Norway; 5000m/10,000m speed skater (Olympic-gold-1964).
Deaths of sports figures on November 6
- 2003 - Death of Mike Lockwood (Crash Holly), WWE wrestler (born 1971).
- 2017 - Death of Feliciano Rivilla, Spanish footballer (born 1936).
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