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What happened in history on this day: November 7?
On November 7 in ...
- 1933 - Pennsylvania voters overturn blue law, by permitting Sunday sports.
- 1943 - Detroit Lions 0, New York Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL.
- 1962 - Glenn Hall sets NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie.
- 1964 - National League keeps Braves in Milwaukee in 1965, can move to Atlanta in 1966.
- 1973 - New Jersey becomes first state to allow girls into US baseball little league.
- 1983 - Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks his second New York Giants' record 56-yard field goal.
- 1988 - Major League Baseball All-Stars beat Japan 16-8 (Game 3 of 7).
- 1988 - Sugar Ray Leonard knocks out Donnie LaLonde.
- 1991 - Basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson announces he has tested positive for HIV virus, and retires from Los Angeles Lakers.
- 2021 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Vancouver Canucks beats Dallas Stars by score 6-3.
- 2021 - At Honda Center in Anaheim, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Saint Louis Blues by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats New York Islanders by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Nashville Predators by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Vegas Golden Knights by score 5-2.
Births of sports figures on November 7
- 1938 - Birth of James Katt; pitcher/sportscaster (New York Yankees, Minnesota Twins).
- 1944 - Birth of Joe Niekro; baseball knuckler (New York Yankees).
- 1957 - Birth of Kathy McMillan; long jumper (1976 Olympics silver).
- 1961 - Birth of Mintcho Pachov in Bulgaria; 67.5kg weightlifter (Olympic-bronze-1980).
Deaths of sports figures on November 7
- 1978 - Death of Gene Tunney at age 80, American boxer, former heavyweight boxing champ (born 1897).
- 2017 - Death of Roy Halladay, American baseball player (born 1977).
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