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What happened in history on this day: November 8?
On November 8 in ...
- 1954 - American League approves Philadelphia Athletics' move to Kansas City.
- 1966 - US President Lyndon Johnson signs anti-trust immunity to AFL-NFL merger.
- 1970 - Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63-yard field goal.
- 2009 - In Valencia, Spain, round 17 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Dani Pedrosa.
- 2009 - The FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Toronto Maple Leafs by score 5-1.
- 2021 - At Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Buffalo Sabres by score 5-3.
- 2021 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Florida Panthers by score 4-3.
Births of sports figures on November 8
- 1896 - Birth of Bucky Harris; baseball manager (Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees).
- 1942 - Birth of Angel Cordero Junior; jockey (won over 6,000 races).
- 1983 - Birth of Blanka VlaÜic; Croatian high jumper.
Deaths of sports figures on November 8
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