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What happened in history on this day: November 11?
On November 11 in ...
- 1934 - First penalty shot versus Toronto Maple Leafs, Mondou (Montreal Canadiens) unsuccessful.
- 1944 - New York Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4).
- 1946 - New York Knicks' first game at Madison Square Garden loses 78-68 to Chicago Stags.
- 1959 - Seals Stadium in San Francisco is demolished.
- 1960 - Largest New York Knicks' 49th Steet Madison Square Gardens crowd-18,499.
- 1968 - Ron Hill sets record 10-mile run (46:44) at Leicester, England.
- 1980 - New York Islanders' Mike Bossy scores four goals against Minnesota North Stars.
- 1982 - 30th time New York Islanders shut-out-2-0 versus Minnesota North Stars.
- 1989 - Canadian swimmer Victor Davis is hit by a car outside a nightclub in Montreal, Quebec. He dies two days later.
- 2001 - St. Louis Cardinals' first baseman Mark McGwire turns down a two-year, US$30 million extension, retiring from the sport.
- 2003 - Roy Halladay of the Toronto Blue Jays wins the American League Cy Young Award.
- 2021 - At Gila River Arena in Glendale, Arizona, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Arizona Coyotes by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Dallas Stars by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 3-0.
- 2021 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Seattle Kraken by score 7-4.
- 2021 - At T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, NHL regular season game: Vegas Golden Knights beats Minnesota Wild by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA, NHL regular season game: Colorado Avalanche beats Vancouver Canucks by score 7-1.
- 2021 - At Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, NHL regular season game: Winnipeg Jets beats San Jose Sharks by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Saint Louis Blues by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Washington Capitals by score 2-0.
- 2021 - At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, NHL regular season game: Pittsburgh Penguins beats Florida Panthers by score 3-2.
- 2021 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: New Jersey Devils beats New York Islanders by score 4-0.
- 2021 - At Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Los Angeles Kings beats Ottawa Senators by score 2-0.
- 2021 - At Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, NHL regular season game: Montreal Canadiens beats Calgary Flames by score 4-2.
- 2021 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Edmonton Oilers beats Boston Bruins by score 5-3.
Births of sports figures on November 11
- 1899 - Birth of Harold "Pie" Traynor; baseball Hall of Fame third baseman (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 1900 - Birth of Helena Konopacka in Poland; discus thrower (Olympic-gold-1928).
- 1910 - Birth of Franz Kemser in Germany; four-man bobsled (Olympic-gold-1952).
- 1934 - Birth of Paula Myers-Pope; American platform diver, two silver, one bronze (Olympic 1952, 1960).
- 1937 - Birth of Warner Wolf in Washington DC, USA; sportscaster (WABC-TV, WCBS-TV).
- 1938 - Birth of Josef Odozil in Czechoslovakia; 1500m runner (Olympic-silver-1964).
- 1939 - Birth of Claudia Boyarskikh in USSR; 5km/10km cross country (Olympic-gold-1964).
- 1951 - Birth of Fuzzy Zoeller in New Albany, Indiana, USA; PGA golfer (Masters 1981).
- 1954 - Birth of Gail Marquis; Women's Professional Basketball League forward (New York Stars, Olympic-silver-1976).
- 1963 - Birth of Vinnie Testaverde; NFL quarterback (Tampa Bay Buccineers).
Deaths of sports figures on November 11
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