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What happened in history on this day: November 12?
On November 12 in ...
- 1892 - Allegheny Athletic Association beats Pittsburgh Athletic Club, 4-0 in football.
- 1892 - Pudge Heffelfinger receives $500, becomes first pro football player.
- 1920 - Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis elected first US baseball commissioner.
- 1927 - Notre Dame's Fighting Irish sports team changes blue jerseys for green.
- 1931 - NHL's Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Black Hawks 2-1.
- 1933 - First Sunday football game in Philadelphia (previously illegal).
- 1950 - Gene Roberts sets NFL New York Giants rushing record (218 yards) against Chicago Cardinals.
- 1953 - US district Judge Grim rules NFL can black out TV home games.
- 1955 - E Arcaro, E Sande and G Woolf first inductees in Jockey hall of fame.
- 1964 - Paula Murphy sets female land speed record 226.37 MPH.
- 1970 - Cleveland Cavaliers' first NBA victory (11th game), beating Portland Trail Blazers 105-103.
- 1979 - Tony Franklin of Philadelphia Eagles kicks 59-yard field goal.
- 1981 - Billy Martin named American League Manager of the Year (Oakland Athletics).
- 1983 - New Jersey Devils, first overtime game, lose to Calgary Flames 4-3.
- 1988 - Japan beats Major League Baseball All-Star team 5-4 in Tokyo (Game 6 of 7).
- 2021 - At United Center in Chicago, Illinois, USA, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Arizona Coyotes by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, USA, NHL regular season game: Washington Capitals beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At PNC Arena in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, NHL regular season game: Philadelphia Flyers beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats Calgary Flames by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Buffalo Sabres beats Edmonton Oilers by score 3-2.
Births of sports figures on November 12
- 1912 - Birth of Alphonse [Tuffy] Leemans; NFL fullback (New York Giants).
- 1914 - Birth of Roberto Cavanagh in Argentina; polo (Olympic-gold-1936).
- 1914 - Birth of Sylvi Saimo in Finland; 500m kayak (Olympic-gold-1952).
- 1944 - Birth of Al Michaels in Brooklyn, New York, USA; sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Baseball/Football).
- 1961 - Birth of Nadia Comaneci in Onesti, Romania; gymnast (Olympics-gold-1976, 1980).
Deaths of sports figures on November 12
- 2015 - Death of Márton Fülöp, Hungarian footballer (born 1983).
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