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What happened in history on this day: November 21?
On November 21 in ...
- 1902 - First night football game, Philadelphia Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0.
- 1914 - Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers football team kicks 9 singles in a game.
- 1934 - New York Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco Seals.
- 1970 - New York Knicks' first game against Cleveland Cavaliers, Knicks win 102-94 at Madison Square Gardens, New York.
- 1971 - New York Rangers score a NHL record eight goals in one period.
- 1980 - Gene Michaels replaces Dick Howser as New York Yankees' 25th manager.
- 1988 - Ted Turner officially buys Jim Crockett Promotions, known as NWA Crockett, and turns it into World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
- 1991 - Terry Pendleton wins Major League Baseball's National League's Most Valuable Player Award.
- 2004 - The Toronto Argonauts win the Canadian Football League Championship for the first time in seven years, defeating the British Columbia Lions in the 92nd Grey Cup 27-19 at Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa, Canada.
- 2021 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Arizona Coyotes beats Los Angeles Kings by score 2-1.
- 2021 - At Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, USA, NHL regular season game: Seattle Kraken beats Washington Capitals by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, NHL regular season game: Chicago Blackhawks beats Vancouver Canucks by score 1-0.
- 2021 - At UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: Toronto Maple Leafs beats New York Islanders by score 3-0.
- 2021 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Boston Bruins by score 4-0.
- 2021 - At Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, USA, NHL regular season game: New York Rangers beats Buffalo Sabres by score 5-4.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Minnesota Wild by score 5-4.
Births of sports figures on November 21
- 1908 - Birth of Franz Pfnor in Germany; slalom (Olympic-gold-1936).
- 1916 - Birth of Sid Luckman; NFL quarterback (Chicago Bears).
- 1920 - Birth of Stan Musial; outfielder (Saint Louis Cardinal, seven times National League batting champion).
- 1932 - Birth of Jim Ringo; NFL center (Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1943 - Birth of Larry Mahan in Oregon, USA; rodeo champion (1967-70).
- 1944 - Birth of Earl "the Pearl" Monroe in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; NGA Guard (New York Knicks, Baltimore Bullets).
- 1950 - Birth of Alberto Juantorena in Cuba; 400m dash (Olympic-gold-1976).
- 1959 - Birth of Tim Wilkison in Shelby, North Carolina, USA; tennis player (WCT Atlanta finals-1986).
Deaths of sports figures on November 21
- 1958 - Mel Ott, New York Giants baseball star (1926-1947), dies at age 49.
- 1959 - Max Baer, American heavyweight boxing champion (1934), dies at age 49.
- 1991 - David "Sonny" Werblin, AFL owner (New York Jets), dies at age 81.
- 2015 - Death of Bob Foster, American boxer (born 1938).
- 2015 - Death of Linda Haglund, Swedish sprinter (born 1956).
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