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What happened in history on this day: November 23?
On November 23 in ...
- 1876 - Columbia, Harvard and Princeton form Intercollegiate Football Association.
- 1887 - Notre Dame loses its first football game 8-0 to Michigan.
- 1904 - Games of the III Olympiad close in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.
- 1930 - New York Giants' Hap Moran runs 91 yards for a touchdown from a scrimmage.
- 1947 - Washington Redskins' Sammy Baugh passes for six touchdowns versus Chicago Cardinals (45-21).
- 1968 - Milwaukee Bucks make their first NBA trade, giving Bob Love and Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson.
- 1975 - Bob Thomas of Chicago Bears kicks 55-yard field goal.
- 1982 - New York Islanders and Minnesota North Stars play to an 8-8 tie.
- 1988 - Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal.
- 1988 - New York Yankees sign free agent second-baseman Steve Sax to three-year contract.
- 1990 - Bo Diaz, catcher, crushed to death by a satellite dish at age 37.
- 1991 - Evander Hollyfield retains heavyweight boxing title, knocks out Bert Cooper in seven rounds.
- 2004 - In England, Alex Ferguson takes charge of his 1,000th game as manager of Manchester United.
- 2008 - Fernando Verdasco of Spain wins the Davis Cup tennis title, defeating Jose Acasuso of Argentina, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 at Islas Malvinas Stadium in Mal del Plate, Argentina.
- 2008 - The Calgary Stampeders defeat the Montreal Alouettes 22-14 to win the 96th Canadian Football League's Grey Cup game.
- 2021 - At Scotiabank Saddledrome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, NHL regular season game: Calgary Flames beats Chicago Blackhawks by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Edmonton Oilers by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Amalie Arena in Tampa, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Tampa Bay Lightning beats Philadelphia Flyers by score 4-0.
Births of sports figures on November 23
- 1894 - Birth of Ture Persson in Sweden; sprinter (Olympic-silver-1912).
- 1931 - Birth of Yevgeni Grischin in USSR; 500m/1500m speed skater (Olympics-gold-1956, 1960).
- 1933 - Birth of Hayes Jenkins; American figure skater (Olympic-gold-1956).
- 1938 - Birth of Oscar Robertson; NBA guard (Cincinatti Royals, Milwaukee Bucks, Olympic-gold-1960).
- 1940 - Birth of Gosta Pettersson in Sweden; cyclist (Olympic-silver-1968).
- 1951 - Birth of Bernd Landvoigt in German Democratic Republic; coxless pairs (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1951 - Birth of Jorg Landvoigt in the German Democratic Republic; coxless pairs (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1952 - Birth of Francie Larrieu Smith; American track runner (Amateur Athletic Union 1 mile-1979).
- 1956 - Birth of Shane Gould in Australia; 200m/400m freestyle swimmer (Olympics-gold-1972).
- 1985 - Birth of Ahn Hyun-Soo; South Korean short track skater.
Deaths of sports figures on November 23
- 1990 - Bo Diaz, catcher, crushed to death by a satellite dish at age 37.
- 1994 - Death of Art Barr, American professional wrestler (born 1966).
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