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What happened in history on this day: November 30?
On November 30 in ...
- 1887 - First indoor softball game (Chicago, Illinois).
- 1940 - First game of only two-game CFL Grey Cup (Ottawa 8, Toronto Balmy Beach 2).
- 1948 - American Baseball's Negro National League disbands.
- 1959 - Joe Foss named first commissioner of AFL.
- 1974 - 20th time New York Islanders shut-out (3-0 versus Vancouver Canucks).
- 1983 - Denver Nuggets' coach Doug Moe, hopelessly behind, advises team to let Portland Trail Blazers break their scoring record.
- 2000 - Mike Mussina signs a US$88.5 million, six-year contract with the New York Yankees.
- 2008 - Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson score 63 to win golf's World Cup for Sweden at Mission Hills in China.
- 2019 - (to December 11) The 2019 Southeast Asian Games are held in the Philippines.
- 2021 - At crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, USA, NHL regular season game: Anaheim Ducks beats Los Angeles Kings by score 5-4.
- 2021 - At American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, USA, NHL regular season game: Dallas Stars beats Carolina Hurricanes by score 4-1.
- 2021 - At Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA, NHL regular season game: Minnesota Wild beats Arizona Coyotes by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, NHL regular season game: Nashville Predators beats Columbus Blue Jackets by score 6-0.
- 2021 - At Enterprise Center in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, NHL regular season game: Saint Louis Blues beats Tampa Bay Lightning by score 4-3.
- 2021 - At Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, USA, NHL regular season game: San Jose Sharks beats New Jersey Devils by score 5-2.
- 2021 - At FLA Live Arena in Sunrise, Florida, USA, NHL regular season game: Florida Panthers beats Washington Capitals by score 5-4.
- 2021 - At TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, NHL regular season game: Detroit Red Wings beats Boston Bruins by score 2-1.
- 2021 - (to December 18) The 2021 FIFA Arab Cup is held in Qatar, and is won by Algeria.
Births of sports figures on November 30
- 1898 - Birth of Roy (Link) Lyman; NFL tackle (Chicago Bears).
- 1910 - Birth of Paul Cerutti in Monaco; trap shooter, disqualified for drugs in 1976 Olympics.
- 1950 - Birth of Paul Westphal; NBA guard (Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns).
- 1959 - Birth of Sylvia Hanika in Munich, Federal Republic of Germany; tennis player (Avon-1982).
- 1962 - Birth of Bo Jackson; baseball/football player (Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Raiders).
Deaths of sports figures on November 30
- 2007 - Death of Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel, American motorcycle daredevil, of pulmonary fibrosis at age 69 (born 1938).
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