Events in Sport
- 1900 Dutch soccer club NEC is established in Nijmegen
Boxing Title Fight
1901 James J. Jeffries TKOs Gus Ruhlin in 6 for heavyweight boxing title in San Francisco
James J. Jeffries
Event of Interest
1946 Ted Williams is picked as AL MVP
Ted Williams
Donald Bradman
Event of Interest
1960 Elgin Baylor of NBA LA Lakers scores 71 points vs NY Knicks
Elgin Baylor
Event of Interest
1961 Roger Maris is voted AL MVP
Roger Maris
- 1964 Ajax soccer star Johan Cruijff debuts against GVAV
Event of Interest
1964 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro at the Tall City Open, Midland, Texas
Mickey Wright
Event of Interest
1967 Boston's Carl Yastrzemski wins AL MVP
Carl Yastrzemski
- 1968 1st date in controversial Jim Bouton baseball diary "Ball Four"
Event of Interest
1970 Paul Brown, as head coach of the expansion Cincinnati Bengals, defeats his former team the Cleveland Browns, a moment he calls his "greatest victory"
Paul Brown
Event of Interest
1983 75th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy
Mike Bossy
- 1987 Carla Beurskens runs Dutch female record marathon (2:26:34)
- 1987 Brazilian Williams driver Nelson Piquet retires from Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide with break trouble but wins his 3rd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 12 points from Nigel Mansell
- 1988 Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson wins NL MVP Award
Event of Interest
1989 Test Cricket debut of Waqar Younis & Sachin Tendulkar at Karachi
Sachin Tendulkar
Event of Interest
2004 Maria Sharapova becomes the first Russian to win the tennis season-ending WTA Tour Championship; beats American Serena Williams 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 at the Staples Center, Los Angeles
Maria Sharapova
Serena Williams
- 2015 Federation Cup Women's Tennis, Prague, Czech Republic: Czech pair Karolína Plíšková & Barbora Strýcová beats Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova & Elena Vesnina of Russia 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 for a 3-2 win and 9th title for the home country
Event of Interest
2017 3 UCLA basketball players suspended after admitting shoplifting in China, only released at President Trump's request
Donald Trump
Event of Interest
2018 LeBron James passes Wilt Chamberlain for 5th on the NBA's career scoring list with 44 points for the LA Lakers in 126-117 victory over Portland Trail Blazers at the Staples Center, Los Angeles
LeBron James
Birthdays in Sport
- 1874 Dimitrios Golemis, Greek athlete (d. 1941)
- 1903 Stewie Dempster, cricketer (1st great NZ Test batsman)
- 1915 Bea Barrett, American golfer (Western Open 1938), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2002)
- 1939 Erik Hansen, Danish 1K kayaker (Olympic gold 1960)
- 1950 Mac Maurice Wilkins, discus thrower (1st to break 70m)
- 1958 Marty Davis, American tennis star, born in San Jose, California
- 1963 Gideon Joe Ng, table tennis player (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1963 Michele McAnany, female infielder (Colo Silver Bullets), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1965 Stefan Pfeiffer, German swimmer
- 1967 Greg Anthony, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies, Seattle Supersonics)
- 1967 Laura Garrone, Italian tennis star
- 1967 Pedro Borbon, Mao Dom Rep, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
- 1967 Gustavo Poyet, Uruguayan footballer
- 1969 Helen Kelesi, Canadian tennis star
- 1969 Peter Martin, cricketer (Lancashire & England pace bowler 1995)
- 1970 Lesley Reddon, ice hockey goalie (Canada, Olympics 1998)
- 1970 Patrick Mboma, Cameroonian footballer
- 1971 Natalia Medvedeva, tennis star (1993 Prague Essen), born in Kiev, Ukraine
- 1971 Rohan Robinson, Australian hurdler (Olympics 1996)
- 1972 Christian van der Weerden, Dutch soccer player (NEC, Vitesse)
- 1972 Greg Bloedorn, NFL center (Seattle Seahawks)
- 1973 Jason Dunn, tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
- 1973 Jorge Diaz, guard (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
- 1974 Fred Brock, wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals)
- 1975 Yannick Tremblay, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1976 Jessica Amey, 100m butterfly/4 x 100 (Olympics 1996), born in Montreal, Quebec
- 1979 Josemi, Spanish footballer
- 1979 Brett Lancaster, Australian cyclist
- 1981 Natalie Lacuesta, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics 1996), born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1981 Lorena Ochoa, Mexican golfer (British Open 2007, ANA Inspiration 2008), born in Guadalajara, Mexico
- 1981 Drew Hodgdon, American football player
- 1982 Joe Kowalewski, American football player
- 1983 Fernando Verdasco, Spanish tennis player
- 1986 Sania Mirza, Indian tennis player, born in Mumbai, India
- 1987 Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer
Weddings in Sport
Wedding of Interest
1986 Golfer Byron Nelson (74) weds advertising copy writer Peggy Simmons (42)
Byron Nelson
Deaths in Sport
- 1933 Affie Jarvis, cricketer (11 Tests for Australia, 9 catches), dies
- 1938 George Glover, cricketer (Test for South Africa 1895-96), dies
- 1959 Alex Kennedy, cricketer (31 wkts in 5 Tests for England 1922-23), dies
- 1966 Dimitrios Tofalos, Greek weightlifter (b. 1877)
- 1978 Dick Chapman, American golfer (1940 US amateur, 1951 British amateur), dies of a stroke at 67
- 1982 Martin De Alzaga, Argentine racing driver (b. 1901)
- 1983 Dai Rees, Scottish golfer (British Open runner-up 1953-54, 61), dies of car accident injuries at 70
- 1990 Alydar, American racehorse (b. 1975)
- 1993 Theo Huizenaar, Dutch boxing trainer (Bep van Klaveren), dies at 93
- 1998 Ludvik Danek, Czechoslovak discus thrower (b. 1937)
- 2002 Sohn Kee-chung, Korean athlete and long-distance runner, dies at 90
- 2003 Ray Lewis, Canadian 4X400 relayer (Olympic bronze 1932), dies at 93
- 2007 Joe Nuxhall, American baseball pitcher and sportscaster (youngest MLB player at 15 years, 316 days), dies at 79
- 2010 Ed Kirkpatrick, American baseball player (b. 1944)
- 2010 Larry Evans, American chess grandmaster and journalist (b. 1932)
- 2010 Imre Polyák, Hungarian featherweight (Olympic gold 1964), dies at 78
November in History
![The War's Over, But Don't Get Too Excited]()
The War's Over, But Don't Get Too Excited
It was 'the war to end all wars' that came to a weary climax on this day. But this was no time to lose your inhibitions, at least not for one famous Englishman.
November 11, 1918![Nell Gwyn, the Whore Who Enchanted a King]()
Nell Gwyn, the Whore Who Enchanted a King
Nell Gwyn, who was brought up in a bawdy-house in London, caught the eye of King Charles II and became one of England’s most famous royal mistresses.
November 14, 1687![All Eyes on Birthplace of British Rock 'n' Roll]()
All Eyes on Birthplace of British Rock 'n' Roll
Tommy Steele, Britain's first rock 'n' roll star, was discovered on this day at a coffee bar in central London, appearing live on the BBC's first pop music show.
November 16, 1957![Words That Echoed Down The Decades]()
Words That Echoed Down The Decades
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, delivered on this day, was as short and simple as it was immensely powerful and memorable.
November 19, 1863
