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Thursday, 21 November, 2002, 00:04 GMT
Happened on this Day - 21 November
1919: Legendary canoeist Gert Fredriksson was born.
The Swede won a record six Olympic gold medals between 1948 and 1960. In addition, he won one silver and one bronze medal to bring his total to a record eight.
1990: 250-1 shot Equinoctal won at Kelso to confound the bookies and go into the record books as the longest-priced horse ever to win a race in Britain.
2000: Leeds agree to buy Rio Ferdinand from West Ham for �18m, making him the most expensive defender in the world.
2001: Arsenal were beaten 2-0 by Deportivo La Coruna in their opening game of the second phase of the Champions League.
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