Karl-Gustav Kaisla, Finnish ice hockey player and referee (d. 2012)
Karl-Gustav Kaisla (4 October 1943 in Helsinki – 21 September 2012 in Helsinki) was a Finnish ice hockey referee. He officiated in three World Championships and in one Olympic Tournament.
He was the referee for the Miracle on Ice game on February 22 with the United States facing the Soviet Union during the 1980 Olympic Games at Lake Placid.
After his active hockey career was finished Kaisla worked as a supervisor of other referees.
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The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL merge for one season due to player shortages caused by World War II. - 6Nov
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World War II: The Soviet Red Army recaptures Kiev. Before withdrawing, the Germans destroy most of the city's ancient buildings. - 4Dec
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World War II: In Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.