David Alan Nelson is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Gators, where he was a member of two BCS National Championship teams. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2010, and also played for the New York Jets.
David Nelson, American football player
On November 7, in the year 1986, David Nelson, American football player. This event is recorded as a Notable Births event in the history of November 7, one of 491 recorded events on this date across all of history.
1 notable person is associated with this event, including David Nelson (wide receiver). Learn more below.
Key Facts
- This event took place on November 7, 1986 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Births event in recorded history.
- Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
- 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
- Wikipedia source last updated on 14 August 2025.
On This Date in History 491
This article draws on content from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
People Involved
More on November 7
1891
135 years ago
Genrikh Yagoda, director of the NKVD (died 1938)
Genrikh Grigoryevich Yagoda was a Soviet secret police official who served as director of the NKVD, the Soviet Union's security and intelligence agency, from 1934 to 1936. Appoint…
Genrikh Yagoda, director of the NKVD (died 1938)
1890
Jan Matulka, Czech-American painter and illustrator (died 1972)
Jan Matulka was a Czech-American modern artist originally from Bohemia. Matulka's style ranged from Abstract expressionism to landscapes, sometimes in the same day. He has directl…
Jan Matulka, Czech-American painter and illustrator (died 1972)
1888
C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was an Indian physicist known for his work in the field of light scattering. Using a spectrograph that he developed, he and his student K. S. Krishnan…
C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970)
1888
Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (died 1934)
Nestor Ivanovych Makhno, also known as Bat'ko Makhno, was a Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary and the commander of the Revolutionary Insurgent Army of Ukraine during the Ukrainian…
Nestor Makhno, Ukrainian anarchist revolutionary (died 1934)
1886
140 years ago
Aron Nimzowitsch, Russian-Danish chess player and theoretician (died 1935)
Aron Nimzowitsch was a Russian-born Danish chess player and writer. In the late 1920s, Nimzowitsch was one of the best chess players in the world. He was the foremost figure among…
Aron Nimzowitsch, Russian-Danish chess player and theoretician (died 1935)
1879
King Baggot, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1948)
William King Baggot was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He was an internationally famous movie star of the silent film era. The first individually publicized l…
King Baggot, American actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1948)
Comments 0
Sign in to join the discussion.