Page 5: Historical Events In November - 09

1930  1st nonstop airplane flight from NY to Panama.   

1932  Hurricane storm wave sweeps over Santa Cruz del Sur Cuba results in the deaths of 2500.   

1932  Nadya Aliluieva, wife of Joseph Stalin, dies at 30.   

1934  Carl Sagan, American astrophysicist and author is born.   

1935  Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) labor union forms.   

1936  Albanian govt of Frasheri falls   

1937  Japans army conquers Shanghai.   

1938  "Kristallnacht" Anti-Jewish riots in Germany and Austria. 300000 are arrested, 191 synagogues are destroyed, 7500 shops are looted.   

1938  Al Capp, cartoonist of Lil' Abner creates Sadie Hawkins Day   

1938  Vasily Blyukher, Soviet military commander (b.1889).   

1938  "Kristallnacht": Anti-Jewish riots in Germany and Austria. 300000 are arrested, 191 synagogues are destroyed, 7500 shops are looted.   

1939  Adolf Hitler narrowly escapes assassination when a bomb explodes in the historic Buergenbraeu Hall in Munich shortly after the Chancellor had left to return to Berlin.   

1939  "Ninotchka," with Greta Garbo premieres   

1939  Dirk Klop, Dutch intelligence lt, shot by German Abwehr.   

1941  Hitler threatens bishop Clemens earl von Galen of Munster.   

1942  inaugural 4000 Lublin Jews are brought to be killed at the newly-organized camp at Majdanek, located outside Lublin.   

1942  German occupiers put Erik Scavenius as Danish premier   

1942  Edna May Oliver, dies on 59th birthday   

1943  Bernhard Lichtenberg, German clergyman/antifascist, dies at 67   

1944  In this year, Red Cross claims Nobel peace prize.   

1946  Pres Truman ends wage/price freeze.   

1948  Edgar Kennedy, actor (Little Orphan Annie), dies at 58   

1949  In this year, Costa Rica formally adopts Constitution   

1950  In this year, Boston Brave Sam Jethroe claims NL Rookie of Year.   

1951  Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer, dies at 87   

1952  Chaim Weizmann, bio-chemist/1st president Israel, dies at 77.   

1953  Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union   

1953  Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws   

1953  Abdul-Aziz ibn Sa'ud, founder of Saudi Arabia, dies at about 73.   

1955  A Sikorsky HR2S helicopter, at Windsor Locks, Conn., carried a payload of 11050 pounds to an altitude over 12000 feet   

1955  Michael Gazzo's "Hatful of Rain," premieres in NYC.   

1955  Tom Powers, actor (Station West, Destination Moon), dies at 65   

1956  Lou Thesz beats Whipper Billy Watson in St Louis, to become NWA champ.   

1959  Frederick Preston Search, composer, dies at 70.   

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1389  Isabella of valois: Queen consort of england   

1414  Albrecht iii achilles: Elector of brandenburg   

1414  Albert iii: Margrave of brandenburg   

1467  Charles of egmond: Duke of gelre/earl of zutphen [or nov 10]   

1522  Martin chemnitz: German theologian   

1541  Menso alting: Dutch reformed vicar/theologist   

1656  Paul aler: French jesuit/poet (gradus ad parnassum)   

1664  Johannes speth: Composer   

0959  Constantine vii porphyrogenitus: Byzantine emperor (913-59),   

1068  Agnes of poitou: Duchess of aquitania/mother of german empress,   

1187  Death of Emperor gaozong of china: Emperor gaozong of china (b. 1107)   

1208  Death of Sancha of castile: Wife of alfonso ii of aragon (b. 1155)   

1504  Death of King ferdinand ii of aragon: King ferdinand ii of aragon (b. 1452)   

1580  Gaspar schetz: South neth, minster of chief treasurer,   

1620  Death of Louise de coligny: 4th wife of willem of orange,   

1623  Death of William camden: English historian: brittania/annales,