Historical Events In November - 21

1946  On this day in history georgi Dimitrov elected premier of Bulgaria  

1947  On this day in history bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to become wrestling champ  

1949  On this day in history bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million  

1950  On November - 21 a Canadian Troop Train carrying 300 soldiers on their way to Korea cllides head-on with a freight train near Canoe River B.C. 21 die  

1952  First US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced on this day in history.  

1952  On November - 21 the first US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced  

1952  On this day in history 1st US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced  

1952  Henriette Roland Holst-de Schalk, marxist author, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

1953  "Pitdown Man," discovered in 1912 proved to be a hoax on this day in history.  

1953  Skull of Piltdown Man, long believed to be the missing link, proved to be a hoax on this day in history.  

1954  On November - 21 actress Goldie Hawn is born  

1954  On this day in history karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59  

1955  On this day in history argentina asks Panama for return of ex-president Peron  

1956  On November - 21 don Newcombe, wins NL MVP & 1st-ever Cy Young Award  

1958  On this day in history mel Ott, NY Giant baseball star (1926-1947), dies at 49  

1959  Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet on this day in history.  

1959  On this day in history max Baer US, heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49  

1959  On this day in history jack Benny (violin) & Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet  

1959  Max Baer, US, heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

1960  On this day in history bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down  

1962  On November - 21 the Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War.  

1963  JFK flies to Texas on November - 21.  

1963  Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (Perfil del Aire), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1964  On November - 21 world's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (NYC)  

1964  On this day in history "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 15 perfs  

1965  1st freighter arrives in Ashdod Port Israel on this day in history.  

1966  On this day in history dutch govt of Zijlstra forms  

1967  On November - 21 phillip & Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28,000 feet  

1967  Florence Reed, actress (Black Panther Club), dies after illness at 84 on this day in history.  

1968  Supremes &Temptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" on this day in history.  

1968  Supremes andTemptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" on November - 21.  

1968  On November - 21 yoko Ono suffers a miscarriage  

1968  Cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt on November - 21.  

1969  Baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. is born on November - 21.  

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1495  John Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan) was born on this day in history.  

1561  Carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/author was born on November - 21.  

1567  On this day in history birth of anne de Xainctonge, French saint (d. 1621)  

1637  On November - 21 birth of catharina Questiers, Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child)  

1645  On this day in history birth of johann Lohner, composer  

1683  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Muller, composer  

1692  Carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet was born on November - 21.  

1694  On November - 21 birth of voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], France, writer, essayist, philosopher and playwright (Candide) (. 1778)  

0496  On November - 21 death of pope Gelasius I  

1361  On this day in history death of philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)  

1481  On this day in history ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87  

1555  Georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61 on this day in history.  

1566  On this day in history death of annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507)  

1579  Death of Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier on November - 21.  

1580  Death of Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed on this day in history.  

1610  Benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies on November - 21.