Page 6: 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  Bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million on November - 21.   

1950  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 on November - 21.   

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  1st US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced on November - 21.   

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 this day in history 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  Don Newcombe, wins NL MVP & 1st-ever Cy Young Award on this day in history.   

1958  Mel Ott, NY Giant baseball star (1926-1947), dies at 49 on this day in history.   

1959  On November - 21 jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet   

1959  Max Baer US, heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49 on November - 21.   

1959  On November - 21 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  Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down on November - 21.   

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

1963  JFK flies to Texas on this day in history.   

1963  On this day in history luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (Perfil del Aire), dies at 61   

1964  World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (NYC) on November - 21.   

1964  On November - 21 "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 15 perfs   

1965  1st freighter arrives in Ashdod Port Israel on November - 21.   

1966  Dutch govt of Zijlstra forms on November - 21.   

1967  On this day in history phillip & Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28,000 feet   

1967  On November - 21 florence Reed, actress (Black Panther Club), dies after illness at 84   

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 this day in history.   

1968  On this day in history yoko Ono suffers a miscarriage   

1968  Cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt on this day in history.   

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

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1495  On this day in history birth of john Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan)   

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  Johann Michael Muller, composer was born on November - 21.   

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 November - 21 death of philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)   

1481  On November - 21 ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87   

1555  Georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61 on November - 21.   

1566  Death of Annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507) on this day in history.   

1579  Death of Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier on this day in history.   

1580  Death of Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed on November - 21.   

1610  Benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies on this day in history.