1456 – Jacques Coeur, French merchant/banker, dies in battle
1560 – Andrea Doria, Genoese statesman and admiral, dies at 93
1640 – Giles Farnaby, composer, dies
1881 – Theobald Boehm, German inventor of the modern flute, dies at 87
1914 – Davorin Jenko, Slovene-Serbian composer, dies at 79
1935 – Maria H “Mina” Beersmans, Flemish actress (After 30 Years), dies at 72
1964 – Clarence Kolb, American actor (My Little Margie – “Mr. Honeywell”), dies at 90
2000 – Florizel Glasspole, 3rd Governor-General of Jamaica (1973-91), dies at 91
2006 – Bobby Byrne, American orchestra leader (Club Seven), dies at 88
2010 – Ann Southam, Canadian electronic and classical music and dance composer (Glass Houses; Figures; The Emerging Ground), dies at 73
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Historical Events for 25th November 2021
1744 – Austrian forces pillage and kill Jews of Prague
1937 – World’s Fair of Paris closes (31.2 million visitors)
1951 – 17 die in a train crash in Woodstock, Alabama
1953 – “Guys and Dolls” closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1,200 performances
1969 – KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year
1970 – In Japan, author Yukio Mishima and two compatriots commit ritualistic suicide after an unsuccessful coup attempt
1976 – Viking 1 radio signals from Mars help prove the general theory of relativity
1979 – CFL Grey Cup, Olympic Stadium, Montreal: Edmonton Eskimos retain Championship; defeat Montreal Alouettes, 17-9; Eskimos shut out of MVP and MV Canadian awards
1990 – CFL Grey Cup, BC Place, Vancouver: Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ 10th Championship: beat Edmonton Eskimos, 50-11; Winnipeg’s 28 points in 3rd quarter is Grey Cup record
2020 – The New York Times names its “25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century (so far)”, with Denzel Washington at No. 1
Today in History for 25th November 2021
Historical Events
1897 – Spain grants Puerto Rico autonomy
1948 – KING TV channel 5 in Seattle, WA (NBC) begins broadcasting
1958 – Senegal becomes an autonomous state in French Community
1976 – O.J. Simpson gains 273 yards for Buffalo vs Detroit
1979 – Pat Summerall and John Madden broadcast a game together for the first time, a pairing that lasts 22 years and becomes one of the most well-known partnerships in TV sportscasting history
1983 – Soyuz T-9 returns to Earth, 149 days after take-off
Famous Birthdays
1752 – Johann Friedrich Reichardt, German composer, born in Königsberg, East Prussia (d. 1814)
1881 – Pope John XXIII [Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli], 261st Pope (1958-63), born in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy (d. 1963)
1914 – Eddie Boyd, American blues pianist and singer (“Five Long Years”), born in Mississippi (d. 1994)
1953 – Monique St Pierre, German model, Playboy model (Nov 1978, Playmate of Year 1979), born in Weisbaden, Germany
1957 – Bob Ehrlich, Jr., former Maryland governor
1979 – Michael Lehan, American National Football League player
Famous Deaths
1750 – Francesco Feroci, composer, dies at 77
1948 – Charles D. Brown, American actor (Eve Knew Her Apples), dies at 61
1951 – Raden Mas Noto Soeroto, Javanese poet (Wayang Songs), dies at 63
1959 – Jean Grémillon, French film director, dies at 58
1968 – Marcel Labey, French conductor and composer, dies at 93
1971 – Hank Mann, American actor (City Lights, Smoky, Dawn Trail, Fugitive Road), dies at 84
Famous Deaths for 24th November 2021
1115 – Mathilde, markgravin of Toscane, dies
1693 – William Sancroft, 79th Archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 76
1770 – Charles-Jean-François Hénault, French historian (b. 1685)
1940 – James Craig, 1st Viscount Craigavon, Irish unionist politician and the first Prime Minister of Northern Ireland (1921-1940), dies of natural causes at 69
1980 – George Raft, American actor (Scarface, Johnny Angel, Mr Ace), dies at 79
1990 – Dodie Smith, English novelist and playwright (101 Dalmatians), dies at 94
2003 – Warren Spahn, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (17 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1957; Cy Young Award 1957; 8 × NL wins leader; Boston/Milwaukee Braves), dies at 82
2006 – Phyllis Fraser [Helen Brown Nichols], American actress, journalist, and co-founder of Beginner Books, dies following a fall at 90
2009 – Chan Hung Lit, Hong Kong actor (b. 1943)
2017 – Mitch Margo, American rocker (The Tokens, The Lion Sleeps Tonight), dies of natural causes at 70
Historical Events for 24th November 2021
1903 – George Ade’s “County Chairman” premieres in NYC
1922 – Italian parliament gives Benito Mussolini dictatorial powers “for 1 year”
1930 – Ruth Nichols sets women’s transcontinental air flight record (Mineola, NY to California), in a Lockheed-Vega
1932 – In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (better known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens.
1962 – Last of Dutch military leave New Guinea
1981 – 1st air-launched cruise missile tested
1983 – “The Colour of Magic” by Terry Pratchett published by Colin Smythe in the UK, 1st book in the Discworld series
1986 – Cards reliever Todd Worrell wins NL Rookie of Year
1991 – After going 12-0, Washington Redskins lose to Dallas 24-21
2015 – Venezuelan opposition leader Luis Díaz is shot and killed days before the country’s general election
Today in History for 24th November 2021
Historical Events
1916 – Mexican and US representatives sign a protocol at Atlantic City, under which Pershing’s troops will withdraw and each nation’s army will guard the border. President Carranza of Mexico will refuse to accept it
1965 – Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu becomes President of Zaire
1977 – France performs nuclear test at Mururoa atoll
2014 – “Take Your Time” single is released by Sam Hunt (Billboard Song of the Year 2015)
2017 – Militant gunmen attack a Sufi mosque in Bir al-Abed on the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, killing 305 people, government retaliates bombing the area
2020 – Scotland’s parliament votes to become the first country to make period products free
Famous Birthdays
1740 – John Bacon, English sculptor
1801 – Ludwig Bechstein, German poet (d. 1860)
1833 – Antoine Labelle, Quebec catholic priest (d. 1891)
1888 – Cathleen Nesbitt, British actress (The Farmer’s Daughter), born in Belfast, Ireland (d. 1982)
1944 – Claudia Dreifus, interviewer/author (7 Stories)
1978 – Katherine Heigl, actress (Grey’s Anatomy), born in Washington, D.C.
Famous Deaths
1807 – Joseph Brant [Thayendanegea], Mohawk leader, dies at 64
1953 – Robert Lightfoot, English theologist and exegetist, dies at 70
1956 – Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor, dies in a plane crash at Orly Airport, Paris at 36
1960 – Salomon “Sam” de Wolff, Dutch zionist and socialist theorist, dies at 82
1993 – Germaine Emilie Madame Gres Krebs, haute Couturist, dies at 89
2004 – Arthur Hailey, English novelist (Hotel, Airport), dies at 84
Famous Deaths for 23rd November 2021
955 – Edred, King of England (946-955), dies at 32
1249 – Ajjoeb, sultan of Egypt, dies
1814 – Elbrige Gerry, American politician, 5th vice president of the US, signed the Declaration of Independence (of Gerrymander fame), dies at 70
1962 – H. J. Friedericy, Dutch author (Last General), dies at 62
1980 – Herby Wade, cricketer (South African capt 10 Tests 1935-36), dies
1994 – Frederick Hawkins, American dancer and choreographer, dies at 85
2002 – Roberto Matta, Chilean painter (b. 1911)
2005 – Beverly Tyler, American singer and actress (Fireball, The Youngest Profession, Big Town), dies at 78
2010 – Joyce Howard, British film actress (b. 1922)
2016 – Joe Esposito, American author and friend of Elvis, dies at 78
Historical Events for 23rd November 2021
1556 – King Philip II confers with Dutch financial experts
1904 – III Summer (Modern) Olympic Games close in St Louis
1914 – The US Army withdraws from Mexico
1942 – Chinese steward Poon Lim begins 133 days adrift after British ship SS Benlomond torpedoed by german U-boat and he is the sole survivor
1943 – 1st printing of illegal “Warheid”
1947 – French government of Schumann forms
1954 – For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash.
1996 – 61st Iron Bowl: Alabama beats Auburn 24-23 in Birmingham
2017 – Papua New Guinea Police storm Manus Island refugee camp, forcibly removing asylum seekers
2020 – US President-elect Joe Biden introduces his new cabinet including Alejandro Mayorkas 1st Latino head of homeland security, Avril Haines 1st female director of national intelligence
Today in History for 23rd November 2021
Historical Events
1700 – Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI
1876 – Columbia, Harvard and Princeton form Intercollegiate Football Association
1903 – Colorado Governor James Peabody sends the state militia into the town of Cripple Creek to break up a miners’ strike.
1963 – “Tambourines to Glory” closes at Little Theater NYC after 24 performances
2014 – Magnus Carlsen defends his World Chess Championship title after defeating Vishy Anand
2015 – President Yahya Jammeh of Gambia bans “Khatna”, the Islamic ritual practice of genital mutilation of young girls
Famous Birthdays
1402 – Jean de Dunois “Bastard of Orléans”, French soldier who fought with Joan of Arc (d. 1468)
1909 – Nigel Tranter, Scottish author and historian (River Realm, Robert the Bruce), born in Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2000)
1914 – Emmett Ashford, American MLB umpire (first certified black umpire in organised baseball), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1980)
1961 – Nicolas Bacri, Frenck classical music composer, born in Paris
1974 – Tyrus McCloud, American football linebacker (Baltimore Ravens), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1979 – Kelly Brook, English actress/model, born in Rochester, United Kingdom
Famous Deaths
1829 – Ritta and Christina Parodi, Sardinian siamese twins, die at 8 months
1932 – Percy Pitt, English composer (BBC), dies at 63
1962 – Gloria Gordon, actress (My Friend Irma), dies at 81
1974 – Páll Ísólfsson, Icelandic organist and composer, dies at 81
1987 – Alton Adams, American composer (1st black bandmaster in the United States Navy), dies at 98
2020 – David Dinkins, American politician (1st African American Mayor of NYC 1990-93), dies at 93
Famous Deaths for 22nd November 2021
1794 – John Alsop, American Continental Congressman (b. 1724)
1901 – Aleksandr Kovalevsky, Russian biologist (founded comparative embryology and experimental histology and identified a common pattern of embryological development in all multi-cellular animals), dies at 61
1924 – Herman Heijermans, Dutch writer (On Hope, Heap of Blessing), dies at 59
1943 – Lorenz Hart, American lyricist (I Could Write A Book, My Funny Valentine) and half of the Broadway musical team Rodgers and Hart, dies of pneumonia from exposure after drinking heavily in NYC at 48
1956 – Vincent de Moro-Giafferi, French criminal attorney, dies at 77
1986 – Scatman Crothers [Benjamin], American actor, singer, dancer and musician (Chico and the Man, The Shining), dies at 76
1988 – Raymond Dart, Australian paleoanthropologist (Australopithecus africanus), dies at 95
1989 – Rene Muawad, assassinated 17 days after elected president of Lebanon
2002 – C. S. Nayudu, Indian cricketer (brother of C K, 11 Tests as leggie), dies at 88
2013 – Reg Simpson, English cricket batsman (27 Tests; best 156no v Australia 1951), dies at 93