1847 – Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, is the first to use chloroform as an anaesthetic
1915 – Theodore William Richards is 1st American to win Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1947 – KPO-AM in San Francisco CA changes call letters to KNBC (now KNBR)
1948 – Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal
1973 – Dmitri Shostakovich’s 14th String Quartet premieres
1979 – US President Carter announces a halts to Iranian oil imports and freezes Iranian assets
1995 – 26th NYC Marathon won by German Silva in 2:10:00
2003 – Iraq war: In Nasiriya, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 Iraq war are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base.
2016 – Jackie Chan awarded honorary Oscar for his film achievements at 8th Annual Governors Awards ceremony
2019 – Disney launches its streaming service Disney+
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Today in History for 12th November 2021
Historical Events
1727 – France and Bavaria renew secret treaty
1859 – Jules Leotard performs 1st Flying Trapeze circus act (Paris) He also designed garment that bears his name
1940 – Blizzard strikes North American midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes)
1960 – Coup against South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm fails
1980 – US space probe Voyager I approaches 77,000-mi (124,000 km) of Saturn
1984 – NBC premiere of “Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story”, fact based telepic of actress Saldana’s near fatal attack and its aftermath
Famous Birthdays
1896 – Salim Ali, Indian ornithologist ‘Birdman of India’, born in Bombay, British India (d. 1987)
1915 – Roland Barthes, French literary critic (L’Empire des Signer)
1917 – Jo Stafford, American singer (You Belong to me, Never Smile Again), born in Coalinga, California (d. 2008)
1976 – Scott Mark Cameron, NZ 4x200m relay swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Dunedin, New Zealand
1980 – Trent Acid, American professional wrestler, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1984 – Sepp De Roover, Belgian footballer, born in Geel, Belgium
Famous Deaths
1823 – Emmanuel Aloys Förster, Bohemian composer and music teacher, dies at 75
1836 – Juan Ramón Balcarce, Argentine military leader and politician (b. 1773)
1962 – Sid Tomack, American actor (The Life of Riley, Adventures of Superman), dies from a heart ailment at 55
1987 – Roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75
1993 – Bill Dickey, American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (11 × MLB All-Star; 14 × World Series; NY Yankees) and manager (NY Yankees), dies at 86
2013 – Allan Blank, American composer, dies at 87
Famous Deaths for 11th November 2021
397 – Martinus, (St Maarten), Roman bishop of Tours, dies at about 81
1528 – Lucas van Prague, Czech leader of Bohemian Brothers, dies at about 68
1886 – Paul Bert, Auxerre, French Zoologist, Physiologist and pioneer of aerospace medicine whose study of the effects of air pressure on the body made possible space and ocean exploration, dies of dysentery at 53
1942 – Anton Hendrik Blaauw, Dutch botanist (Perception of the Lichtes), dies at 60
1942 – Hector Abbas, Flemish actor and director (Rosa Lynd Company), dies at 58
1945 – Jerome Kern, American composer (Sally, Leave it to Jane), dies at 60
1967 – Jordan Whitfield, American actor (Bomba the Jungle Boy, Lord of the Jungle, Swamp Fox), dies of heart attack at 49
1994 – Ernest Clark, British actor (Ghandi, The Dam Busters, Doctor in the House), dies at 82
1999 – Mary Kay Bergman, American voice actress (b. 1961)
2011 – Georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game), dies at 91
Historical Events for 11th November 2021
308 – The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Maxentius and Licinius to be Augusti, while rival contender Constantine I is declared Caesar of Britain and Gaul.
1208 – Otto van Wittelsbach chosen German king
1895 – Bechuanaland becomes part of Cape Colony
1924 – Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St NYC
1977 – Wings release “Mull of Kintyre” and “Girl’s School”
1985 – Yonkers is found guilty of segregating schools and housing
1986 – Suriname government proclaims gold purification
1987 – Boston Red Sox starter Roger Clemens wins back-to-back AL Cy Young Awards; Philadelphia Phillies starter Steve Bedrosian takes NL Award
1987 – Football striker Mark Hughes plays for Wales and Bayern Munich in 2 countries on same day; appears for Wales in 2-0 European Championship loss to Czechoslovakia in Prague, then jets to Munich for 3-2 Cup win over Borussia
2014 – 58 people are killed in a bus crash in the Sukkur District, Pakistan
Today in History for 11th November 2021
Historical Events
1811 – Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain
1836 – Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru
1963 – Brian Epstein and Ed Sullivan sign a 3 show contract for The Beatles
1982 – Gas explosion in Israeli army headquarters near Tyre; kills 60
1992 – The Church of England approves the ordination of female priests
2014 – The people of Catalonia in north-eastern Spain vote in a disputed and non-binding poll on independence
Famous Birthdays
1748 – Carlos IV (English: Charles], King of Spain (1788-1808), born in Portici, Italy (d. 1819)
1792 – Mary Anne Disraeli, English wife of Benjamin Disraeli, born in Brampford Speke, Devon, England (d. 1872)
1883 – Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, 1918-67). and composer (Feuilles de Printemps), born in Vevey, Switzerland (d. 1969)
1953 – Kostas Skandalidis, Greek politician, born in Kos, Greece
1956 – Ian Craig Marsh, English, rocker (The Human League, Heaven 17), born in Sheffield, England
1970 – Derry Brownson, British rock keyboardist (EMF – “Unbelievable”), born in Gloucester, England
Famous Deaths
307 – Flavius Valerius Severus, compassionate emperor of Rome (306-07), dies
1724 – Joseph Blake, alias “Blueskin”, a highwayman known for attacking “Thief-Taker General” (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London. (b. c. 1700)
1931 – Shibusawa Eiichi, Japanese industrialist (b. 1840)
1947 – Martin Dibelius, German theologist (That Drawer Jahwes), dies at 64
1990 – Alexis Minotis [Alexandros Minotakis], Greek actor (The Merchant of Venice, King Lear), dies at 90
1993 – H. R. Haldeman, Nixon’s White House Chief of Staff during Watergate, dies at 67
Famous Deaths for 10th November 2021
1556 – Richard Chancellor, English explorer, dies in shipwreck off Scotland
1948 – Julius Curtius, German foreign minister (1929- ), dies at 71
1973 – Stringbean, country singer/comedian/banjoist (Hee Haw), dies at 58
1976 – Theodore Besterman, British bibliographer and psychical researcher, dies at 71
1981 – Abel Gance, French movie director (J’accuse), dies at 92
1994 – Louis Nizer, lawyer, dies at 92
1997 – William Alland, American actor (Citizen Kane), dies at 81
1999 – Robert Kramer, American actor and director, dies of meningitis at 60
2000 – Jacques Chaban-Delmas, French politician, Prime Minister of France, President of the National Assembly, dies at 85
2006 – Nadarajah Raviraj, Sri Lankan politician (b. 1962)
Historical Events for 10th November 2021
1857 – First American Chess Congress is won by Paul Morphy; beats Louis Paulson, 6-2 for a tournament record of 14 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss
1883 – Toronto Argonauts defeat Ottawa FC 9-7, for 1st ORFU Championship
1942 – Philip Barry’s “Without Love” premieres in NYC
1950 – After 9 years, Cleveland Indians fire manager Lou Boudreau
1958 – Bertolt Brecht’s play ” The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui” premieres in Stuttgart, West Germany
1990 – Chandra Shekhar becomes 8th Prime Minister of India
2014 – “Uptown Funk” single released by Bruno Mars (Billboard Song of the Year 2015, Grammy Record Of The Year, Grammy Song of the Year 2016)
2014 – Ethel Kennedy is awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Barack Obama
2015 – Portugal’s minority government is toppled by left-wing opposition 2 weeks after coming to power
2020 – Word of the year is “Lockdown” according to Collins English Dictionary
Today in History for 10th November 2021
Historical Events
1871 – Henry Morton Stanley encounters David Livingstone at Ujiji, near Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa, with the immortal words ‘Dr Livingstone, I presume?’
1959 – Corinne Rottschaeffer of the Netherlands elected Miss World
1968 – Portuguese socialist Mário Soares released from banishment in Sao Tomé under new regieme of Marcello Caetano
1988 – Orel Hershiser (23-8) is a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young Award
1989 – Germans begin demolishing the Berlin Wall
2014 – “The Hunger Games” Mockingjay – Part 1″ directed by Francis Lawrence and starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson premieres in London
Famous Birthdays
1895 – John Knudsen Northrop, American aircraft designer (Northrop Air), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 1981)
1918 – Oda Blinder [Yolanda Corsen], Antillean poetess (Doorstep)
1958 – Massimo Morsello, Italian fascist political singer and songwriter, born in Rome, Italy (d. 2001)
1965 – Eddie Irvine, Irish auto racer (runner-up World F1 Championship 1999), born in Newtownards, Northern Ireland
1971 – Jennifer McFalls, American softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Arlington, Texas
1985 – Giovonnie Samuels, American television actress (The Suite Life of Zack and Cody), born in San Diego, California
Famous Deaths
1670 – Geory Horn [Hornius], theologist/historian, dies at about 50
1937 – Nikolai Batalov, Russian actor (Tretya meshchanskaya, Mother), dies from tuberculosis at 37
1992 – Chuck Connors, American author, actor (The Rifleman, Branded, Cowboy in Africa), professional basketball and baseball player, dies at 71
2001 – Ken Kesey, American author (One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest), dies at 66
2006 – Gerald Levert, American singer (In My Songs) (b. 1966), dies at 40
2015 – Helmut Schmidt, Chancellor of West Germany (SPD, 1974- 82), dies at 96
Famous Deaths for 9th November 2021
1677 – Aert van der Neer, Dutch landscape painter, dies at about 73
1939 – Dirk Klop, Dutch intelligence lt, shot by German Abwehr
1961 – Antonius Coolen, Dutch author (Village by the River), dies at 64
1988 – David Bauer, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame player and builder (priest, school coach; National Team manager), dies at 64
1991 – Guido Claus, Belgian actor (Sacrament), dies
1994 – Ralph Michael, British actor (Quest, Doctor in the House), dies at 87
2011 – Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-American biochemist (Nobel 1968), dies at 89
2012 – Bill Tarmey, English actor (Coronation Street), dies at 71
2017 – Hans Vermeulen, Dutch singer and guitarist (Sandy Coast), dies at 70
2018 – Ken Howell, American baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies), dies at 57
Historical Events for 9th November 2021
1541 – Queen Catherine Howard (Henry VIII’s fifth wife) confined in Tower of London
1912 – Ottoman garrison surrenders Thessaloniki / Salonika to the Greek army (OS Oct 27)
1922 – Frederick Soddy wins the 1921 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (announced in 1922 due to a technicality)
1953 – Cambodia (aka Kampuchea) gains independence from France, within the French Union
1967 – Surveyor 6 soft lands on Moon
1985 – “News” closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 4 performances
1992 – Prix Goncourt awarded to Patrick Chamoiseau for “Texaco”
1996 – Evander Holyfield upsets Mike Tyson in 11th-round knockout in Las Vegas to regain WBA heavyweight boxing title; second boxer, after Muhammad Ali, to win a heavyweight title 3 times
2004 – 38th Country Music Association Award: Kenny Chesney, Martina McBride and Keith Urban wins
2009 – Joe Cada becomes the youngest champion of the World Series of Poker’s main event.