Today in History for 11th December 2021:
Historical Events
1908 – Frederick Delius’ orchestral work “In a Summer Garden” premieres in London
1946 – Spain suspended from UN
1951 – Joe DiMaggio announces his retirement from baseball
1970 – Start of the 1st Test match at the WACA, Australia v England
1975 – Great Yankee trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis and Ken Brett from Pirates for George “Doc” Medich
1980 – The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (known as either CERCLA or Superfund) is enacted by the U.S. Congress.
Famous Birthdays
1838 – Emil Rathenau, German industrialist (AEG), born in Berlin (d. 1915)
1922 – Dilip Kumar [Muhammad Yusuf Khan], Indian Bollywood actor known as the “Tragedy King” and one of the greatest actors in Indian cinema (Jwar Bhata), born in Peshawar, British India
1931 – Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, Indian leader of the Rajneesh movement, born in Kuchwada Village, Raisen district, Bhopal State, British India (d. 1990)
1954 – Sylvester Clarke, West Indian cricket fast bowler (11 Tests, 42 wickets), born in Christ Church, Barbados (d. 1999)
1973 – Valentina Lisitsa, Ukrainian-American concert, pianist born in Kiev, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
1979 – Rider Strong, American actor, writer and director (Boy Meets World), born in San Francisco, California
Famous Deaths
1573 – Alardus/Eilard de Waterlant, duke of Alva, hanged
1959 – Jim Bottomley, American baseball player, dies at 59
1978 – Paul O’Dea, American baseball player (b. 1920)
2014 – Hans Wallat, German opera conductor, dies at 85
2017 – Aline Griffith, American-born Spanish aristocrat, Countess of Romanones, spy and author, dies at 94
2017 – Keith Chegwin, English television presenter and actor, dies at 60