Today in History for 16th November 2021:
Historical Events
13 – General Tiberius’ (later Emperor) triumphant procession through Rome after siege of Germany
1917 – British occupy Tel Aviv and Jaffa
1935 – Cole Porter’s musical “Anything Goes” closes at 46th Street Theatre, NYC, after 420 performances
1957 – University of Oklahoma Football NCAA win streak ends at 47 after losing 7-0 to Notre Dame at Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
1999 – “The Chronic 2001” second studio album by Dr Dre is released
2003 – Roger Federer of Switzerland wins his first of 6 season-ending Tennis Masters Cup titles with a 6–3, 6–0, 6–4 victory over American Andre Agassi in the final in Houston, Texas
Famous Birthdays
1609 – Henrietta Maria, French-born daughter of Henry IV of France and Queen Consort of England (d. 1669)
1615 – Guillaume Dumanoir, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1697)
1890 – George Seldes, American investigative journalist, born in Alliance Colony, New Jersey (d. 1995)
1922 – Gene Amdahl, American computer scientist who designed the IBM mainframe, born in Flandreau, South Dakota (d. 2015)
1938 – Richard Landry, American composer, born in Cecilia, Louisiana
1969 – Thomas Ingalsbe, 238+ lbs (108+ kg) US weightlifter (Olympics 1996)
Famous Deaths
1724 – Jack Sheppard, English robber, hanged
1979 – Bert Baston, American College Football Hall of Fame end (University of Minnesota), dies at 84
1994 – John Boylan, American actor (Twin Peaks, Sleepless in Seattle), dies at 82
1996 – John Reginald Bevins, British Conservative politician, dies at 88
2004 – Massimo Freccia, Italian-American conductor (New Orleans Symphony, 1944-52: Baltimore Symphony), 1952-59, dies at 98
2016 – Jay Forrester, American engineer, invented random-access magnetic core memory, dies at 98