Today in History for 21st November 2017:
Historical Events
1787 – Andrew Jackson admitted to the bar
1925 – Red Grange plays final Univ of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears
1962 – The Chinese People’s Liberation Army declares a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War.
1980 – Fire at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 84
1986 – Suriname army leader Desi Bouterse massacres Moiwana village
2013 – 54 people are killed after the roof of a supermarket collapses in Riga, Latvia
Famous Birthdays
1939 – Rick Lenz, actor (Hec Ramsey, Scandalous John), born in Springfield, Illinois
1943 – Viktor Sidjak, Russian fencer
1944 – Marcia “Marcy” Carsey, TV executive/producer
1964 – Olden Polynice, NBA forward/center (Sacramento Kings)
1965 – Bjork, Icelandic singer (Like Someone in Love), born in Reykjavik
1974 – Casey Patton, boxer (Olympics-96), born in London, Ontario
Famous Deaths
1916 – Franz Jozef I, King of Austria/Hungary, dies
1920 – Caryl Florio, composer, dies at 77
1963 – Pierre Blanchar, Algerian actor and director (Magnificent Sinner, Wooden Crosses,, Pastoral Symphony), dies from a brain tumor at 71
1974 – Frank Martin, Swiss composer (In Terra Fax), dies at 84
1992 – Severino Gazzelloni, Italian flautist, dies
2006 – Robert Lockwood Jr., American blues guitarist, dies at 91