Today in History for 21st November 2021

Historical Events

1789 - North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state
1920 - Mussolini's squad begins terror, 11 die in Bologna, Italy
1959 - Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet
1978 - Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award
1980 - "Hi Infidelity" 9th studio album by REO Speedwagon is released
2020 - Texas National Guard mobilized to help El Paso County, deal with a morgue crisis as COVID-19 cases and deaths surge

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Famous Birthdays

1933 - Jean Shepard, American country singer (Ozark Jubilee), born in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma (d. 2016)
1945 - Goldie Hawn, American actress (The First Wives Club, Private Benjamin), born in Washington, District of Columbia
1953 - Asa Brebner, American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Modern Lovers; The Chartbusters), born in Boston, Massachusetts (d. 2019)
1979 - Alex Tanguay, Canadian hockey player
1979 - Kim Dong Wan, Korean singer (Shinhwa)
1982 - Ryan Starr, American singer

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Famous Deaths

1941 - Henrietta Vinton Davis, African-American elocutionist, dramatist, impersonator and public speaker, dies at 81
1952 - Henriette Roland Holst-de Schalk, marxist author, dies at 82
1975 - Gunnar Gunnarsson, Icelandic writer (The Church on the Mountain), dies at 86
1987 - Jim Folsom, American politician (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), dies at 79
1993 - Bill Bixby, American actor (My Favorite Martian), dies from cancer at 59
2017 - Rodney Bewes, English actor (The Likely Lads), dies at 79

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