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Bixby, Bill (Wilfred Bailey) b. January 22, 1934 d. November 21, 1993
Actor. One of his most famous roles was that of Dr. David Bruce Banner in "The Incredible Hulk," television series and movie spinoffs. One of his earliest roles was that of Tim O'Hara on "My Favorite Martian."
Cause of death: Prostate Cancer
Cremated, Ashes scattered, Ashes scattered at his Hana, Hawaii estate
Purcell, Henry b. September 10, 1659 d. November 21, 1695
Composer. He was one of the greatest of Baroque composers, and a towering creative figure of England's Restoration period. His music absorbed Italian and French influences while remaining thoroughly English in expression, and his brilliant use of harmony foreshadowed later techniques of the Classical era. Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas" (c. 1689) is the first important English opera, and is still performed. Other masterworks include the "Fantasia for Strings" (1680), the theatrical masques "...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Westminster Abbey, Westminster, Greater London, England
Hawkins, William Dean b. April 19, 1914 d. November 21, 1943
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Served as the commanding officer of the Scout Sniper Platoon, 2nd Marines, 2nd Marine Division in action against the Japanese at Tarawa in the Gilbert Islands. On November 21, 1943 during the assault to secure enemy positions at Betio Pier, “The Hawk,” as what his men called him, led attacks on five enemy machine gun installations. Refusing to withdraw and wounded he kept firing point blank at the hostile defenders. He personally destroyed...[Read More] (Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith)
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot: Section B, Grave 646
Franz Joseph I b. August 18, 1830 d. November 21, 1916
Austrian Monarch. Served as Emperor or Austrian from 1848 till 1916, a span of 68 years.
Kapuzinergruft, Vienna, Wien, Austria
Rilla, Walter b. August 22, 1894 d. November 21, 1980
Actor. He was born in Neunkirchen and died in Rosenheim (Germany). He began his film career at the beginning of the 20's in the movie "Hanneles Himmelfahrt" (1922). He continued his career in the 30's with "Die grosse Sehnsucht" (1930), "Die Männer um Lucie" (1931) and "Lady Windermeres Fächer" (1935). When Hitler rise to power, he was forced to exile to England where he worked in movies such as "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1934), "Victoria the Great" (1937), "Sixty Glorious Years" (1938), "...[Read More] (Bio by: José L Bernabé Tronchoni)
Oberaudorf Church, Bayern, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany
Minick, John W. b. June 14, 1908 d. November 21, 1944
World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was a Staff Sergeant Squad Leader in Company I, 3d Battalion, 121st Infantry, 8th Infantry Division. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on November 21, 1944 near Hurtgen, Germany. He was killed in action. His citation in part reads "Voluntarily, S/Sgt. Minick led four men through hazardous barbed wire and debris, finally making his way through the minefield for a distance of 300 yards. When an enemy machine gun opened fire, he...[Read More] (Bio by: Don Morfe)
Westminster Cemetery, Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Plot: Section F, Lot 304
Hubbell, Carl b. June 22, 1903 d. November 21, 1988
Hall of Fame pitcher for the New York Giants. Hubbell, a southpaw, pitched twenty-four consecutive victories spanning the 1936 and 1937 seasons.
Cause of death: Auto accident in Arizona
New Hope Cemetery, Meeker, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
Plot: Section 5, Block 13
Schowalter Jr., Edward Rightor b. December 24, 1927 d. November 21, 2003
Korean War Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army in Company A, 31st Infantry, 7th Infantry Division. He was awarded his medal for service Near Kumhwa, Korea, on October 14, 1952. His citation reads-1st Lt. Schowalter, commanding, Company A, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and indomitable courage above and beyond the call of duty in action against the enemy. Committed to attack and occupy a key-approach to the primary...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Fort Benning Post Cemetery, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA
Brown, Francis David Millest b. August 7, 1837 d. November 21, 1895
Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross Recipient. Born in Bhagalpur, Bengal, India, where his father was a civil servant, he was serving as Lieutenant with the 1st European Bengal Fusiliers (later the Royal Munster Fusiliers) when he performed the deed for which he was awarded the VC. His citation reads "On 16th November 1857 at Narnoul, India, Lieutenant Brown, at the risk of his own life, rushed to the assistance of a wounded soldier, whom he carried off under heavy fire from the enemy, whose Cavalry...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul F. Wilson)
West Hill Cemetery, Winchester, Hampshire, England
Brooks, Hadda b. October 29, 1916 d. November 21, 2002
Hadda Brooks, a pianist known in the mid-1940s as Queen of the Boogie and later as a torch singer with hits such as "That's My Desire," died Thursday. She was 86. Ms. Brooks' first single, the 1945 hit "Swingin' The Boogie," launched her career and helped establish the Los Angeles-based Modern Records, which became the West Coast's premier postwar R&B label. As a singer in the late 1940s and '50s, Ms. Brooks scored hits such as "Trust in Me," "Don't Take Your Love From Me" and "Dream." She also...[Read More] (Bio by: Shelly Stager)
Cremated, Ashes scattered
Land Jr., Robert b. April 10, 1772 d. November 21, 1867
Military Figure. A noted veteran of the War of 1812 and the Rebellion of 1837, he was the son of another well-known war veteran, Robert Land Sr. Land served with General Isaac Brock at the Battle of Queenston Heights and Detroit, Michigan, and at the Battle of Stoney Creek with Colonel John Harvey. Land also fought in the Battle at Lundy's Lane and Freshman's Creek, for which he was recommended a medal. Land later seved in several other military posts in Hamilton, Ontario, before his death on...[Read More] (Bio by: K)
Hamilton Cemetery, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Plot: Section CC-C, Lot 4
Baer Sr., Max (Maximillian) Adalbert b. February 11, 1909 d. November 21, 1959
Professional Boxer. The Heavyweight Champion of the World from 1934 to 1935, he was born in Omaha, Nebraska and dropped out of school in the eighth grade to work with his father on a cattle ranch and developed great strength. He turned pro in 1929 and progressed steadily through the ranks beating the likes of Walter Cobb, King Levinsky and Tommy Loughran. In 1933, the wise-cracking Baer fought a tremendous fight against rugged Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium. Max Baer dominated the German...[Read More]
Cause of death: Heart attack
Saint Mary's Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA
Harding (Kling-DeWolfe), Florence Mable b. August 15, 1860 d. November 21, 1924
Presidential First Lady. The wife of President Warren Harding. Eldest child of Amos and Louise (Bouton) Kling, born 1860 in Marion Ohio. her father was one of Marionís most powerful citizens and often carted his young daughter about Marion while conducting business meetings. As a result, she developed her father's keen sense of business, and when coupled with her headstrong personality (again, like her father) turned her into a force to be reckoned with. Married, against her father's will, to...[Read More] (Bio by: SJ Monnette)
Harding Memorial Park, Marion, Marion County, Ohio, USA
GPS coordinates: 40.5732994, -83.1232986 (hddd.dddd)
Colonna, Jerry b. September 17, 1904 d. November 21, 1986
Actor, Comedian, Singer, Composer. He is best remembered for his popping eyes and screeching voice, and for being a popular foil for comedian Bob Hope, whom he accompanied on his USO junkets during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Born Gerald Luigi Colonna of Italian immigrant parents in Boston, Massachusetts, he admired his grandfather's enormous moustache so much that he would describe it as "its so large that you can see it from the back" and growing up, he determined to...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson)
San Fernando Mission Cemetery, Mission Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot: Section B, Lot 848, Grave 7
GPS coordinates: 34.2760506, -118.4651337 (hddd.dddd)
Morris, Milton b. December 29, 1911 d. November 21, 1983
Life long friend of Count Basie, who owned several jazz establishments. Owned a drugstore called the "Rendezvous" at 26th & Troost in Kansas City, Missouri, where he circumvented the law during prohibition by selling liquor for "medicinal purposes." When the Volstead act was repealed in December 1933, Morris became a saloon keeper. Owned the Hey Hay Club, located at 4th and Cherry in Kansas City, Missouri. Customers sat on bales of hay in what was once a hay and feed barn, to hear performers...[Read More] (Bio by: Bill Walker)
Sheffield Cemetery, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Umrao Singh b. July 11, 1920 d. November 21, 2005
World War II Victoria Cross Recipient, the last survivor of the 40 Indian Army soldiers who received the award between 1912, when they were first declared eligible, and 1947, when India became independent. He was also the only N.C.O. in either the Royal Artillery or the Indian Artillery to earn the award in WWII. Born in Palra Village, Haryana State, he was working on his father's small farm when the war broke out. He enlisted shortly afterwards and was promoted to the rank of havildar (...[Read More] (Bio by: Paul F. Wilson)
Cremated, Ashes scattered
Gunnarsson, Gunnar b. May 18, 1889 d. November 21, 1975
Author. His work celebrated the courage and dignity of the people of his native Iceland, especially his epic novels "Guest the One-Eyed" (4 volumes, 1912 to 1913), and "Church on the Mountain" (5 volumes, 1923 to 1928). The latter is considered his masterpiece. Gunnarsson was born in Valthjofsstadur, Iceland. The son of simple farmers, he was largely self-educated and produced two books of poetry while still in his teens. In 1910 he moved to Denmark and began writing in Danish to reach a...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards)
Island of Videy Churchyard, Reykjavik, Iceland
Ott, Melvin b. March 2, 1909 d. November 21, 1958
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame, 1951. From the time he played his first game in 1926 with the New York Giants until he was replaced as the manager in 1948, he never wore the uniform of any other franchise. Batting left handed, he took full advantage of the short right field wall of the Polo Grounds by hitting the majority of his career 511 home runs there, a figure which was the third career highest when he retired as a player in 1947. Although...[Read More] (Bio by: Lone Star Time Traveler)
Cause of death: Car accident
Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Section 146
Bloomingdale, Joseph b. December 22, 1842 d. November 21, 1904
Businessman. He founded the Bloomingdale's Department Store chain.
Linden Hill Jewish Cemetery, Ridgewood, Queens County, New York, USA
Benchley, Robert b. September 15, 1889 d. November 21, 1945
Humorist. Author. Born Robert Charles Benchley in Worcester, Massachusetts. Very little is known about his childhood as he never related anything but humorous tales about it rather than realities. In 1898, however, his idolized older brother, Edmund, was killed in the Spanish-American War. Benchley attended South High School from 1904 until 1907, when his late brother’s fiancée, Lillian Duryea, provided the funds for a transfer to Phillips Exeter Academy. He lent his talents to the Dramatic...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola)
Prospect Hill Cemetery, Nantucket, Nantucket County, Massachusetts, USA

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