What Happened on November 21, 1949

Historical Events

Veeck Sells Cleveland Indians

Bill Veeck sells MLB Cleveland Indians for $22 million, to fund his divorce settlement

Famous Birthdays

  • Anatoliy Kuksov, Ukrainian soccer midfielder (8 caps USSR; FC Zorya Luhansk 489 games) and manager, born in Luhansk, Ukraine (d. 2022)
  • Barbara Jo Rubin, American jockey (first women to win a race on a major US track), born in Highland, Illinois
  • Basil Williams, West Indian cricket batsman (7 Tests, 2 x 100s; century on debut 1978), born in Caymanas Estate, St Catherine, Jamaica (d. 2015)
  • Judith Shatin, American contemporary classical and electronic composer (Hark My Love; Ice Becomes Water), and educator (University of Virginia), born in the USA
  • Nickolas Grace, British stage and screen actor (Brideshead Revisited; Heat and Dust; Robin of Sherwood), born in West Kirby, Cheshire, England

About November 21, 1949

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 74 years, 5 months and 8 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Scorpio