On This Day in History November 21, 2023

Historical Events 1818  Russia's Tsar Alexander I petitions for a Jewish state in Palestine 1906  China prohibits the opium trade 1970  General Hafez al-Assad becomes Prime Minister of Syria following a military coup 1971  Battle of Garibpur: Indian troops aided by the Mukti Bahini, Bengali guerrillas, defeat the army of Pakistan 2017  Robert Mugabe's resignation after 37 years in power is read out in Zimbabwe's parliaments during impeachment proceedings More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Davido 30th Birthday Hetty Green 1834 - 1916 Hetty Green 1834 - 1916 William Beaumont 1785 - 1853 More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Alexander Patch 1889 - 1945 C.V. Raman 1888 - 1970 More Famous Deaths November 21: Bare Bones of the Great Ape-Man Hoax On this day the Piltdown Man skull, which had been hailed as the missing link proving an evolutionary relationship between man and apes, was revealed as a hoax.