What Happened on November 18, 2021

Historical Events

Convicted Killers Exonerated

US judge exonerates Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Khalil Islam for the killing of Malcolm X in 1965, saying they were "wrongly convicted", after 55 years [1]

African American Muslim Minister and Civil Rights Activist Malcolm X

Famous Deaths

Dzyanis Kowba, Belarusian soccer defensive midfielder (36 caps; PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara 247 games), dies from complications of COVID-19 at 42
Kim Suominen, Finnish soccer midfielder (39 caps; TPS, FF Jaro), dies at 52
Slide Hampton [Locksley Wellington Hampton], American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger, dies at 89

Died in 2021 2021 Highlights