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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[164 BCE]] – [[Judas Maccabeus]], son of [[Mattathias]] of the [[Hasmonean family]], rededicates the [[Temple in Jerusalem]], an event that is commemorated each year by the festival of [[Hanukkah]]. (25 [[Kislev]] 3597 in the [[Hebrew calendar]].)<ref>{{cite book|last=Livingston|first=Michael|title=Siege of Jerusalem|location=Kalamazoo, Mich.|publisher=Medieval Institute Publications, Western Michigan University|date=2004|isbn=9781580440905|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=j2lCEAAAQBAJ|page=3|postscript=none}}; {{cite book|last=Bar-Kochva|first=Bezalel|title=Judas Maccabaeus: The Jewish Struggle Against the Seleucids|location=Cambridge, U.K.|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=1989|isbn=9780521323529|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SIKuW_bl6LAC|pages=277–279}}</ref> * [[235]] – [[Pope Anterus]] succeeds [[Pope Pontian|Pontian]] as the nineteenth [[pope]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kelly|first1=J.N.D.|last2=Walsh|first2=Michael J.|title=A Dictionary of Popes|location=Oxford, U.K.|publisher=Oxford University Press|date=2010|isbn=9780191726811|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uVmcAQAAQBAJ|page=13}}</ref> *[[1386]] – [[Timur|Timur of Samarkand]] [[Timur's invasions of Georgia|captures and sacks]] the [[Kingdom of Georgia|Georgian]] capital of [[Tbilisi]], taking King [[Bagrat V of Georgia]] captive. ===1601–1900=== *[[1620]] – [[Plymouth Colony]] [[List of Mayflower passengers|settlers]] sign the [[Mayflower Compact]] ([[November 11]], [[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]]) *[[1676]] – The Danish [[astronomer]] [[Ole Rømer]] [[Rømer's determination of the speed of light|presents]] the first quantitative [[measurement]]s of the [[speed of light]]. *[[1783]] – In Paris, [[Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier]] and [[François Laurent d'Arlandes]] make the first untethered [[hot air balloon]] flight. *[[1789]] – [[North Carolina]] ratifies the [[United States Constitution]] and is admitted as the 12th [[U.S. state]].<ref>{{cite web |title=North Carolina Becomes the Twelfth State {{!}} NC DNCR |url=https://www.dncr.nc.gov/blog/2016/11/21/north-carolina-becomes-twelfth-state |website=www.dncr.nc.gov |language=en |date=21 November 2016}}</ref> *[[1851]] – Mutineers [[mutiny of Cambiazo|take control]] of the Chilean [[penal colony]] of [[Punta Arenas]] in the [[Strait of Magellan]].<ref name=Nagel>{{Citation| last = Nagel Behnke| first = Harold| title = Capitán de fragata Benjamín Muñoz Gamero (1817–1851)| journal = [[Revista de Marina]]| volume = 6| issue = | year = 1994| pages = 1–8| url = http://revistamarina.cl/revistas/1994/6/nagel.pdf| language = Spanish}}</ref> *[[1861]] – [[American Civil War]]: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] President [[Jefferson Davis]] appoints [[Judah Benjamin]] Secretary of War. *[[1877]] – [[Thomas Edison]] announces his invention of the [[phonograph]], a machine that can record and play sound. *[[1894]] – [[Port Arthur, China]], [[Battle of Lushunkou|falls to the Japanese]], a decisive victory of the [[First Sino-Japanese War]]; Japanese troops are accused of [[Port Arthur massacre (China)|massacring]] the remaining inhabitants. *[[1900]] – [[Claude Monet]]'s paintings shown at Gallery Durand-Ruel in Paris.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=21|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref> ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – The [[Philadelphia Athletics (NFL)|Philadelphia Football Athletics]] defeat the [[Kanaweola Athletic Club]] of [[Elmira, New York]], 39–0, in the first-ever professional [[American football]] [[night game]]. *[[1905]] – [[Albert Einstein]]'s paper that leads to the [[mass–energy equivalence]] formula, ''E'' = ''mc''², is published in the journal ''Annalen der Physik''. *[[1910]] – Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the {{Ship|Brazilian battleship|Minas Gerais||2}}, {{Ship|Brazilian battleship|São Paulo||2}}, and {{Ship|Brazilian cruiser|Bahia||2}}, violently rebel in what is now known as the ''Revolta da Chibata'' ([[Revolt of the Lash]]). *[[1916]] – Mines from [[SM U-73]] sink [[HMHS Britannic|HMHS ''Britannic'']], the largest ship lost in the [[World War I|First World War]]. *[[1918]] – The [[Flag of Estonia]], previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the [[Republic of Estonia]]. * 1918 – The [[Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918]] is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK. * 1918 – [[Lwów pogrom (1918)|A pogrom]] takes place in Lwów (now [[Lviv]]); over three days, at least 50 Jews and 270 Ukrainian Christians are killed by Poles. *[[1920]] – [[Irish War of Independence]]: On "[[Bloody Sunday (1920)|Bloody Sunday]]" in Dublin, the [[Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)|Irish Republican Army]] (IRA) assassinated a [[Cairo Gang|group of British Intelligence agents]], and British forces killed 14 civilians at a [[Gaelic football]] match at [[Croke Park]]. *[[1922]] – [[Rebecca Latimer Felton]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] takes the oath of office, becoming the first female [[United States Senate|United States Senator]]. *[[1927]] – [[Columbine Mine massacre]]: [[Strike action|Striking]] coal miners are allegedly attacked with [[machine gun]]s by a detachment of state police dressed in civilian clothes. *[[1942]] – The completion of the [[Alaska Highway]] (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943). *[[1944]] – [[World War II]]: American submarine [[USS Sealion (SS-315)|USS ''Sealion'']] sinks the [[Japanese battleship Kongō|Japanese battleship ''Kongō'']] and [[Japanese destroyer Urakaze (1940)|Japanese destroyer ''Urakaze'']] in the [[Taiwan Strait|Formosa Strait]]. *[[1945]] – The United Auto Workers [[1945–1946 General Motors strike|strike]] 92 General Motors plants in 50 cities to back up worker demands for a 30-percent raise. *[[1950]] – Two [[Canadian National Railway]] trains collide in northeastern [[British Columbia]] in the [[Canoe River train crash]]; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea. *[[1953]] – The [[Natural History Museum, London]] announces that the "[[Piltdown Man]]" [[human skull|skull]], initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax. *[[1954]] – [[People's Action Party]], an eventual dominative political party in [[Singapore]], was established.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Weiqi |first1=Yan |title=In Pictures – Celebrating 70 years of the PAP |url=https://petir.sg/2024/11/21/in-pictures-celebrating-70-years-of-the-pap/ |website=Petir SG |access-date=24 November 2024 |date=21 November 2024}}</ref> *[[1959]] – American disc jockey [[Alan Freed]], who had popularized the term "[[rock and roll]]" and music of that style, is fired from [[WABC (AM)|WABC]] radio over allegations he had participated in the [[payola]] scandal. *[[1961]] – The "[[La Ronde (restaurant)|La Ronde]]" opens in [[Honolulu]], first [[revolving restaurant]] in the [[United States]]. *[[1962]] – The Chinese [[People's Liberation Army]] declares a unilateral [[ceasefire]] in the [[Sino-Indian War]]. *[[1964]] – The [[Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge]] opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span. * 1964 – [[Second Vatican Council]]: The third session of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]'s [[ecumenical council]] closes. *[[1967]] – [[Vietnam War]]: American General [[William Westmoreland]] tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing." *[[1969]] – U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]] and Japanese Premier [[Eisaku Satō]] agree on the return of [[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] to Japanese control in 1972. The U.S. retains rights to bases on the island, but these are to be nuclear-free. * 1969 – The first permanent [[ARPANET]] link is established between [[UCLA]] and [[SRI International|SRI]]. *[[1970]] – Vietnam War: [[Operation Ivory Coast]]: A joint United States Air Force and Army team raids the [[Sơn Tây (Hanoi)|Sơn Tây]] [[prisoner-of-war camp]] in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there. *[[1971]] – Indian troops, partly aided by [[Mukti Bahini]] ([[Bengal]]i [[guerrilla warfare|guerrilla]]s), defeat the Pakistan army in the [[Battle of Garibpur]]. *[[1972]] – Voters in South Korea overwhelmingly approve a new constitution, giving legitimacy to [[Park Chung Hee]] and the [[Fourth Republic of South Korea|Fourth Republic]]. *[[1974]] – The [[Birmingham pub bombings]] kill 21 people. The [[Birmingham Six]] are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but subsequently acquitted. *[[1977]] – [[Minister of Internal Affairs (New Zealand)|Minister of Internal Affairs]] [[Allan Highet]] announces that the [[national anthem]]s of New Zealand shall be the traditional anthem "[[God Save the King|God Save the Queen]]" and "[[God Defend New Zealand]]". *[[1979]] – The United States Embassy in [[Islamabad]], Pakistan, is attacked by a mob and [[1979 U.S. embassy burning in Islamabad|set on fire]], killing four. *[[1980]] – A [[MGM Grand fire|deadly fire]] breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in [[Paradise, Nevada]] (now [[Bally's Las Vegas]]). Eighty-five people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history. *[[1985]] – United States Navy intelligence analyst [[Jonathan Pollard]] is arrested for [[espionage|spying]] after being caught giving [[Israel]] classified information on [[Arab]] nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison. *[[1986]] – National Security Council member [[Oliver North]] and his secretary start to shred documents allegedly implicating them in the [[Iran–Contra affair]]. *[[1990]] – [[Bangkok Airways Flight 125]] crashes on approach to [[Samui Airport]], killing 38.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident de Havilland Canada DHC-8-103 HS-SKI Koh Samui Airport (USM)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19901121-0|access-date=2021-11-20 |publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[1992]] – A major [[tornado]] strikes the [[Houston]], [[Texas]] area during the afternoon. Over the next two days the largest [[November 1992 tornado outbreak|tornado outbreak]] ever to occur in the US during November spawns over 100 tornadoes. *[[1995]] – The [[Dayton Agreement]] is initialed at the [[Wright-Patterson Air Force Base]], near [[Dayton, Ohio]], ending three and a half years of war in [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. *[[1996]] – [[Humberto Vidal explosion]]: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop in [[Río Piedras, Puerto Rico]] explodes. *[[1998]] – Finnish [[Satanism|satanist]] [[Jarno Elg]] kills a 23-year-old man and performs a [[ritual]]-like cutting and [[Human cannibalism|eating of body parts]] in [[Hyvinkää|Hyvinkää, Finland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2011080214148799_uu.shtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110921072209/http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2011080214148799_uu.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 21, 2011 |title=IL 18.3.1999: Saatananpalvojat söivät osan uhristaan|publisher=[[Iltalehti]]|access-date=11 November 2021|language=fi}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[NATO]] invites [[Bulgaria]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[Romania]], [[Slovakia]] and [[Slovenia]] to become members. * 2002 – [[Arturo Guzmán Decena]], founder of [[Los Zetas]] and high-member of the [[Gulf Cartel]], is killed in a shoot-out with the [[Mexican Army]] and the police.<ref>{{cite news |last=Negrete Lares |first=Angeles |title=Violence erupting as cartels wage turf war: Violence in Matamoros |url=http://old.brownsvilleherald.com/ts_comments.php?id=54502_0_10_0_C |access-date=16 July 2012 |newspaper=[[The Brownsville Herald]] |date=19 October 2003 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120805230806/http://old.brownsvilleherald.com/ts_comments.php?id=54502_0_10_0_C |archive-date=5 August 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[2004]] – The second round of the [[2004 Ukrainian presidential election|Ukrainian presidential election]] is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity. * 2004 – [[Dominica]] is hit by the most destructive [[earthquake]] in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of [[Portsmouth, Dominica|Portsmouth]]. In neighboring [[Guadeloupe]], one person is killed. * 2004 – The [[Paris Club]] agrees to write off 80% (up to $100 billion) of [[Iraq]]'s external debt. * 2004 – [[China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210]] crashes after takeoff from [[Baotou Donghe Airport]], killing 55.<ref name="asn">{{ASN accident|id=20041121-0}}</ref> *[[2006]] – Anti-Syrian Lebanese politician and government minister [[Pierre Amine Gemayel|Pierre Gemayel]] is assassinated in suburban [[Beirut]]. *[[2009]] – A [[2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion|mine explosion in Heilongjiang, China]] kills 108. *[[2012]] – At least 28 are wounded after a [[2012 Tel Aviv bus bombing|bomb is thrown onto a bus]] in [[Tel Aviv]]. *[[2013]] – Fifty-four people are killed when the [[Zolitūde shopping centre roof collapse|roof of a shopping center collapses]] in Riga, Latvia. * 2013 – [[Euromaidan|Massive protests]] start in [[Ukraine]] after [[President of Ukraine|President]] [[Viktor Yanukovych]] suspended signing the [[Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement]]. *[[2014]] – A [[Kwekwe stadium stampede|stampede in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe]] caused by the police firing [[tear gas]] kills at least eleven people and injures 40 others. *[[2015]] – The [[Federal Government of Belgium|government of Belgium]] imposes a security [[Brussels lockdown|lockdown]] on [[Brussels]], including the closure of shops, schools, and public transportation, due to potential terrorist attacks. *[[2017]] – [[Robert Mugabe]] formally resigns as President of [[Zimbabwe]], after thirty-seven years in office. *[[2019]] – Israeli Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] is indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.<ref>{{cite news |date=21 November 2019 |title=Benjamin Netanyahu indicted on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israeli-pm-netanyahu-indicted-charges-bribery-fraud-breach-trust-n1084831?cid=sm_npd_nn_fb_ma |work=[[NBC News]]}}</ref> * 2019 – [[Tesla, Inc.|Tesla]] launches the [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]] [[Tesla Cybertruck|Cybertruck]]. A gaffe occurs during the launch event when its "unbreakable" windows shatter during demonstration.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mak|first=Aaron|date=2019-11-22|title=Here Is What Will and Won't Break Tesla's New Cybertruck|url=https://slate.com/technology/2019/11/the-windows-on-teslas-cybertruck-are-not-unbreakable.html|access-date=2020-05-13|website=Slate Magazine|language=en}}</ref> *[[2021]] – An SUV [[Waukesha Christmas parade attack|plows through a Christmas parade]] in [[Waukesha, Wisconsin]], killing six and injuring 62.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Romero|first=Dennis|date=November 29, 2021|title=6th homicide charge filed against Waukesha parade attack suspect Darrell Brooks|work=[[NBC News]]|url=https://nbcnews.com/news/us-news/6th-homicide-charge-filed-waukesha-parade-suspect-darrell-brooks-rcna7002|access-date=January 15, 2022}}</ref> *[[2022]] – A [[2022 West Java earthquake|magnitude 5.6 earthquake]] on the Indonesian island of Java kills between 335 and 602 people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Indonesia's Cianjur quake death toll jumps to 602 |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/12/16/indonesia039s-cianjur-quake-death-toll-jumps-to-602 |access-date=24 October 2023 |agency=Agence France-Presse |work=The Star |date=16 December 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105052421/https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/12/16/indonesia039s-cianjur-quake-death-toll-jumps-to-602 |archive-date= Nov 5, 2023 }}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1495]] – [[John Bale]], English bishop and historian (died 1563) *[[1567]] – [[Anne de Xainctonge]], French saint, founded the [[Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin]] (died 1621) ===1601–1900=== *[[1631]] – [[Catharina Questiers]], Dutch poet (died 1669) *[[1692]] – [[Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni]], Italian poet and academic (died 1768) *[[1694]] – [[Voltaire]], French writer and philosopher (died 1778)<ref>{{cite web |title=Voltaire {{!}} Biography, Works, Philosophy, Ideas, Beliefs, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Voltaire |website=Britannica |access-date=7 June 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1718]] – [[Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg]], German composer, critic, and theorist (died 1795) *[[1729]] – [[Josiah Bartlett]], American physician and politician, 6th [[Governor of New Hampshire]] (died 1795) *[[1760]] – [[Joseph Plumb Martin]], American sergeant (died 1850) *[[1768]] – [[Friedrich Schleiermacher]], German theologian, philosopher, and scholar (died 1834) *[[1785]] – [[William Beaumont]], American surgeon, "Father of Gastric Physiology" (died 1853) *[[1787]] – [[Samuel Cunard]], Canadian businessman, founded the [[Cunard Line]] (died 1865) *[[1811]] – [[Ludwik Gorzkowski]], Polish politician, physicist, and revolutionary activist (died 1857)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.biographien.ac.at/oebl_2/34.pdf|title=Gorzkowski, Ludwik Je̜drzej|website=biographien.ac.at|language=de|access-date=Aug 8, 2019}}</ref> *[[1818]] – [[Lewis H. Morgan]], American lawyer, anthropologist, and theorist (died 1881) *[[1834]] – [[Hetty Green]], American businesswoman and financier (died 1916) *[[1840]] – [[Victoria, Princess Royal]] of England (died 1901) *[[1851]] – [[Désiré-Joseph Mercier]], Belgian cardinal and theologian (died 1926) *[[1852]] – [[Francisco Tárrega]], Spanish guitarist and composer (died 1909) *[[1853]] – [[Hussein Kamel of Egypt]] (died 1917) *[[1854]] – [[Pope Benedict XV]] (died 1922) *[[1866]] – [[Sigbjørn Obstfelder]], Norwegian poet and author (died 1900) * 1866 – [[Konishiki Yasokichi I]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 17th [[Makuuchi#Yokozuna|Yokozuna]] (died 1914) *[[1870]] – [[Alexander Berkman]], Lithuanian-American activist and author (died 1936) * 1870 – [[Joe Darling]], Australian cricketer and politician (died 1946) * 1870 – [[Stanley Jackson (cricketer)|Stanley Jackson]], English cricketer and politician (died 1947) *[[1876]] – [[Olav Duun]], Norwegian author and educator (died 1939) *[[1877]] – [[Sigfrid Karg-Elert]], German composer and educator (died 1933) *[[1878]] – [[Gustav Radbruch]], German lawyer and politician, [[Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany)|German Minister of Justice]] (died 1949) *[[1886]] – [[Harold Nicolson]], English author and politician (died 1968) *[[1894]] – [[Cecil M. Harden]], American politician (died 1984) *[[1897]] – [[Mollie Steimer]], Russian-American activist (died 1980) *[[1898]] – [[René Magritte]], Belgian painter (died 1967)<ref>{{cite book|author1=National Gallery of Australia|author2=Michael Lloyd|author3=Michael Desmond|title=European and American Paintings and Sculpture 1870-1970 in the Australian National Gallery|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TjlHAQAAIAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Australian National Gallery|isbn=978-0-642-13034-1}}</ref> *[[1899]] – [[Jobyna Ralston]], American actress (died 1967) * 1899 – [[Harekrushna Mahatab]], Indian journalist and politician, 1st [[List of Chief Ministers of Odisha|Chief Minister of Odisha]] (died 1987) ===1901–present=== *[[1902]] – [[Foster Hewitt]], Canadian sportscaster (died 1985) * 1902 – [[Mikhail Suslov]], Russian soldier, economist, and politician (died 1982) *[[1903]] – [[Isaac Bashevis Singer]], Polish-American novelist and short story writer, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1991) *[[1904]] – [[Coleman Hawkins]], American saxophonist and clarinet player (died 1969) *[[1905]] – [[Georgina Battiscombe]], British biographer (died 2006)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/mar/02/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries|title=Obituary: Georgina Battiscombe|last=Hayter|first=Alethea|date=2006-03-02|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-08-05|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> *[[1907]] – [[Buck Ram]], American songwriter and music producer (died 1991) *[[1908]] – [[Leo Politi]], Italian-American author and illustrator (died 1996) * 1908 – [[Elizabeth George Speare]], American author and educator (died 1994) *[[1912]] – [[Eleanor Powell]], American actress and dancer (died 1982)<ref>{{cite web |title=Eleanor Powell {{!}} American dancer and actress |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Eleanor-Powell |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=3 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1913]] – [[John Boulting]], English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1985) * 1913 – [[Roy Boulting]], English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001) * 1913 – [[Gunnar Kangro]], Estonian mathematician, author, and academic (died 1975) *[[1914]] – [[Nusret Fişek]], Turkish physician and politician, [[Ministry of Health (Turkey)|Turkish Minister of Health]] (died 1990) * 1914 – [[Henri Laborit]], French physician and philosopher (died 1995) *[[1915]] – [[Norm Smith]], Australian footballer and coach (died 1973) *[[1916]] – [[Sid Luckman]], American football player and soldier (died 1998) *[[1917]] – [[Chung Il-kwon]], Korean politician, diplomat, and soldier (died 1994) *[[1919]] – [[Paul Bogart]], American director and producer (died 2012) *[[1920]] – [[Ralph Meeker]], American actor (died 1988) * 1920 – [[Stan Musial]], American baseball player and manager (died 2013)<ref>{{cite web |title=Stan Musial |url=https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/musial-stan |website=Baseball Hall of Fame |access-date=12 August 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1921]] – [[Donald Sheldon]], American pilot (died 1975) *[[1922]] – [[Abe Lemons]], American basketball player and coach (died 2002) *[[1924]] – [[Joseph Campanella]], American actor (died 2018)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Nov. 21: Lorna Luft, Troy Aikman |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/11/21/Famous-birthdays-for-Nov-21-Lorna-Luft-Troy-Aikman/4511668955462/#:~:text=21%3A%20Lorna%20Luft%2C%20Troy%20Aikman,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=19 November 2023 |date=21 November 2022}}</ref> * 1924 – [[Milka Planinc]], Yugoslav politician, 28th [[Prime Minister of Yugoslavia]] (died 2010)<!--Yugoslav not Croatian in politics--> * 1924 – [[Christopher Tolkien]], English author and academic (died 2020)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Garth |first1=John |title=Christopher Tolkien obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/jan/20/christopher-tolkien-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=22 January 2020 |date=20 January 2020}}</ref> *[[1925]] – [[Veljko Kadijević]], Croatian general and politician, 5th [[Ministry of Defense (Yugoslavia)|Federal Secretary of People's Defence]] (died 2014) *[[1926]] – [[Matti Ranin]], Finnish actor (died 2013)<ref>[https://elonet.finna.fi/Search/Results?filter[]=author2_id_str_mv%3A%22kavi.elonet_henkilo_253213%22 Matti Ranin] – Elonet (in Finnish)</ref><ref>[https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-6950861 Näyttelijä Matti Ranin kuollut] – [[Yle]] (in Finnish)</ref> * 1926 – [[William Wakefield Baum]], American cardinal (died 2015) *[[1927]] – [[Georgia Frontiere]], American businesswoman (died 2008) *[[1929]] – [[Marilyn French]], American author and academic (died 2009) * 1929 – [[Laurier LaPierre]], Canadian historian, journalist, and politician (died 2012) *[[1930]] – [[Marjan Rožanc]], Slovenian journalist, author, and playwright (died 1990) *[[1931]] – [[Lewis Binford]], American archaeologist and academic (died 2011) * 1931 – [[Revaz Dogonadze]], Georgian chemist and physicist (died 1985) * 1931 – [[Stanley Kalms, Baron Kalms]], English businessman * 1931 – [[Malcolm Williamson]], Australian pianist and composer (died 2003) *[[1932]] – [[Beryl Bainbridge]], English author and screenwriter (died 2010) * 1932 – [[Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen]], Danish composer (died 2016) *[[1933]] – [[Henry Hartsfield]], American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 2014) * 1933 – [[Jean Shepard]], American country music singer-songwriter (died 2016) * 1933 – [[Etta Zuber Falconer]], American educator and mathematician (died 2002) *[[1934]] – [[Laurence Luckinbill]], American actor, director, and playwright<ref name="AP" /> * 1934 – [[Peter Philpott]], Australian cricketer (died 2021) *[[1936]] – [[Victor Chang]], Chinese-Australian surgeon (died 1991) *[[1937]] – [[John Kerin]], Australian politician (died 2023)<ref name="jck">{{cite book |last1=Kerin |first1=John C. |title=The way I saw it; the way it was. |date=2017 |publisher=Analysis & Policy Observatory (APO) |location=Melbourne |url=http://apo.org.au/node/76216 |access-date=20 October 2018}}</ref> * 1937 – [[Ingrid Pitt]], Polish-English actress (died 2010) * 1937 – [[Marlo Thomas]], American actress, producer, and activist<ref name="AP" /> *[[1939]] – [[R. Budd Dwyer]], American educator and politician, 30th [[Treasurer of Pennsylvania]] (died 1987) *[[1940]] – [[Freddy Beras-Goico]], Dominican comedian and television host (died 2010) * 1940 – [[Terry Dischinger]], American basketball player (died 2023)<ref>{{cite web |title=Terry Dischinger |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76577/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> * 1940 – [[Richard Marcinko]], American commander and author (died 2021) * 1940 – [[Natalia Makarova]], Russian ballerina, choreographer, and actress *[[1941]] – [[Juliet Mills]], English-American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1941 – [[David Porter (musician)|David Porter]], American songwriter, musician, and producer *[[1942]] – [[Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul]], German educator and politician *[[1943]] – [[Phil Bredesen]], American businessman and politician, 48th [[Governor of Tennessee]] * 1943 – [[Jacques Laffite]], French race car driver *[[1944]] – [[Dick Durbin]], American lawyer and politician * 1944 – [[Earl Monroe]], American basketball player * 1944 – [[Harold Ramis]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1945]] – [[Vincent Di Fate]], American artist<ref>{{cite book|last=Horn|first=Maurice|title=Contemporary Graphic Artists: A Biographical, Bibliographical, and Critical Guide to Current Illustrators, Animators, Cartoonists, Designers, and Other Graphic Artists|volume =2|location=Detroit|publisher=Gale Research Co.|date=1987|isbn=9780810321908|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J9FHAQAAIAAJ&q=Vincent+Di+Fate+%22November+21,+1945%22|page=64}}</ref> * 1945 – [[Goldie Hawn]], American actress, singer, and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for November 21, 2022 includes celebrities Goldie Hawn, Michael Strahan |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/11/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-november-21-2022-includes-celebrities-goldie-hawn-michael-strahan.html |agency=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=19 November 2023 |date=21 November 2022}}</ref> *[[1948]] – [[Alphonse Mouzon]], American jazz drummer (died 2016) * 1948 – [[Michel Suleiman]], Lebanese general and politician, 16th [[President of Lebanon]] *[[1950]] – [[Hisham Barakat]], Egyptian lawyer and judge (died 2015) * 1950 – [[Livingston Taylor]], American singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP" /> *[[1952]] – [[Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch]], Welsh banker and politician * 1952 – [[Janne Kristiansen]], Norwegian lawyer and jurist * 1952 – [[Lorna Luft]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1953]] – [[Tina Brown]], English-American journalist and author *[[1954]] – [[Fiona Pitt-Kethley]], English journalist, author, and poet *[[1955]] – [[Peter Koppes]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1955 – [[Cedric Maxwell]], American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster * 1955 – [[Glenn Ridge]], Australian radio and television host and producer *[[1956]] – [[Cherry Jones]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1959]] – [[Sergei Ratnikov]], Estonian footballer and manager *[[1960]] – [[Mark Bailey (rugby union)|Mark Bailey]], English rugby player, author, and educator * 1960 – [[Brian McNamara]], American actor, director, and producer * 1960 – [[Brian Ritchie]], American bass player and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1961]] – [[João Domingos Pinto]], Portuguese footballer and manager *[[1962]] – [[Steven Curtis Chapman]], American Christian music singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, author, and social activist<ref name="AP" /> * 1962 – [[Alan Smith (footballer, born 1962)|Alan Smith]], English football player *[[1963]] – [[Dave Molyneux]], Manx motorcycle racer * 1963 – [[Nicollette Sheridan]], English actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1964]] – [[Shane Douglas]], American wrestler and manager * 1964 – [[Olden Polynice]], Haitian-American basketball player and coach * 1964 – [[Liza Tarbuck]], English actress, television and radio presenter *[[1965]] – [[Björk]], Icelandic singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1965 – [[Reggie Lewis]], American basketball player (died 1993) *[[1966]] – [[Troy Aikman]], American football player and sportscaster<ref name="UPI" /> * 1966 – [[Evgeny Bareev]], Russian chess player and coach * 1966 – [[Thanasis Kolitsidakis]], Greek footballer *[[1967]] – [[Ken Block]], American race car driver (died 2023) * 1967 – [[Tripp Cromer]], American baseball player * 1967 – [[Toshihiko Koga]], Japanese martial artist (died 2021)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202103240000280.html|title=「平成の三四郎」古賀稔彦氏死去 バルセロナ五輪金 - 柔道 : 日刊スポーツ|newspaper=[[Nikkan Sports]] |language=ja }}</ref> * 1967 – [[Amanda Lepore]], American model and singer *[[1968]] – [[Jan Bertels]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Jan Bertels |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=06172 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=15 September 2024 |location=Brussels, Belgium |language=nl}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Andy Caddick]], New Zealand-English cricketer * 1968 – [[Alex James (musician)|Alex James]], English singer-songwriter, bass player<ref name="AP" /> * 1968 – [[Antonio Tarver]], American boxer, sportscaster, and actor *[[1969]] – [[Ken Griffey Jr.]], American baseball player and actor<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1970]] – [[Karen Davila]], Filipino journalist * 1970 – [[Justin Langer]], Australian cricketer and coach *[[1971]] – [[Michael Strahan]], American football player, actor, and talk show host<ref name="AP" /> *[[1972]] – [[Rich Johnston]], English author and critic * 1972 – [[Rain Phoenix]], American actress and singer<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1974]] – [[Marina de Tavira]], Mexican actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1975]] – [[Jimmi Simpson]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1976]] – [[Mihaela Botezan]], Romanian long-distance runner<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/romania/mihaela-maria-prundus-171924|title=Mihaela Maria Botezan Prundus|access-date=2019-05-04}}</ref> * 1976 – [[Saleem Elahi]], Pakistani cricketer * 1976 – [[Martin Meichelbeck]], German footballer * 1976 – [[Daniel Whiston]], English figure skater * 1976 – [[Michael Wilson (Australian footballer)|Michael Wilson]], Australian footballer *[[1977]] – [[Michael Batiste]], American basketball player * 1977 – [[Yolande James]], Canadian lawyer and politician * 1977 – [[Jonas Jennings]], American football player *[[1978]] – [[Daniel Bradshaw]], Australian footballer * 1978 – [[Lucía Jiménez]], Spanish actress and singer *[[1979]] – [[Vincenzo Iaquinta]], Italian footballer * 1979 – [[Stromile Swift]], American basketball player * 1979 – [[Alex Tanguay]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1980]] – [[Hank Blalock]], American baseball player * 1980 – [[Alec Brownstein]], American author and director * 1980 – [[Leonardo González (Costa Rican footballer)|Leonardo González]], Costa Rican footballer *[[1981]] – [[Wesley Britt]], American football player * 1981 – [[Ainārs Kovals]], Latvian javelin thrower * 1981 – [[Jonny Magallón]], Mexican footballer *[[1982]] – [[Ioana Ciolacu]], Romanian fashion designer * 1982 – [[Georgios Kalogiannidis]], Greek archer * 1982 – [[John Lucas III]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=John Lucas III |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/101249/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Brie Bella]], American wrestler and television personality<ref>{{cite web |title=Brie Bella |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/24910427/wwe-profile-page-brie-bella |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=19 November 2023 |date=6 October 2018}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Nikki Bella]], American wrestler and television personality<ref>{{cite web |title=Nikki Bella |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/17165922/wwe-profile-page-nikki-bella |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=19 November 2023 |date=28 July 2016}}</ref> *[[1984]] – [[Álvaro Bautista]], Spanish motorcycle racer * 1984 – [[Josh Boone (basketball)|Josh Boone]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Boone |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/200767/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Lindsey Haun]], American actress, singer, and director<ref name="AP" /> * 1984 – [[Jena Malone]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1985]] – [[Carly Rae Jepsen]], Canadian singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1985 – [[Jesús Navas]], Spanish footballer * 1985 – [[Nicola Silvestri]], Italian footballer *[[1986]] – [[Colleen Ballinger]], American [[YouTuber]], comedian, actress, and singer * 1986 – [[Ben Bishop]], American ice hockey player * 1986 – [[Kristof Goddaert]], Belgian cyclist (died 2014) * 1986 – [[Sam Palladio]], English actor and musician<ref name="AP" /> *[[1987]] – [[Stefan Glarner]], Swiss footballer * 1987 – [[Eesha Karavade]], Indian chess player * 1987 – [[Karl Stollery]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Karl Stollery |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/karl-stollery-8476798 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Larry Sanders (basketball)|Larry Sanders]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Larry Sanders |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202336/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Len Väljas]], Canadian skier * 1988 – [[Preston Zimmerman]], American soccer player *[[1989]] – [[Will Buckley (footballer)|Will Buckley]], English footballer * 1989 – [[Dárvin Chávez]], Mexican footballer * 1989 – [[Fabian Delph]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Fabian Delph|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/3799/Fabian-Delph/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref> * 1989 – [[José Pirela]], Venezuelan baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=José Pirela |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jose-pirela-517369 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> * 1989 – [[Chris Singleton (basketball, born 1989)|Chris Singleton]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Singleton |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202698/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> * 1989 – [[Justin Tucker]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Justin Tucker |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/15683/justin-tucker |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=11 November 2022}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Dani King]], English cyclist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/dani-king|title=Dani King|website=IOC|access-date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> * 1990 – [[Georgie Twigg]], English field hockey player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/georgie-twigg|title=Georgie Twigg|website=IOC|access-date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Almaz Ayana]], Ethiopian sprinter * 1991 – [[Lewis Dunk]], English footballer * 1991 – [[Peni Terepo]], New Zealand rugby league player *[[1994]] – [[Andreas Johnsson]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Andreas Johnsson |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/andreas-johnsson-8477341 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Saúl Ñíguez]], Spanish footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.atleticodemadrid.com/jugadores/saul-niguez-2016-2017|title=Saul|website=Atletico Madrid|access-date=January 26, 2021}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Wyatt Teller]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Wyatt Teller |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3045474/wyatt-teller |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Chris Chiozza]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Chiozza |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/1629185/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Vladislav Gavrikov]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Vladislav Gavrikov |url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/player/vladislav-gavrikov-8478882 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Reo Hatate]], Japanese footballer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFIX04/?player_id=29576|title=Reo Hatate|website=J. League Data Site|access-date=January 1, 2022}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Ognjen Ilić]], Serbian cyclist<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ognjen Ilić|url=https://oks.org.rs/sportisti/ognjen-ilic/|website=[[Olympic Committee of Serbia]]|access-date=21 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Vangelis Pavlidis]], Greek footballer<ref>{{Cite web|title=Vangelis Pavlidis|url=https://es.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/players/250078012--vangelis-pavlidis/|website=[[UEFA]]|access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref> *[[1999]] – [[Jaelin Howell]], American soccer player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jaelin Howell {{!}} USWNT {{!}} U.S. Soccer Official Site|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/players/h/jaelin-howell|access-date=2021-01-13|website=www.ussoccer.com|language=en}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Isabel May]], American actress<ref name="UPI" /> * 2000 – [[Matt O'Riley]], English-Danish footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Matt O'Riley|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/14671/Matt-O'Riley/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Rico Lewis]], English footballer<ref>{{cite web|title=Rico Lewis|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/99281/Rico-Lewis/overview|website=[[Premier League]]|access-date=16 November 2024}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[615]] – [[Columbanus]], Irish missionary and saint (born 543) * [[933]] – [[Al-Tahawi]], Arab imam and scholar (born 853) *[[1011]] – [[Emperor Reizei|Reizei]], emperor of Japan (born 950) *[[1136]] – [[William de Corbeil]], English archbishop (born 1070) *[[1150]] – [[García Ramírez of Navarre]] (born 1112) *[[1325]] – [[Yury of Moscow]], Prince of Moscow and Vladimir *[[1361]] – [[Philip I, Duke of Burgundy]] (born 1346) *[[1555]] – [[Georgius Agricola]], German mineralogist, philologist, and scholar (born 1490) *[[1566]] – [[Annibale Caro]], Italian poet and author (born 1507) *[[1579]] – [[Thomas Gresham]], English merchant and financier (born 1519) ===1601–1900=== *[[1639]] – [[Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent]], English politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire]] (born 1583) *[[1652]] – [[Jan Brożek]], Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (born 1585) *[[1695]] – [[Henry Purcell]], English organist and composer (born 1659) *[[1710]] – [[Bernardo Pasquini]], Italian organist and composer (born 1637)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/bernardo-pasquini_(Dizionario-Biografico) |title=PASQUINI, Bernardo |first=Arnaldo |last=Morelli |encyclopedia=Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani |language=it |volume=81 |year=2014}}</ref> *[[1775]] – [[John Hill (botanist)|John Hill]], English botanist and author (born 1719) *[[1782]] – [[Jacques de Vaucanson]], French engineer (born 1709) *[[1811]] – [[Heinrich von Kleist]], German poet and author (born 1777) *[[1844]] – [[Ivan Krylov]], Russian poet and playwright (born 1769) *[[1859]] – [[Yoshida Shōin]], Japanese academic and politician (born 1830) *[[1861]] – [[Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire]], French priest and activist (born 1802) *[[1870]] – [[Karel Jaromír Erben]], Czech historian and poet (born 1811) *[[1874]] – [[Marià Fortuny]], Spanish painter (born 1838) *[[1881]] – [[Ami Boué]], German-Austrian geologist and ethnographer (born 1794) *[[1899]] – [[Garret Hobart]], American lawyer and politician, 24th [[Vice President of the United States]] (born 1844) ===1901–present=== *[[1907]] – [[Harry Boyle (cricketer)|Harry Boyle]], Australian cricketer (born 1847) * 1907 – [[Paula Modersohn-Becker]], German painter (born 1876) *[[1908]] – [[Carl Friedrich Schmidt (1832)|Carl Friedrich Schmidt]], German-Russian geologist and botanist (born 1832) *[[1909]] – [[Peder Severin Krøyer]], Norwegian-Danish painter (born 1851) *[[1916]] – [[Franz Joseph I of Austria]] (born 1830) *[[1922]] – [[Ricardo Flores Magón]], Mexican journalist and activist (born 1874) *[[1926]] – [[Edward Cummins]], American golfer (born 1886) *[[1928]] – [[Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line]] (born 1858) *[[1934]] – [[John Scaddan]], Australian politician, 10th [[Premier of Western Australia]] (born 1876) *[[1938]] – [[Leopold Godowsky]], Polish-American pianist and composer (born 1870) *[[1941]] – [[Henrietta Vinton Davis]], American actress and playwright (born 1860) *[[1942]] – [[Count Leopold Berchtold]], Austrian-Hungarian politician, [[List of foreign ministers of Austria-Hungary|Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary]] (born 1863) * 1942 – [[J. B. M. Hertzog]], South African general and politician, 3rd [[Prime Minister of South Africa]] (born 1866) *[[1943]] – [[Winifred Carney]], Irish suffragist, trade unionist, and Irish republican (born 1887)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newulsterbiography.co.uk/index.php/home/viewPerson/225|title = The Dictionary of Ulster Biography}}</ref> *[[1945]] – [[Robert Benchley]], American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor (born 1889) * 1945 – [[Al Davis (boxer)|Al Davis]], American boxer (born 1920) * 1945 – [[Ellen Glasgow]], American author (born 1873) * 1945 – [[Alexander Patch]], American general (born 1889) *[[1947]] – [[William McCormack]], Australian politician, 22nd [[Premier of Queensland]] (born 1879) *[[1951]] – [[Jean Trescases]], French soldier who died during the Indochina War<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.memoiredeshommes.sga.defense.gouv.fr/fr/arkotheque/client/mdh/guerre_indochine/detail_fiche.php?ref=1633325&debut=0|title = Jean Jules Emile Trescases }}</ref> *[[1953]] – [[Felice Bonetto]], Italian race car driver (born 1903) * 1953 – [[António Cabreira]], Portuguese polygraph (born 1868)<ref>[[:File:Assento de baptismo António Cabreira (17Fev1869).png|Livro de Registo de Baptismos 1869 (folha 15 v.), Paróquia de Santa Maria do Castelo, Tavira]] – Arquivo Distrital de Faro</ref> * 1953 – [[Larry Shields]], American clarinet player and composer (born 1893) *[[1957]] – [[Francis Burton Harrison]], American general and politician, 6th [[Governor-General of the Philippines]] (born 1873) *[[1958]] – [[Mel Ott]], American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (born 1909) *[[1959]] – [[Max Baer (boxer)|Max Baer]], American boxer, referee, and actor (born 1909) *[[1962]] – [[Frank Amyot]], Canadian canoeist (born 1904)<ref>{{cite web|title=Francis Amyot|url=https://www.olympic.org/francis-amyot|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=24 April 2020}}</ref> *[[1963]] – [[Artur Lemba]], Estonian composer and educator (born 1885) * 1963 – [[Robert Stroud]], American ornithologist and author (born 1890) *[[1964]] – [[Catherine Bauer Wurster]], American architect and public housing advocate (born 1905)<ref>{{Citation|last=Larsen|first=Kristin E.|chapter=Bauer (Wurster), Catherine|date=2011-10-27|publisher=Oxford University Press|language=en|doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t2214399|title=Oxford Art Online}}</ref> *[[1967]] – [[C. M. Eddy, Jr.]], American author (born 1896) *[[1970]] – [[Newsy Lalonde]], Canadian lacrosse and ice hockey player (born 1887) * 1970 – [[C. V. Raman]], Indian physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1888) *[[1973]] – [[Thomas Pelly]], American lawyer and politician (born 1902) *[[1974]] – [[John B. Gambling]], American radio host (born 1897) * 1974 – [[Frank Martin (composer)|Frank Martin]], Swiss-Dutch pianist and composer (born 1890) *[[1975]] – [[Gunnar Gunnarsson]], Icelandic author (born 1889) *[[1980]] – [[Sara García]], Mexican actress (born 1895) *[[1981]] – [[Harry von Zell]], American actor and comedian (born 1906) *[[1982]] – [[John Hargrave]], English activist and author (born 1894) *[[1984]] – [[Ben Wilson (basketball)|Ben Wilson]], American basketball player (born 1967) *[[1986]] – [[Jerry Colonna (entertainer)|Jerry Colonna]], American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1904) *[[1987]] – [[Jim Folsom]], American politician and 42nd [[Governor of Alabama]] (born 1908)<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1987/11/22/james-folsom-79-colorful-governor-of-alabama-in-40s-and-50s-dies/72ee6497-bf2f-4d64-aebb-bf042daad782/ |title=James Folsom, 79, Colorful Governor of Alabama in '40s and '50s, Dies |last=Phillips |first=Don |date=22 November 1987 |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1988]] – [[Carl Hubbell]], American baseball player and scout (born 1903) *[[1989]] – [[Harvey Hart]], Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1928) * 1989 – [[Margot Zemach]], American author and illustrator (born 1931) *[[1990]] – [[Dean Hart]], Canadian wrestler and referee (born 1954) *[[1991]] – [[Sonny Werblin]], American businessman and philanthropist (born 1907) *[[1992]] – [[Kaysone Phomvihane]], Laotian soldier and politician, 2nd [[President of Laos]] (born 1920) * 1992 – [[Ricky Williams (musician)|Ricky Williams]], American singer-songwriter and drummer (born 1956) *[[1993]] – [[Bill Bixby]], American actor (born 1934) *[[1994]] – [[Willem Jacob Luyten]], Dutch-American astronomer and academic (born 1899) *[[1995]] – [[Peter Grant (music manager)|Peter Grant]], English actor and manager (born 1935) * 1995 – [[Noel Jones (diplomat)|Noel Jones]], Indian-English diplomat, [[List of Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Kazakhstan|British ambassador to Kazakhstan]] (born 1940) *[[1996]] – [[Bernard Rose (musician)|Bernard Rose]], English organist and composer (b 1916) * 1996 – [[Abdus Salam]], Pakistani-English physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1926) *[[1999]] – [[Quentin Crisp]], English actor, author, and illustrator (born 1908) *[[2000]] – [[Ernest Lluch]], Spanish economist and politician (born 1937) * 2000 – [[Emil Zátopek]], Czech runner (born 1922)<ref>{{cite web |title=Emil Zatopek |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/nov/23/guardianobituaries |website=The Guardian |access-date=2 June 2024 |date=23 November 2000}}</ref> *[[2002]] – [[Hadda Brooks]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1916) *[[2005]] – [[Alfred Anderson (veteran)|Alfred Anderson]], Scottish soldier (born 1896) * 2005 – [[Hugh Sidey]], American journalist and academic (born 1927) *[[2006]] – [[Hassan Gouled Aptidon]], Somalian-Djiboutian politician, 1st [[President of Djibouti]] (born 1916) * 2006 – [[Pierre Amine Gemayel]], Lebanese lawyer and politician (born 1972) *[[2007]] – [[Fernando Fernán Gómez]], Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1921) * 2007 – [[Tom Johnson (ice hockey)|Tom Johnson]], Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1928) * 2007 – [[Noel McGregor]], New Zealand cricketer (born 1931) *[[2009]] – [[Konstantin Feoktistov]], Russian engineer and astronaut (born 1926) *[[2010]] – [[Norris Church Mailer]], American author (born 1949) * 2010 – [[David Nolan (libertarian)|David Nolan]], American activist and politician (born 1943) * 2010 – [[Margaret Taylor-Burroughs]], American painter and author, co-founded the [[DuSable Museum of African American History]] (born 1917) *[[2011]] – [[Anne McCaffrey]], American science fiction and fantasy author (born 1926)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Priest |first1=Christopher |title=Anne McCaffrey obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2011/nov/23/anne-mccaffrey-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=17 September 2023 |date=23 November 2011}}</ref> *[[2012]] – [[Emily Squires]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1941) * 2012 – [[Austin Peralta]], American pianist (born 1990) *[[2013]] – [[John Egerton (journalist)|John Egerton]], American journalist and author (born 1935) * 2013 – [[Fred Kavli]], Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded [[Kavli Foundation (United States)|The Kavli Foundation]] (born 1927) * 2013 – [[Dimitri Mihalas]], American astronomer and author (born 1939) * 2013 – [[Vern Mikkelsen]], American basketball player and coach (born 1928) * 2013 – [[Bernard Parmegiani]], French composer (born 1927) * 2013 – [[Tôn Thất Đính]], Vietnamese general (born 1926) * 2013 – [[Maurice Vachon]], Canadian-American wrestler (born 1929) *[[2014]] – [[John H. Land]], American soldier and politician (born 1920) * 2014 – [[Robert Richardson (British Army officer)|Robert Richardson]], English general (born 1929) *[[2015]] – [[Gil Cardinal]], Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1950) * 2015 – [[Ameen Faheem]], Indian-Pakistani poet and politician (born 1939) * 2015 – [[Bob Foster (boxer)|Bob Foster]], American boxer and police officer (born 1938) * 2015 – [[Anthony Read]], English screenwriter and producer (born 1935) * 2015 – [[Joseph Silverstein]], American violinist and conductor (born 1932) *[[2016]] – [[Hassan Sadpara]], Pakistani mountaineer and adventurer (born 1963) *[[2017]] – [[David Cassidy]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1950) *[[2021]] – [[Lou Cutell]], American actor (born 1930)<ref>{{Cite web|last=Heching|first=Dan|date=2021-11-24|title=Lou Cutell, Veteran Actor from Seinfeld and Grey's Anatomy, Dead at 91|url=https://people.com/tv/lou-cutell-veteran-actor-seinfeld-and-greys-anatomy-dead-at-91/|access-date=2021-11-28|website=people.com|language=en}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Jean-Pierre Schumacher]], French [[Trappist monk]] and survivor of the [[Murder of the monks of Tibhirine|Thibirine monks]] (born 1924)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/trappist-monk-last-survivor-algerian-monastery-attack-dead-97|title=Trappist monk, last survivor of Algerian monastery attack, dead at 97|first=Junno|last=Esteves|work=[[National Catholic Reporter]]|date=22 November 2021|access-date=22 November 2021}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Alice Brock]], American artist, author and restaurateur (born 1941)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=November 22, 2024 |title=Alice Brock, Restaurant Owner Made Famous by a Song, Dies at 83 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/arts/music/alice-brock-dead.html |access-date=November 26, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== * [[Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh)]] * Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast days]]: ** [[Amelberga of Susteren]] ** [[Saint Digain|Digain]] ** [[Maurus of Parentium]] ** [[Pope Gelasius I]] ** [[Franciszka Siedliska]] ** [[Presentation of Mary|Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary]] ** [[Saint Rufus|Rufus of Rome]] (no. 7 in list) ** [[William Byrd]], [[John Merbecke]] and [[Thomas Tallis]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]]) ** [[November 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[World Television Day]] ([[United Nations observance]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=United Nations |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en }}</ref> * [[World Philosophy Day]] ([[United Nations observance]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=United Nations |access-date=21 November 2024|language=en }}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/21 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=11|day=21}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/november/21 |title=Historical Events on November 21 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:November 21}} [[Category:Days of November]]
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