November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 40 days remaining.
Events
Births
- 1694 - Voltaire, French philosopher (+ 1778)
- 1761 - Dorothy Jordan, British actress and royal mistress
- 1768 - Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher, theologian, philosopher (+ 1834)
- 1878 - Gustav Radbruch, German law professor
- 1882 - Paul Niehans[?], physicist (+ 1971)
- 1898 - René Magritte, Belgian painter (+ 1967)
- 1902 - Foster Hewitt, Canadian radio pioneer (+ 1985)
- 1904 - Coleman Hawkins, jazz musician(+ 1969)
- 1912 - Eleanor Powell[?], actress, dancer (+ 1983)
- 1916 - Sid Luckman[?], American football player (+ 1998)
- 1920 - Stan Musial[?], baseball player
- 1920 - Ralph Meeker[?], actor (+ 1988)
- 1921 - Vivian Blaine[?], actress (+ 1995)
- 1922 - María Casarès[?], actress (+ 1996)
- 1931 - Malcolm Williamson, composer (+ 2003)
- 1933 - Joseph Campanella[?], actor
- 1938 - Marlo Thomas[?], actress
- 1940 - Dr. John[?], musician
- 1941 - Juliet Mills[?], actress
- 1944 - Harold Ramis[?], actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer
- 1944 - Earl Monroe[?], basketball player
- 1945 - Goldie Hawn, American actress
- 1952 - Deborah Shelton[?], actress
- 1965 - Björk, singer, songwriter, actress
- 1966 - Troy Aikman[?], American football star
- 1969 - Ken Griffey Jr.[?], American baseball player
- 1973 - Brooke Kerr, American actress
Deaths
- 496 - Pope Gelasius I
- 1555 - Georg Agricola German scientist
- 1695 - Henry Purcell, composer
- 1811 - Heinrich von Kleist, writer
- 1899 - Garret Hobart, Vice President of the United States
- 1916 - Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria
- 1937 - Howard Coffin[?], co-founder of the Hudson Motor Company[?]
- 1945 - Robert Benchley[?], writer, actor
- 1959 - Max Baer[?], boxer
- 1988 - Carl Hubbell[?], baseball star
- 1993 - Bill Bixby, American actor, director
- 1995 - Noel Jones, British diplomat
- 1997 - Michael Hutchence, Australian singer (INXS)
- 1999 - Quentin Crisp, writer, satirist, actor
Holidays and Observances
See Also:
November 20 - November 22 - October 21 - December 21 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July,
August, September, October, November, December
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