November 21

2023 Calendar

November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 40 days remaining until the end of the year.

Events

Up to 1900

496 – Pope Gelasius I
615 - Columbianus, Irish missionary (b. 543)
1011 - Emperor Reizei of Japan (b. 950)
1361 – Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)
1555 – Georg Agricola, German scientist (b. 1490)
1652 - Jan Brozek, Polish mathematician, physician and astronomer (b. 1585)
1695 – Henry Purcell, English composer (b. 1659)
1782 - Jacques de Vaucanson, French engineer (b. 1709)
1811 – Heinrich von Kleist, German writer (b. 1777)
1844 - Ivan Krylov, Russian mathematician (b. 1769)
1870 - Karel Jaromir Erben, Czech historian and poet (b. 1811)
1874 - Mariano Fortuny, Spanish painter (b. 1838)
1875 - Friedrich Albert Lange, German philosopher (b. 1828)
1899 – Garret Hobart, Vice President of the United States (b. 1844)

1901 – 2000

1908 - Carl Friedrich Schmidt, Baltic German geologist and botanist (b. 1832)
1909 - Peder Severin Kroyer, Norwegian-Danish painter (b. 1851)
1916 – Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (b. 1830)
1924 – Florence Harding, First Lady of the United States (b. 1860)
1928 - Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line, German aristocrat (b. 1858)
1938 - Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist and composer (b. 1870)
1942 - Leopold Graf Berchtold, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (b. 1863)
1942 - J. B. M. Hertzog, South African politician (b. 1866)
1945 – Robert Benchley, writer and actor (b. 1889)
1953 – Larry Shields, American jazz musician (b. 1893)
1957 – Francis Burton Harrison, American political figure (b. 1873)
1958 - Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager and sportscaster (b. 1909)
1959 – Max Baer, American boxer (b. 1909)
1963 - Artur Lemba, Estonian composer and educator (b. 1885)
1963 - Robert Stroud, American criminal and ornithologist, known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz" (b. 1890)
1969 – Mutesa II of Buganda, President of Uganda (b. 1924)
1970 – C. V. Raman, Indian physicist (b. 1888)
1970 - Newsy Lalonde, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1887)
1974 – John B. Gambling, American radio talk-show host (b. 1897)
1974 – Frank Martin, Swiss composer (b. 1890)
1975 – Gunnar Gunnarsson, Icelandic writer (b. 1889)
1986 - Jerry Colonna, American comedian and singer (b. 1904)
1988 – Carl Hubbell, American baseball player (b. 1903)
1992 - Kaysone Phomvihane, President of Laos (b. 1920)
1993 – Bill Bixby, American actor and director (b. 1934)
1995 – Noel Jones, British diplomat (b. 1940)
1996 – Abdus Salam, Pakistani physicist (b. 1926)
1999 – Quentin Crisp, British writer, satirist, actor (b. 1908)
2000 – Emil Zátopek, Czech athlete (b. 1922)

From 2001

2001 – Salahuddin of Malaysia, King of Malaysia (b. 1926)
2002 - Hadda Brooks, American singer, pianist and composer (b. 1916)
2005 – Alfred Anderson, Scottish World War I veteran (b. 1896)
2006 – Hassan Gouled Aptidon, first President of Djibouti (b. 1916)
2006 – Pierre Amine Gemayel, Lebanese politician (b. 1972)
2007 - Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, movie director, theatre director, and playwright (b. 1921)
2009 – Konstantin Feoktistov, Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1926)
2010 - David Nolan, American activist (b. 1943)
2011 – Greg Halman, Dutch baseball player (b. 1987)
2011 - Anne McCaffrey, American writer (b. 1926)
2012 - Ajmal Kasab, Pakistani terrorist (b. 1987)
2012 - Deborah Raffin, American actress (b. 1953)
2013 - Maurice Vachon, Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1929)
2013 - Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player (b. 1928)
2014 - John H. Land, American politician, Mayor of Apopka, Florida (b. 1920)
2015 - Ameen Faheem, Pakistani politician (b. 1939)
2015 - Linda Haglund, Swedish sprinter (b. 1956)
2015 - Bob Foster, American boxer (b. 1938)
2016 - René Vignal, French footballer (b. 1926)
2017 - Rodney Bewes, English actor (b. 1937)
2017 - Wayne Cochran, American soul singer-songwriter (b. 1939)
2017 - David Cassidy, American actor and singer (b. 1950)
2017 - Milein Cosman, German-British artist (b. 1921)
2017 - Luis Garisto, Uruguayan footballer (b. 1945)
2017 - Valentin Huot, French cyclist (b. 1929)
2018 - Meena Alexander, Indian-American writer and scholar (b. 1951)
2018 - Michele Carey, American actress (b. 1943)
2018 - Olivia Hooker, American psychologist and military personnel (b. 1915)
2018 - Igor Korobov, Russian intelligence officer (b. 1956)
2018 - M. I. Shanavas, Indian politician (b. 1951)
2018 - Lau Nai-keung, Hong Kong businessman and politician (b. 1947)
2019 - Jean Douchet, French film director, actor and critic (b. 1929)
2019 - Bengt-Erik Grahn, Swedish skier (b. 1941)
2019 - Val Heim, American baseball player (b. 1920)
2019 - Andrée Lachapelle, Canadian actress (b. 1931)
2019 - Michael J. Pollard, American actor (b. 1939)
2019 - Gahan Wilson, American cartoonist (b. 1930)

Births

1901 – 1950

1902 – Foster Hewitt, Canadian radio pioneer (d. 1985)
1902 – Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-born writer (d. 1991)
1902 - Ferenc Hirzer, Hungarian footballer (d. 1957)
1902 - Mikhail Suslov, Soviet statesman (d. 1982)
1904 – Coleman Hawkins, American jazz musician (d. 1969)
1912 – Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1983)
1913 - Tomie Ohtake, Japanese-Brazilian artist (d. 2015)
1913 – Roy Boulting, English movie director and producer (d. 2001)
1913 - John Boulting, English director (d. 1985)
1913 - Gunnar Kangro, Estonian mathematician (d. 1975)
1914 - Henri Laborit, French physician and philosopher (d. 1995)
1916 – Sid Luckman, American football player (d. 1998)
1920 – Ralph Meeker, actor (d. 1988)
1920 – Stan Musial, American baseball player (d. 2013)
1921 – Vivian Blaine, actress (d. 1995)
1922 – María Casarès, Spanish-born actress (d. 1996)
1922 - Abe Lemons, American basketball player and coach (d. 2002)
1923 - Margaret Lyons, Canadian radio executive (d. 2019)
1924 - Joseph Campanella, American actor (d. 2018)
1924 – Milka Planinc, Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (d. 2010)
1924 - Christopher Tolkien, British writer
1925 - Xie Jin, Chinese movie director (d. 2008)
1926 - William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (d. 2015)
1930 - Bryn Meredith, Welsh rugby player
1931 - Revaz Dogonadze, Georgian scientist (d. 1985)
1931 – Malcolm Williamson, composer (d. 2003)
1932 – Beryl Bainbridge, British writer (d. 2010)
1933 - Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot and astronaut (d. 2014)
1935 - Fairuz, Lebanese singer
1936 – Victor Chang, Australian doctor, heart transplant pioneer (d. 1991)
1937 - Ingrid Pitt, British actress (d. 2010)
1937 – Marlo Thomas, American actress
1939 - R. Budd Dwyer, American politician (d. 1987)
1940 – Dr. John, American musician (d. 2019)
1941 – Juliet Mills, American actress
1941 - Julio Anguita, Spanish politician
1942 - Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German politician
1942 - Afa Anoa'i, Samoan-American wrestler and manager
1943 - Jacques Laffite, French racing driver
1943 – Phil Bredesen, American politician, 48th Governor of Tennessee
1944 – Earl Monroe, American basketball player
1944 - Dick Durbin, American politician, United States Senator for Illinois
1944 – Harold Ramis, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, director and producer (d. 2014)
1945 – Goldie Hawn, American singer and actress
1946 - Emma Cohen, Spanish actress, director, producer and writer (d. 2016)
1948 - Michel Suleiman, 16th President of Lebanon
1948 - Alphonse Mouzon, American musician, composer and producer
1950 - Tommy Craig, Scottish footballer
1950 – Alberto Juantorena, Cuban athlete

1951 – 1975

1952 - Pedro Lemebel, Chilean writer (d. 2015)
1952 – Lorna Luft, American singer and actress
1952 – Deborah Shelton, actress
1955 - Cedric Maxwell, American basketball player
1956 - John Holt, Scottish footballer
1956 - Cherry Jones, American actress
1959 - Sergei Ratnikov, Estonian footballer and manager
1960 - Brian McNamara, American actor
1962 - Sabine Busch, German athlete
1962 - Stephen Curtis Chapman, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
1963 - Andrew Fairlie, Scottish chef (d. 2019)
1963 – Nicollette Sheridan, British actress
1964 - Troy Aikman, American football player
1964 - Shane Douglas, American professional wrestler
1964 - Charles Dunstone, English businessman, founder of Carphone Warehouse
1964 - Liza Tarbuck, English actress
1965 – Björk, Icelandic singer, songwriter, musician and actress
1965 – Alexander Siddig, British actor
1965 - Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (d. 1993)
1966 - Troy Aikman, American football player
1966 - Evgeny Bareev, Russian chess player
1967 - Toshihiko Koga, Japanese judoka
1968 – Alex James, British musician (Blur)
1969 – Ken Griffey, Jr., American baseball player
1970 - Justin Langer, Australian cricketer
1970 - Dante Washington, American soccer player
1971 - Michael Strahan, American football player
1972 - Rain Phoenix, American actress and singer
1972 - David Tua, Samoan boxer
1973 – Brook Kerr, American actress
1973 - Marko Lelov, Estonian footballer and manager

From 1976

1977 – Jonas Jennings, American football player
1977 – Bruno Berner, Swiss footballer
1978 – Sara Tanaka, American actress
1978 - Lucía Jiménez, Spanish actress and singer
1979 – Vincenzo Iaquinta, Italian footballer
1979 – Alex Tanguay, Canadian ice hockey player
1979 – Kim Dong-wan, South Korean entertainer
1979 – Stromile Swift, American basketball player
1980 – Hank Blalock, American baseball player
1982 – Georgios Kalogiannidis, Greek archer
1983 – Brie Bella, American professional wrestler
1983 – Nikki Bella, American professional wrestler
1984 – Jena Malone, American actress
1985 – Jesús Navas, Spanish footballer
1985 – Carly Rae Jepsen, Canadian singer
1985 – Nicola Silvestri, Italian footballer
1985 – Michael Hamlin, American football player
1986 – Ben Bishop, American ice hockey player
1986 – Kristof Goddaert, Belgian cyclist (d. 2014)
1988 – Eric Frenzel, German skier
1988 – Larry Sanders, American basketball player
1989 – Fabian Delph, English footballer
1990 – Dani Lang, English cyclist
1990 – Georgie Twigg, English field hockey player
1991 – Woohee, South Korean singer-songwriter, actress and model
1992 – Rino Sashihara, Japanese singer (AKB48)
1992 – Conor Maynard, British singer
1999 – Isaiah Firebrace, Australian singer

Deaths

Observances

Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh, Greece)
World Hello Day
World Television Day