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November 21st


- Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh)
- Christian Feast Day:
- National Adoption Day (United States)
- World Hello Day (Unofficial)
- World Television Day (International)

November 21st


- 2006 - Anti-Syrian Lebanese Minister and MP Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut.
- 2004 - The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
- 2004 - The island of Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island receives the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. It is also felt in neighboring Guadeloupe, where one person is killed.
- 2004 - The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100 billion) of Iraq's external debt.
- 2002 - NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
- 1996 - A propane explosion at the Humberto Vidal shoe store and office building in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 33.
- 1995 - The Dayton Peace 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. The agreement is formally ratified in Paris, on December 14 that same year.
- 1990 - The Charter of Paris for a New Europe refocuses the efforts of the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europeon post-Cold War issues.
- 1988 - Canadian federal election, 1988 – Canadians re-elect the Progressive Conservative government of Brian Mulroney after an election campaign fought mainly over the issue of the Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement.
- 1986 - Iran-Contra Affair: National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary start to shred documents implicating them in the sale of weapons to Iran and channeling the proceeds to help fund the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
- 1985 - United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying after being caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
- 1980 - Lake Peigneur drains into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced Texaco oil probe had been drilled into the Diamond Crystal Salt Mine, causing water to flow down into the mine, eroding the edges of the hole. The resulting whirlpool sucked the drilling platform, several barges, houses and trees thousands of feet down to the bottom of the dissolving salt deposit.
- 1980 - A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally's Las Vegas). 87 people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.
- 1979 - The United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan is attacked by a mob and set on fire, killing four. (see: Foreign relations of Pakistan)
- 1977 - Minister of Internal Affairs Allan Highet announces that 'the national anthems of New Zealand shall be the traditional anthem "God Save the Queen" and the poem "God Defend New Zealand", written by Thomas Bracken, as set to music by John Joseph Woods, both being of equal status as national anthems appropriate to the occasion.
- 1974 - The Birmingham Pub Bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but subsequently acquitted.
- 1971 - Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
- 1970 - Vietnam War: Operation Ivory Coast – A joint Air Force and Army team raids the Son Tay prison camp in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there.
- 1969 - U.S. President Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato agree in Washington, D.C. on the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972. Under the terms of the agreement, the U.S. is to retain its 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.
- 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."
- 1964 - The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opens to traffic (at the time it is the world's longest suspension bridge).
- 1964 - Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes.
- 1962 - The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War.
- 1953 - The British Natural History Museum announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.
- 1942 - The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by general vehicles until 1943).
- 1927 - Columbine Mine Massacre: Striking coal miners are allegedly attacked with machine guns by a detachment of state police dressed in civilian clothes.
- 1922 - Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States Senator.
- 1920 - Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as "Bloody Sunday". This included fourteen British informants, fourteen Irish civilians and three Irish Republican Army prisoners.
- 1918 - Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
- 1916 - World War I: A mine explodes and sinks HMHS Britannic in the Aegean Sea, killing 30 people.
- 1910 - Sailors onboard Brazil's most powerful military units, including the brand-new warships Minas Geraes, São Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Whip).
- 1905 - Albert Einstein's paper, Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?, is published in the journal "Annalen der Physik". This paper reveals the relationship between energy and mass. This leads to the mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc².
- 1894 - Port Arthur massacre: Port Arthur, Manchuria falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War.
- 1877 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
- 1861 - American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin secretary of war.
- 1791 - Colonel Napoléon Bonaparte is promoted to full general and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the French Republic.
- 1789 - North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
- 1783 - In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, Marquis d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.
- 1620 - Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.).
- 1272 - Following Henry III of England's death on November 16, his son Prince Edward becomes King of England.
- 235 - Pope Anterus succeeds Pontian as the nineteenth pope. During the persecutions of emperor Maximinus Thrax he is martyred.
- -164 - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restores the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah.

November 21st


- 2001 - Samantha Bailey, American child actress
- 1993 - Elena Myers, American motorcycle racer
- 1989 - Fabian Delph, English footballer
- 1987 - Brian Douwes, Dutch kickboxer and martial artist
- 1986 - Ben Bishop, American ice hockey goalie, tallest goalie in NHL
- 1985 - Jesús Navas, Spanish footballer
- 1985 - Nicola Silvestri, Italian footballer
- 1984 - Álvaro Bautista, Spanish motorcycle racer
- 1984 - Jena Malone, American actress
- 1983 - Jamie Langley, English rugby player
- 1983 - The Bella Twins (Brianna and Nicole Garcia), American professional wrestlers
- 1982 - Georgios Kalogiannidis, Greek archer
- 1982 - Ryan Starr, American singer
- 1981 - Wesley Britt, American football player
- 1981 - Piet Rinke, Zimbabwean cricketer
- 1981 - Jonny Magallón, Mexican footballer
- 1980 - Hank Blalock, American baseball player
- 1980 - Alec Brownstein, American author, director
- 1980 - Leonardo González, Costa Rican footballer
- 1980 - Elaine Yiu, Hong Kong actress
- 1979 - Stromile Swift, American basketball player
- 1979 - Alex Tanguay, Canadian hockey player
- 1979 - Kim Dong Wan, Korean singer (Shinhwa)
- 1979 - Vincenzo Iaquinta, Italian footballer
- 1978 - Daniel Bradshaw, Australian rules footballer
- 1978 - Lucía Jiménez, Spanish actress
- 1978 - Sara Tanaka, American actress
- 1977 - Bruno Berner, Swiss footballer
- 1977 - Myles Heskett, Australian musician (Wolfmother)
- 1977 - Jonas Jennings, American football player
- 1977 - Tobias Sammet, German singer (Edguy)
- 1977 - Yolande James, Quebec politician
- 1976 - Michael Wilson, Australian rules footballer
- 1976 - Dasha, Czech adult actress
- 1976 - Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer
- 1976 - Daniel Whiston, British ice skater
- 1975 - Aaron Solowoniuk, Canadian drummer
- 1975 - Cherie Johnson, American actress
- 1975 - Chris Moneymaker, American poker player
- 1973 - Brook Kerr, American actress
- 1973 - Inés Sastre, Spanish model and actress
- 1972 - Rain Phoenix, American singer/actress
- 1972 - David Tua, Samoan boxer
- 1971 - Michael Strahan, American football player
- 1970 - Justin Langer, Australian cricketer
- 1969 - Ken Griffey, Jr., American baseball player
- 1968 - Inka Bause, German actress and singer
- 1968 - Alex James, English bassist (Blur)
- 1968 - Christopher Noxon, American journalist
- 1968 - Sean Schemmel, American voice actor
- 1967 - Tripp Cromer, American baseball player
- 1967 - Toshihiko Koga, Japanese Judoka
- 1966 - Troy Aikman, American football player
- 1965 - Björk, Icelandic musician
- 1965 - Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (d. 1993)
- 1965 - Alexander Siddig, British actor
- 1964 - Olden Polynice, Haitian basketball player
- 1964 - Liza Tarbuck, British entertainer
- 1964 - Shane Douglas, American wrestler
- 1963 - Nicollette Sheridan, British actress
- 1962 - Steven Curtis Chapman, American musician
- 1962 - Sabine Busch, German athlete
- 1960 - Brian McNamara, American actor
- 1960 - Brian Ritchie, American musician (Violent Femmes)
- 1958 - David Reivers,American Actor
- 1955 - Cedric Maxwell, American basketball player
- 1954 - Thomas Rothman, American film executive
- 1952 - Lorna Luft, American actress and singer, daughter of Judy Garland
- 1950 - Stephen Geyer, American film & television songwriter
- 1948 - George Zimmer, American entrepreneur
- 1948 - Alphonse Mouzon, American jazzist
- 1946 - Jacky Lafon, Belgian actress
- 1945 - Goldie Hawn, American actress
- 1944 - Richard Durbin, American politician
- 1944 - Earl Monroe, American basketball player
- 1944 - Harold Ramis, American actor/director
- 1943 - Phil Bredesen, American politician
- 1943 - Larry Mahan, American rodeo cowboy
- 1943 - Viktor Sidjak, Russian fencer
- 1943 - Jacques Laffite, French former racing driver
- 1942 - Afa Anoa'i, Samoan/American wrestler
- 1942 - Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German politician
- 1941 - ?dil Biret, Turkish pianist
- 1941 - Juliet Mills, British actress
- 1940 - Dr. John, American musician
- 1940 - Richard Marcinko, American author
- 1939 - Budd Dwyer, American politician (d. 1987)
- 1937 - Ingrid Pitt, Polish-born British actress
- 1937 - Marlo Thomas, American actress
- 1936 - Victor Chang, Australian physician (d. 1991)
- 1935 - Fairuz, Lebanese singer
- 1933 - Joseph Campanella, American actor
- 1932 - Beryl Bainbridge, Author (d. 2010)
- 1931 - Revaz Dogonadze, Georgian scientist (d. 1985)
- 1931 - Malcolm Williamson, Australian composer (d. 2003)
- 1930 - Marjan Rožanc, Slovenian writer and essayist (d. 1990)
- 1929 - Laurier LaPierre, Canadian journalist, broadcaster and senator
- 1929 - Marilyn French, American feminist writer (d. 2009)
- 1927 - Georgia Frontiere, co-owner of the St. Louis Rams (d. 2008)
- 1924 - Christopher Tolkien, British author
- 1922 - Maria Casares, Spanish-born actress (d. 1996)
- 1922 - Abe Lemons, American basketball coach (d. 2002)
- 1921 - Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (d. 1996)
- 1920 - Ralph Meeker, American actor (d. 1988)
- 1920 - Stan Musial, American baseball player
- 1919 - Steve Brodie, American actor (d. 1992)
- 1916 - Sid Luckman, American football player (d. 1998)
- 1913 - Roy Boulting, British film director (d. 2001)
- 1912 - Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1983)
- 1908 - Elizabeth George Speare, American author (d. 1994)
- 1904 - Coleman Hawkins, American musician (d. 1969)
- 1902 - Foster Hewitt, Canadian radio pioneer (d. 1985)
- 1899 - Jobyna Ralston, American actress (d. 1967)
- 1898 - René Magritte, Belgian painter (d. 1967)
- 1897 - Mollie Steimer anarchist agitator (d. 1980)
- 1886 - Harold Nicolson, British diplomat (d. 1968)
- 1878 - Gustav Radbruch, German law professor (d. 1949)
- 1870 - Joe Darling, Australian cricketer (d. 1946)
- 1870 - Sigfrid Edström, Swedish sports official (d. 1964)
- 1866 - Konishiki Yasokichi I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 17th Yokozuna (d. 1914)
- 1861 - Tom Horn, American gunman (d. 1903)
- 1854 - Pope Benedict XV (d. 1922)
- 1852 - Francisco Tárrega, father of modern classical guitar (d. 1909)
- 1840 - Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain and German Empress (d. 1901)
- 1835 - Hetty Green, American businesswoman (d. 1916)
- 1811 - Zeng Guofan, Chinese military leader (d. 1872)
- 1787 - Samuel Cunard, Canadian-born shipping magnate (d. 1865)
- 1768 - Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher, German theologian (d. 1834)
- 1761 - Dorothy Jordan, British actress (d. 1816)
- 1729 - Josiah Bartlett, Second Signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1795)
- 1694 - Voltaire, French philosopher (d. 1778)
- 1692 - Carlo Innocenzio Maria Frugoni, Italian poet (d. 1768)
- 1567 - Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (d. 1621)
- 1495 - John Bale, English churchman (d. 1563)