What are the important events that happened on November 21? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
November 21: Facts & Myths About This Day
November 21 is the 326th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 40 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 8, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,732,147,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectaicosahexagon’ day.
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Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 69 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,353 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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November 21 Historical Events
- 164 BC –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.
- 1783 –In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent, Marquis d'Arlandes, make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.
- 1910 –Sailors onboard Brazil’s most powerful military units, including the brand-new warships Ship Brazilian battleship, Ship Brazilian battleship, and Ship Brazilian cruiser, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).
- 1918 –Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
- 1964 –Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church’s ecumenical council closes.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 2006 –Anti-Syrian Lebanese Minister and MP Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut.
- 2009 –A mine explosion in Heilongjiang province, northeastern China, kills 108.
Who were born on November 21?
- 1729 –Josiah Bartlett, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1795)
- 1852 –Francisco Tárrega, father of modern classical guitar (d. 1909)
- 1920 –Ralph Meeker, American actor (d. 1988)
- 1923 –Veljko Kadijević, Yugoslav general
- 1937 –Ingrid Pitt, Polish-born British actress (d. 2010)
- 1948 –Alphonse Mouzon, American drummer
- 1950 –Stephen Geyer, American film and television composer
- 1978 –Lucía Jiménez, Spanish actress
- 1982 –Ryan Starr, American singer
- 1988 –Len Väljas, Canadian cross-country skier
Who died on November 21?
- 1825 –Panos Kolokotronis, Greek fighter in the Greek War of Independence (b. 1800)
- 1870 –Karel Jaromír Erben, Czech writer (b. 1811)
- 1874 –Mariano Fortuny, Spanish painter (b. 1838)
- 1899 –Garret Hobart, 24th Vice President of the United States (b. 1844)
- 1922 –Ricardo Flores Magón, Mexican anarchist (b. 1874).
- 1941 –Henrietta Vinton Davis American elocutionist and public speaker (b. 1860)
- 1980 –Sara García, Mexican actress (b. 1895)
- 2005 –Hugh Sidey, American journalist (b. 1927)
- 2006 –Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (b. 1916)
- 2007 –Tom Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1928)
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