November 21

Events

 * -, son of Mattathias of the family, restores the . Events commemorated each year by the festival of.
 * - Following 's death on, his son becomes.
 * -  sign the.
 * - First performance of 's  at,.
 * - In, and , make the first untethered  flight.
 * - ratifies the  and is admitted as the 12th.
 * - Colonel is promoted to full general and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the.
 * - : President  appoints  secretary of war.
 * - announces his invention of the, a machine that can record and play sound.
 * - :, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the.
 * - '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 formula E = mc².
 * - sinks in the  after a mine explodes, killing 30 people.
 * - during the.
 * - of  takes the oath of office, becoming the first female.
 * - :  s were allegedly attacked with s by a detachment of state  dressed in  clothes.
 * - The program  is broadcast for the first time (it would later become the longest running daily radio broadcast in history and the most famous live  radio program).
 * - The completion of the (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the  was not usable by general vehicles until ).
 * - Authorities at the announce that the "", held to be one of the most famous fossil skulls in the world, was a hoax.
 * - of the then  wins the  of the.
 * - The  declares a unilateral  in the.
 * - The opens to traffic (at the time it was the world's longest ).
 * 1964  - : The third session of the 's  closes.
 * - : General  tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in  the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing."
 * -  and Japanese Premier  agree in  on the return of  to ese control in . 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.
 * - Vietnam War: - A joint  and Army team raids the  prison camp in an attempt to free American  thought to be held there.
 * - n troops partly aided by (i s) defeat the  army in the.
 * - The by the  kill 21 people. The  were sentenced to life in prison for this but subsequently acquitted.
 * - Hon  announces that 'the s of  shall be the traditional anthem "" and the poem "", written by, as set to music by , both being of equal status as national anthems appropriate to the occasion.
 * - The Embassy in,  is attacked by a mob and set alight, killing four. (see: )
 * - A deadly fire breaks out at the in  (now ). 87 people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.
 * 1980  -  drained into an underlying salt deposit. A misplaced  oil probe was 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, to the bottom of the dissolving salt deposit.
 * - intelligence analyst  is arrested for  (he was caught giving  classified information on  nations and was eventually sentenced to life in prison).
 * - : National Security Council member and his secretary start to shred documents implicating them in the sale of weapons to  and channeling the proceeds to help fund the  rebels in.
 * - - Canadians re-elect the  government of  after an election campaign fought mainly over the issue of the.
 * - refocusses the efforts of the on post- issues.
 * - "", an undercover investigative journalism piece exposing the fund raising practices of American, airs on 's  news magazine show for the first time.
 * - The is initialled at the  Air Force Base, near, ending three and a half years of war in . The agreement was formally ratified in , on  that same year.
 * 1995  - The  closes above 5,000 (5,023.55) for the first time.
 * - A  in  killed 33.
 * - invites, , , , ,  and  to become members.
 * - The second round of the is held, unleashing massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
 * 2004  - The island of  is hit by the most destructive  in its history. The northern half of the island receives the most damage, especially the town of . It is also felt in neighboring, where one person is killed as a result.
 * 2004  - The  agrees to write off 80% (up to $100 billion) of 's external debt.

Births

 * -, English churchman (d. )
 * -, French saint (d. )
 * -, Italian poet (d. )
 * -, French philosopher (d. )
 * -, British actress (d. )
 * -, German theologian (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born shipping magnate (d. )
 * -, Chinese military (d. )
 * -, American businesswoman (d. )
 * - of Great Britain and German Empress (d. )
 * -, father of modern classical guitar (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American gunman (d. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (d. )
 * 1870  -, Swedish sports official (d. )
 * -, German law professor (d. )
 * -, British diplomat (d. )
 * - anarchist agitator (d. )
 * -, Belgian painter (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Canadian radio pioneer (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, American actress and dancer (d. )
 * -, British film director (d. )
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1920  -, American baseball player
 * -, Finnish composer (d. )
 * -, Spanish-born actress (d. )
 * 1922  -, American basketball coach
 * -, British author
 * -, Canadian journalist, broadcaster and senator
 * 1929  -, American feminist writer
 * -, Georgian scientist (d. )
 * 1931  -, Australian composer (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, Lebanese singer
 * -, Australian physician (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1939   -, Indian politician
 * -, American musician
 * 1940  -, American author
 * -, Turkish pianist
 * 1941  -, British actress
 * -, Samoan/American wrestler
 * 1942  -, German politician
 * -, American politician
 * 1943  -, American rodeo cowboy
 * 1943  -, Russian fencer
 * 1943  -,  French former racing driver
 * -, American politician
 * 1944  -, American basketball player
 * 1944  -, American actor/director
 * -, American actress
 * -, Belgian actress
 * -, American entrepreneur, the founder and CEO of
 * 1948  -, American jazzist
 * -, American film & television songwriter
 * 1950  -, Cuban athlete
 * -, American journalist
 * -, American musician
 * 1962  -, German athlete
 * -, British actress
 * -, British entertainer
 * -, American wrestler
 * -, Icelandic singer
 * -, British actor
 * -, American football star
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1967  -, Japanese
 * -, English bassist
 * 1968  -, American journalist
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * -, American football player
 * -, Samoan boxer
 * -, American actress
 * 1973  -, Spanish model and actress
 * -, American actress
 * 1975 -, American poker player
 * -, Czech actress
 * 1976  -, German footballer
 * 1976  -, British ice skater
 * -, Swiss footballer
 * 1977  -, Australian musician
 * 1977  -, American Football Player
 * 1977  -, German singer
 * 1977  -, Quebec politician
 * -, Spanish actress
 * -, professional basketball player
 * 1979  -, Canadian hockey player
 * 1979  -, Korean singer
 * 1979  -, Italian footballer
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1980  -, Costa Rican footballer
 * -, Zimbabwean cricketer
 * 1981  -, Mexican footballer
 * -, Greek archer
 * 1982  -, American singer
 * -, English rugby player
 * -, Spanish motorcycle racer
 * -, American Actress
 * 1985  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, Japanese internet culture icon, known for slaying classmate.

Deaths

 * - (plague) (b. )
 * -, German scientist (b. )
 * -, Italian poet (b. )
 * -, English merchant and financier
 * -, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (b. )
 * -, English composer
 * -, British writer
 * -, German writer (b. )
 * -, Russian fabulist (b. )
 * -, Austrian geologist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * - Emperor (b. )
 * -, Mexican anarchist (b. ).
 * -, American (b. )
 * - American elocutionist, dramatist, impersonator, public speaker (b. )
 * -, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (b. )
 * -, American writer and actor (b. )
 * -, American jazz clarinetist (b. )
 * -, American political figure (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American boxer (b. )
 * - (The Birdman of Alcatraz), American prisoner (b. )
 * -, President of Uganda
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * 1970  -, Indian physicist,  (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American radio talk show host (b. )
 * -, Mexican actress (b. )
 * 1974  -, Swiss composer (b. )
 * -, American announcer (b. )
 * -, British Social Credit advocate (b. )
 * -, American comic (b. )
 * 1986  -, American film stuntman (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Canadian professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, former owner of the (b. )
 * -, American actor and director (b. )
 * -, British rock manager, actor (b. )
 * 1995  -, British diplomat (b. )
 * -, Pakistani physicist and (b. )
 * -, British writer, raconteur and actor (b. )
 * -, King of Malaysia (b. )
 * -, American jazz singer, pianist, and composer (b. )
 * -, last Scottish World War I veteran (b. )
 * 2005  -, American journalist (b. )
 * -, Lebanese Cabinet minister (assassinated) (b. )
 * 2006  -, American blues guitarist (b. )
 * -, Spanish actor, director, academic and playwright (b. )
 * 2007  -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * 2007  -, New Zealand cricketer (b. )
 * 2007  -, New Zealand cricketer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - of the
 * - Our Lady of Apresentação (Nossa Senhora da Apresentação) Day, City of only
 * - Our Lady of Apresentação (Nossa Senhora da Apresentação) Day, City of only
 * - Our Lady of Apresentação (Nossa Senhora da Apresentação) Day, City of only
 * - Our Lady of Apresentação (Nossa Senhora da Apresentação) Day, City of only