Famous Events For November 21 – Today In History

What Happened on November 21 in World History?

Early Centuries – November 21 Historic Events – Before 1700

1. 164 BC – Maccabaeus regains Jerusalem and bestows the 2nd temple, honored since as Jewish festival Hanukkah
2. November 21, 0235 – St Anterus assumes charge as Catholic Pope
3. November 21, 0695 – Pope Sergous changes the name of Willibrord to Archbishop Clemens of Friezen
4. November 21, 1272 – Prince Edward crowned King of England on the demise of Henry III of England
5. November 21, 1317 – Frederik of Sieerck/Zyrick assumes charge as bishop of Utrecht
6. November 21, 1620 – The original setters of Plymouth, known as Pilgrim Fathers, arrived in America: Province town Harbor, Mass

7. November 21, 1620 – the ship Mayflower transported the passengers, the Pilgrims, from Plymouth to England. The documents were signed by Pilgrims at Cape Cod.
8. November 21, 1654 – 550 acres of land in Virginia granted to a free black, Richard Johnson
9. November 21, 1696 – debut show of “Relapse or Virtue in Danger” by J Vanbrughe in London

18th Century – What Happened on November 21 – The 1700s

10. November 21, 1729 – Agreement for peace, Treaty of Seville, was signed by the Netherlands
11. November 21, 1759 – Austrians defeat the Prussians at the Battle of Maxen
12. November 21, 1783 – first manned free balloon flight in a Montogolfier balloon by Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier and Marquis d’Arlandes
13. November 21, 1787 – Andrew Jackson became a Lawyer by becoming a member of the bar
14. November 21, 1789 – North Carolina becomes the 12th U.S state by amending the constitution
15. November 21, 1791 – Colonel Napoleon Bonaparte on being raised to the position of 1st Lieutenant assumes charge as Commander-in-chief of the Armies of the French Prohibits16. November 21, 1794 – discovery of the Honolulu Port

19th Century – November 21 This Day That Year – The 1800s

17. November 21, 1806 – Emperor Napoleon I prohibits all business with Britain according to the Verdict of Berlin
18. November 21, 1813 – the friendly nations army captures Stettin.
19. November 21, 1818 – Russia’s chief Alexander I appealed for a separate state in Palestine exclusively for Jews
20. November 21, 1824 – founding of the first Reform Committee for Jewes at Charleston, South Carolina
21. November 21, 1834 – vessel HMS Beagle stationed at Bay of San Carlos, Chile
22. November 21, 183were 7 – Thomas Morris of Australia presents the skipping of the rope 22,806 times
23. November 21, 1847 – 200 were killed when a steamer, “Phoenix”, went missing on the Michigan Lake
24. November 21, 1848 – debut performance of “Andre del Sarto” by Alfred de Musset in Paris
25. November 21, 1848 – the creation of archival collection – Turngemeinde -in Cincinnati
26. November 21, 1849 – debut performance of “Der Rubin” by Friedrich Hebbel in Vienna
27. November 21, 1852 – The Duke University founded in 1838 was renamed as Union Institute and again re-named in 1852 as a Normal College

28. November 21, 1864 – The war at Griswoldville, Georgia was the first battle of Sherman’s March during the American Civil War
29. November 21, 1865 – establishment of Shaw University in Raleigh NC
30. November 21, 1871 – copyright given to Moses F Gale for inventing a cigar lighter (NYC)
31. November 21, 1871 – fight between the voyagers on board HM Stanley and the original settlers
32. November 21, 1880 – fight for the control of Congo between Henry Stanley & Pierre de Brazza
33. November 21, 1895 – commencement of the series entitled “Adventure of Bruce Partington Plans” by Sherlock Holmes (BG)

20th Century – Important Events On This Day November 21 – The 1900s

34. November 21, 1901 – debut show of “Feuersnot” by Richard Strauss in Dresden
35. November 21, 1902 – first floodlight play of football. Philadelphia Athletics defeat Kanaweola, AC, 39-0
36. November 21, 1902 – Philadelphia Athletics, a Baseball Professional, and Phillies joined with Pitts Stars to form a National Football League known to be the first attempt.
37. November 21, 1902 – a commission was appointed by the Canadian Government to study the various rulings made over many years and to make thorough recommendations
38. November 21, 1905 – 1st play of the Australian Tennis Open
39. November 21, 1906 – Opium business banned in China

40. November 21, 1914 – Billy Mallett representing Hamilton Tigers sores 9 singles in a play
41. November 21, 1914 – Bazra surrenders to British forces
42. November 21, 1916 – in an accidental bomb explosion, the ship HMHS Britannic submerged in the Aegean Sea killing 30 people
43. November 21, 1917 – Maxim Gorky, Revolutionary Soviet leader, accuses Vladimir Lenin as an obsessive and a pioneer who does not think
44. November 21, 1918 – in an accidental detonation in two German trains carrying weapons, 1750 lost their lives
45. November 21, 1918 – an event against Jews of Galicia in Poland was arranged by the Polish, army
46. November submitted18 – The German High Seas Navy consisting of 5 vessels, 9 battleships, 7 cruisers, and 49 destroyers submitted to the British Grand Navy and marshaled into the Firth of Forth
47. November 21, 1920 – horror actions by the squadron of Mussolini cause 11 to die to commence Italy
48. November 21, 1921 – court proceedings against the suspect of the Bulhoek Mass killing commence in South Africa

49. November 21, 1922 – Rebecca L Felton (Ga) on oath becomes the first female US Senator
50. November 21, Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister of Britain, withdraws the labor agreement with the USSR
51. November 21, 1925 – NFL Celebrity, Red Grange, plays his last Univ of Illinois play and finalizes a contract with the Chicago Bears
52. November 21, 1933 -W.C.Bullitt, first US envoy to USSR commences his assignment
53. November 21, 1934 – Joe DiMaggio traded from SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) to NY Yankees
54. November 21, 1935 – debut show of “La Guerre de Troie n’Aura” by Jean Giradudoux in Paris
55. November 21, 1937 – The 5th musical by Dmitri Shostakovich debuts in Leningrad, the applause for over an hour
56. November 21, 1938 – Belgian king Leopold III arrives in the Netherlands
57. November 21, 1938 – German forces, Nazi, conquer Czechoslovakia and pronounces them as residents of Germany
58. November 21, 1940 – Constructing schools was banned in the Netherlands by Nazi
59. November 21, 1941 – German army captures Rostov-0n-D0n, Southern Russia
60. November 21, 1942 – Erich von Manstein was appointed as field Marshal by Adolf Hitler, for the recently formed Army Group Don (Heeresgruppe Don)
61. November 21, 1943 – King Leopold’s III admission of defeat to Germany was censured by 7 Belgian ministers in London
62. November 21, 1944 – protests by the workforce of Philips demanding more food
63. November 21, 1945 – 2nd musical String quartet in C scale by Benjamin Britten debuts
64. November 21, 1945 – workers of General Motors stop working
65. November 21, 1946 – Georgi Dimitrov voted to power aa s Prime Minister of Bulgaria
66. November 21, 1946 – Harry Truman was the first US President to undertake a journey in an underwater submarine

67. November 21, 1946 – The movie “The Best of Our Lives” based on the theme of the story Glory for Me, guided by William Wyler, and featuring Myrna Loy and Fredric March released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1947)
68. November 21, 1947 – National Wrestling Association world heavyweight title was achieved by Bill Longson by defeating Lou Thesz in St Louis
69. November 21, 1949 -Bill Veeck trades Indians for $22 million
70. November 21, 1952 – US postage stamps in two colors first announced
71. November 21, 1952 – NL Rookie of the Year awarded to pitcher Joe Black of the Dodgers
72. November 21, 1953 – TV transmission channel 33 in Ft Wayne, IN commences functioning on NBC
73. November 21, 1953 – a skull known as “Piltdown Man” a fossil skull was declared a fraud by the British Natural History Museum
74. November 21, 1955 – Argentina demands the return of Ex-President Peron from Panama
75. November 21, 1955 – TV transmission channel 3 in Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA commences airing the program
76. November 21, 1956 – both NL MVP and Cy Young Award given to Don Newcombe
77. November 21, 1960 – On Casey Stengel refusing to accept the responsibility to handle Tigers, Bob Scheffing enters into a contract to manage the Tigers
78. November 21, 1962 – Ceasefire declared unilaterally by China in the Sino-Indian war
79. November 21, 1963 – President John F. Kennedy arrives in Txtas (assassinated the next day)
80. November 21, 1964 – last show of “Something More” at Eugene O’Neil Theatre NYC after 15 presentations

81. November 21, 1964 – the movie, “Zizi” premieres at Broadway Thethe are NYC to give 49 presentations
82. November 21, 1964 – The minutes of the meeting of the 3rd sitting of the 2nd Vatican assembly signed by Pope Paul VI
83. November 21, 1964 – The world’s longest Verrazano-Narrows suspension bridge opens to the public in New York City
84. November 21, 1965 – The first aircraft designed to carry goods lands in Ashdod Port, Israel
85. November 21, 1965 – Atomic test by USSR at the Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk, USSR
86. November 21, 1966 – Zilstra appointed Dutch Prime Minister
87. November 21, 1967 – a personal best of flying a kite at 28,000 ft was achieved by flying the kite at 28,000 feet
88. November 21, 1967 – The American Army Chief William Westmoreland announces that in 1965, the enemy was winning, but today we are sure of coming out victorious – during the Vietnam War
89. November 21, 1968 – TV transmission channel 19 in Victoria, TX debuts on ABC
90. November 21, 1968 – Exchange of players between Cin and Twins – shortstop Leo Cardenas to Pitcher Jim Merritt
91. November 21, 1968 – “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” announced by Supr3emes and The Temptations
92. November 21, 1969 – TV transmission channel 19 in Victoria, TX premieres on ABC
93. November 21, 1969 – Atomic test by US at Nevada

94. November 21, 1970 – chief of Army Hafez al-Assad assumes Prime Ministership of Syria overthrowing the incumbent with a military action
95. November 21, 1970 – NY Knicks in their first play defeat Cleve Cavalier, by 102-94 at Madison Square
96. November 21, 1970 – Golden Lotus awarded to “Bhuvan Shome” at the 17th National Film Awards (India)
97. November 21, 1971 – NY Rangers achieve an NHL record of 8 goals in one session
98. November 21, 1971 – Richard Baker appointed teacher of San Francisco Zen Centre
99. November 21, 1971 – Pakistan surrendered to Indian army helped by Mukti Bahini (Bengal guerrillas) at the war of Garibpur
100. November 21, 1972 – Red Sox Carlton Fisk was awarded AL Rookie of the Year while Mets Jon Matlack was awarded the NL
101. November 21, 1973 – MLB’s NL MVP awarded to Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds
102. November 21, 1973 – The counsel to US President Ricthe Nixon, discloses that there was 18 ½ 18-minute interruption in the tape documenting White House Watergate
103. November 21, 1974 – Despite the veto by President Ford, the Freedom of Information bill was approved by Congress
104. November 21, 1974 – detonation in two pubs in Birmingham, England takes the life of 21 civilians, known to be a lethal attack in England during the “Troubles”
105. November 21, 1975 – Linda Mcthe Cartney was found to possess drugs but the charges against her were dropped in the US
106. November 21, 1976 – the first show of “Rocky” guided by John G. Avildsen and featuring Sylvester Stallone in New York (Best Picture 1977)
107. November 21, 1976 – Cale Yarborough was awarded the 26th NASCAR Sprint Cup
108. November 21, 1977 – First fastest flight – Concorde – from London to New York
109. November 21, 1977 – AL Rookie of the Year awarded to Eddi Murray, 1st baseman of the Orioles
110. November 21, 1977 – 8th musical collection, “All ‘N All” by Earth, Wind & Fire announced (the Billboard Album of the Year 1978)

111. November 21, 1978 – NL Rookie of the Year Award given to Bob Horner of the Braves
112. November 21, 1979 – mob the attack on the US Consulate in Islamabadakistan leaves one dead
113. November 21, 1980 – The rating given to the “Who Shot JR” event by Dallas was 53.3 in the US
114. November 21, 1980 – inferno at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas leaves 84 dead
115. November 21, 1980 – Gene Michael appointed the 25th Manager of New York Yankees in place of Dick Howser who stepped down from the position
116. November 21, 1980 – Allan Tannenbaum, a photographer, takes nude pictures of John Lennon and Yoko Ono
117. November 21, 1980 – the 9th collection of music, “Hi Infidelity” by REO Speed Wagon announced
118. November 21, 1981 – protests by 400000 in Amsterdam opposing cruise armaments
119. November 21, 1981 – The music, “Physical” by Olivia Newton-John was rated #1 for 10 weeks
120. November 21, 1982 – Darrell Waltrip was awarded the 32nd NASCAR Sprint Cup
121. November 21, 1983 – premiere of “Doonesbury” at Biltmore Theatre NYC to give 104 presentations
122. November 21, 1986 – The constitution of the Central African Republic approved
123. November 21, 1986 – Moiwana village destroyed by Desi Bouterse, chief of Suriname army
124. November 21, 1987 – 1987 – Epitome, Ferdinand, Miesque, Sacahuista, Success Express, Theatrical, Very Subtle achieve the Breeders’ Cup Horse Racing, Hollywood Park
125. November 21, 1989 – President George H.W Bush approves an Act prohibiting smoking on national flights
126. November 21, 1990 – security law abuses by Michael Milken leads to award of 10 years imprisonment for him
127. November 21, 1990 – The UN Resolution authorizing the use of force in the Persian Gulf was backed by French President Francois Mitterrand
128. November 21, 1991 – detention of Poetess Maria Elene Cruz Varela in Cuba
129. November 21, 1992 – Jani Sievinen creates the best 100m medley in 563.78 sec
130. November 21, 1992 – Jan Karlsson creates the best in 50m butterfly swimming in 23.80 sec
131. November 21, 1992 – Louise Karlsson achieves the best in 50m freestyle swimming inn31.19 sec
132. November 21, 1992 – Bob Packwood, Senator from Oregon apologizes for his unwanted sexual movements
133. November 21, 1992 – Tish Johnson awarded the Sam’s Town Bowling Invitational for the 2nd time
134. November 21, 1993 – last show of “Cinderella” after 14 shows at New York State Theatre NYC
135. November 21, 1993 – premiere of the musical, “Cyrano-The Musical” at Neil Simon Theatre NYC for 137 presentations

136. November 21, 1993 – in the civic body elections, 36% of votes were cast in favor of the Neo-fascist MSI party in Rome
137. November 21, 1993 – German tennSpainlebrity Steffi Graf achieved the WTA Tour championship title by defeating Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain 6-1,6-4,3-6,6-1 at Madison Square Garden, NYC
138. November 21, 1993 – German tennis celebrity Michael Stich defeats American Pete Sampras, 7-6, 2-6, 7-6,6-2 to achieve his first and only ATP Tour World Championship title in Frankfurt, Germany
139. November 21, 1994 – Andrew Symonds plays his first-class cricket for the first time in a match between Queensland Vs NSW, SCG
140. November 21, 1995 –the closing stock value of Dow Jones was above 5000 for the 1st time
141. November 21, 1995 – The US detective Jonathan Pollard, serving a jail term sanctioned Israeli citizenship
142. November 21, 1995 – the musical, “Free as a Bird” announced as a new double Beatle CD
143. November 21, 1996 – premiere of “Rehearsal” at Criterion Theater NYC
144. November 21, 1996 – an accidental fire caused by a propane explosion in Humberto Vidal show showroom and office construction in San Juan, Puerto Rico leaves 33 dead
145. November 21, 1999 – American tennis celebrity Lindsay Davenport defeats Martina Hingis, 6-4,6-2 to win the WTA Championship title at Madison Square Garden, NYC
146. November 21, 1999 – A Cuban boy, a young engineer in 2000 who was at the height of controversy between Cuba and the United States leaves Cuba with his mother
147. November 21, 1999 – Dale Jarrett awarded the 51stNASCAR Sprint Cup title

21st Century – November 21 This Day In History – The 2000s

148. November 21, 2002 – Invitation extended by NATO to Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members
149. November 21, 2004 – There was a huge demonstration against the truthfulness of the election held for the second time when the election for the president of Ukraine was conducted
150. November 21, 2004 – A severe devastating earthquake strikes the Island of Dominica. Most damage occurred in the north and the town of Portsmouth. Tremors were also experienced in the adjoining Guadeloupe where one person lost his life
151. November 21, 2004 – The Paris Club approves the cancellation of 80% of the bad debt of Iraq
152. November 21, 2004 – Toronto Argonauts beat BC Lions, 27-19 on the next-generation Field Turf surface to achieve the CFL Grey Cup, Frank Clair Stadium, Ottawa
153. November 21, 2004 – Kurt Busch was awarded the 56th NASCAR Sprint Cup title
154. November 21, 2004 – Roger Federer of Switzerland plays successively against Australian Leyton Hewitt with a 6-3,6-2 win in the final to get the Tennis Masters Cup championship in Huston, Texas
155. November 21, 2006 – the killing of Pierre Gemayel on the outskirts of, Beirut. He was an Anti-Syrian Lebanese Minister and MP
156. November 21, 2006 – Kelly Clarkson, Sean Paul, and Rascaannounces awarded the 33rd American Music Awards
157. November 21, 2006 – Daughtry, an American Rock band, announces their self-titled premiere collection of music, “Daughtry” (2007 Billboard Album of the Year, American Music Awards Favorite Pop-Rock Album 2007)
158. November 21, 2006 – Jay-Z announces their 9th collection of music, “Kingdom Centre”
159. November 21, 2010 – Lady Gaga & Justin Bieber were awarded the 37th American Music Awards
160. November 21, 2012 – agreement for ceasefire between Israel and Hamas discussed
161. November 21, 2012 – Rafael Benitez appointed manager of Chelsea against Roberto Di Matteo dismissed
162. November 21, 2013 – In a truck bomb attack in northeastern Iraq, 31 people lost their lives
163. November 21, 2013 – three members of the Scottsboro boys were exonerated posthumously by the Alabama parole board
164. November 21, 2013 – in an accident when a roof of the hypermarket came down, 54 people lost their lives in Riga, Latvia
165. November 21, 2013 – a single musical, “Happy” by Pharrell Williams announced (Billboard Song of the Year 2014, Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance 2015)
166. November 21, 2016 – 50th anniversary of cultivation of rice IR8, bred by India which saved most of Asia from starvation
167. November 21, 2017 – The stepping down of Robert Mugabe after staying in power for 37 years was announced in the Parliament of Zimbabwe when accusation processes were on
168. November 21, 2017 – Charlie Rose, a CBS TV host was dismissed after complaints from 8 women of sexual nuisance
169. November 21, 2017 – scientists discover the Oumuamua comet, 400 meters and reddish from a different star system
170. November 21, 2017 – Pixar Animation Group forces its chief of animation, John Lasseter, to go on leave for 6 months against sexual nuisance accusations
171. November 21, 2017 – Volcano Mt Agung on the island of Bali in Indonesia becomes active
172. November 21, 2018 – the two-year international prize instituted by RIBA for the best building was awarded to Canuana School in Brazil
173. November 21, 2018 – an army man, Santos Lopez Alonzo, of Guatemala, was punished for 5160 years for murdering 171 people in Dos Erres during the civil war

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