November 21st, 1208

Born on November 21st, 1208

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 297,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 152 days, exactly on October 14th, 2024, people who were born on November 21st, 1208 will be 298,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on November 21st?

November 21st, 2015

The Belgian government imposed a four-day security lockdown in Brussels based on information about potential terrorist attacks.

November 21st, 2012

A remote-controlled bomb exploded on a bus in Tel Aviv, Israel, injuring at least 28 people on board.

November 21st, 2009

An explosion in a coal mine in Heilongjiang, China, killed 108 miners.

November 21st, 1977

"God Defend New Zealand" became New Zealand's second national anthem, on equal standing with "God Save the King", which had been the traditional anthem since 1840.

November 21st, 1974

Bombs exploded in two pubs in central Birmingham, England, killing 21 people and leading to the imprisonment of six people who were later exonerated.

November 21st, 1970

Vietnam War: American forces raided the North Vietnamese Sơn Tây prison camp in an attempt to rescue 61 American POWs who were thought to be held there.

November 21st, 1964

The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (pictured), connecting Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, opened to traffic as the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time.

November 21st, 1961

La Ronde (pictured), the first revolving restaurant in the United States, was inaugurated.

November 21st, 1959

American disc jockey Alan Freed (pictured), who popularized the term rock and roll, was fired from WABC-AM for his role in the payola scandal.

November 21st, 1950

Two trains collided near Valemount, Canada, killing 21 people; the subsequent trial brought future prime minister John Diefenbaker to greater political attention.

November 21st, 1945

Manzanar, a camp in California for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, was closed.

November 21st, 1922

Rebecca Latimer Felton became the first woman to serve in the United States Senate, albeit for only one day.

November 21st, 1920

Irish War of Independence: On Bloody Sunday in Dublin, the IRA assassinated a group of British intelligence agents, and British forces killed 14 civilians at a Gaelic football match at Croke Park.

November 21st, 1894

First Sino-Japanese War: After capturing the Chinese city of Port Arthur, the Japanese army began a massacre of the city's soldiers and civilians.

November 21st, 1877

Thomas Edison announced his invention of the phonograph, a device able to record and play sound.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on November 21st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on November 21st?

83

Voltaire

French writer, historian, and philosopher (1694–1778)

*November 21st, 1694, Paris †May 30th, 1778, Paris

32

Diego Demme

German association football player

*November 21st, 1991, Herford

39

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

*November 21st, 1902, Oslo †May 23rd, 1942, Oslo

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

*November 21st, 1921, Denmark †September 14th, 1975, Denmark

67

Benedict XV

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922

*November 21st, 1854, Pegli †January 22nd, 1922, Apostolic Palace

34

Fabian Delph

English association football player (born 1989)

*November 21st, 1989, Bradford

67

Cherry Jones

American actress

*November 21st, 1956, Paris

31

Rian Sukmawan

Badminton player

*November 21st, 1984, Semarang City †February 27th, 2016

83

Natalia Makarova

Soviet and American ballet dancer

*November 21st, 1940, Saint Petersburg

37

Colleen Ballinger

American comedian, singer and media personality

*November 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

82

Juliet Mills

British-American actress

*November 21st, 1941, London

48

Jimmi Simpson

American film and television actor

*November 21st, 1975, Hackettstown

67

Ralph Meeker

American actor (1920-1988)

*November 21st, 1920, Minneapolis †August 5th, 1988, Woodland Hills

93

Joseph Campanella

American actor (1924–2018)

*November 21st, 1924, New York City †May 16th, 2018, Sherman Oaks

89

Laurence Luckinbill

American actor, playwright, director, and film and television producer

*November 21st, 1934, Fort Smith

78

Goldie Hawn

American actress

*November 21st, 1945, Washington, D.C.

89

Michael Grant

British classicist, numismatist, historian and author (1914-2004)

*November 21st, 1914, London †October 4th, 2004, London

54

Olivia Jones

German entrepreneur

*November 21st, 1969, Springe

33

Andre Blake

Jamaican footballer

*November 21st, 1990, May Pen

68

René Magritte

Belgian painter and sculptor (1898—1967)

*November 21st, 1898, Lessines †August 15th, 1967, Schaerbeek

81

Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul

German politician (SPD)

*November 21st, 1942, Frankfurt

58

Bill Oberst, Jr.

American actor

*November 21st, 1965, South Carolina

51

Ian Goodison

Jamaican association football player

*November 21st, 1972, Montego Bay

47

Robert Drivas

American actor (1935–1986)

*November 21st, 1938, Chicago †June 29th, 1986, New York City

58

Björk

Icelandic singer (born 1965)

*November 21st, 1965, Reykjavík

38

Jesús Navas

Spanish footballer

*November 21st, 1985, Los Palacios y Villafranca

66

Dorothy Arnold

American actress (1917–1984)

*November 21st, 1917, Duluth †November 13th, 1984, Palm Springs

85

Tina Howe

American playwright

*November 21st, 1937, New York City †August 28th, 2023, Manhattan

67

Chaïm Nissim

Swiss environmental activist and politician (1949-2017)

*November 21st, 1949, Jerusalem †April 11th, 2017, Geneva

38

Carly Rae Jepsen

Canadian singer and songwriter

*November 21st, 1985, Mission

83

Pierre Grimal

French classical philologist

*November 21st, 1912, 15th arrondissement of Paris †November 2nd, 1996, 5th arrondissement of Paris

33

Sigbjørn Obstfelder

Norwegian writer

*November 21st, 1866, Stavanger †July 29th, 1900, Copenhagen

48

Chris Moneymaker

American poker player

*November 21st, 1975, Atlanta

69

Harold Ramis

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1944–2014)

*November 21st, 1944, Chicago †February 24th, 2014, Chicago

46

Nicola Ciccone

Canadian francophone singer-songwriter based in Quebec

*November 21st, 1977, Montreal

44

Vincenzo Iaquinta

Italian association football player

*November 21st, 1979, Crotone

33

Danielle Rowe

British track cyclist

*November 21st, 1990, Hamble-le-Rice

65

Friedrich Schleiermacher

German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768-1834)

*November 21st, 1768, Wrocław †February 12th, 1834, Berlin

47

Daniel Whiston

English ice dancer

*November 21st, 1976, Blackpool

45

Frank Franz

German politician

*November 21st, 1978, Völklingen

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Public holidays on November 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast days) which are celebrated on November 21st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1208 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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