November 21st, 1554

Born on November 21st, 1554

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

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

26

Philip Louis I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

*November 21st, 1553, Hanau †February 4th, 1580, Hanau

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

32

Diego Demme

German association football player

*November 21st, 1991, Herford

82

Juliet Mills

British-American actress

*November 21st, 1941, London

48

Jimmi Simpson

American film and television actor

*November 21st, 1975, Hackettstown

64

Salome Alt

Mistress to German Prince bishop

*November 21st, 1568, Salzburg †June 27th, 1633, Wels

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

Same year
Born in 1554

69

Gregory XV

Pope from 1621 to 1623

*January 9th, 1554, Bologna †July 8th, 1623, Rome

31

Philip Sidney

English poet, courtier, diplomat (1554-1586)

*November 30th, 1554, Kent †October 17th, 1586, Arnhem

73

Giovanni Battista Paggi

Italian painter (1554-1627)

*February 27th, 1554, Genoa †March 12th, 1627, Genoa

37

Elisabeth of Austria

Queen consort of France (1554–1592)

*July 5th, 1554, Vienna †January 22nd, 1592, Vienna

75

Carlo Antonio Procaccini

Italian painter (1571-1630)

*November 30th, 1554, Bologna †January 1st, 1630, Milan

80

William Paddy

English politician

*January 1st, 1554, London †December 22nd, 1634

24

Sebastian of Portugal

King of Portugal (1554-1578)

*January 20th, 1554, Ribeira Palace †August 4th, 1578, Ksar el-Kebir

46

Richard Hooker

English bishop and Anglican Divine

*February 28th, 1554, Heavitree †November 3rd, 1600, Bishopsbourne

77

Catherine de Parthenay

French noblewoman (1554–1631)

*March 22nd, 1554, Mouchamps †October 26th, 1631, Mouchamps

73

Everard van Bronkhorst

Dutch jurist

*March 27th, 1554, Deventer †May 27th, 1627, Leiden

56

Georg Limnäus

Mag. phil. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena 1581

*October 23rd, 1554, Jena †September 15th, 1611, Jena

34

Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1578-1588)

*March 18th, 1554, Eisenberg castle ruins †August 6th, 1588, Eisenberg castle ruins

64

Prospero Farinacci

Italian jurist (1554-1618)

*November 1st, 1554, Rome †December 31st, 1618, Rome

68

Leonardus Lessius

Lenaert Leys, Flemish moral theologian from the Jesuit order (1554-1623)

*October 1st, 1554, Brecht †January 15th, 1623, Leuven

57

Charles of Lorraine, duke of Mayenne

French noble (1554-1611)

*March 26th, 1554, Alençon †October 3rd, 1611, Soissons

51

Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg

Count of Bentheim, Tecklenburg, Steinfurt and Limburg, Lord of Rheda (1554-1606)

*October 11th, 1554, Neuenhaus †January 11th, 1606, Tecklenburg

55

Ascanio Persio

Italian linguist (1554-1610)

*March 9th, 1554, Matera †February 1st, 1610, Bologna

73

Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke

English politician (1554-1628)

*October 3rd, 1554, Alcester †September 30th, 1628, Warwick

39

Louis III, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg

*January 1st, 1554, Stuttgart †August 28th, 1593, Stuttgart

63

Philip William, Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange (1554–1618)

*December 19th, 1554, Buren †February 20th, 1618, City of Brussels

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1554 is a normal year and no leap year.

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