November 21st, 1557

Born on November 21st, 1557

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 170,000 days old!

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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

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

64

Salome Alt

Mistress to German Prince bishop

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

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

Same year
Born in 1557

40

Feodor I of Russia

Tsar of Russia (1557-1598)

*May 31st, 1557, Pereslavl-Zalessky †January 7th, 1598, Moscow

62

Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor; (1557-1619)

*February 24th, 1557, Vienna †March 20th, 1619, Vienna

64

Martin Behm

German theologian and writer (1557-1622)

*September 16th, 1557, Lubań †February 5th, 1622, Lubań

69

Jacques Mauduit

French composer

*September 16th, 1557, Paris †August 21st, 1627, Paris

28

Vittoria Accoramboni

Italian noble (1557-1585)

*February 15th, 1557, Gubbio †December 22nd, 1585, Padua

40

Frederick, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Vohenstrauss-Parkstein

German Count Palantine

*April 11th, 1557, Meisenheim †December 17th, 1597, Schloss Friedrichsburg

38

Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel

English nobleman and Catholic saint (1557-1595)

*June 28th, 1557, London †October 19th, 1595, London

66

Ernst Cothmann

German university teacher (1557-1624)

*December 6th, 1557, Lemgo †April 13th, 1624, Rostock

44

Agostino Carracci

Bolognese painter of the Baroque (1557-1602)

*August 16th, 1557, Bologna †March 22nd, 1602, Parma

74

Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow

Queen consort of Denmark and Norway

*September 4th, 1557, Wismar †October 14th, 1631, Nykøbing Falster

73

Anne Howard, Countess of Arundel

English countess and poet

*March 21st, 1557, Carlisle †April 19th, 1630, Shifnal

49

Stephen Bocskay

Prince of Transylvania (1557–1606)

*January 1st, 1557, Cluj-Napoca †December 29th, 1606, Košice

64

Alfonso Fontanelli

Italian composer

*February 15th, 1557, Reggio Emilia †February 11th, 1622, Rome

59

György Thurzó

Palatine of Hungary (1557-1616)

*September 2nd, 1557, Lietava †December 26th, 1616, Bytča

50

Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg

*August 19th, 1557, Montbéliard †January 29th, 1608, Stuttgart

48

Casimir VI, Duke of Pomerania

Non-reigning Duke of Pomerania and Lutheran Administrator of Cammin Prince-Bishopric (1557-1605)

*March 22nd, 1557, Wolgast †May 10th, 1605, Darłowo

76

Lew Sapieha

Polish–Lithuanian noble (1557-1633)

*April 4th, 1557, Astroŭna †July 7th, 1633, Vilnius

64

Leandro Bassano

Italian painter (1557-1622)

*June 10th, 1557, Bassano del Grappa †April 15th, 1622, Venice

70

Sibylle of Jülich-Cleves-Berg

Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg by birth and by marriage Margravine of Burgau

*August 26th, 1557, Kleve †January 1st, 1628, Günzburg

85

Georg Huber

(1557-1642)

*January 1st, 1557, St. Gallen †August 29th, 1642

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No: With 365 days 1557 is a normal year and no leap year.

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