November 21st, 1693

Born on November 21st, 1693

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

67

Benedict XV

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922

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

61

Jacques I, Prince of Monaco

Prince consort of Monaco

*November 21st, 1689, Torigni-sur-Vire †April 23rd, 1751, Hôtel Matignon

34

Fabian Delph

English association football player (born 1989)

*November 21st, 1989, Bradford

67

Cherry Jones

American actress

*November 21st, 1956, Paris

76

Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni

Italian poet (1692-1768)

*November 21st, 1692, Genoa †December 20th, 1768, Parma

83

Natalia Makarova

Soviet and American ballet dancer

*November 21st, 1940, Saint Petersburg

31

Rian Sukmawan

Badminton player

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

82

Juliet Mills

British-American actress

*November 21st, 1941, London

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

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

89

Michael Grant

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

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

78

Goldie Hawn

American actress

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

54

Olivia Jones

German entrepreneur

*November 21st, 1969, Springe

Same year
Born in 1693

47

Anna I of Russia

Empress of Russia (1693–1740)

*January 28th, 1693, Moscow †October 17th, 1740, Saint Petersburg

75

Clement XIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1758 to 1769

*March 7th, 1693, Venice †February 2nd, 1769, Rome

63

Bernd Siegmund von Blankensee

Prussian military personnel

*June 9th, 1693, Schlagenthin †February 8th, 1757, Magdeburg

82

John Harrison

British clockmaker, horologist and inventor of the marine chronometer

*April 3rd, 1693, Foulby †March 24th, 1776, London

69

James Bradley

English astronomer; Astronomer Royal

*February 28th, 1693, Sherborne †July 13th, 1762, Chalford

77

Johann Wolfgang Textor

German politician (1693-1771)

*December 12th, 1693, Frankfurt †February 6th, 1771, Frankfurt

64

Claus Reventlow

Danish jurist and judge (1693-1758)

*December 3rd, 1693, Copenhagen †May 10th, 1758, Copenhagen

75

Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Prime Minister of Great Britain (1693-1768)

*July 21st, 1693, London †November 17th, 1768, Lincoln's Inn Fields

38

Siegmund Jakob Apinus

German philologist and educator

*June 7th, 1693, Hersbruck †March 24th, 1732, Brunswick

65

Christian Hauschild

German theologian (1693-1759)

*October 9th, 1693, Schneeberg †February 13th, 1759, Dresden

78

Victor I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym

*September 7th, 1693, Schaumburg Castle †April 15th, 1772, Balduinstein

84

Heinrich Martin Thümmig

German theologian (1693-1778)

*June 5th, 1693, Münchsteinach †March 23rd, 1778, Bad Steben

47

Georg Sigismund Caspari

(1693-1741)

*May 17th, 1693, Żary †April 7th, 1741, Königsberg

65

Bartolomeo Nazari

Italian painter

*May 31st, 1693, Clusone †August 24th, 1758, Milan

76

Friedrich Wilhelm von Borck

German politician (1693-1769)

*March 20th, 1693, Gawroniec, West Pomeranian Voivodeship †August 26th, 1769, Berlin

43

Johann Georg Zierenberg

German jurist (1693-1736)

*August 2nd, 1693, Bremen †December 15th, 1736, Bremen

76

Carlo Francesco Durini

Italian cardinal of the Roman church

*January 20th, 1693, Milan †June 25th, 1769, Milan

61

Johann Jakob Wettstein

Swiss theologian

*March 5th, 1693, Basel †March 23rd, 1754, Amsterdam

85

Melusina von der Schulenburg, Countess of Walsingham

British Countess (1693-1778)

*April 1st, 1693, Hanover †September 16th, 1778, London

68

Laurent Belissen

French composer (1693-1762)

*August 8th, 1693, Aix-en-Provence †February 12th, 1762, Marseille

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1693 is a normal year and no leap year.

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