November 21st, 1697

Born on November 21st, 1697

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

Born on November 21st, 1697

53

Andreas Gillardon der Jüngere

Swiss parson

*November 21st, 1697, Grüsch †September 22nd, 1751, Maienfeld

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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

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

48

Jimmi Simpson

American film and television actor

*November 21st, 1975, Hackettstown

61

Jacques I, Prince of Monaco

Prince consort of Monaco

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

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

78

Paolo Renier

119th, and penultimate, Doge of Venice

*November 21st, 1710, Venice †February 13th, 1789, Venice

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Born in 1697

66

William Hogarth

English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist (1697-1764)

*November 10th, 1697, London †October 26th, 1764, London

60

Canaletto

Italian painter of landscapes (1697-1768)

*October 7th, 1697, Venice †April 19th, 1758, Venice

47

Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor

*August 6th, 1697, City of Brussels †January 20th, 1745, Munich

82

Francesco Antonio Vallotti

Italian composer, organist and music theorist

*June 11th, 1697, Vercelli †January 10th, 1780, Padua

71

Gerhard Tersteegen

German theologian and hymn writer

*November 25th, 1697, Moers †April 3rd, 1769, Mülheim an der Ruhr

68

Ferdinand August Hommel

German university teacher and writer (1697-1765)

*February 3rd, 1697, Leipzig †February 16th, 1765, Leipzig

73

Bernhard Siegfried Albinus

German-born Dutch anatomist (1697-1770)

*February 24th, 1697, Frankfurt (Oder) †September 9th, 1770, Leiden

45

Jan Baptist Xavery

Flemish sculptor

*March 30th, 1697, Antwerp †July 19th, 1742, The Hague

80

Charles Antoine de La Roche-Aymon

French cardinal

*February 17th, 1697, France †October 27th, 1777, Paris

66

Antoine François Prévost

French novelist (1697–1763)

*April 1st, 1697, Hesdin †November 25th, 1763, Chantilly

63

Friederike Caroline Neuber

German actor and director

*March 9th, 1697, Reichenbach im Vogtland †November 30th, 1760, Laubegast

73

John Gill

English Baptist pastor, biblical scholar and theologian (1697-1771)

*November 23rd, 1697, Kettering †October 14th, 1771

76

Johann Joachim Quantz

German flutist, flute maker and composer (1697-1773)

*January 30th, 1697, Scheden †July 12th, 1773, Potsdam

48

John Peter Zenger

A German printer and journalist in New York City

*October 26th, 1697, Impflingen †July 28th, 1746, New York City

76

Sauveur François Morand

French surgeon

*April 2nd, 1697, Paris †July 21st, 1773, Paris

42

Maria Karolina Sobieska

Polish princess

*November 25th, 1697, Oława †May 8th, 1740, Zhovkva

65

George Anson, 1st Baron Anson

British admiral (1697-1762)

*April 23rd, 1697, Staffordshire †June 6th, 1762, Hertfordshire

55

Johann Gottfried Auerbach

Austrian artist (1697-1753)

*October 28th, 1697, Mühlhausen †August 5th, 1753, Vienna

69

Claude Pierre Goujet

French historian

*October 19th, 1697, Paris †February 1st, 1767, Paris

85

Heinrich Joseph Johann of Auersperg

Austrian nobleman (1697-1783)

*June 24th, 1697, Vienna †February 9th, 1783, Vienna

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No: With 365 days 1697 is a normal year and no leap year.

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