November 21st, 1861

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Born on November 21st, 1861 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on November 21st, 1861?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on November 21st
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (November 1861)

Born on November 21st, 1861

Weekday

Thursday

November 21st, 1861 was a Thursday.

Age

162

People born on November 21st, 1861 will turn 163 this year (2024), in exactly 195 days .

Zodiac

♏

Scorpio (The Scorpion)

October 24th, 1861 - November 22nd, 1861

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 59,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 660 days, exactly on March 1st, 2026, people who were born on November 21st, 1861 will be 60,000 days old!

59,340 Days

8,477 Weeks

1,949 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on November 21st, 1861?

November 21st, 1861

American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War

What else 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.

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

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

Benedict XV

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1914 to 1922

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

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

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

Voltaire

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

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

Knud Hilding

Actor

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

Diego Demme

German association football player

*November 21st, 1991, Herford

Sigbjørn Obstfelder

Norwegian writer

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

Cherry Jones

American actress

*November 21st, 1956, Paris

Natalia Makarova

Soviet and American ballet dancer

*November 21st, 1940, Saint Petersburg

Arthur Quiller-Couch

British writer and literary critic (1863–1944)

*November 21st, 1863, Bodmin †May 12th, 1944, Fowey

Fabian Delph

English association football player (born 1989)

*November 21st, 1989, Bradford

Juliet Mills

British-American actress

*November 21st, 1941, London

Michael Grant

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

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

Ralph Meeker

American actor (1920-1988)

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

Joseph Campanella

American actor (1924–2018)

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

René Magritte

Belgian painter and sculptor (1898—1967)

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

Rian Sukmawan

Badminton player

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

Laurence Luckinbill

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

*November 21st, 1934, Fort Smith

Colleen Ballinger

American comedian, singer and media personality

*November 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

Alexander Berkman

Russian-American anarchist and writer

*November 21st, 1870, Vilnius †June 28th, 1936, Nice

Jimmi Simpson

American film and television actor

*November 21st, 1975, Hackettstown

Same year
Born in 1861

Rabindranath Tagore

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

*May 7th, 1861, Kolkata †August 7th, 1941, Kolkata

Fridtjof Nansen

Norwegian polar explorer and diplomat; Nobel Peace Prize laureate (1861-1930)

*October 10th, 1861, Vestre Aker †May 13th, 1930, Polhøgda

Nellie Melba

Australian opera singer

*May 19th, 1861, Melbourne †February 23rd, 1931, Sydney

Friedrich Simon Archenhold

German astronomer

*October 2nd, 1861, Lichtenau †October 14th, 1939, Berlin

Georges Méliès

French filmmaker and illusionist (1861–1938)

*December 8th, 1861, Paris †January 21st, 1938, Paris

Maximilian von Spee

German admiral

*June 22nd, 1861, Copenhagen †December 8th, 1914, South Atlantic Ocean

Armando Diaz

Italian general (1861-1928)

*December 5th, 1861, Naples †February 29th, 1928, Rome

Lomer Gouin

Canadian politician (1861-1929)

*March 19th, 1861, Deschambault-Grondines †March 28th, 1929, Quebec City

Marie von Miller

German painter (1861–1933)

*February 22nd, 1861, Munich †August 18th, 1933, Starnberg

Mehmed VI

Last sultan of the Ottoman Empire

*January 14th, 1861, Istanbul †May 16th, 1926, Sanremo

Franz Xaver Engelhart

German composer, priest and choir director

*March 4th, 1861, Geiselhöring †July 14th, 1924, Regensburg

Hugo von François

German officer (1861-1904)

*May 12th, 1861, Dzierżoniów †March 13th, 1904

Johannes Angern

*June 13th, 1861, Germany †September 10th, 1938, Berlin

Frederick Jackson Turner

American historian (1861-1932)

*November 14th, 1861, Portage †March 14th, 1932, San Marino

Victor Horta

Belgian architect, designer, publicist, teacher and creator of Art Nouveau

*January 6th, 1861, Ghent †September 8th, 1947, City of Brussels

Rudolf Steiner

Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)

*February 25th, 1861, Donji Kraljevec †March 30th, 1925, Dornach

Lou Andreas-Salomé

German-Russian Psychoanalyst and author

*February 12th, 1861, Saint Petersburg †February 5th, 1937, Göttingen

Charles Édouard Guillaume

Swiss physicist (1861-1938)

*February 15th, 1861, Fleurier †June 13th, 1938, Sèvres

Pauline Johnson

Canadian poet and performer

*March 10th, 1861, Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation †March 7th, 1913, Vancouver

Luigi Facta

Italian politician (1861-1930)

*September 13th, 1861, Pinerolo †November 5th, 1930, Pinerolo

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on November 21st

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXI.XI.MDCCCLXI

21.11.1861

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1861 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
November 1861

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November 21st, 1861

Born on November 21st, 1861

Weekday

Thursday

Age

Zodiac

♏

Scorpio (The Scorpion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 59,000 days old!

59,340 Days

8,477 Weeks

1,949 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on November 21st, 1861?

American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.

What else happened on November 21st?

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

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

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

"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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Same year Born in 1861

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on November 21st

Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh)

Amelberga of Susteren

Digain

Maurus of Parentium

Pope Gelasius I

Franciszka Siedliska

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Rufus of Rome (no. 7 in list)

William Byrd, John Merbecke and Thomas Tallis (Episcopal Church (USA))

November 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

World Television Day (United Nations observance)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

21.11.1861

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Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Calendar
November 1861

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
44					1	2	3
45	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
46	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
47	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
48	25	26	27	28	29	30