November 21st, 1885

Born on November 21st, 1885

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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, 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 (pictured), 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 year
Born in 1885

77

Niels Bohr

Danish physicist (1885–1962)

*October 7th, 1885, Copenhagen †November 18th, 1962, Copenhagen

92

Alice Paul

American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)

*January 11th, 1885, Mount Laurel †July 9th, 1977, Moorestown Township

56

Robert Delaunay

French painter (1885–1941)

*April 12th, 1885, Paris †October 25th, 1941, Montpellier

82

Edna Ferber

American novelist, short story writer and playwright (1885–1968)

*August 15th, 1885, Appleton †April 16th, 1968, New York City

65

Sinclair Lewis

American writer and playwright (1885–1951)

*February 7th, 1885, Sauk Centre †January 10th, 1951, Rome

67

René Grousset

French historian (1885-1952)

*September 5th, 1885, Aubais †September 12th, 1952, 8th arrondissement of Paris

87

Ezra Pound

American poet and critic (1885–1972)

*October 30th, 1885, Hailey †November 1st, 1972, Venice

84

François Mauriac

French writer (1885-1970)

*October 11th, 1885, Bordeaux †September 1st, 1970, Paris

69

Theda Bara

American actress (1885–1955)

*July 29th, 1885, Cincinnati †April 7th, 1955, Los Angeles

59

Georges Mandel

French Jewish politician, resistance fighter and art collector, murdered in the Holocaust (1885-1944)

*June 5th, 1885, Chatou †July 7th, 1944, Fontainebleau

76

Per Thorén

Swedish figure skater (1885–1962)

*January 26th, 1885, Stockholm †January 5th, 1962, Stockholm

91

Anna Hübler

German pair skater (1885-1976)

*January 2nd, 1885, Munich †July 5th, 1976, Munich

75

Wallingford Riegger

American music composer

*April 29th, 1885, Albany †April 2nd, 1961, New York City

29

Theodor Altermann

Estonian actor and stage designer

*November 24th, 1885, Pahkla †April 1st, 1915, Tallinn

40

Allan Riverstone McCulloch

Australian ichthyologist (1885-1925)

*June 20th, 1885, Sydney †September 1st, 1925, Honolulu

90

Stella Arbenina

British actress (1885-1976)

*September 27th, 1885, Saint Petersburg †April 26th, 1976, London

85

Eugène Christophe

French racing cyclist

*January 22nd, 1885, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 1st, 1970, 14th arrondissement of Paris

48

Faisal I of Iraq

1st king of Hashemite Iraq from 1921 to 1933

*May 20th, 1885, Ta'if †September 7th, 1933, Bern

70

Hermann Weyl

German mathematician

*November 9th, 1885, Elmshorn †December 8th, 1955, Zürich

67

Marjorie Bowen

British writer (1885–1952)

*November 1st, 1885, Hampshire †December 23rd, 1952, St Charles Hospital

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1885 is a normal year and no leap year.

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