November 21st, 1929

Born on November 21st, 1929

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, 1929

41

Peter Brüning

German sculptor and painter (1929-1970)

*November 21st, 1929, Düsseldorf †December 25th, 1970, Ratingen

94

Violeta Stephen

Dominican singer

*November 21st, 1929, San Pedro de Macorís

47

Luis Arédez

Argentine doctor and politician

*November 21st, 1929, Concepción †May 31st, 1977, Guerrero, Jujuy

92

Miguel Navarro Palos

Spanish athlete born 1929

*November 21st, 1929, Barcelona †March 20th, 2022, Barcelona

83

Laurier LaPierre

Canadian politician (1929-2012)

*November 21st, 1929, Lac-Mégantic †December 16th, 2012, Ottawa

81

Billy Barton

American musician

*November 21st, 1929, London †October 8th, 2011, Nashville

89

Niall Tóibín

Irish comedian

*November 21st, 1929, Cork †November 13th, 2019, Dublin

79

Marilyn French

Novelist, critic (1929-2009)

*November 21st, 1929, Brooklyn †May 2nd, 2009, New York City

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Who's birthday is on November 21st?

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

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

89

Laurence Luckinbill

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

*November 21st, 1934, Fort Smith

39

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

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

83

Natalia Makarova

Soviet and American ballet dancer

*November 21st, 1940, Saint Petersburg

82

Juliet Mills

British-American actress

*November 21st, 1941, London

67

Ralph Meeker

American actor (1920-1988)

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

67

Cherry Jones

American actress

*November 21st, 1956, Paris

83

Voltaire

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

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

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

47

Robert Drivas

American actor (1935–1986)

*November 21st, 1938, Chicago †June 29th, 1986, New York City

80

Georgia Frontiere

American football owner (1927-2008)

*November 21st, 1927, St. Louis †January 18th, 2008, Los Angeles

85

Tina Howe

American playwright

*November 21st, 1937, New York City †August 28th, 2023, Manhattan

92

Barbara Rütting

German actress, politician and author (1927-2020)

*November 21st, 1927, Wietstock †March 28th, 2020, Marktheidenfeld

34

Fabian Delph

English association football player (born 1989)

*November 21st, 1989, Bradford

78

Alfonso Calderón

Chilean poet and writer

*November 21st, 1930, San Fernando †August 8th, 2009, Santiago

66

Dorothy Arnold

American actress (1917–1984)

*November 21st, 1917, Duluth †November 13th, 1984, Palm Springs

89

Fayruz

Lebanese singer and actor

*November 21st, 1934, Beirut

31

Rian Sukmawan

Badminton player

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

48

Jimmi Simpson

American film and television actor

*November 21st, 1975, Hackettstown

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39

Martin Luther King Jr.

American Baptist minister and civil rights leader (1929–1968)

*January 15th, 1929, Atlanta †April 4th, 1968, Memphis

91

Kurt Rudolph

German religious studies scholar

*April 3rd, 1929, Dresden †May 13th, 2020

83

Hebe Camargo

Brazilian recording artist, television host, singer

*March 8th, 1929, Taubaté †September 29th, 2012, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital

63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

*May 4th, 1929, Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat †January 20th, 1993, Tolochenaz

87

Kathleen Crowley

American actress and beauty pageant contestant (1929-2017)

*December 26th, 1929, Green Bank †April 23rd, 2017, Green Bank

91

Christopher Plummer

Canadian actor

*December 13th, 1929, Toronto †February 5th, 2021, Weston

87

Chuck Barris

American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)

*June 3rd, 1929, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2017, Palisades

95

Christian Meier

German historian of ancient history and professor

*February 16th, 1929, Słupsk

87

Willi Fährmann

German writer

*December 18th, 1929, Duisburg †May 25th, 2017, Xanten

52

Grace Kelly

American actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)

*November 12th, 1929, Philadelphia †September 14th, 1982, Commune of Monaco

70

Screamin' Jay Hawkins

American singer-songwriter, musician, actor, film producer, and boxer (1929-2000)

*July 18th, 1929, Cleveland †February 12th, 2000, Neuilly-sur-Seine

83

Robert Bonnaud

Historian

*November 13th, 1929, Marseille †January 22nd, 2013, 13th arrondissement of Paris

87

Hans Koschnick

German politician (SPD), Mayor of Bremen (1929-2016)

*April 2nd, 1929, Bremen †April 21st, 2016, Bremen

73

Dorothee Sölle

German theologian

*September 30th, 1929, Cologne †April 27th, 2003, Göppingen

86

Bud Spencer

Italian actor, professional swimmer and water polo player (1929–2016)

*October 31st, 1929, Naples †June 27th, 2016, Rome

94

Milan Kundera

Franco-Czech poet and novelist

*April 1st, 1929, Brno †July 11th, 2023, 7th arrondissement of Paris

85

Karl Otto Pöhl

German banker (1929–2014)

*December 1st, 1929, Hanover †December 9th, 2014, Switzerland

87

Michael M. Ryan

American actor (1929-2017)

*March 19th, 1929, Wichita †March 1st, 2017, Kansas City

87

Josef Válka

Czech historian (1929-2017)

*July 13th, 1929, Borač †May 13th, 2017, Brno

15

Anne Frank

German-born Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim (1929–1945)

*June 12th, 1929, Maingau Clinic of the Red Cross †February 1st, 1945, Bergen-Belsen concentration camp

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1929 is a normal year and no leap year.

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