November 21st, 1940

Born on November 21st, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 528 days, exactly on October 6th, 2025, people who were born on November 21st, 1940 will be 31,000 days old!

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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, 1940

83

Natalia Makarova

Soviet and American ballet dancer

*November 21st, 1940, Saint Petersburg

81

Richard Marcinko

Navy SEAL, Author

*November 21st, 1940, Lansford †December 25th, 2021, Fauquier County

83

Alberto Villalpando

Bolivian composer

*November 21st, 1940, La Paz

83

Alfred Beth

German politician and jurist

*November 21st, 1940, Wittlich

83

Götz Adriani

Art historian

*November 21st, 1940, Stuttgart

82

Terry Dischinger

American basketball player and coach (1940–2023)

*November 21st, 1940, Terre Haute †October 10th, 2023, Lake Oswego

69

Freddy Beras-Goico

Dominican Republic actor

*November 21st, 1940, Santa Cruz del Seibo †November 18th, 2010, New York City

81

Claudio Biern Boyd

Spanish television producer, screenwriter and television director

*November 21st, 1940, Palma de Mallorca †October 17th, 2022

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

82

Juliet Mills

British-American actress

*November 21st, 1941, London

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

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

47

Robert Drivas

American actor (1935–1986)

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

78

Goldie Hawn

American actress

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

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

85

Tina Howe

American playwright

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

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

81

Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul

German politician (SPD)

*November 21st, 1942, Frankfurt

69

Harold Ramis

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1944–2014)

*November 21st, 1944, Chicago †February 24th, 2014, Chicago

93

Joseph Campanella

American actor (1924–2018)

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

67

Ralph Meeker

American actor (1920-1988)

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

34

Fabian Delph

English association football player (born 1989)

*November 21st, 1989, Bradford

67

Chaïm Nissim

Swiss environmental activist and politician (1949-2017)

*November 21st, 1949, Jerusalem †April 11th, 2017, Geneva

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

82

Mulayam Singh Yadav

15th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and 10th Defence Minister of India

*November 21st, 1939, Saifai †October 10th, 2022, Gurgaon

37

Colleen Ballinger

American comedian, singer and media personality

*November 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

89

Michael Grant

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

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

Same year
Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

84

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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