November 21st, 1949

Born on November 21st, 1949

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, 1949

67

Chaïm Nissim

Swiss environmental activist and politician (1949-2017)

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

74

Rainer Brüninghaus

German musician

*November 21st, 1949, Bad Pyrmont

72

Anatoliy Kuksov

Soviet footballer

*November 21st, 1949, Luhansk †January 4th, 2022, Luhansk

74

Barbara Hancock

American actress and dancer

*November 21st, 1949, Atlanta

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

67

Cherry Jones

American actress

*November 21st, 1956, Paris

78

Goldie Hawn

American actress

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

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

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

82

Juliet Mills

British-American actress

*November 21st, 1941, London

83

Natalia Makarova

Soviet and American ballet dancer

*November 21st, 1940, Saint Petersburg

39

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

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

89

Laurence Luckinbill

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

*November 21st, 1934, Fort Smith

83

Voltaire

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

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

34

Fabian Delph

English association football player (born 1989)

*November 21st, 1989, Bradford

48

Jimmi Simpson

American film and television actor

*November 21st, 1975, Hackettstown

69

Harold Ramis

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

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

31

Rian Sukmawan

Badminton player

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

47

Robert Drivas

American actor (1935–1986)

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

37

Colleen Ballinger

American comedian, singer and media personality

*November 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

54

Olivia Jones

German entrepreneur

*November 21st, 1969, Springe

93

Joseph Campanella

American actor (1924–2018)

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

32

Diego Demme

German association football player

*November 21st, 1991, Herford

75

Michel Suleiman

12th President of Lebanon

*November 21st, 1948, Chamat

58

Bill Oberst, Jr.

American actor

*November 21st, 1965, South Carolina

67

Ralph Meeker

American actor (1920-1988)

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

Same year
Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

75

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on November 21st, 1949
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1949 is a normal year and no leap year.

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