November 21st, 1961

Born on November 21st, 1961

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What happened on November 21st, 1961?

November 21st, 1961

The "La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, first revolving restaurant in the United States.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ronde_(restaurant)

November 21st, 1961

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Ronde_(restaurant)

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, 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

Born on November 21st, 1961

62

João Domingos Pinto

Portuguese footballer (born 1961)

*November 21st, 1961, Oliveira do Douro, Vila Nova de Gaia

62

Maria Kawamura

Japanese voice actress, singer and actress

*November 21st, 1961, Setagaya-ku

62

Alice Ferney

French writer

*November 21st, 1961, Paris

62

Eduard Heindl

German entrepreneur and scientist

*November 21st, 1961, Mühldorf am Inn

62

Martin Andermatt

Swiss footballer

*November 21st, 1961, Baar

62

Takami Akai

Illustrator, video game creator

*November 21st, 1961, Yonago

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

67

Cherry Jones

American actress

*November 21st, 1956, Paris

58

Bill Oberst, Jr.

American actor

*November 21st, 1965, South Carolina

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

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

58

Björk

Icelandic singer (born 1965)

*November 21st, 1965, Reykjavík

54

Olivia Jones

German entrepreneur

*November 21st, 1969, Springe

48

Jimmi Simpson

American film and television actor

*November 21st, 1975, Hackettstown

39

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

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

34

Fabian Delph

English association football player (born 1989)

*November 21st, 1989, Bradford

31

Rian Sukmawan

Badminton player

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

83

Natalia Makarova

Soviet and American ballet dancer

*November 21st, 1940, Saint Petersburg

82

Juliet Mills

British-American actress

*November 21st, 1941, London

61

Steven Curtis Chapman

American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter

*November 21st, 1962, Paducah

37

Colleen Ballinger

American comedian, singer and media personality

*November 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

78

Goldie Hawn

American actress

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

83

Voltaire

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

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

59

Liza Tarbuck

British television presenter and actress

*November 21st, 1964, Liverpool

32

Diego Demme

German association football player

*November 21st, 1991, Herford

51

Ian Goodison

Jamaican association football player

*November 21st, 1972, Montego Bay

60

Nicollette Sheridan

English-born American actress

*November 21st, 1963, Worthing

63

Brian McNamara

American actor

*November 21st, 1960, Long Island

Same year
Born in 1961

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

63

Erna Solberg

Norwegian politician and the 35th Prime Minister of Norway

*February 24th, 1961, Bergen

62

Joe Lando

American actor

*December 9th, 1961, Prairie View

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

63

Steven Weber

American actor

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

62

Kristin Krohn Devold

Norwegian politician

*August 12th, 1961, Ålesund Municipality

63

Knut Nærum

Norwegian comedian and author

*March 3rd, 1961, Arendal

62

Jan-Eric Antonsson

Badminton player

*September 9th, 1961, Karlskrona

62

Michael Meister

German politician

*June 9th, 1961, Lorsch

63

Hans-Georg von der Marwitz

German politician

*April 8th, 1961, Heidelberg

62

Olaug Bollestad

Norwegian politician

*November 4th, 1961, Strand Municipality

62

Julia Gillard

Prime Minister of Australia from 2010 to 2013

*September 29th, 1961, Barry

63

Eddie Murphy

American stand-up comedian and actor

*April 3rd, 1961, Brooklyn

36

Diana, Princess of Wales

Member of the British royal family and Princess of Wales (1961–1997)

*July 1st, 1961, Sandringham †August 31st, 1997, Paris

62

Dirk Heidenblut

German politician

*April 21st, 1961, Essen

62

Arundhati Roy

Indian novelist, essayist, and activist

*November 24th, 1961, Shillong

62

George Clooney

American actor and filmmaker (born 1961)

*May 6th, 1961, Lexington

62

Nadia Comăneci

Romanian gymnast and five-time Olympic gold medalist

*November 12th, 1961, Onești

57

Stephen Hillenburg

American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

*August 21st, 1961, Fort Sill †November 26th, 2018, San Marino

62

Florent Pagny

French recording artist; singer

*November 6th, 1961, Chalon-sur-Saône

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