November 21st, 1978

Born on November 21st, 1978

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, 1978

45

Frank Franz

German politician

*November 21st, 1978, Völklingen

45

Lucía Jiménez

Spanish actress

*November 21st, 1978, Segovia

45

David Ameln

German singer and opera singer

*November 21st, 1978, East Berlin

45

Shaad Randhawa

Indian actor

*November 21st, 1978, Mumbai

45

Yasmine Al Massri

Palestinian actress

*November 21st, 1978, Lebanon

45

Sara Tanaka

American actress and dancer

*November 21st, 1978, Huntington

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

32

Diego Demme

German association football player

*November 21st, 1991, Herford

48

Jimmi Simpson

American film and television actor

*November 21st, 1975, Hackettstown

31

Rian Sukmawan

Badminton player

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

44

Vincenzo Iaquinta

Italian association football player

*November 21st, 1979, Crotone

34

Fabian Delph

English association football player (born 1989)

*November 21st, 1989, Bradford

37

Colleen Ballinger

American comedian, singer and media personality

*November 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

47

Daniel Whiston

English ice dancer

*November 21st, 1976, Blackpool

48

Chris Moneymaker

American poker player

*November 21st, 1975, Atlanta

67

Cherry Jones

American actress

*November 21st, 1956, Paris

51

Ian Goodison

Jamaican association football player

*November 21st, 1972, Montego Bay

54

Olivia Jones

German entrepreneur

*November 21st, 1969, Springe

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

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

42

Park Hae-soo

South Korean actor

*November 21st, 1981, Suwon

38

Jesús Navas

Spanish footballer

*November 21st, 1985, Los Palacios y Villafranca

33

Andre Blake

Jamaican footballer

*November 21st, 1990, May Pen

39

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

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

46

Tobias Sammet

German musician

*November 21st, 1977, Fulda

83

Voltaire

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

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

38

Carly Rae Jepsen

Canadian singer and songwriter

*November 21st, 1985, Mission

44

Maria Sidorova

Russian handball player

*November 21st, 1979, Balashikha

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

46

Jörn Wollschläger

German biathlete

*March 4th, 1978, Suhl

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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