November 21st, 2008

Born on November 21st, 2008

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 5,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 203 days, exactly on April 26th, 2025, people who were born on November 21st, 2008 will be 6,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

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

32

Diego Demme

German association football player

*November 21st, 1991, Herford

34

Fabian Delph

English association football player (born 1989)

*November 21st, 1989, Bradford

31

Rian Sukmawan

Badminton player

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

37

Colleen Ballinger

American comedian, singer and media personality

*November 21st, 1986, Santa Barbara

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

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

83

Voltaire

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

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

33

Andre Blake

Jamaican footballer

*November 21st, 1990, May Pen

39

Harald Lie

Norwegian composer

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

48

Jimmi Simpson

American film and television actor

*November 21st, 1975, Hackettstown

67

Cherry Jones

American actress

*November 21st, 1956, Paris

83

Natalia Makarova

Soviet and American ballet dancer

*November 21st, 1940, Saint Petersburg

82

Juliet Mills

British-American actress

*November 21st, 1941, London

54

Olivia Jones

German entrepreneur

*November 21st, 1969, Springe

78

Goldie Hawn

American actress

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

33

Danielle Rowe

British track cyclist

*November 21st, 1990, Hamble-le-Rice

38

Jesús Navas

Spanish footballer

*November 21st, 1985, Los Palacios y Villafranca

58

Bill Oberst, Jr.

American actor

*November 21st, 1965, South Carolina

89

Laurence Luckinbill

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

*November 21st, 1934, Fort Smith

93

Joseph Campanella

American actor (1924–2018)

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

58

Björk

Icelandic singer (born 1965)

*November 21st, 1965, Reykjavík

Same year
Born in 2008

16

Francesco Camarda

Italian association football player (born 2008)

*March 10th, 2008, Milan

16

Cecilia Loffredo

Danish actress

*July 24th, 2008, Copenhagen

16

Emma Kok

Dutch singer

*March 12th, 2008, Maastricht

16

Jackson Robert Scott

American child actor

*September 18th, 2008, Phoenix

16

Lilly Platt

British environmentalist

*April 18th, 2008, London

16

Iain Armitage

American child actor

*July 15th, 2008, Georgia

16

Emme Muñiz‎

Daughter of Marc Anthony and Jennifer Lopez

*February 22nd, 2008, Long Island

16

Rayssa Leal

Brazilian skateboarder

*January 4th, 2008, Imperatriz

16

Helen Kevric

German artistic gymnast

*March 21st, 2008, Stuttgart

16

Meilee Condron

American actress

*March 17th, 2008, Connecticut

16

Helena Zengel

German actress

*June 10th, 2008, Berlin

16

Harshaali Malhotra

Indian child actress

*June 3rd, 2008, Mumbai

15

GUSTAVOEGATOTV

Brazilian record producer (2008-)

*December 11th, 2008, Iguatu

15

Sophia Baram

American pair skater

*November 24th, 2008, Beverly Hills

16

Veronika Zhilina

Russian figure skater

*May 15th, 2008, Arkhangelsk

16

Gavin Warren

American actor

*April 17th, 2008, Houston

15

Diego Topa

Argentinian actor

*October 11th, 2008, Caseros

16

Abby Ryder Fortson

American actress

*March 14th, 2008, Burbank

16

Emma Behn

Norwegian show jumper, youngest child of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway and Ari Behn

*September 29th, 2008, Lommedalen

15

Finnlay Berger

German actor

*November 30th, 2008, Berlin

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Leap year

Yes: 2008 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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