Notable Historical Events on November 21st
November 21st Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
164 |
Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, restores the Temple in Jerusalem. This event is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah. |
BC AD | |
235 |
St Anterus begins his reign as Catholic Pope |
695 |
Pope Sergius names Willibrord as Archbishop Clemens of Friezen |
1272 |
Following Henry III of England's death on November 16, his son Prince Edward becomes King of England. |
1317 |
Frederik of Sierck/Zyrick becomes bishop of Utrecht |
1620 |
Pilgrim Fathers reach America: Provincetown Harbor, Mass |
1620 |
Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims in Cape Cod, [O.S. Nov 11] |
1654 |
Richard Johnson, a free black, granted 550 acres in Virginia |
1696 |
J Vanbrughe's "Relapse or Virtue in Danger" premieres in London |
1729 |
Netherlands signs Treaty of Seville |
1759 |
Battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians |
1783 |
Pilstre de Rozier & Marquis d'Arlandes make 1st free balloon flight |
1787 |
Andrew Jackson admitted to bar |
1789 |
North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state |
1791 |
Colonel Napoléon Bonaparte is promoted to full general and appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Armies of the French Republic. |
1794 |
Honolulu Harbor discovered |
1806 |
Decree of Berlin: Emperor Napoleon I bans all trade with England |
1813 |
Stettin surrenders to allied armies |
1818 |
Russia's Tsar Alexander I petitions for a Jewish state in Palestine |
1824 |
First Jewish Reform congregation forms, Charleston, SC |
1834 |
HMS Beagle anchors at Bay of San Carlos, Chile |
1837 |
Thomas Morris of Australia skips rope 22,806 times |
1847 |
Steamer "Phoenix" is lost on Lake Michigan, kills 200 |
1848 |
Alfred de Musset's "Andre del Sarto" premieres in Paris |
1848 |
Cincinnati Turngemeinde founded |
1849 |
Friedrich Hebbel's "Der Rubin" premieres in Vienna |
1852 |
Duke U, founded in 1838 as Union Institute chartered as Normal College |
1864 |
-22] Battle at Griswoldville, Georgia |
1865 |
Shaw University forms in Raleigh NC |
1871 |
Moses F Gale patents a cigar lighter (NYC) |
1871 |
The first human cannonball, Emilio Onra, is shot |
1876 |
Skirmish between HM Stanley's expedition & natives |
1877 |
Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention (phonograph) - first machine to play and record sound |
1880 |
Henry Stanley & Pierre de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo |
1895 |
Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Bruce Partington Plans" (BG) |
1901 |
Richard Strauss' opera "Feuersnot" premieres in Dresden |
1902 |
1st night football game, Phila Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0 |
1902 |
Baseball's Phila Athletics & Phillies form pro football teams, joining Pitts Stars in 1st attempt at a National Football League |
1902 |
The Canadian government appoints a commission to consider revising, classifying, and consolidating the many public statutes passed over the years |
1905 |
1st game ever played in the Australian Tennis Open |
1906 |
China prohibits opium trade |
1914 |
Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game |
1914 |
British army conquerors Bazra |
1916 |
HMHS Britannic sinks in the Aegean Sea after a mine explodes, killing 30 people. |
1917 |
M Gorki calls Lenin a blind fanatic/unthinking adventurer |
1918 |
2 German ammunition trains explode in Hamont Belgium, 1,750 die |
1918 |
Polish soldiers organize a pogrom against Jews of Galicia Poland |
1918 |
The German High Seas Fleet of 5 battlecruisers, 9 battleships, 7 cruisers and 49 destroyers surrendered to the British Grand Fleet and were shepherded into the Firth of Forth. |
1920 |
Karel Capék's "Vec Makropulos" premieres in Prague |
1920 |
Mussolini's squad begins terror, 11 die in Bologna, Italy |
1921 |
The trial of the accused of the Bulhoek Massacre commences in South Africa |
1922 |
Rebecca L Felton (Ga) sworn in as first female US Senator |
1924 |
British premier Baldwin cancels Labour contract with USSR |
1925 |
Red Grange plays final Univ of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears |
1933 |
1st US ambassador to USSR, W.C. Bullitt, begins service |
1934 |
"Uiver" returns from Schiphol in London-Melbourne air race |
1934 |
NY Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) |
1935 |
First commercial crossing of Pacific by plane (China Clipper) |
1935 |
Jean Giraudoux' "La Guerre de Troie n'Aura" premieres in Paris |
1937 |
Dmitri Shostakovitch's 5th Symphony premieres in Lenningrad |
1938 |
-24] Belgian king Leopold III visits Netherlands |
1938 |
Nazi forces occupy western Czechoslovakia & declared them German citizens |
1940 |
Nazi occupiers forbid building schools in Netherlands |
1942 |
Hitler names fieldmarshal Erich von Manstein commander of the newly-created Army Group Don (Heeresgruppe Don) |
1942 |
Tweety Bird, aka Tweety Pie, debuts in "Tale of Two Kitties" |
1943 |
7 Belgian ministers in London criticise King Leopold III for surrendering to Germany |
1944 |
Personnel & executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food |
1945 |
Benjamin Britten's 2nd String quartet in C premieres |
1945 |
General Motors workers go on strike |
1946 |
Georgi Dimitrov elected premier of Bulgaria |
1946 |
Harry Truman becomes 1st US president to travel in a submerged sub |
1947 |
Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St Louis, to become wrestling champ |
1949 |
Bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million |
1952 |
1st US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced |
1952 |
Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year |
1953 |
WKJG TV channel 33 in Ft Wayne, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting |
1953 |
Authorities at the British Natural History Museum announce the "Piltdown Man" skull, one of the most famous fossil skulls in the world, is a hoax. |
1955 |
Argentina asks Panama for return of ex-president Peron |
1955 |
KTVO TV channel 3 in Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting |
1956 |
Don Newcombe, wins NL MVP & 1st-ever Cy Young Award |
1959 |
Jack Benny (violin) & Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet |
1960 |
Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down |
1962 |
The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War. |
1963 |
JFK flies to Texas |
1964 |
"Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 15 perfs |
1964 |
"Zizi" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances |
1964 |
Pope Paul VI signs 3rd sitting of 2nd Vatican council |
1964 |
World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (NYC) |
1965 |
1st freighter arrives in Ashdod Port Israel |
1965 |
USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR |
1966 |
Dutch government of Zijlstra forms |
1967 |
Phillip & Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28,000 feet |
1967 |
Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing." |
1968 |
Cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt |
1968 |
Supremes & Temptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" |
1969 |
KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, TX (ABC) 1st broadcast |
1969 |
US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site |
1970 |
NY Knicks 1st game against Cleve Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at Madison Square Garden |
1971 |
NY Rangers scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period |
1971 |
Richard Baker becomes teacher of SF Zen Center |
1971 |
Indian troops partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas) defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur. |
1972 |
Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL |
1973 |
Pete Rose wins NL MVP |
1973 |
Pres Nixon's attorney, J Fred Buzhardt, reveals presence of 18½ minute gap in a White House tape recording related to Watergate |
1974 |
Freedom of Information Act passed by Congress over Pres Ford's veto |
1974 |
Birmingham pub bombings: 21 civilians killed when bombs explode at two pubs in Birmingham, England (This was the deadliest attack in England during "the Troubles") |
1975 |
Linda McCartney drug charges in US are dropped |
1977 |
First flight of Concorde (London to New York) |
1977 |
Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year |
1978 |
Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award |
1979 |
Crowd at Islamabad, Pakistan attack US embassy, 1 dies |
1980 |
Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating (83 mill) in the US |
1980 |
Fire at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 84 |
1980 |
Gene Michael named 25th Yank mgr, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns |
1980 |
John & Yoko pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum |
1980 |
MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas in fire; 84 die |
1981 |
400,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against cruise missiles |
1981 |
Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" single goes #1 & stays for 10 weeks |
1983 |
"Doonesbury" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 104 performances |
1986 |
Central African Republic adopts constitution |
1986 |
Suriname army leader Desi Bouterse massacres Moiwana village |
1987 |
Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Epitome, Ferdinand, Miesque, Sacahuista, Success Express, Theatrica, Very Subtle at Hollywood |
1989 |
Law banning smoking on most domestic flights signed by President Bush |
1989 |
TV cameras permitted in British House of Commons |
1990 |
French President François Mitterrand voices support of a proposed UN resolution that would authorize the use of force in the Persian Gulf |
1990 |
Michael Milken is sentenced to 10 years for security law violations |
1991 |
Poetess Maria Elene Cruz Varela arrested in Cuba |
1992 |
Jan Karlsson swims world record 50m butterfly (23.80 sec) |
1992 |
Jani Sievinen swims world record 100m medley (53.78 sec) |
1992 |
Louise Karlsson swims world record 50m freestyle (31.19 sec) |
1992 |
Oregon Sen Bob Packwood issues apology for unwelcome sexual advances |
1992 |
Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Tish Johnson |
1993 |
"Cinderella" closes at New York State Theater NYC after 14 perfs |
1993 |
"Cyrano - The Musical" opens at Neil Simon Theater NYC for 137 perfs |
1993 |
Neo-fascists MSI win 36% of municipal elections in Rome |
1994 |
1st-class cricket debut of Andrew Symonds (Queensland v NSW, SCG) |
1995 |
Dow Jones closes above 5,000 for 1st time |
1995 |
Israel grants jailed US spy Jason Pollard, citizenship |
1995 |
New double Beatle CD released with new song "Free as a Bird" |
1996 |
"Rehearsal" opens at Criterion Theater NYC |
1996 |
A propane explosion at the Humberto Vidal shoe store and office building in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 33. |
2002 |
NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members. |
2004 |
The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, unleashing massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity. |
2004 |
The island of Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island receives the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. It is also felt in neighboring Guadeloupe, where one person is killed as a result. |
2004 |
The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100 billion) of Iraq's external debt. |
2004 |
92nd CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats BC Lions, 27-19 |
2006 |
Anti-Syrian Lebanese Minister and MP Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut. |
2006 |
33rd American Music Award: Kelly Clarkson, Sean Paul & Rascal Flatts win |
2010 |
37th American Music Award: Lady Gaga & Justin Bieber win |
2012 |
An Israel and Hamas ceasefire is negotiated |
2012 |
Chelsea Manager Roberto Di Matteo is sacked and replaced by Rafael Ben |
2013 |
31 people are killed by a truck bomb in northeaster Iraq |
2013 |
The Alabama parole board grants posthumous pardons to three members of the Scottsboro boys |
2013 |
54 people are killed after the roof of a supermarket collapses in Riga, Latvia |
2015 |
Cameroon: At least 6 killed in suspected Boko Haram suicide bombings |
2016 |
Jimmie Johnson Ties Record With Seventh Nascar Championship |
2017 |
Zimbabwe's Mugabe faces impeachment after military takeover |
2017 |
Justice Department suing AT&T to block purchase of Time Warner |
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