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On This Day · The 325th day of the year

November 21

As calendar dates go, November 21 keeps a short memory — its record stays close to the present. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♏ZodiacScorpio ◈BirthstoneTopaz ❀Birth flowerChrysanthemum

Scorpio is the sign for November 21 — read more on the Scorpio page, or see November's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on November 21?

November 21 is the 325th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1877 and 2012. Famous people born on November 21 include Pope Benedict XV, René Magritte and Voltaire.

Released on November 21

Movies, games, albums & shows

2024

  • Game Wall Town Wonders
  • Game Loco Motive
  • Movie Moana 2

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1877

    Thomas Edison

  2. 1920

    Irish War of Independence

  3. 1922

    Rebecca Latimer Felton

  4. 1961

    La Ronde (restaurant)

  5. 1964

    Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge

  6. 1967

    Vietnam War

  7. 1974

    Birmingham pub bombings

  8. 1980

    MGM Grand fire

  9. 2009

    2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion

  10. 2012

    2012 Tel Aviv bus bombing

Famous birthday twins

Born on November 21

Pope Benedict XV

b. 1854

René Magritte

b. 1898

Voltaire

b. 1694

Georgie Twigg

b. 1990

Björk

b. 1965

Carly Rae Jepsen

b. 1985

Michel Suleiman

b. 1948

Gustav Radbruch

b. 1878

Deaths

  • 2000Emil Zátopek
  • 1996Abdus Salam
  • 1916Franz Joseph I
  • 1811Heinrich von Kleist
  • 1695Henry Purcell
  • 1361Philip I, Duke of Burgundy

Holidays & observances

  • —Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh)
  • —Christian feast days: Amelberga of Susteren
  • —Christian feast days: Digain
  • —Christian feast days: Maurus of Parentium
  • —Christian feast days: Pope Gelasius I
  • —Christian feast days: Franciszka Siedliska
  • —Christian feast days: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  • —Christian feast days: Rufus of Rome (no. 7 in list)

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