What are the important events that happened on November 21? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
November 21: Facts & Myths About This Day
November 21 is the 325th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 40 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is November 8, 2025 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 489,912 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘trihectaicosapentagon’ day.
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Scorpio is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 88 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,718 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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November 21 Historical Events
- 164 BC –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.
- 1620 –Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.).
- 1910 –Sailors onboard Brazil’s most powerful military units, including the brand-new warships Ship Brazilian battleship, Ship Brazilian battleship, and Ship Brazilian cruiser, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).
- 1918 –A pogrom takes place in Lwów (now Lviv); over three days, at least 50 Jews and 270 Ukrainian Christians are killed by Poles.
- 1918 –Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
- 1922 –Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States Senator.
- 1980 –A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally’s Las Vegas). 87 people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.
- 1986 –Iran-Contra Affair: National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary start to shred documents implicating them in the sale of weapons to Iran and channeling the proceeds to help fund the Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
- 1995 –The Dayton Peace Agreement is initialed at the Wright Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio, ending three and a half years of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The agreement is formally ratified in Paris, on December 14 that same year.
- 2004 –The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election’s integrity.
Who were born on November 21?
- 1643 –René-Robert Cavelier de LaSalle French explorer (d. 1687)
- 1768 –Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologian (d. 1834)
- 1876 –Olav Duun, Norwegian writer (d. 1939)
- 1952 –Lorna Luft, American actress and singer, daughter of Judy Garland
- 1954 –Thomas Rothman, American film executive
- 1960 –Brian Ritchie, American musician (Violent Femmes)
- 1973 –Brook Kerr, American actress
- 1984 –Álvaro Bautista, Spanish motorcycle racer
- 1986 –Jordan Lloyd, American reality television personality
- 2001 –Samantha Bailey, American actress
Who died on November 21?
- 1555 –Georg Agricola, German scientist (b. 1490)
- 1844 –Ivan Krylov, Russian fabulist (b. 1769)
- 1874 –Mariano Fortuny, Spanish painter (b. 1838)
- 1945 –Alexander Patch, American general (b. 1889)
- 1980 –Sara García, Mexican actress (b. 1895)
- 1993 –Bill Bixby, American actor and director (b. 1934)
- 1995 –Peter Grant, British rock manager and actor (b. 1935)
- 2001 –King Salahuddin of Malaysia (b. 1926)
- 2006 –Pierre Amine Gemayel, Lebanese statesman (b. 1972)
- 2007 –Noel McGregor, New Zealand cricketer (b. 1931)
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