Historical Events In November - 21
Wednesday, 17 September 2025
0235 St Anterus begins his reign as Catholic Pope on November - 21.
0496 On November - 21 st Gelasius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
0496 Pope Gelasius I on this day in history.
0695 On November - 21 pope Sergius names Willibrord as archbishop Clemens of Friezen
1272 On this day in history following Henry III of England's death on November 16, his son Prince Edward becomes King of England.
1317 On this day in history frederik of Sierck/Zyrick becomes bishop of Utrecht
1481 On this day in history ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87
1492 Pinta under Martin A Pinzon separates from Columbus's fleet on November - 21.
1495 On November - 21 john Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan)
1555 On this day in history georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61
1561 Carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/author on November - 21.
1579 Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier on November - 21.
1580 On November - 21 willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed
1610 Benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies on November - 21.
1620 The Mayflower reaches Cap Cod on November - 21.
1620 Pilgrim Fathers reach America: Provincetown Harbor, Mass on this day in history.
1637 On this day in history catharina Questiers, Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child)
1645 Johann Lohner, composer on November - 21.
1654 Richard Johnson, a free black, granted 550 acres in Virginia on this day in history.
1683 Johann Michael Muller, composer on November - 21.
1692 Carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet on November - 21.
1694 Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], France, writer, essayist, philosopher and playwright (Candide) (. 1778) on November - 21.
1695 Henry Purcell, English composer (Indian Queen), dies at 36 on November - 21.
1696 On November - 21 j Vanbrughes "Relapse or Virtue in Danger," premieres in London
1710 On this day in history barnardo Pasquini, composer, dies at 72
1724 John Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist on November - 21.
1728 On this day in history fjodor M graaf Apraksin, Russian gen-admiral, dies at about 57
1729 Netherlands signs Treaty of Seville on this day in history.
1729 On November - 21 josiah Bartlett, US physician/judge/signer (Decl of Independence)
1730 On this day in history françois de Troy, French portrait artist
1742 Alessandro Felici, composer on this day in history.
1759 Battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians on this day in history.
1768 On this day in history friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher
1775 John Hill, British writer on this day in history.
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