Historical Events In November - 21

0235  St Anterus begins his reign as Catholic Pope on November - 21.  

0496  St Gelasius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope on this day in history.  

0496  Pope Gelasius I on November - 21.  

0695  Pope Sergius names Willibrord as archbishop Clemens of Friezen on this day in history.  

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 November - 21 frederik of Sierck/Zyrick becomes bishop of Utrecht  

1481  Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87 on this day in history.  

1492  On this day in history pinta under Martin A Pinzon separates from Columbus's fleet  

1495  On November - 21 john Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan)  

1555  Georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61 on November - 21.  

1561  Carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/author on November - 21.  

1579  Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier on November - 21.  

1580  On this day in history willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed  

1610  Benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies on this day in history.  

1620  The Mayflower reaches Cap Cod on this day in history.  

1620  On this day in history pilgrim Fathers reach America: Provincetown Harbor, Mass  

1637  On this day in history catharina Questiers, Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child)  

1645  Johann Lohner, composer on this day in history.  

1654  On November - 21 richard Johnson, a free black, granted 550 acres in Virginia  

1683  On November - 21 johann Michael Muller, composer  

1692  Carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet on this day in history.  

1694  On this day in history voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], France, writer, essayist, philosopher and playwright (Candide) (. 1778)  

1695  On this day in history henry Purcell, English composer (Indian Queen), dies at 36  

1696  On this day in history j Vanbrughes "Relapse or Virtue in Danger," premieres in London  

1710  Barnardo Pasquini, composer, dies at 72 on November - 21.  

1724  On this day in history john Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist  

1728  Fjodor M graaf Apraksin, Russian gen-admiral, dies at about 57 on November - 21.  

1729  Netherlands signs Treaty of Seville on November - 21.  

1729  On this day in history josiah Bartlett, US physician/judge/signer (Decl of Independence)  

1730  François de Troy, French portrait artist on November - 21.  

1742  Alessandro Felici, composer on November - 21.  

1759  On November - 21 battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians  

1768  On November - 21 friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher  

1775  John Hill, British writer on this day in history.  

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1495  John Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan) was born on November - 21.  

1561  On this day in history birth of carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/author  

1567  Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (d. 1621) was born on November - 21.  

1637  On November - 21 birth of catharina Questiers, Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child)  

1645  Johann Lohner, composer was born on November - 21.  

1683  Johann Michael Muller, composer was born on this day in history.  

1692  Carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet was born on this day in history.  

1694  Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], France, writer, essayist, philosopher and playwright (Candide) (. 1778) was born on this day in history.  

0496  On November - 21 death of pope Gelasius I  

1361  On this day in history death of philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)  

1481  On this day in history ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87  

1555  Georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61 on November - 21.  

1566  On this day in history death of annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507)  

1579  On this day in history death of thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier  

1580  On this day in history death of willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed  

1610  Benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies on this day in history.