Historical Events In November - 21
Sunday, 26 October 2025
0235 On this day in history st Anterus begins his reign as Catholic Pope 

0496 St Gelasius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope on November - 21. 

0496 On this day in history pope Gelasius I 

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

1272 Following Henry III of England's death on November 16, his son Prince Edward becomes King of England on November - 21. 

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 On November - 21 pinta under Martin A Pinzon separates from Columbus's fleet 

1495 John Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan) on this day in history. 

1555 On November - 21 georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61 

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

1579 Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier on this day in history. 

1580 Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed on November - 21. 

1610 On November - 21 benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies 

1620 On this day in history the Mayflower reaches Cap Cod 

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 On this day in history johann Lohner, composer 

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

1683 On this day in history 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 Henry Purcell, English composer (Indian Queen), dies at 36 on this day in history. 

1696 J Vanbrughes "Relapse or Virtue in Danger," premieres in London on this day in history. 

1710 On this day in history barnardo Pasquini, composer, dies at 72 

1724 John Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist on this day in history. 

1728 Fjodor M graaf Apraksin, Russian gen-admiral, dies at about 57 on this day in history. 

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

1742 Alessandro Felici, composer on this day in history. 

1759 On this day in history battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians 

1768 Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher on this day in history. 

1775 John Hill, British writer on November - 21. 

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