Page 3: Historical Events In November - 21

1854  Benedict XV, [Giacomo PGB marques della Chiessa], 258th Pope (1914-22) on this day in history.   

1861  On November - 21 joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet   

1863  On this day in history arthur Quiller-Couch, [Q], editor (Oxford Book of English Verse)   

1863  On this day in history joseph Mayseder, composer, dies at 74   

1864  -22] Battle at Griswoldville, Georgia on this day in history.   

1865  Shaw University forms in Raleigh NC on this day in history.   

1867  On November - 21 vladimir N Ipatiev, Russian chemist   

1870  On November - 21 joe Darling, cricketer (Australian lefty batsman at turn of century)   

1870  Karel J Erben, Czech poet (Ruiker), dies at 69 on November - 21.   

1871  Moses Gale patents a cigar lighter on November - 21.   

1871  Moses F Gale patents a cigar lighter (NYC) on November - 21.   

1871  On November - 21 panayot Pipkov, composer   

1875  On November - 21 friedrich A Lange, philosopher/socialist (Neo-Kantianism), dies at 67   

1876  On this day in history skirmish between HM Stanley's expedition & natives   

1877  On November - 21 tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention   

1877  Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention (phonograph) on November - 21.   

1877  Louis Campbell-Tipton, composer on this day in history.   

1878  Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice on this day in history.   

1880  Henry Stanley & Pierre de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo on November - 21.   

1880  On November - 21 franz Hessel, writer   

1882  On this day in history sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist, dies at 35   

1886  Harold G Nicolson, English diplomat/author (Good Behaviour) on November - 21.   

1888  On November - 21 the birth of Harpo Marx, American comedian   

1894  Corinne Griffith, Texarkana TX, actress (3 Hours, Lilies of Field) on November - 21.   

1895  Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Bruce Partington Plans" (BG) on November - 21.   

1898  On November - 21 rené Magritte, Belgian surrealistic painter (This is Not a Pipe)   

1899  Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies on this day in history.   

1900  On this day in history alice Calhoun, Cleveland OH, Silent film actress (Flowing Gold)   

1900  J J Ferris, cricketer (48 wickets for Aust in 8 Tests in 1880's), dies on this day in history.   

1901  Richard Strauss' opera "Feuersnot," premieres in Dresden on this day in history.   

1902  On November - 21 hocky broadcaster Foster Hewitt is born   

1902  1st night football game, Phila Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0 on November - 21.   

1902  Michail A Suslov, Russian party ideologist [OS=Nov 8] on November - 21.   

1904  Coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz on November - 21.   

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1495  On this day in history birth of john Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan)   

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

1645  Johann Lohner, composer was born on this day in history.   

1683  On November - 21 birth of johann Michael Muller, composer   

1692  Carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet was born on November - 21.   

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  Death of Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346) on this day in history.   

1481  Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87 on November - 21.   

1555  On this day in history georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61   

1566  On November - 21 death of annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507)   

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

1580  On November - 21 death of willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed   

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