Historical Events In November - 21

1854  On November - 21 benedict XV, [Giacomo PGB marques della Chiessa], 258th Pope (1914-22)  

1861  Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet on November - 21.  

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

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

1864  On November - 21 -22] Battle at Griswoldville, Georgia  

1865  On this day in history shaw University forms in Raleigh NC  

1867  Vladimir N Ipatiev, Russian chemist on this day in history.  

1870  On this day in history joe Darling, cricketer (Australian lefty batsman at turn of century)  

1870  On November - 21 karel J Erben, Czech poet (Ruiker), dies at 69  

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

1871  Moses F Gale patents a cigar lighter (NYC) on this day in history.  

1871  Panayot Pipkov, composer on November - 21.  

1875  Friedrich A Lange, philosopher/socialist (Neo-Kantianism), dies at 67 on November - 21.  

1876  On November - 21 skirmish between HM Stanley's expedition & natives  

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

1877  On this day in history tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention (phonograph)  

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 this day in history.  

1880  On November - 21 franz Hessel, writer  

1882  On November - 21 sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist, dies at 35  

1886  On this day in history harold G Nicolson, English diplomat/author (Good Behaviour)  

1888  The birth of Harpo Marx, American comedian on November - 21.  

1894  On November - 21 corinne Griffith, Texarkana TX, actress (3 Hours, Lilies of Field)  

1895  On November - 21 start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Bruce Partington Plans" (BG)  

1898  On this day in history rené Magritte, Belgian surrealistic painter (This is Not a Pipe)  

1899  On this day in history garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies  

1900  Alice Calhoun, Cleveland OH, Silent film actress (Flowing Gold) on this day in history.  

1900  J J Ferris, cricketer (48 wickets for Aust in 8 Tests in 1880's), dies on November - 21.  

1901  On November - 21 richard Strauss' opera "Feuersnot," premieres in Dresden  

1902  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz  

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

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

1567  On November - 21 birth of anne de Xainctonge, French saint (d. 1621)  

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

1645  On this day in history birth of johann Lohner, composer  

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

1692  On this day in history birth of carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet  

1694  On November - 21 birth of voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], France, writer, essayist, philosopher and playwright (Candide) (. 1778)  

0496  On this day in history death of pope Gelasius I  

1361  On November - 21 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  On November - 21 georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61  

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

1610  Benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies on November - 21.