Famous Birthdays In November - 21

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

1561  Carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/author was born on this day in history.   

1567  On this day in history birth of anne de Xainctonge, French saint (d. 1621)   

1637  Catharina Questiers, Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child) was born on November - 21.   

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

1683  Johann Michael Muller, composer was born on November - 21.   

1692  On November - 21 birth of carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet   

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

1724  On November - 21 birth of john Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist   

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

1742  Alessandro Felici, composer was born on November - 21.   

1761  Dorothy Jordan, British actress (d. 1816) was born on this day in history.   

1768  Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher was born on November - 21.   

1785  On November - 21 birth of william Beaumont, surgeon (studied digestion)   

1787  Samuel Cunard, founder (1st regular Atlantic steamship line) was born on this day in history.   

1811  Zeng Guofan, Chinese military (d. 1872) was born on this day in history.   

1817  Richard Brooke Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863 was born on November - 21.   

1828  On this day in history birth of william McComb, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1918   

1829  Peter A de Genestet, Dutch vicar/poet was born on November - 21.   

1831  John Franklin Miller, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on this day in history.   

1834  On November - 21 birth of henrietta (Hetty) Green, financier (Witch of Wall Street)   

1834  On November - 21 birth of joseph Jackson Bartlett, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1893   

1840  Victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia was born on this day in history.   

1851  On this day in history birth of desire J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal   

1852  On November - 21 birth of francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer   

1853  On November - 21 birth of hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17)   

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

1860  Tom Horn, American gunman (d. 1903) was born on November - 21.   

1861  Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet was born on this day in history.   

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

1863  Mina Dilis-Beersmans, Flemish actress/wife of John Dilis (Poppenhuis) was born on November - 21.   

1867  On this day in history birth of vladimir N Ipatiev, Russian chemist   

1870  Joe Darling, cricketer (Australian lefty batsman at turn of century) was born on this day in history.   

1870  Stanley Jackson, cricketer (captain of England, governor of Bengal) was born on this day in history.   

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0496  On November - 21 death of pope Gelasius I   

1361  Death of Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346) on November - 21.   

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

1579  On November - 21 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 this day in history.