Historical Events In November - 21

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

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

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

1863  Joseph Mayseder, composer, dies at 74 on November - 21.   

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

1865  On November - 21 shaw University forms in Raleigh NC   

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

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

1870  Karel J Erben, Czech poet (Ruiker), dies at 69 on this day in history.   

1871  Moses Gale patents a cigar lighter on this day in history.   

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

1871  On November - 21 panayot Pipkov, composer   

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

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

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

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

1877  On November - 21 louis Campbell-Tipton, composer   

1878  On this day in history gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice   

1880  On November - 21 henry Stanley & Pierre de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo   

1880  On November - 21 franz Hessel, writer   

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

1886  On November - 21 harold G Nicolson, English diplomat/author (Good Behaviour)   

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

1894  Corinne Griffith, Texarkana TX, actress (3 Hours, Lilies of Field) on this day in history.   

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

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

1899  Garret Augustus Hobart, 24th VP, dies on November - 21.   

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

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

1901  Richard Strauss' opera "Feuersnot," premieres in Dresden on November - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1904  On November - 21 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  Catharina Questiers, Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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.   

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  On November - 21 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  Death of Annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507) on November - 21.   

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 November - 21.