November 21

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on November 21. From 1900 until now. November 21 is under the sign of Scorpio. Famous birthdays on this day include Björk (1965), Goldie Hawn (1945) and Carly Rae Jepsen (1985). Several movies were released around November 21 over the years, such as The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers in 2002 directed by Peter Jackson and Good Will Hunting in 1997 directed by Gus Van Sant.
But much more happened on November 21 over the years: find out below

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Also see November 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
World Hello Day
Bangladesh - Armed Forces Day in Bangladesh
R.C. Saints - Presentation of Mary
World Television Day
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Events

2018 War in Afghanistan (2001–present): The death toll in the suicide bomb attack at a gathering of religious scholars in Kabul rises to 55. (Reuters)
2017 Boko Haram insurgency: An estimated 50 people are killed when a suicide bomber attacks a mosque during morning prayers in Mubi, Nigeria. (The Guardian)
2016 Yemeni Civil War (2015–present): A largely ineffective 48-hour ceasefire comes to a head as both sides violate the terms of the armistice and continue clashing. At least 35 are killed, including 4 civilians. (Yahoo)
2015 Belgium raises its terror alert level to the highest level in the capital Brussels and deploys soldiers on the streets of major Belgian cities such as Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent. As part of the emergency measures, the Belgian government is advising people in the Brussels area to avoid crowded places, which includes concerts, train stations, airports, public transportation, and busy shopping streets, warning of an "imminent threat". (France 24) (BNO News)
2014 A military helicopter crashes in Sibiu County, Romania, with at least eight people killed and two injured. (Xinhua) (ABC News)
2013 Drone attacks in Pakistan:: Pakistani officials claim that an American drone strike on an Islamic seminary has killed six people, including two Afghan Taliban leaders and a leader of the Haqqani network. (AP)
2012 A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, announced by Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, comes into effect at 7:00 pm local time. (CBC News) (The Jerusalem Post) (CNN)
2011 2011 Egyptian revolution:
2010 Eurozone countries agree to a rescue package for the Republic of Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility in response to the country's financial crisis..
2009 Protestors gather at the French Embassy in Dublin in a continuation of the dispute with FIFA over the controversial handball incident in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between France and Republic of Ireland. (RTÉ) (The Irish Times) (BBC)
2008 Global and Russian financial crises:
2007 2007 Pakistani state of emergency:
2006 Anti-Syrian Lebanese Minister and MP Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut.
2005 Conflict in Iraq: Five Iraqi civilians, including three children, are shot dead by U.S. troops as they approached a checkpoint in Baquba. The minibus they were travelling in failed to stop as it approached a roadblock. (BBC)
2004 Conflict in Iraq: The nineteen member Paris Club agrees to forgive 80% of nearly in Iraqi debt, in three stages: 20% now, 30% in 2005 and 20% in 2008 in tandem with Iraq's implementation of an International Monetary Fund economic programme. in debt to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, among others, will remain. (BBC)
2003 President George W. Bush arrives back in the United States after his controversial State Visit to the UK.
2002 NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
2001 Disney's popular acclaimed animated series, ''Recess'' ends production.
1999 The film ''The Wizard of Oz'' begins its run on cable TV, which continues to this day. On cable it is telecast several times a year, like most other films, rather than being shown only once annually.
1998 Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
1996 Rehearsal opens at Criterion Theater, New York City
1995 Dow Jones closes above 5,000 for 1st time
1994 Nintendo releases the Donkey Kong Country video game for the Super NES in the US and Canada. Price is US$69.95. The game was developed by Rare in England.
1993 Cinderella closes at New York State Theater NYC after 14 performances
1992 Jan Karlsson swims world record 50m butterfly (23.80 seconds)
1991 Poetess Maria Elene Cruz Varela arrested in Cuba
1990 Michael Milken is sentenced to ten years for security law violations.
1989 Law banning smoking on most domestic flights signed by President Bush
1988 Ted Turner officially buys Jim Crockett Promotions, known as NWA Crockett, and turns it into World Championship Wrestling (WCW).
1987 Actress Demi Moore marries actor Bruce Willis
1986 Central African Republic adopts constitution
1985 United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying after being caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
1983 Doonesbury opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 104 performances
1981 400,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against cruise missiles
1980 Fire at MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 84
1979 Crowd at Islamabad, Pakistan attack US embassy, 1 dies
1978 Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award
1977 Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year
1975 Linda McCartney drug charges in US are dropped
1974 In Birmingham, England, 2 pubs are bombed, killing 21 people (the Birmingham Six are later sentenced to life in prison for this).
1973 Pete Rose wins NL MVP
1972 Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL
1971 Richard Baker becomes teacher of SF Zen Center
1970 New York Knicks' first game against Cleveland Cavaliers, Knicks win 102-94 at Madison Square Gardens, New York.
1969 KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, TX (ABC) 1st broadcast
1968 Cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt
1967 Phillip and Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28,000 feet.
1966 Dutch government of Zijlstra forms
1965 1st freighter arrives in Ashdod Port Israel
1964 Zizi opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances
1963 JFK flies to Texas
1962 The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War.
1960 Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down
1959 Max Baer, American heavyweight boxing champion (1934), dies at age 49.
1956 Don Newcombe, wins NL MVP and 1st-ever Cy Young Award
1955 KTVO TV channel 3 in Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting
1953 Pitdown Man, discovered in 1912 proved to be a hoax
1952 Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year
1949 Bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million
1947 Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ
1946 Georgi Dimitrov elected Premier of Bulgaria
1945 General Motors' workers go on strike.
1944 Personnel and executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food
1943 7 Belgian ministers in London sentence King Leopold III
1942 Tweety Bird, aka Tweety Pie, debuts in Tale of Two Kitties
1940 Nazi occupiers forbid building schools in the Netherlands
1938 Nazi forces occupy western Czech and declared them German citizens
1935 1st commercial crossing of Pacific by plane (China Clipper)
1934 Uiver returns from Schiphol in London-Melbourne air race
1933 First US ambassador to USSR, W.C. Bullitt, begins service.
1927 The Colorado state police open fire on 500 rowdy but unarmed miners during a strike, killing six of them.
1925 Red Grange plays final University of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears
1924 British Premier Baldwin cancels Labor contract with USSR
1922 Rebecca L Felton (Ga) sworn in as 1st female US Senator
1920 Irish War of Independence: In Dublin, 31 people are killed in what became known as ''Bloody Sunday''. This included fourteen British informants, fourteen Irish civilians and three Irish Republican Army prisoners.
1918 2 German ammunition trains explode in Hamont Belgium, 1,750 die
1917 M Gorki calls Lenin a blind fanatic / unthinking adventurer
1916 World War I: A mine explodes and sinks HMHS Britannic in the Aegean Sea, killing 30 people.
1914 British army conquerors Bazra
1910 Sailors onboard Brazil's most powerful military units, including the brand-new warships Minas Geraes, Sao Paulo, and Bahia, violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).
1906 China prohibits opium trade
1905 1st game ever played in the Australian Tennis Open
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