Famous Personalities Born In November - 21
Wednesday, 16 April 2025
1495 John Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan) was born on November - 21.
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 this day in history.
1645 On November - 21 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 Voltaire, [Francois-Marie Arouet], France, writer, essayist, philosopher and playwright (Candide) (. 1778) was born on November - 21.
1724 On this day in history birth of john Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist
1729 Josiah Bartlett, US physician/judge/signer (Decl of Independence) was born on this day in history.
1742 Alessandro Felici, composer was born on November - 21.
1761 On November - 21 birth of dorothy Jordan, British actress (d. 1816)
1768 Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher was born on November - 21.
1785 William Beaumont, surgeon (studied digestion) was born on November - 21.
1787 Samuel Cunard, founder (1st regular Atlantic steamship line) was born on November - 21.
1811 Zeng Guofan, Chinese military (d. 1872) was born on November - 21.
1817 On this day in history birth of richard Brooke Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1828 William McComb, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1918 was born on this day in history.
1829 On November - 21 birth of peter A de Genestet, Dutch vicar/poet
1831 John Franklin Miller, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1886 was born on November - 21.
1834 On this day in history 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 On November - 21 birth of victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia
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 Hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17) was born on November - 21.
1854 Benedict XV, [Giacomo PGB marques della Chiessa], 258th Pope (1914-22) was born on this day in history.
1860 On November - 21 birth of tom Horn, American gunman (d. 1903)
1861 Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet was born on November - 21.
1863 Arthur Quiller-Couch, [Q], editor (Oxford Book of English Verse) was born on this day in history.
1863 On this day in history birth of mina Dilis-Beersmans, Flemish actress/wife of John Dilis (Poppenhuis)
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 November - 21.
1870 Stanley Jackson, cricketer (captain of England, governor of Bengal) was born on November - 21.