Page 3: 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  On November - 21 arthur Quiller-Couch, [Q], editor (Oxford Book of English Verse)   

1863  On November - 21 joseph Mayseder, composer, dies at 74   

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

1865  Shaw University forms in Raleigh NC on this day in history.   

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

1870  Joe Darling, cricketer (Australian lefty batsman at turn of century) on November - 21.   

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

1871  On this day in history moses Gale patents a cigar lighter   

1871  On November - 21 moses F Gale patents a cigar lighter (NYC)   

1871  Panayot Pipkov, composer on this day in history.   

1875  On this day in history friedrich A Lange, philosopher/socialist (Neo-Kantianism), dies at 67   

1876  On this day in history skirmish between HM Stanley's expedition & natives   

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

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

1877  Louis Campbell-Tipton, composer on November - 21.   

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

1880  On this day in history henry Stanley & Pierre de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo   

1880  Franz Hessel, writer on this day in history.   

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

1886  Harold G Nicolson, English diplomat/author (Good Behaviour) on November - 21.   

1888  On this day in history 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  On November - 21 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 this day in history.   

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

1902  Hocky broadcaster Foster Hewitt is born on November - 21.   

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 November - 21.   

1904  Coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz on this day in history.   

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1495  On this day in history birth of john Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan)   

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  On this day in history birth of johann Michael Muller, composer   

1692  On November - 21 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  Death of Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1566  On November - 21 death of annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507)   

1579  On this day in history death of thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier   

1580  Death of Willem Van Hoorn, baron of Heze, governor of Brussels, executed on this day in history.   

1610  On November - 21 benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies