Page 3: Historical Events In November - 21

1854  Benedict XV, [Giacomo PGB marques della Chiessa], 258th Pope (1914-22) on November - 21.   

1861  On November - 21 joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet   

1863  On November - 21 arthur Quiller-Couch, [Q], editor (Oxford Book of English Verse)   

1863  On this day in history joseph Mayseder, composer, dies at 74   

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

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

1867  On November - 21 vladimir N Ipatiev, Russian chemist   

1870  On November - 21 joe Darling, cricketer (Australian lefty batsman at turn of century)   

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

1871  Moses Gale patents a cigar lighter on November - 21.   

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

1871  On November - 21 panayot Pipkov, composer   

1875  Friedrich A Lange, philosopher/socialist (Neo-Kantianism), dies at 67 on this day in history.   

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

1877  Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention on this day in history.   

1877  On November - 21 tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention (phonograph)   

1877  On November - 21 louis Campbell-Tipton, composer   

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  On November - 21 franz Hessel, writer   

1882  Sergei G Netsjajev, Russian nihilist, dies at 35 on this day in history.   

1886  Harold G Nicolson, English diplomat/author (Good Behaviour) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Bruce Partington Plans" (BG)   

1898  On this day in history rené Magritte, Belgian surrealistic painter (This is Not a Pipe)   

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

1900  On November - 21 alice Calhoun, Cleveland OH, Silent film actress (Flowing Gold)   

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

1901  On this day in history richard Strauss' opera "Feuersnot," premieres in Dresden   

1902  On this day in history hocky broadcaster Foster Hewitt is born   

1902  On November - 21 1st night football game, Phila Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0   

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

1904  On this day in history 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 November - 21.   

1561  Carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/author was born on November - 21.   

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

1637  On this day in history birth of catharina Questiers, Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child)   

1645  Johann Lohner, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1692  Carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet was born on November - 21.   

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

0496  Death of Pope Gelasius I on this day in history.   

1361  On this day in history death of philip I, Duke of Burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)   

1481  Ikkyu Sojun, Zen head of Daitokuji temple, dies in Kyoto, Japan at 87 on this day in history.   

1555  On November - 21 georg Agricola, [Bauer], German mineralogist (zinc), dies at 61   

1566  Death of Annibale Caro, Italian poet (b. 1507) on this day in history.   

1579  Death of Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier on this day in history.   

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

1610  Benedict van Canfield, [William Fish], English missionary, dies on this day in history.