Historical Birthdays for Yesterday

🎂 Famous Historical Birthdays - Nov 21

1495 John Bale, England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan)

1561 Carolus Scribani, Italian/Flemish jesuit/author

1637 Catharina Questiers, Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child)

1645 Johann Lohner, composer

1683 Johann Michael Muller, composer

1692 Carlo Fragoni, Italy, poet

1694 Voltaire, [Fran‡ois-Marie Arouet], France, thinker (Candide)

1724 John Ekels, the Old, Amsterdam painter/cartoonist

1729 Josiah Bartlett, US physician/judge/signer (Decl of Independence)

1742 Alessandro Felici, composer

1768 Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologist/philosopher

1785 William Beaumont, surgeon (studied digestion)

1787 Barry Cornwall, [Bryan Waller Procter], British? poet

1787 Samuel Cunard, founder (1st regular Atlantic steamship line)

1817 Richard Brooke Garnett, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1863

1828 William McComb, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1918

1829 Peter A de Genestet, Dutch vicar/poet

1831 John Franklin Miller, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1886

1834 Henrietta (Hetty) Green, financier (Witch of Wall Street)

1834 Joseph Jackson Bartlett, Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1893

1840 Victoria, Empress of Germany/Queen of Prussia

1851 D‚sir‚ J Mercier, Belgian philosopher/cardinal

1852 Francisco Tarrega y Eixea, composer

1853 Hussain Kamil, sultan of Egypt (1914-17)

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

1861 Joao da Cruz, Brazilian poet

1863 Arthur Quiller-Couch, [Q], editor (Oxford Book of English Verse)

1863 Mina Dilis-Beersmans, Flemish actress/wife of John Dilis (Poppenhuis)

1867 Vladimir N Ipatiev, Russian chemist

1870 Joe Darling, cricketer (Australian lefty batsman at turn of century)

1870 Stanley Jackson, cricketer (captain of England, governor of Bengal)

1871 Panayot Pipkov, composer

1877 Louis Campbell-Tipton, composer

1877 Sigfrid Karg-Elert, composer

1878 Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer/minister of Justice

1880 Franz Hessel, writer

1886 Harold G Nicolson, English diplomat/author (Good Behaviour)

1894 Corinne Griffith, Texarkana TX, actress (3 Hours, Lilies of Field)

1898 Ren‚ Magritte, Belgian surrealistic painter (This is Not a Pipe)

1900 Alice Calhoun, Cleveland OH, Silent film actress (Flowing Gold)

1900 Jobyna Ralston, South Pittsburgh TN, actress (For Heaven's Sake)

1902 Michail A Suslov, Russian party ideologist [OS=Nov 8]

1904 Coleman Hawkins, virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz

1905 David Moule-Evans, composer

1907 Charles Korvin, Czechoslovakia, actor (Berlin Express, Ship of Fools)

1907 Jim Bishop, author (The Day Lincoln was Shot)

1907 M Eleonore Lippits, 1st Dutch female missionary doctor

1908 Franz PfnЃr, Germany, slalom (Olympic-gold-1936)

1912 Anne Bolt, photo-journalist/trade unionist

1912 Eleanor Powell, Springfield Mass, actress/tap dancer (Bdwy Melody)

1916 Cecilia P J "Cilly" Bach, Dutch/US/Spanish actress (In Pyama)

1916 Esmond Kentish, cricketer (WI fast bowler in 2 Tests 1948 & 1954)

1916 Sid Luckman, NFL QB (Chicago Bears)

1917 Sem Presser, Dutch press photographer

1920 Ralph Meeker, Minneapolis MN, actor (Anderson Tapes, Night Stalker)

1920 Stan Musial, outfielder (St Louis Cardinal, 7 times NL bat champ)

1921 Geza Anda, Hungarian/Swiss pianist (Mozart/Bartўk)

1921 Vivian Blaine, Newark NJ, actress (Guys & Dolls, Skirts Ahoy)

1922 Maria Casares, La Coruna Spain, French actress (Orpheus, Lectrice)

1925 Johan "Poncke" Princen, KNIL-defector/civil rights in Djakarta

1927 Joseph Campanella, NYC, actor (Dr Steffen-The Nurses, Lou-Mannix)

1929 Marilyn French, US author (The Women's Room)

1931 Malcolm Williamson, composer

1932 Jim Ringo, NFL center (Green Bay, Philadelphia)

1932 Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, composer

1933 Frank Brake, English multi-millionaire

1933 Henry Hartsfield Jr, Birmingham Ala, astro (STS-4, STS 41-D, STS 61A)

1933 Jean Shepard, Pauls Valley Okla, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)

1934 Laurence Luckinbill, Ft Smith Ark, actor (Delphi Bureau, Ike)

1934 Peter Philpott, cricketer (NSW & Australian leg spinner 1965-66)

1936 James De Preist, Philadelphia Penn, conductor (Mitropolos 1964)

1937 Marlo Thomas, [Mrs Phil Donahue], Detroit Mich (That Girl!, Jenny)

1938 Robert Drivas, [Choromokos], Chicago, actor (Our Private World)

1939 Rick Lenz, Springfield Ill, actor (Hec Ramsey, Scandalous John)

1940 Dr John, [Rebennack], New Orleans La, vocalist (I Was in Right Place)

1940 Javed Akhtar, cricketer (Pakistani off-spinner took 0-52 in 1962 Test)

1940 Natalia Makarova, Leningrad, ballerina (Kirov)/defected 1970

1941 David Porter, US songwriter (Soul Man)

1941 George Morren, Flemish painter/sculptor

1941 Juliet Mills, London England, actress (Nanny & the Professor, QB VII)

1942 Tweety Bird, cartoon character

1943 Larry Mahan, Oregon, rodeo champ (1967-70)

1944 Earl "the Pearl" Monroe, Phila Pa, NBA Guard (NY Knicks, Balt Bullets)

1944 Harold Ramis, Chicago IL, actor/director (SCTV, Stripes)

1944 Marcia "Marcy" Carsey, TV executive/producer

1944 Richard J Durbin, (Rep-D-IL, 1983- )

1945 Goldie Hawn, Takoma Park Md, actress (Laugh-in, Private Benjamin)

1946 Jonas Tomasson, composer

1947 Dick W de Cloe, Dutch MP (PvdA)

1948 Alphonse Mouson, rocker

1948 Lonnie Jordan, San Diego Ca, rock keyboardist/vocalist (War)

1949 Basil Williams, cricketer (century on debut for West Indies 1978)

1949 Nickolas Grace, Cheshire England, actor (Diamond's Edge)

1950 Alberto Juantorena, Cuba, 400m dash (Olympic-gold-1976)

1950 Bruce Laird, cricketer (tough Australian opener 1979-82)

1950 Livingston Taylor, Boston, rocker (I Will be in Love With You)

1952 Deborah Shelton, Wash DC, actress (Dallas, Ocean Kill, Body Double)

1952 Eamonn Coghlan, Ireland, 1500m runner (Oly-4th-76)

1952 Lorna Luft, Scarsdale NY, singer/actress (Where the Boys Are-1980)

1953 Tina Brown, journalist publisher (New Yorker, Tattler)

1956 Mariana Simionescu, Tirgu Neamt Romania, 1st wife of Bjorn Borg

1956 Terri Welles, [Knepper], Calif, playmate of the year (Dec, 1980)

1957 Jim Brown, rocker (UB40-Red Red Wine)

1958 Evert van Benthem, Dutch skater (11 Cities Skating Race, 1985, 86)

1958 Frank Edmonds, Thunder Bay Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Alberta)

1958 Tim Robinson, cricketer (solid England opener in 29 Tests 1984-89)

1959 Colin Beashel, Australian star yachter (Olympics-96)

1959 Tim Wilkison, Shelby NC, tennis player (WCT Atlanta finals-1986)

1963 Nicollette Sheridan, Worthing England, actress (Paige-Knots Landing)

1963 Peter Bosz, Dutch soccer star (Toulon/Feyenoord)

1964 Marjorie Judith Vincent, Oak Park Ill, Miss America (1991)

1964 Olden Polynice, NBA forward/center (Sacramento Kings)

1964 Thomas Everett, NFL safety (Tampa Bay Bucs)

1965 Bjork, Iceland, singer (Like Someone in Love)

1966 Jerry Fontenot, NFL center/guard (Chic Bears, New Orleans Saints)

1966 Troy Aikman, NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys - Superbowl 1992)

1967 Dominic Lavoie, hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)

1967 Kelly Gallagher, Myrtle Beach SC, playmate (Sep, 1994)

1968 Andy Caddick, English cricket pace bowler (NZ 1993)

1968 Antonio Tarver, Orlando Fla, light heavyweight boxer (Olympics-br-96)

1969 Dahlia Salem, Boston Mass, actress (Sofia Carlino-Another World)

1969 Ken Griffy Jr, centerfielder (Seattle Mariners, MVP 1997)

1970 Dahlia Salem, actress (Sofia Carlino-Another World) [approx 1970]

1970 Jorgen Gustafsson, WLAF guard (Amsterdam Admirals)

1970 Justin Langer, cricketer (gutsy Australian lefty bat 1993- )

1970 Keith Crawford, wide receiver (St Louis Rams)

1971 Michael Strahan, NFL defensive end (NY Giants)

1971 Ramondo Stallings, NFL defensive end (Cin Bengals)

1971 Robert Flickinger, WLAF defensive end (Scottish Claymores)

1973 Brent Smith, tackle (Miami Dolphins)

1973 Danny Kanell, quarterback (NY Giants)

1974 Casey Patton, London Ontario, boxer (Olympics-96)

1974 Tremain Mack, strong safety (Cincinnati Bengals)

1975 Chad Levitt, running back (Oakland Raiders)

1975 Cherie Johnson, Pitts Pa, actress (Cherie-Punky Brewster)

1976 Saleem Elahi, cricketer (bro of Manzoor Pak, Test opener v Aust 1995)

1980 Danielle Hartsell, Ann Arbor Mich, pairs skater (& Steve Hartsell)

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