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Historical Birthday

21 Nov 1495
John Bale England bishopanti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan)
21 Nov 1561
Carolus Scribani ItalianFlemish jesuitauthor
21 Nov 1637
Catharina Questiers Dutch poetess (Friend of Abandoned Child)
21 Nov 1724
John Ekels the Old Amsterdam paintercartoonist
21 Nov 1729
Josiah Bartlett US physicianjudgesigner (Declaration of Independence)
21 Nov 1768
Friedrich Schleiermacher German theologistphilosopher
21 Nov 1787
Samuel Cunard founder (1st regular Atlantic steamship line)
21 Nov 1817
Richard B. Garnett Confederate Brigadier General born in Essex County Virginia (d. 1863)
21 Nov 1824
Hieronymus Theodor Richter Dresden German Mineralogist and co-discoverer of the element indium
21 Nov 1828
William McComb Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1918)
21 Nov 1831
John Franklin Miller American lawyer businessman and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in South Bend Indiana (d. 1886)
21 Nov 1834
Joseph Jackson Bartlett American attorney diplomat and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Binghamton New York (d. 1893)
21 Nov 1851
Desire J Mercier Belgian philosophercardinal
21 Nov 1854
Benedict XV [Giacomo PGB marques della Chiessa] 258th Pope (1914-22)
21 Nov 1857
Manuel Estrada Cabrera 13th President of Guatemala (1898-1920) born in Quetzaltenango Guatemala (d. 1924)
21 Nov 1863
Arthur Quiller-Couch [Q] editor (Oxford Book of English Verse)
21 Nov 1870
Joe Darling cricketer (Australian lefty batsman at turn of century)
21 Nov 1870
Stanley Jackson cricketer (captain of England governor of Bengal)
21 Nov 1870
Sigfrid Edstrm Swedish sports official (d. 1964)
21 Nov 1877
Louis Campbell-Tipton US composer born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1921)
21 Nov 1878
Gustav Radbruch German lawyerminister of Justice
21 Nov 1880
Franz Hessel German writer born in Szczecin Poland (d. 1941)
21 Nov 1886
Harold Nicolson English diplomatauthor (Good Behaviour)
21 Nov 1894
Corinne Griffith American actress dubbed The Orchid Lady of the Screen (3 Hours Lilies of Field) born in Texarkana Texas (d. 1979)
21 Nov 1898
Ren Magritte Belgian surrealistic painter (This is Not a Pipe)
21 Nov 1899
Jobyna Ralston American actress (For Heavens Sake) born in South Pittsburg Tennessee (d. 1967)
21 Nov 1900
Alice Calhoun American Silent film actress (Flowing Gold) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1966)
21 Nov 1902
Michail A Suslov Russian party ideologist [OSNov 8]
21 Nov 1902
Foster Hewitt Canadian radio pioneer (d. 1985)
21 Nov 1904
Coleman Hawkins virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz
21 Nov 1907
Charles Korvin [Geza Korvin Karpathi] Austrian actor (Berlin Express Ship of Fools) born in Piestany Austria-Hungary (d. 1998)
21 Nov 1907
M Eleonore Lippits 1st Dutch female missionary doctor
21 Nov 1908
Elizabeth George Speare American author (d. 1994)
21 Nov 1912
Eleanor Powell American actress and tap dancer (Born to Dance Born to Dance) born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 1982)
21 Nov 1916
Esmond Kentish cricketer (WI fast bowler in 2 Tests 1948 & 1954)
21 Nov 1919
Steve Brodie [John Stevenson] American actor (The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp) born in El Dorado Kansas (d. 1992)
21 Nov 1920
Ralph Meeker [Rathgeber] American actor (Mister Roberts Anderson Tapes Night Stalker) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 1988)
21 Nov 1921
Geza Anda HungarianSwiss pianist (MozartBartok)
21 Nov 1921
Vivian Blaine American actress (Guys & Dolls Skirts Ahoy) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1995)
21 Nov 1922
Maria Casares [Prez] Spanish-French actress (Orpheus Lectrice) born in A Corua Spain (d. 1996)
21 Nov 1924
Joseph Campanella American character actor (Guiding Light Mannix) born in NYC New York
21 Nov 1924
Christopher Tolkien British author and son of J. R. R. Tolkien born in Leeds England
21 Nov 1925
Johan Poncke Princen KNIL-defectorcivil rights in Jakarta
21 Nov 1927
Georgia Frontiere co-owner of the St. Louis Rams (d. 2008)
21 Nov 1929
Marilyn French American author (The Womens Room)
21 Nov 1929
Laurier LaPierre Canadian journalist broadcaster and senator
21 Nov 1932
Jim Ringo NFL center (Green Bay Philadelphia)
21 Nov 1933
Henry Hartsfield Jr American astronaut (STS-4 STS 41-D STS 61A) born in Birmingham Ala (d. 2014)
21 Nov 1933
Jean Shepard Pauls Valley Oklahoma country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
21 Nov 1934
Laurence Luckinbill actor (Delphi Bureau Ike) born in Fort Smith Arkansas
21 Nov 1934
Peter Philpott cricketer (NSW & Australian leg spinner 1965-66)
21 Nov 1936
James DePreist American conductor (Mitropolos 1964) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
21 Nov 1968
Andy Caddick English cricket pace bowler (NZ 1993)
21 Nov 1968
Antonio Tarver light heavyweight boxer (Olympics-br-96) born in Orlando Florida
21 Nov 1969
Ken Griffey Jr. Donora Pennsylvania American baseball center fielder (Seattle Mariners MVP 1997)
21 Nov 1970
Jorgen Gustafsson WLAF guard (Amsterdam Admirals)
21 Nov 1970
Justin Langer cricketer (gutsy Australian lefty bat 1993- )
21 Nov 1971
Dahlia Salem actress (Sofia Carlino-Another World) born in Boston Massachusetts
21 Nov 1971
Michael Strahan NFL defensive end (NY Giants)
21 Nov 1971
Ramondo Stallings NFL defensive end (Cin Bengals)
21 Nov 1971
Robert Flickinger WLAF defensive end (Scottish Claymores)
21 Nov 1974
Casey Patton boxer (Olympics 1996) born in London Ontario
21 Nov 1974
Tremain Mack strong safety (Cincinnati Bengals)
21 Nov 1975
Cherie Johnson actress (Cherie-Punky Brewster) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
21 Nov 1976
Saleem Elahi cricketer (bro of Manzoor Pak Test opener v Aust 1995)
21 Nov 1977
Myles Heskett Australian musician (Wolfmother)
21 Nov 1980
Danielle Hartsell pairs skater (& Steve Hartsell) born in Ann Arbor Michigan
21 Nov 1937
Marlo Thomas [Mrs Phil Donahue] Detroit Mich (That Girl Jenny)
21 Nov 1938
Robert Drivas [Choromokos] actor (Our Private World) born in Chicago Illinois
21 Nov 1939
Rick Lenz actor (Hec Ramsey Scandalous John) born in Springfield Illinois
21 Nov 1939
R. Budd Dwyer American politician who committed suicide on TV (d. 1987)
21 Nov 1940
Dr. John [Rebennack] American vocalist (I Was in Right Place) born in New Orleans Louisiana
21 Nov 1940
Javed Akhtar cricketer (Pakistani off-spinner took 0-52 in 1962 Test)
21 Nov 1940
Natalia Makarova Leningrad ballerina (Kirov)defected 1970
21 Nov 1941
Juliet Mills actress (Nanny & the Professor QB VII) born in London England
21 Nov 1942
Tweety [Pie] Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Bob Clampett and Friz Freleng (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series) first debuts in A Tale of Two Kitties
21 Nov 1944
Earl the Pearl Monroe NBA Guard (NY Knicks Balt Bullets) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
21 Nov 1944
Harold Ramis actor and director (SCTV Stripes) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2014)
21 Nov 1945
Goldie Hawn American actress (The First Wives Club Private Benjamin) born in Washington District of Columbia
21 Nov 1948
Lonnie Jordan rock keyboardist and vocalist (War) born in San Diego California
21 Nov 1948
Alphonse Mouzon American jazz musician (Weather Report Tenacious Records) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 2016)
21 Nov 1949
Basil Williams cricketer (century on debut for West Indies 1978)
21 Nov 1949
Nickolas Grace Cheshire England actor (Diamonds Edge)
21 Nov 1949
Barbara Jo Rubin American jockey first women to win a race on a major US track born in Highland Illinois
21 Nov 1950
Alberto Juantorena Cuba 400m dash (Olympic gold 1976)
21 Nov 1950
Bruce Laird cricketer (tough Australian opener 1979-82)
21 Nov 1950
Livingston Taylor rocker (I Will be in Love With You) born in Boston Massachusetts
21 Nov 1950
Stephen Geyer American film & television songwriter
21 Nov 1951
Nick Gilder English singer (Hot Child in the City) born in London
21 Nov 1952
Deborah Shelton actress (Dallas Ocean Kill Body Double) born in Washington D.C.
21 Nov 1952
Eamonn Coghlan Irish 1500m runner (Olympic 4th 76)
21 Nov 1952
Lorna Luft singeractress (Where the Boys Are-1980) born in Scarsdale New York
21 Nov 1953
Tina Brown journalist publisher (New Yorker Tattler)
21 Nov 1956
Mariana Simionescu Tirgu Neamt Romania 1st wife of Bjorn Borg
21 Nov 1956
Terri Welles [Knepper] California playmate of the year (Dec 1980)
21 Nov 1958
Evert van Benthem Dutch skater (11 Cities Skating Race 1985 86)
21 Nov 1958
Frank Edmonds Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Alberta) born in Thunder Bay Ontario
21 Nov 1958
Tim Robinson cricketer (solid England opener in 29 Tests 1984-89)
21 Nov 1959
Colin Beashel Australian star sailor (Olympics 1996)
21 Nov 1959
Tim Wilkison American tennis player (6 ATP tiles) born in Shelby North Carolina
21 Nov 1963
Nicollette Sheridan British actress (Paige-Knots Landing) born in Worthing England
21 Nov 1963
Peter Bosz Dutch soccer star (ToulonFeyenoord)
21 Nov 1964
Marjorie Judith Vincent Miss America (1991) born in Oak Park Illinois
21 Nov 1964
Olden Polynice NBA forwardcenter (Sacramento Kings)
21 Nov 1966
Jerry Fontenot NFL centerguard (Chicago Bears New Orleans Saints)
21 Nov 1966
Troy Aikman NFL quarterback (Dallas Cowboys - Super Bowl 1992)
21 Nov 1967
Dominic Lavoie hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)
21 Nov 1967
Kelly Gallagher Myrtle Beach SC playmate (Sep 1994)
21 Nov 1967
Tripp Cromer American baseball player born in Lake City North Carolina
21 Nov 1980
Elaine Yiu Hong Kong actress and presenter born in Hong Kong
21 Nov 1982
Aarti Chhabria Indian Bollywood actress and Miss India Worldwide 2000 born in Mumbai Maharashtra
21 Nov 1495
John Bale English bishop and anti-catholic playwright (Kynge Johan) born in Cove Suffolk England (d. 1563)
21 Nov 1561
Charles Scribani IFlemish jesuit and author born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1629)
21 Nov 1567
Anne de Xainctonge French saint and founder of the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin born in Dijon France (d. 1621)
21 Nov 1637
Catharina Questiers Dutch poet (Friend of Abandoned Child) born in Amsterdam (d. 1669)
21 Nov 1645
Johann Lhner German composer born in Nuremberg Bavaria Germany (d. 1705)
21 Nov 1683
Johann Michael Mller German organist and composer born in Schmalkalden Thuringia Germany (d. 1743)
21 Nov 1692
Carlo Innocenzo Fragoni Italian poet born in Genoa Italy (d. 1768)
21 Nov 1724
Jan Ekels the Elder Amsterdam painter and cartoonist born in Amsterdam (d. 1781)
21 Nov 1729
Josiah Bartlett American physician and statesman (signed US Declaration of Independence) born in Amesbury Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1795)
21 Nov 1742
Alessandro Felici Italian composer born in Florence Italy (d. 1772)
21 Nov 1768
Friedrich Schleiermacher German theologist and philosopher born in Breslau Prussian Silesia (d. 1834)
21 Nov 1787
Samuel Cunard Canadian-British shipping magnate and founder (1st regular Atlantic steamship line) born in Halifax Nova Scotia (d. 1865)
21 Nov 1817
Richard B. Garnett American Confederate Brigadier General born in Essex County Virginia (d. 1863)
21 Nov 1824
Hieronymus Theodor Richter German mineralogist and co-discoverer of the element indium born in Dresden Saxony (d. 1898)
21 Nov 1828
William McComb American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Mercer County Pennsylvania (d. 1918)
21 Nov 1829
Petrus Augustus de Gnestet Dutch vicar and poet born in Amsterdam (d. 1861)
21 Nov 1840
Victoria Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III born in Buckingham Palace London (d. 1901)
21 Nov 1851
Dsir-Joseph Mercier Belgian philosopher and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church born in Braine-lAlleud Belgium (d. 1926)
21 Nov 1852
Francisco Trrega Spanish composer born in Villarreal Spain (d. 1909)
21 Nov 1853
Hussein Kamel Sultan of Egypt (1914-17) born in Cairo Egypt (d. 1917)
21 Nov 1854
Benedict XV [Giacomo Paolo Giovanni Battista della Chiesa] Italian 258th Pope (1914-22) born in Genoa Pegli Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia (d. 1922)
21 Nov 1863
Arthur Quiller-Couch Cornish novelist and editor (The Oxford Book Of English Verse 12501900) born in Bodmin Cornwall (d. 1944)
21 Nov 1867
Vladimir Ipatieff Russian-American chemist born in Moscow Russia (d. 1952)
21 Nov 1870
Joe Darling Australian cricketer (Australian lefty batsman at turn of century) born in Glen Osmond Australia (d. 1946)
21 Nov 1870
Stanley Jackson English cricketer (captain of England governor of Bengal) born in Chapel Allerton Leeds Yorkshire England (d. 1947)
21 Nov 1870
Sigfrid Edstrm Swedish sports official and 4th President of the International Olympic Committee born in Morlanda Sweden (d. 1964)
21 Nov 1871
Panayot Pipkov Bulgarian composer born in Plovdiv Bulgaria (d. 1942)
21 Nov 1877
Louis Campbell-Tipton American composer born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1921)
21 Nov 1904
Coleman Hawkins virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz born in St. Joseph Missouri (d. 1969)
21 Nov 1905
Fred Lindstrom American Baseball Hall of Fame utility (New York Giants) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1981)
21 Nov 1924
Milka Planinc Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (1982-86) born in Drni Yugoslavia (d. 2010)
21 Nov 1932
Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen Danish composer (Symphony and Antiphony) born in Copenhagen (d. 2016)
21 Nov 1933
Jean Shepard American country singer (Ozark Jubilee) born in Pauls Valley Oklahoma (d. 2016)
21 Nov 1938
Robert Drivas American actor (Cool Hand Luke Illustrated Man) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1986)
21 Nov 1941
Andrew Love American saxophonist (The Memphis Horns) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2012)
21 Nov 1948
John Rabbit Bundrick American keyboardist and organist (The Who The Rocky Horror Picture Show) born in Houston Texas
21 Nov 1950
Gary Pihl American guitarist (Sammy Hagar) born in Chicago Illinois
21 Nov 1953
Tina Brown British journalist (New Yorker Tattler) born in Maidenhead United Kingdom
21 Nov 1956
Mariana Simionescu Romanian tennis player (1st wife of Bjrn Borg) born in Tirgu Neamt Romania
21 Nov 1956
Terri Welles [Knepper] American playboy model (Dec 1980 Playmate of the Year 1981) born in Santa Monica California
21 Nov 1956
Cherry Jones American stage and TV actress (Doubt 24) born in Paris Tennessee
21 Nov 1967
Kelly Wearstler [Gallagher] American interior designer and Playboy playmate (Sep 1994) born in Myrtle Beach South Carolina
21 Nov 1969
Ken Griffey Jr. American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (13-time MLB All Star AL MVP 1997) born in Donora Pennsylvania
21 Nov 1973
Brook Kerr American actress (Passions) born in Indianapolis Indiana
21 Nov 1984
lvaro Bautista Spanish motorcycle racer (125cc World Champion 2006) born in Talavera de la Reina Spain
21 Nov 1870
Joe Darling Australian cricket batsman and captain (34 Tests 21 as captain) born in Glen Osmond Australia (d. 1946)
21 Nov 1877
Sigfrid Karg-Elert German composer born in Oberndorf am Neckar Germany (d. 1933)
21 Nov 1878
Gustav Radbruch German lawyer and jurist born in Lbeck Schleswig-Holstein Prussia (d. 1949)
21 Nov 1886
Harold Nicolson English diplomat and author (Good Behaviour) born in Tehran Persian Empire (d. 1968)
21 Nov 1897
Mollie Steimer American political prisoner and anarchist agitator born in Dunaevtsy Russia (d. 1980)
21 Nov 1898
Ren Magritte Belgian surrealist painter (This is Not a Pipe) born in Lessines Belgium (d. 1967)
21 Nov 1902
Mikhail Suslov Soviet statesman and party ideologist born in Shakhovskoye Russian Empire (d. 1982)
21 Nov 1902
Foster Hewitt Canadian radio broadcaster (Hockey Night in Canada) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 1985)
21 Nov 1904
Coleman Hawkins American jazz musician who virtually created tenor saxophone for jazz born in St. Joseph Missouri (d. 1969)
21 Nov 1905
David Moule-Evans English composer and conductor born in Ashford Kent England (d. 1988)
21 Nov 1907
Jim Bishop American journalist and author (The Day Lincoln was Shot) born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 1987)
21 Nov 1907
M Eleonore Lippits 1st Dutch female missionary doctor (d. 1993)
21 Nov 1908
Elizabeth George Speare American author (The Witch of Blackbird Pond) born in Melrose Massachusetts (d. 1994)
21 Nov 1912
Anne Bolt photo-journalist and trade unionist born in London (d. 1996)
21 Nov 1913
Roy Boulting British film director and producer (Desert Victory) born in Bray Berkshire Eng (d. 2001)
21 Nov 1916
Sid Luckman American NFL quarterback (Chicago Bears) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1998)
21 Nov 1917
Sem Presser Dutch press photographer born in Amsterdam (d. 1986)
21 Nov 1922
Abe Lemons American basketball coach born in Ryan Oklahoma (d. 2002)
21 Nov 1924
Joseph Campanella American character actor (Guiding Light Mannix) born in NYC New York (d. 2018)
21 Nov 1924
Christopher Tolkien British author and son of J. R. R. Tolkien born in Leeds England (d. 2020)
21 Nov 1925
Poncke Princen Dutch anti-Nazi fighter colonial soldier and human rights activist born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 2002)
21 Nov 1927
Georgia Frontiere American businesswoman and co-owner of the ClevelandLos AngelesSt. Louis Rams born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2008)
21 Nov 1929
Marilyn French American author (The Womens Room) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2009)
21 Nov 1929
Laurier LaPierre Canadian journalist broadcaster and senator born in Lac-Mgantic Quebec (d. 2012)
21 Nov 1931
Malcolm Williamson Australian composer born in Sydney Australia (d. 2003)
21 Nov 1931
Revaz Dogonadze Georgian scientist (one of the founders of Quantum electrochemistry) born in Tbilisi Georgia (d. 1985)
21 Nov 1932
Jim Ringo American NFL center (Green Bay Philadelphia) born in Orange New Jersey (d. 2007)
21 Nov 1935
Fairuz [Nouhad Haddad] Lebanese singer (Behebak Ya Libnan) born in Zuqaq al-Blat Beirut State of Greater Lebanon
21 Nov 1936
James DePreist American conductor (Mitropoulos Prize 1964 Oregon Symphony 1980-2003) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2013)
21 Nov 1937
Marlo Thomas [Mrs Phil Donahue] Detroit Mich (That Girl Jenny)
21 Nov 1938
Robert Drivas [Choromokos] American actor (Cool Hand Luke Illustrated Man Our Private World) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1986)
21 Nov 1943
Robert Alner British racehorse trainer (Cheltenham Gold Cup Cool Dawn 1998) born in Droop Dorset (d. 2020)
21 Nov 1949
Basil Williams West Indian cricket batsman (7 Tests 2 x 100s century on debut 1978) born in Caymanas Estate St Catherine Jamaica (d. 2015)
21 Nov 1950
Bruce Laird Australian cricket batsman (21 Tests 23 ODIs 13 Supertests in World Series Cricket) born in Perth Western Australia
21 Nov 1952
Lorna Luft American singer and actress (Where the Boys Are-1980) born in Scarsdale New York
21 Nov 1966
Troy Aikman American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and broadcaster (Super Bowl 1992-93 95 Pro Bowl 199196 Dallas Cowboys) born in West Covina California
21 Nov 1971
Michael Strahan American Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end (7 x Pro Bowl Super Bowl 2007 NY Giants) and broadcaster (Fox NFL Sunday co-host ABCs Good Morning America) born in Houston Texas
21 Nov 1980
Danielle Hartsell pairs skater (with partner Steve Hartsell) born in Ann Arbor Michigan
21 Nov 1870
Sigfrid Edstrm Swedish sports official (4th President International Olympic Committee 1952-64) born in Morlanda Sweden (d. 1964)
21 Nov 1881
Arthur Chesney [Kellaway] British stage and screen character actor (The Lodger Chelsea Life) born in Wandsworth London England (d. 1949)
21 Nov 1894
Max Miller [Thomas Henry Sargent] English comedian known as The Cheeky Chappie born in Brighton England (d. 1963)
21 Nov 1900
Alice Calhoun American silent film actress (Flowing Gold Between Friends Pampered Youth) and movie theater owner born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1966)
21 Nov 1912
Eleanor Powell American stage and screen actress and tap dancer (Born to Dance Broadway Melody films) born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 1982)
21 Nov 1933
Henry Hartsfield Jr American astronaut (STS-4 STS-41-D STS-61-A) born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 2014)
21 Nov 1934
Peter Philpott Australian cricket spin bowler (8 Tests 26 wickets best 590 NSW) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2021)
21 Nov 1934
Dietrich Weise German soccer forward (Eintracht Frankfurt FSV Mainz) and manager (FC Kaiserslautern E Frankfurt F Dsseldorf Egypt Liechtenstein) born in Grben Germany (d. 2020)
21 Nov 1940
Natalia Makarova a Soviet-Russian-born prima ballerina and choreographer (Kirov Ballet 1956-70) born in Leningrad USSR
21 Nov 1941
David Porter American producer arranger and songwriter (Soul Man Hold On Im Coming) born in Memphis Tennessee
21 Nov 1941
dil Biret Turkish concert pianist born in Ankara Turkey
21 Nov 1944
Dick Durbin American politician (Rep-D-IL 1983-97 Senator-D-IL 1997-) born in East St. Louis Illinois
21 Nov 1946
Jnas Tmasson Icelandic composer teacher and conductor born in safjrur Westfjords Iceland
21 Nov 1948
Leroy Lonnie Jordan American rock keyboardist and vocalist (War - Why Cant We Be Friends) born in San Diego California
21 Nov 1949
Nickolas Grace British stage and screen actor (Brideshead Revisited Heat and Dust Robin of Sherwood) born in West Kirby Cheshire England
21 Nov 1949
Barbara Jo Rubin American jockey (first women to win a race on a major US track) born in Highland Illinois
21 Nov 1949
Judith Shatin American contemporary classical and electronic composer (Hark My Love Ice Becomes Water) and educator (University of Virginia)
21 Nov 1950
Livingston Taylor American singer-songwriter (I Will Be In Love With You) born in Boston Massachusetts
21 Nov 1950
Stephen Geyer American film & television songwriter (Greatest American Hero) born in Lima Peru
21 Nov 1953
Asa Brebner American guitarist and singer-songwriter (Modern Lovers The Chartbusters) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2019)
21 Nov 1955
Jacob Desvarieux French zouk singer and guitarist (Kassav) born in Paris France (d. 2021)
21 Nov 1967
Toshihiko Koga Japanese judoka (Olympic gold - 71kgs 1992 silver 1996) born in Kitashigeyasu Saga Japan (d. 2021)
21 Nov 1968
Andy Caddick English cricket fast bowler (62 Tests 234 wickets 54 ODIs 69 wickets Somerset) born in Christchurch New Zealand
21 Nov 1980
Hank Blalock American MLB third baseman 2002-10 (Texas Rangers) born in San Diego California
21 Nov 1773
Robert Brown Scottish botanist (discovered Brownian Motion) born in Montrose Scotland (d. 1858)
21 Nov 1870
Joe Darling Australian cricket batsman and captain (34 Tests 21 as captain 3 x 100s TS 178 South Australia CA) born in Glen Osmond Australia (d. 1946)
21 Nov 1871
Panayot Pipkov Bulgarian bandmaster composer pedagogue and (with his son) Antarctic glacier namesake born in Plovdiv Bulgaria (d. 1942)
21 Nov 1905
Freddie Lindstrom American Baseball Hall of Fame utility (New York Giants Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1981)
21 Nov 1934
Peter Philpott Australian cricket spin bowler (8 Tests 26 wickets best 590 NSW CA) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2021)
21 Nov 1935
Robert Drivas [Choromokos] American stage and screen actor (Cool Hand Luke Illustrated Man Our Private World) and theater director born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1986)
21 Nov 1943
Orlando de la Torre Peruvian soccer defender (39 caps Sporting Cristal SA) born in Trujillo Peru (d. 2022)
21 Nov 1944
Earl the Pearl Monroe NBA basket ball guard 1967-80 4X All-Star (NY Knicks Baltimore Bullets) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
21 Nov 1947
Steve Webber American baseball college coach (University of Georgia 1981-96 NCAA Cship 1990) born in Stockport Iowa (d. 2022)
21 Nov 1949
Anatoliy Kuksov Ukrainian soccer midfielder (8 caps USSR FC Zorya Luhansk 489 games) and manager born in Luhansk Ukraine (d. 2022)
21 Nov 1950
David Williams American R&B pop and rock session and touring guitarist (Michael Jackson Madonna Rod Stewart Bryan Ferry) born in Newport News Virginia (d. 2009)
21 Nov 1951
John Kennedy American politician (Senator-R-Louisiana 2017-) born in Centreville Mississippi
21 Nov 1967
(Roy) Tripp Cromer American MLB baseball infielder 1993-2003 (St. Louis Cardinals Los Angeles Dodgers) born in Lake City North Carolina
21 Nov 1968
Tamara Gorski Canadian actress (Mrs Arris Goes to Paris) born in Winnipeg Manitoba
21 Nov 1970
Justin Langer Australian cricketer and coach (coach of Australia) born in Perth Australia
21 Nov 1970
Karen Davila Filipina broadcast journalist born in Manila Philippines
21 Nov 1976
Saleem Elahi Pakistani cricket batsman (13 Tests 1 x 50 Lahore City CC Habib Bank Ltd CC) born in Sahiwal Pakistan
21 Nov 1645
Johann Lhner German composer born in Free Imperial City of Nuremberg Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1705)
21 Nov 1683
Johann Michael Mller German organist and composer born in Schmalkalden Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel Holy Roman Empire (now in Thuringia Germany) (d. 1743)
21 Nov 1824
Hieronymus Theodor Richter German mineralogist and co-discoverer of the element indium born in Dresden Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1898)
21 Nov 1878
Gustav Radbruch German lawyer and jurist born in Lbeck GErmany (d. 1949)
21 Nov 1916
Sid Luckman American College-Pro Football HOF quarterback (Columbia University 4 NFL Cship 1940 41 43 46 NFL MVP 1943 5 First-team All-Pro 3 Pro Bowl Chicago Bears) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1998)
21 Nov 1922
Abe Lemons American basketball coach (Oklahoma City Uni Pan American Uni NABC Coach of the Year 1978 Uni of Texas Austin) born in Ryan Oklahoma (d. 2002)
21 Nov 1927
(Carlos) Charlie Palmieri American salsa and charanga music bandleader musical director and piano player (Tito Puente Alegr All-Stars) born in South Bronx New York City (d. 1988)
21 Nov 1927
Georgia Frontiere American businesswoman (co-owner ClevelandLos AngelesSt. Louis Rams 19792008) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2008)
21 Nov 1931
Jim Ringo American Pro Football HOF center (7 First-team All-Pro 10 Pro Bowl Green Bay Packers Philadelphia Eagles) and coach (Buffalo Bills 197677) born in Orange New Jersey (d. 2007)
21 Nov 1940
Terry Dischinger American College Basketball HOF guard (Purdue 3 x NBA All-Star NBA Rookie of the Year 1963 Baltimore Bullets Detroit Pistons Olympic gold 1960) born in Terre Haute Indiana (d. 2023)
21 Nov 1942
Afa Anoai Samoan-American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team Cship x 3 with Sika) born in Western Samoa
21 Nov 1943
Jacques Laffite French auto racer (6 x F1 wins Ligier) and broadcaster (TF1) born in Paris France
21 Nov 1943
Larry Mahan American rodeo rider (PRCA All-Around Champion 196670 73 ProRodeo Hall of Fame) born in Salem Oregon (d. 2023)
21 Nov 1943
Robert Alner British racehorse trainer (Cheltenham Gold Cup Cool Dawn 1998) born in Droop England (d. 2020)
21 Nov 1944
Earl the Pearl Monroe American basketball HOF guard (4 x NBA All-Star NBA Cship 1973 NY Knicks NBA Rookie of the Year 1968 Baltimore Bullets) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
21 Nov 1948
George Zimmer American businessman (Mens Warehouse) born in New York City
21 Nov 1949
Judith Shatin American contemporary classical and electronic composer (Hark My Love Ice Becomes Water) and educator (University of Virginia) born in the USA
21 Nov 1950
Stephen Geyer American guitarist and film and television songwriter (Greatest American Hero Blossom The Wuzzles) born in Lima Peru
21 Nov 1955
Cedric Maxwell American basketball small forward (NBA Cship 1981 [MVP] 84 Boston Celtics LA Clippers Houston Rockets) born in Kinston North Carolina
21 Nov 1958
Tim Robinson English cricketer (solid England opener in 29 Tests 1984-89) born in Sutton-in-Ashfield England
21 Nov 1962
Steven Curtis Chapman American Dove Award-winning contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter born in Paducah Kentucky
21 Nov 1964
Liza Tarbuck British actress (Watching) comedienne and TVe and radio presenter born in Liverpool England
21 Nov 1966
Troy Aikman American CollegePro Football HOF quarterback (University of Oklahoma UCLA Super Bowl 1992 [MVP] 93 95 6 x Pro Bowl Dallas Cowboys) and broadcaster (Fox ESPN MNF) born in West Covina California
21 Nov 1967
Ken Block American rally driver (Hoonigan Racing Division) and co-founder of DC Shoes born in Long Beach California (d. 2023)
21 Nov 1968
Alex James English rock bassist (Blur - Girls & Boys Country House) born in Boscombe England
21 Nov 1970
Andrew Sean Greer American writer (Less - Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2018) born in Washington D. C.
21 Nov 1970
Justin Langer Australian cricket batsman (105 Tests 23 x 100 HS 250 WACA Middlesex CCC Somerset CCC) and coach (Australia 2018-22) born in Perth Australia
21 Nov 1972
Rain Phoenix American (Even Cowgirls Get the Blues) and singer born in Crockett Texas
21 Nov 1975
Cherie Johnson American actress (Punky Brewster - Cherie) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
21 Nov 1977
Myles Heskett Australian rock drummer (Wolfmother 2000-08) and soundtrack composer (500 Days of Summer) born in Sydney Australia
21 Nov 1977
Tobias Sammet German heavy metal singer-songwriter (Edguy Avantasia) and radio host born in Fulda Germany
21 Nov 1979
Kim Dong Wan Korean K-pop and dance music singer (Shinhwa) and actor (A Farewell to Sorrow) born in Seoul South Korea
21 Nov 1561
Charles Scribani Flemish Jesuit and author born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1629)
21 Nov 1645
Johann Lhner German composer born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1705)
21 Nov 1742
Alessandro Felici Italian composer born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1772)
21 Nov 1907
M Eleonore Lippits 1st Dutch female missionary doctor born in Hoorn Netherlands (d. 1993)
21 Nov 1919
Eleanor Collins [Elnora Proctor] Canadian jazz and standards singer and television personality born in Edmonton Alberta (d. 2024)
21 Nov 1924
Joseph Campanella American character actor (Guiding Light Mannix) born in New York City (d. 2018)
21 Nov 1927
(Carlos) Charlie Palmieri American salsa and charanga music bandleader musical director and piano player (Tito Puente Alegre All-Stars) born in South Bronx New York City (d. 1988)
21 Nov 1933
Frank Brake English entrepreneur (Brake Bros. Frozen Food) multi-millionaire and philanthropist born in Holborn. England (d. 2018)
21 Nov 1936
Victor Chang Australian pioneering cardiac surgeon born in Shanghai China (d. 1986)
21 Nov 1937
Marlo Thomas American actress (That Girl Jenny) and writer (Free to Be... You and Me) born in Detroit Michigan
21 Nov 1939
R. Budd Dwyer American politician who committed suicide on TV born in St. Charles Missouri (d. 1987)
21 Nov 1940
Richard Marcinko American Navy Seal veteran and author born in Lansford Pennsylvania (d. 2021)
21 Nov 1942
Afa Anoai American pro wrestler (WWF Tag Team Cship x 3 with brother Sika as the Wild Samoans) born in Western Samoa Trust Territory
21 Nov 1942
Afa Anoai Samoan-American WWE HOF pro wrestler (The Wild Samoans WWF Tag Team Cship x 3) born in Territory of Western Samoa (d. 2024)
21 Nov 1942
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul German politician of the Social Democratic Party born in Frankfurt Germany
21 Nov 1943
Phil Bredesen American businessman and politician (D) 48th Governor of Tennessee (2003-11) born in Oceanport New Jersey
21 Nov 1943
Viktor Sidjak Russian sabre fencer 1st Russian to win individual fencing Olympic Gold born in Anzhero-Sudzhensk Soviet Union
21 Nov 1944
Harold Ramis American actor and director (SCTV Stripes) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2014)
21 Nov 1944
Marcy Carsey American TV executive who produced The Cosby Show and Roseanne born in Weymouth Massachusetts
21 Nov 1946
Jacky Lafon Belgian actress known for Flemish soap opera Familie born in Dendermonde Belgium
21 Nov 1950
Alberto Juantorena Cuban athlete (Olympic gold 400800m 1976 WR 800m 143.44) born in Santiago Cuba
21 Nov 1952
Eamonn Coghlan Irish athlete (World Cship gold 1500m 1983) born in Dublin Republic of Ireland
21 Nov 1954
Tom Rothman American film executive CEO of Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group born in Baltimore Maryland
21 Nov 1962
Sabine Busch German athlete (World Cship gold GDR 4 400m relay 1983 87 400m hurdles 1987) born in Erfurt Germany
21 Nov 1963
Peter Bosz Dutch soccer midfielder (8 caps Feyenoord 155 games) and manager (Vitesse Ajax Bayer Leverkusen Lyon PSV) born in Apeldoorn Netherlands
21 Nov 1964
Thomas Everett American football safety (Super Bowl XXVII XXVIII Pro Bowl 1993 Dallas Cowboys) born in Daingerfield Texas
21 Nov 1965
Alexander Siddig Sudanese-born British actor (Star Trek Deep Space Nine 24) born in Omdurman Sudan
21 Nov 1968
Christopher Noxon American journalist born in Los Angeles California
21 Nov 1973
Ins Sastre Spanish model and actress born in Valladolid Spain
21 Nov 1974
Tremain Mack American NFL football strong safety 1997-2000 (Cincinnati Bengals) born in Tyler Texas
21 Nov 1975
Chris Moneymaker American poker player 1st person to win world championship through online qualifier (2003) born in Atlanta Georgia
21 Nov 1977
Bruno Berner Swiss soccer left-back (16 caps Grasshoppers SC Freiburg Leicester City) and manager (FC Winterthur Grasshoppers) born in Zrich Switzerland
21 Nov 1977
Yolande James Quebec politician 1st black cabinet minister in Quebec born in Montreal Quebec
21 Nov 1978
Luca Jimnez Spanish actress known for Al salir de clase born in Segovia Spain
21 Nov 1979
Vincenzo Iaquinta Italian soccer striker (40 caps Udinese176 games Juventus) born in Cutro Italy
21 Nov 1980
Leonardo Gonzlez Costa Rican soccer left-back (61 caps CS Herediano 204 games Seattle Sounders FC133 games) born in San Jos Costa Rica
21 Nov 1981
Jonny Magalln Mexican soccer centre-back (54 caps CD Guadalajara 194 games Club Len 126 games) born in Ocotln Mexico
21 Nov 1982
Aarti Chabria Indian model beauty queen (Miss India Worldwide 1999) and Bollywood actress born in Mumbai Maharashtra India
21 Nov 1982
Ryan Starr [Tiffany Montgomery] American alt-rock singer (American Idol 2002) born in Los Angeles California
21 Nov 1983
Brie Bella American pro wrestler one half of The Bella Twins and reality TV star (Total Divas) born in San Diego California
21 Nov 1983
Nikki Bella American pro wrestler one half of The Bella Twins and reality TV star (Total Divas) born in San Diego California
21 Nov 1985
Jess Navas Spanish soccer utility (45 caps 2021 Sevilla Manchester City) born in Los Palacios Spain
21 Nov 1985
Ronny Chieng Malaysian comedian and actor known for The Daily Show born in Johor Bahru Malaysia
21 Nov 1986
Colleen Ballinger American YouTuber and comedian (Miranda Sings) born in Santa Barbara California