November 21 in history
Events on November 21
Notable events that happened on November 21 in past years.
- 2022
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java kills between 335 and 602 people.
Wikipedia article: 2022 West Java earthquake - 2015
The government of Belgium imposes a security lockdown on Brussels, including the closure of shops, schools, and public transportation, due to potential terrorist attacks.
Wikipedia article: Federal Government of Belgium - 2009
A mine explosion in Heilongjiang, China kills 108.
Wikipedia article: 2009 Heilongjiang mine explosion - 2004
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 crashes after takeoff from Baotou Donghe Airport, killing 55.
Wikipedia article: China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 - 1996
Humberto Vidal explosion: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico explodes.
Wikipedia article: Humberto Vidal explosion - 1986
National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary start to shred documents allegedly implicating them in the Iran–Contra affair.
Wikipedia article: Oliver North - 1974
The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but are later exonerated.
Wikipedia article: Birmingham pub bombings - 1969
The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI.
Wikipedia article: ARPANET - 1961
"La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, the first revolving restaurant in the United States.
Wikipedia article: La Ronde (restaurant) - 1945
The United Auto Workers strike 92 General Motors plants in 50 cities to back up worker demands for a 30-percent raise.
Wikipedia article: 1945–1946 General Motors strike - 1920
Irish War of Independence: On "Bloody Sunday" in Dublin, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) assassinated a group of British Intelligence agents, and British forces killed 14 civilians at a Gaelic football match at Croke Park.
Wikipedia article: Irish War of Independence - 1916
World War I: Mines from SM U-73 sink HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the war.
Wikipedia article: World War I - 1894
Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.
Wikipedia article: Lüshunkou - 1783
In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.
- 164 BC
Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, rededicates the Temple in Jerusalem, an event that is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah. (25 Kislev 3597 in the Hebrew calendar.)
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