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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 21 NOVEMBRE

Découvrez les événements historiques les plus importants qui se sont déroulés le 21 Novembre et qui ont marqué le monde.

World War II

Année: 1944

World War II: American submarine USS Sealion sinks the Japanese battleship Kongō and Japanese destroyer Urakaze in the Formosa Strait.

Canadian National Railway

Année: 1950

Two Canadian National Railway trains collide in northeastern British Columbia in the Canoe River train crash; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea.

Natural History Museum, London

Année: 1953

The Natural History Museum, London announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.

Rebecca Latimer Felton

Année: 1922

Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States Senator.

Irish War of Independence

Année: 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.

Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918

Année: 1918

The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.

Flag of Estonia

Année: 1918

The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.

People's Action Party

Année: 1954

People's Action Party, an eventual dominative political party in Singapore, was established.

NAISSANCES DU 21 NOVEMBRE

Découvrez les personnalnalités célèbres nées le 21 Novembre, notamment des leaders, artistes, scientifiques et icônes culturelles.

Henry Hartsfield

Année de naissance: 1933

Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 2014)

Jean Shepard

Année de naissance: 1933

Jean Shepard, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2016)

Etta Zuber Falconer

Année de naissance: 1933

Etta Zuber Falconer, American educator and mathematician (died 2002)

Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen

Année de naissance: 1932

Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish composer (died 2016)

Laurence Luckinbill

Année de naissance: 1934

Laurence Luckinbill, American actor, director, and playwright

Victor Chang

Année de naissance: 1936

Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon (died 1991)

R. Budd Dwyer

Année de naissance: 1939

R. Budd Dwyer, American educator and politician, 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania (died 1987)

John Kerin

Année de naissance: 1937

John Kerin, Australian politician (died 2023)

DéCèS DU 21 NOVEMBRE

Souvenez-vous des personnalités marquantes décédées le 21 Novembre et de leur héritage durable.

Ellen Glasgow

Année de décès: 1945

Ellen Glasgow, American author (born 1873)

Alexander Patch

Année de décès: 1945

Alexander Patch, American general (born 1889)

Al Davis (boxer)

Année de décès: 1945

Al Davis, American boxer (born 1920)

Robert Benchley

Année de décès: 1945

Robert Benchley, American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor (born 1889)

Jean Trescases

Année de décès: 1951

Jean Trescases, French soldier who died during the Indochina War

William McCormack

Année de décès: 1947

William McCormack, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Queensland (born 1879)

Winifred Carney

Année de décès: 1943

Winifred Carney, Irish suffragist, trade unionist, and Irish republican (born 1887)

Leopold Berchtold

Année de décès: 1942

Count Leopold Berchtold, Austrian-Hungarian politician, Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (born 1863)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 21 NOVEMBRE

Découvrez les fêtes, commémorations et célébrations spéciales ayant lieu le 21 Novembre dans le monde entier.

Presentation of Mary

Christian feast days: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

William Byrd

Christian feast days: William Byrd, John Merbecke and Thomas Tallis (Episcopal Church (USA))

November 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast days: November 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh)

Franciszka Siedliska

Christian feast days: Franciszka Siedliska

Digain

Christian feast days: Digain

Pope Gelasius I

Christian feast days: Pope Gelasius I

Maurus of Parentium

Christian feast days: Maurus of Parentium

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