About November 21
November 21, 2023 is the 325th day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 40 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
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Scorpio is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 81 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On November 21
- 1386 –Timur of Samarkand captures and sacks the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, taking King Bagrat V of Georgia captive.
- 1789 –North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
- 1861 –American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin secretary of war.
- 1894 –Port Arthur, Manchuria falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War, after which Japanese troops massacre the remaining inhabitants of the city.
- 1916 –World War I: A mine explodes and sinks HMHS Britannic in the Aegean Sea, killing 30 people.
- 1959 –American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term “rock and roll” and music of that style, is fired from WABC-AM radio for refusing to deny allegations that he had participated in the payola scandal.
- 1962 –The Chinese People’s Liberation Army declares a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War.
- 1964 –Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church’s ecumenical council closes.
- 1967 –Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: “I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing.”
- 1971 –Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
- 1974 –The Birmingham Pub Bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but subsequently acquitted.
- 1979 –The United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan is attacked by a mob and set on fire, killing four. (see: Foreign relations of Pakistan)
- 1980 –A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally’s Las Vegas). 87 people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.
- 1985 –United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying after being caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
- 1996 –Antonio Salinass in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 33.
- 2002 –NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
- 2004 –The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100 billion) of Iraq’s external debt.
- 2004 –The island of Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island receives the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. It is also felt in neighboring Guadeloupe, where one person is killed.
- 2004 –The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election’s integrity.
- 2009 –A mine explosion in Heilongjiang province, northeastern China, kills 108.
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