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November 21: Day of the Week
November 21, 2024 is the 326th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 40 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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Here’s the November calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Scorpio is the zodiac 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.
November 21 Historical Event(s)
235
Pope Anterus succeeds Pontian as the nineteenth pope. During the persecutions of emperor Maximinus Thrax he is martyred.
1918
Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
1942
The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by general vehicles until 1943).
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.
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.”
1969
The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI.
1969
U.S. President Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Sato agree in Washington, D.C. on the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972. Under the terms of the agreement, the U.S. is to retain its rights to bases on the island, but these are to be nuclear-free.
1970
Vietnam War: Operation Ivory Coast – A joint Air Force and Army team raids the Son Tay prison camp in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there.
1974
The Birmingham Pub Bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but subsequently acquitted.
1990
The Charter of Paris for a New Europe refocuses the efforts of the Conference for Security and Co-operation in Europeon post-Cold War issues.
Who were born on November 21?
1835
Hetty Green, American businesswoman (d. 1916)
1840
Victoria, Princess Royal of Great Britain and German Empress (d. 1901)
1904
Coleman Hawkins, American musician (d. 1969)
1924
Christopher Tolkien, British author
1967
Tripp Cromer, American baseball player
1972
Rain Phoenix, American singer/actress
1975
Cherie Johnson, American actress
1975
Chris Moneymaker, American poker player
1979
Kim Dong Wan, Korean singer (Shinhwa)
1984
Álvaro Bautista, Spanish motorcycle racer
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