Famous people born on November 21 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is November 21, you share it with Voltaire, Goldie Hawn, Ken Griffey Jr. — and you were born under Scorpio, the sign of the intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
Birthday basics for November 21
Scorpio ♏
Zodiac sign
Topaz
Birthstone
Chrysanthemum
Birth flower
325th
Day of the year
November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years), with 40 days still to come.
Famous people born on November 21
Voltaire — French writer and philosopher of the Enlightenment (born 1694).
Goldie Hawn — American actress and comedian (born 1945).
Ken Griffey Jr. — American baseball Hall of Famer (born 1969).
Also sharing the day:
René Magritte (b. 1898) — Belgian surrealist painter famous for his bowler-hatted men and floating apples.
Stan Musial (b. 1920) — St. Louis Cardinals great and one of baseball's most beloved hitters.
Björk (b. 1965) — genre-bending Icelandic singer and songwriter.
November 21 in history
1783 — The first untethered hot air balloon flight carried two passengers over Paris.
1877 — Thomas Edison announced his invention of the phonograph.
1964 — The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge opened in New York City, then the world's longest suspension bridge.
1934 — A 17-year-old Ella Fitzgerald won Amateur Night at Harlem's Apollo Theater, launching her legendary career.
1953 — London's Natural History Museum revealed that the famous "Piltdown Man" fossil was a hoax.
1995 — The Dayton Agreement was initialed in Ohio, paving the way to end the war in Bosnia.
November 21 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is November 21?
Anyone born on November 21 is a Scorpio — intense, determined, and impossible to ignore.
What is the birthstone for November 21?
The birthstone for a November 21 birthday is Topaz, and the birth flower is the Chrysanthemum.
Who is the most famous person born on November 21?
Voltaire is among the best known — French writer and philosopher of the Enlightenment (born 1694).
What happened on November 21?
In 1783, The first untethered hot air balloon flight carried two passengers over Paris.
What day of the year is November 21?
November 21 is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years), with 40 days still to come.
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