What happened on November 21 ?

1495 - John Bale, English churchman (d. 1563)

1567 - Anne de Xainctonge, French saint (d. 1621)

1692 - Carlo Innocenzio Maria Frugoni, Italian poet (d. 1768)

1694 - Voltaire, French philosopher (d. 1778)

1761 - Dorothy Jordan, British actress and royal mistress (d. 1816)

1768 - Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher, German theologian and philosopher (d. 1834)

1787 - Samuel Cunard, Canadian-born shipping magnate (d. 1865)

1835 - Hetty Green, American businesswoman (d. 1916)

1854 - Pope Benedict XV (d. 1922)

1860 - Tom Horn, American hitman (d. 1903)

1870 - Sigfrid Edström, Swedish sports official

1878 - Gustav Radbruch, German law professor (d. 1949)

1886 - Harold Nicolson, British diplomat, author and politician (d. 1968)

1898 - René Magritte, Belgian painter (d. 1967)

1902 - Foster Hewitt, Canadian radio pioneer (d. 1985)

1904 - Coleman Hawkins, American saxophonist (d. 1969)

1908 - Elizabeth George Speare, American children's author (d. 1994)

1912 - Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (d. 1983)

1913 - Roy Boulting, British film director and producer (d. 2001)

1916 - Sid Luckman, American football player (d. 1998)

1920 - Stan Musial, baseball player

1921 - Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (d. 1996)

1922 - Abe Lemons, American basketball coach

1931 - Revaz Dogonadze, Georgian scientist (d. 1985)

1931 - Malcolm Williamson, Australian composer (d. 2003)

1933 - Joseph Campanella, American actor

1935 - Fairuz, Lebanese diva

1936 - Victor Chang, Australian physician

1937 - Marlo Thomas, American actress

1939 - Mulayam Singh Yadav, Indian politician

1940 - Dr. John, American musician

1940 - Richard Marcinko, U.S. Navy SEAL team member and author

1941 - Juliet Mills, British actress

1941 - ?dil Biret, Turkish pianist

1944 - Dick Durbin, American politician

1944 - Earl Monroe, American basketball player

1944 - Harold Ramis, American actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, and producer

1945 - Goldie Hawn, American actress

1950 - Alberto Juantorena, Cuban athlete

1956 - Ed Kaz, American journalist

1962 - Steven Curtis Chapman, Contemporary Christian musician

1963 - Nicollette Sheridan, British actress

1964 - Shane Douglas, American professional wrestler

1965 - Björk, Icelandic singer, songwriter, and actress

1965 - Alexander Siddig, British actor

1966 - Troy Aikman, American football star

1969 - Ken Griffey, Jr., baseball player

1971 - Michael Strahan, American football player

1972 - David Tua, Samoan boxer

1973 - Brooke Kerr, American actress

1973 - Ines Sastre, Spanish model and actress

1976 - Dasha, Czech porn star

1977 - Jonas Jennings, American football player

1979 - Alex Tanguay, Canadian ice hockey player

1979 - Kim Dongwan, singer in korean group Shinhwa

1980 - Hank Blalock, baseball player

1981 - Piet Rinke, Zimbabwean cricketer

1982 - Ryan Starr, American singer

1984 - Jena Malone, American actress