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Who died on November 21

117 figures who shaped history died on November 21.

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Columbanus — Irish missionary, who died on November 21 615.

García Ramírez of Navarre — King of Pamplona from 1134 to 1150, who died on November 21 1150.

Yury of Moscow — Prince of Moscow, who died on November 21 1325.

Philip of Rouvres — Duke of Burgundy, who died on November 21 1361.

Georgius Agricola — German scholar, mineralogist and metallurgist, who died on November 21 1555.

Thomas Gresham — English merchant and financier, who died on November 21 1579.

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Who died on November 21?

117 people with a Wikipedia article died on November 21, including Columbanus, García Ramírez of Navarre, Yury of Moscow. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

What happened on November 21?

69 documented historical events happened on November 21, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Turco-Mongol conqueror Timur captured and sacked the Georgian capital Tbilisi and forced King Bagrat V to convert to Islam. On the same day, in another year: The Mayflower Compact, the first governing document of the Plymouth Colony, was signed by 41 of the Mayflower's passengers while the ship was anchored in what is now Provincetown Harbor. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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