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.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on November 21, including Sid Luckman, Chung Il-kwon, Ralph Meeker. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

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.

11 observances are celebrated on November 21 around the world: Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh), Christian feast days: Amelberga of Susteren, Christian feast days: Digain, Christian feast days: Maurus of Parentium, Christian feast days: Pope Gelasius I, Christian feast days: Franciszka Siedliska. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.