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Acontecimientos
- 164 a. C.Judas Maccabeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family, rededicates the Temple in Jerusalem, an event that is commemorated each year by the festival of Hanukkah. (25 Kislev 3597 in the Hebrew calendar.)
- 235Pope Anterus succeeds Pontian as the nineteenth pope.
- 1386Timur of Samarkand captures and sacks the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, taking King Bagrat V of Georgia captive.
- 1620Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.)
- 1676The Danish astronomer Ole Rømer presents the first quantitative measurements of the speed of light.
- 1783In Paris, Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d'Arlandes make the first untethered hot air balloon flight.
- 1789North Carolina ratifies the United States Constitution and is admitted as the 12th U.S. state.
- 1851Mutineers take control of the Chilean penal colony of Punta Arenas in the Strait of Magellan.
- 1861American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.
- 1877Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
- 1894Port Arthur, China, falls to the Japanese, a decisive victory of the First Sino-Japanese War; Japanese troops are accused of massacring the remaining inhabitants.
- 1900Claude Monet's paintings shown at Gallery Durand-Ruel in Paris.
- 1902The Philadelphia Football Athletics defeat the Kanaweola Athletic Club of Elmira, New York, 39–0, in the first-ever professional American football night game.
- 1905Albert Einstein's paper that leads to the mass–energy equivalence formula, E = mc², is published in the journal Annalen der Physik.
- 1910Sailors on board Brazil's warships including the , , and , violently rebel in what is now known as the Revolta da Chibata (Revolt of the Lash).
- 1916World War I: Mines from SM U-73 sink HMHS Britannic, the largest ship lost in the war.
- 1918The Flag of Estonia, previously used by pro-independence activists, is formally adopted as the national flag of the Republic of Estonia.
- 1918The Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 is passed, allowing women to stand for Parliament in the UK.
- 1918A pogrom takes place in Lwów (now Lviv); over three days, at least 50 Jews and 270 Ukrainian Christians are killed by Poles.
- 1920Irish War of Independence: On "Bloody Sunday" in Dublin, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) assassinated a group of British Intelligence agents, and British forces killed 14 civilians at a Gaelic football match at Croke Park.
- 1922Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia takes the oath of office, becoming the first female United States Senator.
- 1927Columbine Mine massacre: Striking coal miners are allegedly attacked with machine guns by a detachment of Colorado state police dressed in civilian clothes.
- 1942The completion of the Alaska Highway (also known as the Alcan Highway) is celebrated (however, the highway is not usable by standard road vehicles until 1943).
- 1944World War II: American submarine USS Sealion sinks the Japanese battleship Kongō and Japanese destroyer Urakaze in the Formosa Strait.
- 1945The United Auto Workers strike 92 General Motors plants in 50 cities to back up worker demands for a 30-percent raise.
- 1950Two Canadian National Railway trains collide in northeastern British Columbia in the Canoe River train crash; the death toll is 21, with 17 of them Canadian troops bound for Korea.
- 1953The Natural History Museum, London announces that the "Piltdown Man" skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax.
- 1954People's Action Party, an eventual dominative political party in Singapore, was established.
- 1959American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal.
- 1961"La Ronde" opens in Honolulu, the first revolving restaurant in the United States.
- 1962The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral ceasefire in the Sino-Indian War.
- 1964The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. At the time it is the world's longest bridge span.
- 1964Second Vatican Council: The third session of the Roman Catholic Church's ecumenical council closes.
- 1967Vietnam 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."
- 1969U.S. President Richard Nixon and Japanese Premier Eisaku Satō agree on the return of Okinawa to Japanese control in 1972. The U.S. retains rights to bases on the island, but these are to be nuclear-free.
- 1969The first permanent ARPANET link is established between UCLA and SRI.
- 1970Vietnam War: Operation Ivory Coast: A joint United States Air Force and Army team raids the Sơn Tây prisoner-of-war camp in an attempt to free American prisoners of war thought to be held there.
- 1971Indian troops, partly aided by Mukti Bahini (Bengali guerrillas), defeat the Pakistan army in the Battle of Garibpur.
- 1972Voters in South Korea overwhelmingly approve a new constitution, giving legitimacy to Park Chung Hee and the Fourth Republic.
- 1974The Birmingham pub bombings kill 21 people. The Birmingham Six are sentenced to life in prison for the crime but are later exonerated.
- 1977Minister of Internal Affairs Allan Highet announces that the national anthems of New Zealand shall be the traditional anthem "God Save the Queen" and "God Defend New Zealand".
- 1979The United States Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan, is attacked by a mob and set on fire, killing four.
- 1980A deadly fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Paradise, Nevada (now Bally's Las Vegas). Eighty-five people are killed and more than 650 are injured in the worst disaster in Nevada history.
- 1985United States Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying after being caught giving Israel classified information on Arab nations. He is subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
- 1986National Security Council member Oliver North and his secretary start to shred documents allegedly implicating them in the Iran–Contra affair.
- 1989Aeroflot Flight 37577 crashes on approach to Sovetsky Airport, killing 32.
- 1990Bangkok Airways Flight 125 crashes on approach to Samui Airport, killing 38.
- 1992A major tornado strikes the Houston, Texas area during the afternoon. Over the next two days the largest tornado outbreak ever to occur in the US during November spawns over 100 tornadoes.
- 1995The Dayton Agreement is initialed at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, near Dayton, Ohio, ending three and a half years of war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- 1996Humberto Vidal explosion: Thirty-three people die when a Humberto Vidal shoe shop in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico explodes.
- 1998Finnish satanist Jarno Elg kills a 23-year-old man and performs a ritual-like cutting and eating of body parts in Hyvinkää, Finland.
- 2002NATO invites Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia to become members.
- 2002Arturo Guzmán Decena, founder of Los Zetas and high-member of the Gulf Cartel, is killed in a shoot-out with the Mexican Army and the police.
- 2004The second round of the Ukrainian presidential election is held, giving rise to massive protests and controversy over the election's integrity.
- 2004Dominica is hit by the most destructive earthquake in its history. The northern half of the island sustains the most damage, especially the town of Portsmouth. In neighboring Guadeloupe, one person is killed.
- 2004The Paris Club agrees to write off 80% (up to $100 billion) of Iraq's external debt.
- 2004China Eastern Airlines Flight 5210 crashes after takeoff from Baotou Donghe Airport, killing 55.
- 2006Anti-Syrian Lebanese politician and government minister Pierre Gemayel is assassinated in suburban Beirut.
- 2009A mine explosion in Heilongjiang, China kills 108.
- 2012At least 28 are wounded after a bomb is thrown onto a bus in Tel Aviv.
- 2013Fifty-four people are killed when the roof of a shopping center collapses in Riga, Latvia.
- 2013Massive protests start in Ukraine after President Viktor Yanukovych suspended signing the Ukraine–European Union Association Agreement.
- 2014A stampede in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe caused by the police firing tear gas kills at least eleven people and injures 40 others.
- 2015The government of Belgium imposes a security lockdown on Brussels, including the closure of shops, schools, and public transportation, due to potential terrorist attacks.
- 2017Robert Mugabe formally resigns as President of Zimbabwe, after thirty-seven years in office.
- 2019Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is indicted on charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust.
- 2019Tesla launches the SUV Cybertruck. A gaffe occurs during the launch event when its "unbreakable" windows shatter during demonstration.
- 2021An SUV plows through a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin, killing six and injuring 62.
- 2022A magnitude 5.6 earthquake on the Indonesian island of Java kills between 335 and 602 people.
Nacimientos
- 1495John Bale, English bishop and historian (died 1563)
- 1567Anne de Xainctonge, French saint, founded the Society of the Sisters of Saint Ursula of the Blessed Virgin (died 1621)
- 1631Catharina Questiers, Dutch poet (died 1669)
- 1692Carlo Innocenzo Frugoni, Italian poet and academic (died 1768)
- 1694Voltaire, French writer and philosopher (died 1778)
- 1718Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg, German composer, critic, and theorist (died 1795)
- 1729Josiah Bartlett, American physician and politician, 6th Governor of New Hampshire (died 1795)
- 1760Joseph Plumb Martin, American sergeant (died 1850)
- 1768Friedrich Schleiermacher, German theologian, philosopher, and scholar (died 1834)
- 1785William Beaumont, American surgeon, "Father of Gastric Physiology" (died 1853)
- 1787Samuel Cunard, Canadian businessman, founded the Cunard Line (died 1865)
- 1811Ludwik Gorzkowski, Polish politician, physicist, and revolutionary activist (died 1857)
- 1818Lewis H. Morgan, American lawyer, anthropologist, and theorist (died 1881)
- 1834Hetty Green, American businesswoman and financier (died 1916)
- 1840Victoria, Princess Royal of England (died 1901)
- 1851Désiré-Joseph Mercier, Belgian cardinal and theologian (died 1926)
- 1852Francisco Tárrega, Spanish guitarist and composer (died 1909)
- 1853Hussein Kamel of Egypt (died 1917)
- 1854Pope Benedict XV (died 1922)
- 1866Sigbjørn Obstfelder, Norwegian poet and author (died 1900)
- 1866Konishiki Yasokichi I, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 17th Yokozuna (died 1914) fecha discutida
- 1870Alexander Berkman, Lithuanian-American activist and author (died 1936)
- 1870Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (died 1946)
- 1870Stanley Jackson, English cricketer and politician (died 1947)
- 1876Olav Duun, Norwegian author and educator (died 1939)
- 1877Sigfrid Karg-Elert, German composer and educator (died 1933)
- 1878Gustav Radbruch, German lawyer and politician, German Minister of Justice (died 1949)
- 1886Harold Nicolson, English author and politician (died 1968)
- 1894Cecil M. Harden, American politician (died 1984)
- 1897Mollie Steimer, Russian-American activist (died 1980)
- 1898René Magritte, Belgian painter (died 1967)
- 1899Jobyna Ralston, American actress (died 1967)
- 1899Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Odisha (died 1987)
- 1902Foster Hewitt, Canadian sportscaster (died 1985)
- 1902Mikhail Suslov, Russian soldier, economist, and politician (died 1982)
- 1903Isaac Bashevis Singer, Polish-American novelist and short story writer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991) las demás fuentes: 11 nov 1903
- 1904Coleman Hawkins, American saxophonist and clarinet player (died 1969)
- 1905Georgina Battiscombe, British biographer (died 2006)
- 1907Buck Ram, American songwriter and music producer (died 1991)
- 1908Leo Politi, Italian-American author and illustrator (died 1996)
- 1908Elizabeth George Speare, American author and educator (died 1994)
- 1912Eleanor Powell, American actress and dancer (died 1982)
- 1913John Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 1985)
- 1913Roy Boulting, English director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2001)
- 1913Gunnar Kangro, Estonian mathematician, author, and academic (died 1975)
- 1914Nusret Fişek, Turkish physician and politician, Turkish Minister of Health (died 1990)
- 1914Henri Laborit, French physician and philosopher (died 1995)
- 1915Norm Smith, Australian footballer and coach (died 1973)
- 1916Sid Luckman, American football player and soldier (died 1998)
- 1917Chung Il-kwon, Korean politician, diplomat, and soldier (died 1994)
- 1919Paul Bogart, American director and producer (died 2012)
- 1920Ralph Meeker, American actor (died 1988)
- 1920Stan Musial, American baseball player and manager (died 2013)
- 1921Donald Sheldon, American pilot (died 1975)
- 1922Abe Lemons, American basketball player and coach (died 2002)
- 1924Joseph Campanella, American actor (died 2018)
- 1924Milka Planinc, Yugoslav politician, 28th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (died 2010)
- 1924Christopher Tolkien, English author and academic (died 2020)
- 1925Veljko Kadijević, Croatian general and politician, 5th Federal Secretary of People's Defence (died 2014)
- 1926Matti Ranin, Finnish actor (died 2013)
- 1926William Wakefield Baum, American cardinal (died 2015)
- 1927Georgia Frontiere, American businesswoman (died 2008)
- 1929Marilyn French, American author and academic (died 2009)
- 1929Laurier LaPierre, Canadian historian, journalist, and politician (died 2012)
- 1930Marjan Rožanc, Slovenian journalist, author, and playwright (died 1990)
- 1931Lewis Binford, American archaeologist and academic (died 2011)
- 1931Revaz Dogonadze, Georgian chemist and physicist (died 1985)
- 1931Stanley Kalms, Baron Kalms, English businessman (died 2025)
- 1931Malcolm Williamson, Australian pianist and composer (died 2003)
- 1932Beryl Bainbridge, English author and screenwriter (died 2010)
- 1932Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish composer (died 2016)
- 1933Henry Hartsfield, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (died 2014)
- 1933Jean Shepard, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2016)
- 1933Etta Zuber Falconer, American educator and mathematician (died 2002)
- 1934Laurence Luckinbill, American actor, director, and playwright
- 1934Peter Philpott, Australian cricketer (died 2021)
- 1936Victor Chang, Chinese-Australian surgeon (died 1991)
- 1937John Kerin, Australian politician (died 2023)
- 1937Ingrid Pitt, Polish-English actress (died 2010)
- 1937Marlo Thomas, American actress, producer, and activist
- 1939R. Budd Dwyer, American educator and politician, 30th Treasurer of Pennsylvania (died 1987)
- 1940Freddy Beras-Goico, Dominican comedian and television host (died 2010)
- 1940Terry Dischinger, American basketball player (died 2023)
- 1940Richard Marcinko, American commander and author (died 2021)
- 1940Natalia Makarova, Russian ballerina, choreographer, and actress
- 1941Juliet Mills, English-American actress
- 1941David Porter, American songwriter, musician, and producer
- 1942Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, German educator and politician
- 1943Phil Bredesen, American businessman and politician, 48th Governor of Tennessee
- 1943Jacques Laffite, French race car driver
- 1944Dick Durbin, American lawyer and politician
- 1944Earl Monroe, American basketball player
- 1944Harold Ramis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2014)
- 1945Vincent Di Fate, American artist
- 1945Goldie Hawn, American actress, singer, and producer
- 1948Alphonse Mouzon, American jazz drummer (died 2016)
- 1948Michel Suleiman, Lebanese general and politician, 16th President of Lebanon
- 1950Hisham Barakat, Egyptian lawyer and judge (died 2015)
- 1950Livingston Taylor, American singer-songwriter and musician
- 1952Mervyn Davies, Baron Davies of Abersoch, Welsh banker and politician
- 1952Janne Kristiansen, Norwegian lawyer and jurist
- 1952Lorna Luft, American actress and singer
- 1953Tina Brown, English-American journalist and author
- 1954Fiona Pitt-Kethley, English journalist, author, and poet
- 1955Peter Koppes, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1955Cedric Maxwell, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
- 1955Glenn Ridge, Australian radio and television host and producer
- 1956Cherry Jones, American actress
- 1959Sergei Ratnikov, Estonian footballer and manager
- 1960Mark Bailey, English rugby player, author, and educator
- 1960Brian McNamara, American actor, director, and producer
- 1960Brian Ritchie, American bass player and songwriter
- 1961João Domingos Pinto, Portuguese footballer and manager
- 1962Steven Curtis Chapman, American Christian music singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, actor, author, and social activist
- 1962Alan Smith, English football player
- 1963Dave Molyneux, Manx motorcycle racer
- 1963Nicollette Sheridan, English actress
- 1964Shane Douglas, American wrestler and manager
- 1964Olden Polynice, Haitian-American basketball player and coach
- 1964Liza Tarbuck, English actress, television and radio presenter
- 1965Björk, Icelandic singer-songwriter
- 1965Reggie Lewis, American basketball player (died 1993)
- 1966Troy Aikman, American football player and sportscaster
- 1966Evgeny Bareev, Russian chess player and coach
- 1966Thanasis Kolitsidakis, Greek footballer
- 1967Ken Block, American race car driver (died 2023)
- 1967Tripp Cromer, American baseball player
- 1967Toshihiko Koga, Japanese martial artist (died 2021)
- 1967Amanda Lepore, American model and singer
- 1968Jan Bertels, Belgian politician
- 1968Andy Caddick, New Zealand-English cricketer
- 1968Alex James, English singer-songwriter, bass player
- 1968Antonio Tarver, American boxer, sportscaster, and actor
- 1969Ken Griffey Jr., American baseball player and actor
- 1970Karen Davila, Filipino journalist
- 1970Justin Langer, Australian cricketer and coach
- 1971Michael Strahan, American football player, actor, and talk show host
- 1972Rich Johnston, English author and critic
- 1972Rain Phoenix, American actress and singer
- 1972Galina Kukleva, Russian biathlete (died 2026)
- 1974Marina de Tavira, Mexican actress fecha discutida
- 1975Jimmi Simpson, American actor
- 1976Mihaela Botezan, Romanian long-distance runner
- 1976Saleem Elahi, Pakistani cricketer
- 1976Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer
- 1976Daniel Whiston, English figure skater
- 1976Michael Wilson, Australian footballer
- 1977Michael Batiste, American basketball player
- 1977Yolande James, Canadian lawyer and politician
- 1977Jonas Jennings, American football player
- 1978Daniel Bradshaw, Australian footballer
- 1978Lucía Jiménez, Spanish actress and singer
- 1979Vincenzo Iaquinta, Italian footballer
- 1979Stromile Swift, American basketball player
- 1979Alex Tanguay, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1980Hank Blalock, American baseball player
- 1980Alec Brownstein, American author and director
- 1980Leonardo González, Costa Rican footballer
- 1981Wesley Britt, American football player
- 1981Ainārs Kovals, Latvian javelin thrower
- 1981Jonny Magallón, Mexican footballer
- 1982Ioana Ciolacu, Romanian fashion designer
- 1982Georgios Kalogiannidis, Greek archer
- 1982John Lucas III, American basketball player and coach
- 1983Brie Bella, American wrestler and television personality
- 1983Nikki Bella, American wrestler and television personality
- 1984Álvaro Bautista, Spanish motorcycle racer
- 1984Josh Boone, American basketball player
- 1984Lindsey Haun, American actress, singer, and director fecha discutida
- 1984Jena Malone, American actress and singer
- 1985Carly Rae Jepsen, Canadian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1985Jesús Navas, Spanish footballer
- 1985Nicola Silvestri, Italian footballer
- 1986Colleen Ballinger, American YouTuber, comedian, actress, and singer
- 1986Ben Bishop, American ice hockey player
- 1986Kristof Goddaert, Belgian cyclist (died 2014)
- 1986Sam Palladio, English actor and musician
- 1987Stefan Glarner, Swiss footballer
- 1987Eesha Karavade, Indian chess player
- 1987Karl Stollery, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988Larry Sanders, American basketball player
- 1988Len Väljas, Canadian skier
- 1988Preston Zimmerman, American soccer player
- 1989Will Buckley, English footballer
- 1989Dárvin Chávez, Mexican footballer
- 1989Fabian Delph, English footballer
- 1989José Pirela, Venezuelan baseball player
- 1989Chris Singleton, American basketball player
- 1989Justin Tucker, American football player
- 1990Dani King, English cyclist
- 1990Georgie Twigg, English field hockey player
- 1991Almaz Ayana, Ethiopian sprinter
- 1991Lewis Dunk, English footballer
- 1991Peni Terepo, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1994Andreas Johnsson, Swedish ice hockey player
- 1994Saúl Ñíguez, Spanish footballer
- 1994Wyatt Teller, American football player
- 1995Chris Chiozza, American basketball player
- 1995Vladislav Gavrikov, Russian ice hockey player
- 1997Reo Hatate, Japanese footballer
- 1998Ognjen Ilić, Serbian cyclist
- 1998Vangelis Pavlidis, Greek footballer
- 1999Jaelin Howell, American soccer player
- 2000Isabel May, American actress
- 2000Matt O'Riley, English-Danish footballer
- 2001Rizky Ridho, Indonesian footballer
- 2004Liz, South Korean singer
- 2004Rico Lewis, English footballer
Fallecimientos
- 615Columbanus, Irish missionary and saint (born 543) las demás fuentes: 23 nov 615
- 933Al-Tahawi, Arab imam and scholar (born 853) fecha discutida
- 1011Reizei, emperor of Japan (born 950)
- 1136William de Corbeil, English archbishop (born 1070)
- 1150García Ramírez of Navarre (born 1112)
- 1325Yury of Moscow, Prince of Moscow and Vladimir
- 1361Philip I, Duke of Burgundy (born 1346)
- 1555Georgius Agricola, German mineralogist, philologist, and scholar (born 1490)
- 1566Annibale Caro, Italian poet and author (born 1507) fecha discutida
- 1579Thomas Gresham, English merchant and financier (born 1519)
- 1639Henry Grey, 8th Earl of Kent, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Bedfordshire (born 1583)
- 1652Jan Brożek, Polish mathematician, physician, and astronomer (born 1585)
- 1695Henry Purcell, English organist and composer (born 1659)
- 1710Bernardo Pasquini, Italian organist and composer (born 1637) las demás fuentes: 22 nov 1710
- 1775John Hill, English botanist and author (born 1719)
- 1782Jacques de Vaucanson, French engineer (born 1709)
- 1811Heinrich von Kleist, German poet and author (born 1777)
- 1844Ivan Krylov, Russian poet and playwright (born 1769)
- 1859Yoshida Shōin, Japanese academic and politician (born 1830)
- 1861Jean-Baptiste Henri Lacordaire, French priest and activist (born 1802)
- 1870Karel Jaromír Erben, Czech historian and poet (born 1811)
- 1874Marià Fortuny, Spanish painter (born 1838)
- 1881Ami Boué, German-Austrian geologist and ethnographer (born 1794)
- 1899Garret Hobart, American lawyer and politician, 24th Vice President of the United States (born 1844)
- 1907Harry Boyle, Australian cricketer (born 1847)
- 1907Paula Modersohn-Becker, German painter (born 1876) las demás fuentes: 20 nov 1907
- 1908Carl Friedrich Schmidt, German-Russian geologist and botanist (born 1832) juliano y gregoriano
- 1909Peder Severin Krøyer, Norwegian-Danish painter (born 1851)
- 1916Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria (born 1830)
- 1922Ricardo Flores Magón, Mexican journalist and activist (born 1874)
- 1926Edward Cummins, American golfer (born 1886)
- 1928Heinrich XXVII, Prince Reuss Younger Line (born 1858)
- 1934John Scaddan, Australian politician, 10th Premier of Western Australia (born 1876)
- 1938Leopold Godowsky, Polish-American pianist and composer (born 1870)
- 1941Henrietta Vinton Davis, American actress and playwright (born 1860) las demás fuentes: 23 nov 1941
- 1942Count Leopold Berchtold, Austrian-Hungarian politician, Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary (born 1863)
- 1942J. B. M. Hertzog, South African general and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of South Africa (born 1866)
- 1943Winifred Carney, Irish suffragist, trade unionist, and Irish republican (born 1887)
- 1945Robert Benchley, American humorist, newspaper columnist, and actor (born 1889)
- 1945Al Davis, American boxer (born 1920)
- 1945Ellen Glasgow, American author (born 1873)
- 1945Alexander Patch, American general (born 1889)
- 1947William McCormack, Australian politician, 22nd Premier of Queensland (born 1879)
- 1951Jean Trescases, French soldier who died during the Indochina War
- 1953Felice Bonetto, Italian race car driver (born 1903)
- 1953António Cabreira, Portuguese polygraph (born 1868)
- 1953Larry Shields, American clarinet player and composer (born 1893)
- 1957Francis Burton Harrison, American general and politician, 6th Governor-General of the Philippines (born 1873)
- 1958Mel Ott, American baseball player, manager, and sportscaster (born 1909)
- 1959Max Baer, American boxer, referee, and actor (born 1909)
- 1962Frank Amyot, Canadian canoeist (born 1904)
- 1963Artur Lemba, Estonian composer and educator (born 1885)
- 1963Robert Stroud, American ornithologist and author (born 1890)
- 1964Catherine Bauer Wurster, American architect and public housing advocate (born 1905)
- 1967C. M. Eddy, Jr., American author (born 1896)
- 1970Newsy Lalonde, Canadian lacrosse and ice hockey player (born 1887)
- 1970C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1888)
- 1973Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (born 1902)
- 1974John B. Gambling, American radio host (born 1897)
- 1974Frank Martin, Swiss-Dutch pianist and composer (born 1890)
- 1975Gunnar Gunnarsson, Icelandic author (born 1889)
- 1980Sara García, Mexican actress (born 1895)
- 1981Harry von Zell, American actor and comedian (born 1906)
- 1982John Hargrave, English activist and author (born 1894)
- 1984Ben Wilson, American basketball player (born 1967)
- 1986Jerry Colonna, American singer-songwriter and actor (born 1904)
- 1987Jim Folsom, American politician and 42nd Governor of Alabama (born 1908)
- 1988Carl Hubbell, American baseball player and scout (born 1903)
- 1989Harvey Hart, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1928)
- 1989Margot Zemach, American author and illustrator (born 1931) fecha discutida
- 1990Dean Hart, Canadian wrestler and referee (born 1954)
- 1991Sonny Werblin, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1907)
- 1992Kaysone Phomvihane, Laotian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Laos (born 1920)
- 1992Ricky Williams, American singer-songwriter and drummer (born 1956)
- 1993Bill Bixby, American actor (born 1934)
- 1994Willem Jacob Luyten, Dutch-American astronomer and academic (born 1899)
- 1995Peter Grant, English actor and manager (born 1935)
- 1995Noel Jones, Indian-English diplomat, British ambassador to Kazakhstan (born 1940)
- 1996Bernard Rose, English organist and composer (b 1916)
- 1996Abdus Salam, Pakistani-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1926)
- 1999Quentin Crisp, English actor, author, and illustrator (born 1908)
- 2000Ernest Lluch, Spanish economist and politician (born 1937)
- 2000Emil Zátopek, Czech runner (born 1922)
- 2002Hadda Brooks, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1916)
- 2005Alfred Anderson, Scottish soldier (born 1896)
- 2005Hugh Sidey, American journalist and academic (born 1927)
- 2006Hassan Gouled Aptidon, Somali-Djiboutian politician, 1st President of Djibouti (born 1916)
- 2006Pierre Amine Gemayel, Lebanese lawyer and politician (born 1972)
- 2007Fernando Fernán Gómez, Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1921)
- 2007Tom Johnson, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (born 1928)
- 2007Noel McGregor, New Zealand cricketer (born 1931)
- 2009Konstantin Feoktistov, Russian engineer and astronaut (born 1926)
- 2010Norris Church Mailer, American author (born 1949)
- 2010David Nolan, American activist and politician (born 1943)
- 2010Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, American painter and author, co-founded the DuSable Museum of African American History (born 1917)
- 2011Anne McCaffrey, American science fiction and fantasy author (born 1926)
- 2012Emily Squires, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1941)
- 2012Austin Peralta, American pianist (born 1990)
- 2013John Egerton, American journalist and author (born 1935)
- 2013Fred Kavli, Norwegian-American businessman and philanthropist, founded The Kavli Foundation (born 1927)
- 2013Dimitri Mihalas, American astronomer and author (born 1939)
- 2013Vern Mikkelsen, American basketball player and coach (born 1928)
- 2013Bernard Parmegiani, French composer (born 1927)
- 2013Tôn Thất Đính, Vietnamese general (born 1926)
- 2013Maurice Vachon, Canadian-American wrestler (born 1929)
- 2014John H. Land, American soldier and politician (born 1920) las demás fuentes: 22 nov 2014
- 2014Robert Richardson, English general (born 1929)
- 2015Gil Cardinal, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1950)
- 2015Ameen Faheem, Indian-Pakistani poet and politician (born 1939)
- 2015Bob Foster, American boxer and police officer (born 1938)
- 2015Anthony Read, English screenwriter and producer (born 1935)
- 2015Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor (born 1932) las demás fuentes: 22 nov 2015
- 2016Hassan Sadpara, Pakistani mountaineer and adventurer (born 1963)
- 2017David Cassidy, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1950)
- 2021Lou Cutell, American actor (born 1930)
- 2021Jean-Pierre Schumacher, French Trappist monk and survivor of the Thibirine monks (born 1924)
- 2024Alice Brock, American artist, author and restauranteur (born 1941)
Celebraciones
- Armed Forces Day (Bangladesh)
- World Television Day (United Nations observance)
Santoral
- Amelberga of Susteren
- Digain
- Maurus of Parentium
- Pope Gelasius I
- Franciszka Siedliska
- Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Rufus of Rome (no. 7 in list)
- William Byrd, John Merbecke and Thomas Tallis (Episcopal Church (USA))
- November 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)