Day of the year
November 21
Born on November 21? You're a Scorpio with the Topaz birthstone.
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November 21 Zodiac Sign
Scorpio (October 23 – November 21)
Element: Water
passionateresourcefulbravedeterminedmagnetic
Birthstone
Topaz
Birth Flower
Chrysanthemum
Season
Fall
Numerology 5
A number of freedom, change, and restless adventure.
November 21: This Day in History
- 1783— The first free flight by humans in a balloon took place in Paris when Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and the Marquis d'Arlandes flew in a Montgolfier hot air balloon for 25 minutes.
- 1877— Thomas Edison announced his invention of the phonograph, a machine capable of recording and playing back sound.
- 1980— The television episode 'Who Done It?' — revealing who shot J.R. Ewing on Dallas — drew 83 million viewers, the largest U.S. audience for a single TV episode at that time.
- 1995— The Dayton Peace Agreement was initialed in Dayton, Ohio, ending the Bosnian War after nearly four years of conflict.
Famous Birthdays on November 21
- Voltaire (1694) — french enlightenment writer and philosopher
- Björk (1965) — icelandic singer-songwriter and actress
- Goldie Hawn (1945) — academy award-winning actress
- Steve McQueen (1930) — actor known as 'the king of cool'
- Carly Rae Jepsen (1985) — canadian pop singer known for call me maybe
Did You Know? November 21 Fun Facts
- Thomas Edison called the phonograph his favorite invention and initially marketed it as a business dictation machine.
- The Dallas 'Who Shot J.R.' episode still holds records for one of the highest-rated TV episodes in U.S. history.
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