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Historical Events on November 21

15 significant historical events occurred on November 21. November 21 has seen a variety of historical events over the years, from conflict to celebration and disaster. In 1920, Bloody Sunday took place when British forces attacked spectators at Croke Park in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence. Nearly a century later in 2015, the 13th Junior Eurovision Song Contest was held in Sofia, Bulgaria. The date is also known for the devastating 2022 Cianjur earthquake in West Java, Indonesia, showing how November 21 has been a date of both human conflicts and natural disasters.

Total Events
15
Time Span
13082022
Categories
4
Top Category
war
7 events

15 famous birthdays on November 21

Including Voltaire, René Magritte, Björk

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density
14th C.21st C.

14th Century

2 events
war

1308 event in European history

general

The country's division by the five heirs of the House of Wettin

19th Century

2 events
war

1863 battle between British and Kingitanga forces

war

1894 battle of the First Sino-Japanese War

20th Century

6 events
war

Battle of the Latvian War of Independence

war

Bloody Sunday — British attack at Croke Park, Dublin, during the Irish War of Independence

general

Presidential funeral in Turkey

war

1965 British-Indonesian battle

war

1970 military operation

general

1979 attack on the U.S. embassy to Pakistan in Islamabad

21st Century

5 events
disaster

Earthquake affecting Guadeloupe and Dominica, Leeward Islands

disaster

2013 disaster in Riga, Latvia

culture

Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2015 — 13th annual Junior Eurovision Song Contest

general

November 2016 Kabul suicide bombing

disaster

2022 earthquake centered in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia

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