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What Happened in November 1821

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Historical Events

  • Nov 9 1st US pharmacy college holds 1st classes, Philadelphia
  • Nov 28 Panama declares independence from Spain

Events in 1821

Famous Birthdays

  • Nov 2 Sir George Bowen, British provincial governor and 5th Governor of New Zealand (1868-73), born in Taughboyne, County Donegal, Ireland (d. 1899)
  • Nov 9 Jean-Baptiste Theodore Weckerlin, French composer, born in Alsace, Guebwiller (d. 1910)

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881)

Nov 11 Russian novelist (Crime and Punishment, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man) who helped shape literary modernism and existentialism, born in Moscow, Russian Empire

Fyodor Dostoyevsky
  • Nov 23 Charles Meryon, British-French etcher who was color blind, born in Paris (d. 1868)
  • Nov 30 Frederick Temple, 95th Archbishop of Canterbury, born in Levkás, Greece (d. 1902)
  • Nov 30 Gustavus Woodson Smith, American Major General (Confederate States Army), born in Georgetown, Kentucky (d. 1896)
Born in 1821

Famous Deaths

  • Nov 10 Andreas Romberg, German violinist and composer (Der Rabe), dies at 54
  • Nov 26 Friedrich Heine, German composer, dies at 57


What Happened in 1821

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