What Happened on November 19, 1921

Famous Birthdays

  • (Emmanuel) "Emil" Braginsky, Soviet Russian screenwriter (The Irony of Fate), born in Moscow, USSR (d. 1998)
  • Géza Anda, Hungarian-Swiss concert pianist (Mozart; Bartók), born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1976)
  • Peter Ruckman, American Baptist minister and founder of Pensacola Bible Institute in Pensacola, Florida, born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 2016)

Roy Campanella (1921-1993)

American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (NL MVP 1951, 53, 55; World Series 1955; 8 x MLB All Star; Brooklyn Dodgers), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


About November 19, 1921

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 102 years, 5 months and 9 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Scorpio