Historical Events
- "Rehearsal" opens at Criterion Theater NYC
- A propane explosion at the Humberto Vidal shoe store and office building in San Juan, Puerto Rico kills 33.
- Canadian Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples says relationship between indigenous people and non-indigenous people should be completely re-structured [1]
Famous Deaths
- Abdus Salam, Pakistani theoretical physicist (1979 Noble Prize for Physics - electroweak unification theory), dies at 70
- Bernard Rose, British organist, soldier, composer, and academic, dies at 80
- Virginia Downing, actress (Gig, Butterfield 8), dies at 92
Died in 1996 1996 Highlights
About November 21, 1996
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 27 years, 5 months and 6 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Scorpio
Music Charts
- #1 Song: No Diggity - BLACKstreet (Featuring Dr. Dre)
- #1 Song: Breathe - The Prodigy