What Happened on November 21, 2019

Historical Events

  • 22 killed in displacement camp in attack by Syrian government in Idlib province, Syria
  • 44% of Americans work in low-wage jobs with medium annual wage of just $18,000, with most aged 25 - 54 according to analysis by Brookings Institution's Metropolitan Policy Program

Tesla's Electric Cybertruck

Elon Musk launches Tesla's electric Cybertruck with shatterproof windows that when demonstrated on stage shatter

  • First of a series of national strikes in Colombia against the government of President Iván Duque and proposed cuts to pensions
  • WHO says Measles has killed more than 5,000 people in Democratic Republic of Congo in 2019, in world's largest and fastest-moving epidemic

Famous Deaths

  • Andrée Lachapelle, French-Canadian stage and screen actress (The Last Escape), dies via assisted suicide while suffering from cancer at 88
  • Gahan Wilson, American author and cartoonist known as the "Michelangelo of the Macabre", dies at 89 [1]
Died in 2019 2019 Highlights

About November 21, 2019

Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 4 years, 5 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Scorpio

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Someone You Loved - Lewis Capaldi
  • UK #1 Song: Dance Monkey - Tones and I