Historical Events
- Moses F Gale patents a cigar lighter (NYC)
Famous Birthdays
- Panayot Pipkov, Bulgarian bandmaster, composer, pedagogue, and (with his son) Antarctic glacier namesake, born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria (d. 1942)
1871 Highlights
About November 21, 1871
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 151 years, 6 months and 14 days
Leap Year: No
Star Sign: Scorpio
