November 1821 in History

Events in History

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

Birthdays in History

Nov 2 Sir George Bowen, British provincial governor and 5th Governor of New Zealand (1868-73), born in Taughboyne, County Donegal, Ireland (d. 1899)

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Nov 11 Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist (Crime and Punishment, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man) who helped shape literary modernism and existentialism, born in Moscow, Russian Empire (d. 1881)

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