About the day » Wednesday November 21, 1973Calender converter

• Maria Marien, Mechelen († 1974)
• James Blanchard († 1980)
• Johan Harens, Hoogeveen, Gemeente Hoogeveen († 1974)
• Wendela Hermance Marguérite van Romondt Vis, 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Kurt De Beir
• Johan Harens, Hoogeveen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1974)

• Charles H. Bowser (74)
• Dorotheus Johannes Nieveen (75), Groningen
• Arthur Samuel Keen (79), Merritt Island, Brevard, Florida, Verenigde Staten
• Douwe Annes van der Meulen (80), Oenkerk, Tietjerksteradeel, Fr, Nederland
• Antje de Haas (85), Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Angie May "Dollie" Lake (90), Tacoma, Pierce Co., WA
• Cornelia van Rosmalen (81), Schiedam
• Anna Wilhelmina DE WIT (85), Bergen op Zoom, Province of North Brabant, Netherlands
• Aaltje Gaasbeek (85), Lemmer
• Arent Jan Hendrik Altena (55), Markelo

• 1970 » Justin Langer, Australian cricketer and coach
• 1970 » Karen Davila, Filipino journalist
• 1971 » Michael Strahan, American football player, actor, and talk show host
• 1972 » Darrell Cavens, Canadian co-founder and former CEO of e-commerce company Zulily
• 1972 » Rain Phoenix, American actress and singer
• 1972 » Rich Johnston, English author and critic
• 1976 » Daniel Whiston, English figure skater
• 1976 » Martin Meichelbeck, German footballer
• 1976 » Mihaela Botezan, Romanian long-distance runner
• 1976 » Saleem Elahi, Pakistani cricketer

• 1964 » Catherine Bauer Wurster, American architect and public housing advocate (b. 1905)
• 1967 » C. M. Eddy, Jr., American author (b. 1896)
• 1970 » C. V. Raman, Indian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888)
• 1970 » Newsy Lalonde, Canadian lacrosse and ice hockey player (b. 1887)
• 1973 » Thomas Pelly, American lawyer and politician (b. 1902)
• 1974 » Frank Martin, Swiss-Dutch pianist and composer (b. 1890)
• 1974 » John B. Gambling, American radio host (b. 1897)
• 1975 » Gunnar Gunnarsson, Icelandic author (b. 1889)
• 1980 » Sara García, Mexican actress (b. 1895)
• 1981 » Harry von Zell, American actor and comedian (b. 1906)

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
• January 14 » Elvis Presley's concert Aloha from Hawaii is broadcast live via satellite, and sets the record as the most watched broadcast by an individual entertainer in television history.
• April 19 » The Portuguese Socialist Party is founded in the German town of Bad Münstereifel.
• July 25 » Soviet Mars 5 space probe is launched.
• September 24 » Guinea-Bissau declares its independence from Portugal.
• October 30 » The Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time.
• December 28 » The United States Endangered Species Act is signed into law by Pres. Richard Nixon.

The temperature on November 21, 1973 was between -2.7 °C and 8.0 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was -0.1 mm of rain. There was 6.3 hours of sunshine (74%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 1 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.