About the day » Thursday November 21, 1974Calender converter

• Abraham (Bram) de Jong, Zoetermeer († 1999)
• Abraham de Jong, Zoetermeer († 1999)
• Leon Wels († 2014)
• Angelique van Olmen, Eindhoven († 1974)
• Barry Kaptein, Vlaardingen († 1975)
• Leonard Wels, Orthen, Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch, North Brabant, Nederland († 2014)

• Allegonda Heeren (78)
• Arie Koole (65), Delft, Nederland
• Camiel Ghyselen (75), Staden, West-Vlaanderen, België
• Cornelia Geertse (73), Domburg, Walcheren, NL
• Aloijsius Antonius Aloysius van Bladel (79), Tilburg (bp) Aloysius Antonius van Bladel
• Albertus Henricus Schöppink (82), Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
• Anna Maria Alma Baecke (66), Oostburg, Sluis, Nederland
• Aloysius Antonius van Bladel (79), Tilburg
• Amália dos Santos (76), Sorocaba, São Paulo, Brasil
• Anna Barbara Dohmen (75), Brunssum

• 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 » Michael Wilson, Australian footballer
• 1976 » Mihaela Botezan, Romanian long-distance runner
• 1976 » Saleem Elahi, Pakistani cricketer
• 1977 » Michael Batiste, American former professional basketball player

• 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)
• 1982 » John Hargrave, English activist and author (b. 1894)

1. Jan
2. Mark
3. Johannes
4. Peter
5. Jeroen
6. Michael
7. Patrick
8. Richard
9. David
10. Robert
11. Marcel
12. Marco
13. Pieter
14. Dennis
15. Johan
16. Edwin

1. Maria
2. Sandra
3. Monique
4. Patricia
5. Johanna
6. Cindy
7. Esther
8. Bianca
9. Wendy
10. Ingrid
11. Anna
12. Jolanda
13. Nicole
14. Linda
15. Miranda
16. Saskia

• 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 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 13.5 million citizens.
• May 17 » Police in Los Angeles raid the Symbionese Liberation Army's headquarters, killing six members, including Camilla Hall.
• July 24 » Watergate scandal: The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that President Richard Nixon did not have the authority to withhold subpoenaed White House tapes and they order him to surrender the tapes to the Watergate special prosecutor.
• August 5 » Vietnam War: The U.S. Congress places a $1billion limit on military aid to South Vietnam.
• August 15 » Yuk Young-soo, First Lady of South Korea, is killed during an apparent assassination attempt upon President Park Chung-hee.
• October 19 » Niue becomes a self-governing colony of New Zealand.
• December 19 » Nelson Rockefeller is sworn in as Vice President of the United States under President Gerald Ford under the provisions of the 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution.

The temperature on November 21, 1974 was between 5.2 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 7.0 °C. There was 2.7 mm of rain during 1.9 hours. The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast.