Births on November 21

Harold Nicolson

Born on November 21, 1886

Harold Nicolson, English author and politician (d. 1968)

Sir Harold George Nicolson (21 November 1886 – 1 May 1968) was a British politician, diplomat, historian, biographer, diarist, novelist, lecturer, journalist, broadcaster, and gardener. His wife was the writer Vita Sackville-West.

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Events on 1886

23 Feb

Julia Brainerd Hall
Charles Martin Hall produced the first samples of man-made aluminum, after several years of intensive work. He was assisted in this project by his older sister, Julia Brainerd Hall.
27 Mar

Apache Wars
Geronimo, Apache warrior, surrenders to the U.S. Army, ending the main phase of the Apache Wars.
8 Apr

Irish Government Bill 1886
William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.
29 May

John Pemberton
The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
10 Jun

Pink and White Terraces
Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17 km long fissure across the mountain peak.

Births on November 21

Harold Nicolson

Born on November 21, 1886

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Events on 1886

Julia Brainerd Hall

Apache Wars

Irish Government Bill 1886

John Pemberton

Pink and White Terraces