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November 21, 2014

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of November 19, 2014, covering November 21, 2014.

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    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

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    Album cover for NOW 52 by Various Artists

    NOW 52

    Various Artists

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    Album cover for It's The Girls! by Bette Midler

    It's The Girls!

    Bette Midler

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    Album cover for Old Boots; New Dirt by Jason Aldean

    Old Boots; New Dirt

    Jason Aldean

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    Album cover for Motion by Calvin Harris

    Motion

    Calvin Harris

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Notable Deaths

John H. Land

2014John H. Land, American soldier and politician (born 1920)[†]

John Horting Land was Mayor of Apopka, Florida for a total of 61 years, from 1950 to 1968 and again from 1971 to 2014. He was the longest-serving mayor in the history of Florida and one of the longest-serving mayors in the United States. After having served continuously since 1971, Land was defeated in a bid for re-election by Joe Kilsheimer on April 8, 2014.

2014Robert Richardson, English general (born 1929)[†]

Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Francis Richardson was a British Army officer. Among other posts, he commanded a battalion and a brigade during the Troubles before becoming General Officer Commanding in Northern Ireland from 1982 to 1985.

Historical Events

2014A stampede in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe caused by the police firing tear gas kills at least eleven people and injures 40 others.[†]

On 21 November 2014, a stampede occurred at Mbizo Stadium in Kwekwe, Zimbabwe, killing 11 and injuring 40 people. Reuters reported that around 30,000 people attended a religious service officiated by Walter Magaya. After the service, the crowd left toward a single exit in a stampede, killing four immediately; seven others were pronounced dead at hospital. The Business Standard reported that the stampede was caused by police firing teargas after some of the crowd attempted to break off parts of the stadium wall to exit.

Historical Context for November 21, 2014

In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[†]