November 21

Events



 * 1877 – Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.

Births

 * 1852 – Francisco Tárrega, father of modern classical guitar (d. 1909)
 * 1902 – Foster Hewitt, Canadian radio pioneer (d. 1985)
 * 1904 – Coleman Hawkins, American musician (d. 1969)
 * 1921 – Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (d. 1996)
 * 1931 – Malcolm Williamson, Australian composer (d. 2003)
 * 1935 – Fairuz, Lebanese singer
 * 1941 – İdil Biret, Turkish pianist
 * 1948 – Alphonse Mouzon, American jazzist
 * 1950 – Stephen Geyer, American film & television songwriter
 * 1952 – Lorna Luft, American actress and singer, daughter of Judy Garland
 * 1960 – Brian Ritchie, American musician (Violent Femmes)
 * 1965 – Björk, Icelandic musician
 * 1968 – Alex James, English bassist (Blur)
 * 1977 – Myles Heskett, Australian musician (Wolfmother)
 * 1979 – Kim Dong Wan, Korean singer (Shinhwa)