Ireland

17 people are burned to death in a house in Tubber, Co. Tipperary, probably by Rockite agitators

“Burnt to death, by the willful setting on fire of the house of Edmund Shea, on the night between the l9th and 20th of November instant.”

Death of John Rennie, engineer who constructed the Crinan Canal.

Patrick Moore, Confederate General, is born in Galway

The last day of George IVs visit to Ireland

George IV begins his visit to Ireland; he is received enthusiastically by O'Connell and others

In 1821, King George IV made a historic visit to Ireland, marking the first time a reigning British monarch had visited the country since the 12th century. His visit, which began on August 12, 1821, was met with great enthusiasm and elaborate celebrations, including a warm reception from influential figures such as Daniel O’Connell.

F. an Uhel, Breton writer and ethnologist was born

Anna Maria O'Dell, gives birth to a stillborn child in the Marshalsea debtors prison

Anna Maria O’Dell, the second wife of William O’Dell, gives birth to a stillborn child while confined in the Marshalsea Debtors’ Prison, where she had voluntarily accompanied her husband during his imprisonment for debt. The event highlights the harsh realities faced by debtor families in 18th- and 19th-century Britain and Ireland, where entire households could suffer the consequences of financial hardship, often in inhumane conditions.

Spanish General Diego O'Reilly is defeated by Peruvian revolutionaries

Diego O’Reilly, (b. Ireland, c. 1775 – d. high seas, 1821), an Irishman born in Spain, and was a general in the Spanish Army who served in South America during the period of Spanish American War of Independence of Peru.

Arthur French, MP for Co. Roscommon, dies of excessive fox-hunting

Arthur French (1764 – 24 November 1820) was an Irish Whig politician.

James Wilson - Scottish patriot, died

James Wilson was born on September 03, 1760 in the parish of Avondale in Scotland. He was a weaver from the town of Strathaven in Lanarkshire, but as the Industrial Revolution impacted on the weaving trade he had to find alternative work.