October 21
October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining.
Events
600-1899
1900-1999
- 1902 - In the United States, a five month strike by United Mine Workers ends.
- 1941 - World War II: Germans rampage in Yugoslavia, killing thousands of civilians.
- 1944 - The first kamikaze attack: HMAS Australia was hit by a Japanese plane carrying a 200 kg (441 pound) bomb off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began.
- 1945 - Women's suffrage: Women are allowed to vote in France for the first time.
- 1945 - Argentine military officer and politician Juan Perón married actress Evita.
- 1947 - 21 die as a fire destroys an asylum in Hoff , Germany.
- 1957 - The movie Jailhouse Rock , starring Elvis Presley, opens.
- 1959 - In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens to the public. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
- 1959 - US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order transferring Wernher von Braun and other German scientists from the United States Army to NASA.
- 1966 - Aberfan disaster: A coal tip falls on the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren
- 1967 - Vietnam War: More than 100,000 war protesters gather in Washington, DC. A peaceful rally at the Lincoln Memorial is followed by a march to The Pentagon and clashes with soldiers and United States Marshals protecting the facility (event lasts until October 23; 683 people will be arrested). Similar demonstrations occurred simultaneously in Japan and Western Europe.
- 1973 - John Paul Getty III's ear is cut off by his kidnappers and sent to a newspaper in Rome; it doesn't arrive until November 8.
- 1980 - 1980 World Series: In 6 games, the Philadelphia Phillies win their first World Series.
- 1986 - In Lebanon, pro-Iranian kidnappers claim to have abducted American writer Edward Tracy (he will be released in August 1991).
- 1987 - Former Miss America Bess Myerson is arrested on charges of bribery, conspiracy, and mail fraud, all involving an alimony-fixing scandal. She is later found not guilty.
- 1994 - North Korea nuclear weapons program: North Korea and the United States sign an agreement that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections.
- 1997 - Hotel owners from the Detroit area meet to discuss Jack Kevorkian's practice of leaving corpses in hotel rooms.
- 1997 - The government of Singapore announces in a widely-publicized "toilet alert" that the drive for toilet cleanliness is a great success; five toilets were selected by citizens as toilet role models.
- 2001 - The first Toronto Special is printed in downtown Toronto.
Births
1400-1899
1900-1999
- 1912 - Sir Georg Solti, Hungarian conductor (d. 1997)
- 1914 - Martin Gardner, American writer on mathematics and games
- 1917 - Dizzy Gillespie, American jazz musician (d. 1993)
- 1920 - Hy Averback , film and television director (d. 1997)
- 1921 - Malcolm Arnold, British composer
- 1924 - Celia Cruz, singer (d. 2003)
- 1928 - Whitey Ford, American baseball player
- 1929 - Ursula K. Le Guin, American science fiction author
- 1940 - Manfred Mann, musician
- 1941 - Steve Cropper, musician
- 1942 - Elvin Bishop, musician
- 1942 - Judge Judy Sheindlin, American judge, television host
- 1943 - Brian Piccolo, American football star (d. 1970)
- 1949 - Benjamin Netanyahu, the 9th Prime Minister of Israel
- 1955 - Rich Mullins, American musician (d. 1997)
- 1956 - Carrie Fisher, actress, writer
- 1971 - Nick Oliveri, musician
- 1972 - Felicity Andersen, actress
- 1978 - Joey Harrington, American football quarterback
- 1980 - Amit Agarwal ,Software Engineer
Deaths
300-1899
1900-1999
2000-2099
Holidays
External links
October 20 - October 22 - November 21 - September 21 - more historical anniversaries
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