Historical Events Happened In October - 21

1898  Amedeo duke of Aosta, viceroy of Ethiopia/gov-gen of Ital East-Africa on this day in history.  

1899  Battle at Elandslaagte Natal: (Boers vs British army) on this day in history.  

1901  Gerhard von Rad, German old testament scholar (Deuteronomium) on October - 21.  

1902  In the United States, a five month strike by United Mine Workers ends on this day in history.  

1902  Hilarion Rubio, composer on this day in history.  

1904  On this day in history edmond [Moore] Hamilton, US, sci-fi author (Danger Planet)  

1905  England Pilgrim Assn beats All NY 11, 7-1 in soccer at Polo Grounds on October - 21.  

1905  Jose Teodor Vilar, composer, dies at 69 on October - 21.  

1906  On this day in history [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, actress (Small Lord), dies at 55  

1908  Alexander Schneider, Vilna Lith, violinist (Budapest String Quartet) on this day in history.  

1911  RS Hichens & M Hudsons "Garden of Allah," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1911  Peter Graves, London England, actor (Mission Impossible, Stalag 17) on this day in history.  

1912  On October - 21 carlos Don Byas, US jazz saxophonist  

1914  Battle of Warsaw ends with German defeat on October - 21.  

1914  Martin Gardner, Scientific American math & puzzles columnist on this day in history.  

1915  On October - 21 first transatlantic radiotelephone message, Arlington, Va to Paris  

1915  Vera Deakin, daughter of former Prime Minister Alfred Deakin, establishes the Australian Red Cross Missing and Wounded Enquiry Bureau in Cairo, Egypt During the remainder of the war the bureau handled thousands of enquiries from Australian families seeking information about wounded and missing soldiers on this day in history.  

1915  On October - 21 1st transatlantic radiotelephone message, Arlington, Va to Paris  

1916  US Army forms Reserve Officers Training Corps on October - 21.  

1916  On this day in history andrea Checchi, Firenze Italy, actress (Attack & Retreat)  

1916  On October - 21 karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated  

1917  On this day in history first Americans to see action on the front lines of WW I  

1917  On October - 21 1st Americans to see action on front lines of WW I  

1917  On October - 21 dizzy Gillespie, [John B], jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz  

1918  Margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min on this day in history.  

1918  The Mount Royal Tunnel, Montreal, is opened for regular traffic by the Canadian Northern Railway on October - 21.  

1919  On this day in history claire Sterling, journalist  

1919  On this day in history sven August Korling, composer, dies at 77  

1921  On October - 21 tuschinski Theater opens in Amsterdam  

1921  Jarmil Burghauser, composer on October - 21.  

1922  On October - 21 liliane de Bettencourt, heir to L'Oreal  

1923  1st planetarium opens at Deutsche Museum in Munich on October - 21.  

1924  KLM Fokker's F7 H-NACC departs to Dutch East Indies on October - 21.  

1924  Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

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1449  George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478) was born on October - 21.  

1527  On this day in history birth of louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)  

1570  On October - 21 birth of wolfgang Schonsleder, composer  

1574  On October - 21 birth of nicolo Rubini, composer  

1581  Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) was born on October - 21.  

1582  On October - 21 birth of johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII  

1650  Jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth) was born on October - 21.  

1660  Georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734) was born on this day in history.  

1125  Death of Cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer on October - 21.  

1204  On October - 21 death of robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman  

1221  Death of Alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201) on October - 21.  

1266  On this day in history death of birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210)  

1422  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54 on October - 21.  

1439  On October - 21 traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53  

1500  Death of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442) on October - 21.  

1505  On this day in history death of paul Scriptoris, German mathematician