Historical Events In October - 21

1952  Dutch govt refuses New-Guinea (West-Irian) on October - 21.  

1954  Dorothy Parker/Arnaud d'Usseau's "Ladies of the Corridor," premieres on October - 21.  

1955  On October - 21 roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies  

1956  Betty Dodd wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open on October - 21.  

1957  On this day in history giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team  

1958  On this day in history 1st women in English House of Lords  

1959  The Guggenheim Museum is dedicated in New York City on October - 21.  

1959  Contra revolutionaries bomb Havana on October - 21.  

1960  1st British nuclear sub Dreadnought launched on October - 21.  

1961  Barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones" on October - 21.  

1961  On October - 21 nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies  

1962  On this day in history the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) closes.  

1962  On this day in history mickey Wright wins LPGA Carlsbad Cavern Golf Open  

1963  On this day in history george B Cressey, US geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66  

1964  On this day in history abebe Bikila runs world/olympic record marathon (2:12:11.2)  

1965  On October - 21 kTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting  

1965  On this day in history bill Black, rocker, dies at 39  

1966  On October - 21 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfs a school in S Wales  

1966  On this day in history 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfed a school in Aberfan S Wales  

1966  Gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95 on October - 21.  

1967  Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm the Pentagon on this day in history.  

1967  On October - 21 egypt sinks Israeli torpedo boat  

1967  Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish astrophysicist, dies at 94 on this day in history.  

1969  On this day in history bloodless coup in Somalia (National Day)  

1969  Jack Kerouac, novelist, dies on October - 21.  

1969  Jack Kerouac, US writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), dies at 47 on this day in history.  

1970  On this day in history 777 Unification church couples wed in Korea  

1970  On October - 21 caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways  

1970  On this day in history john T Scopes, US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70  

1971  On this day in history etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner (Oly-bronze-48), dies at 48  

1973  On October - 21 arabi El Goni, VP/Chad parliament, murdered  

1975  On this day in history mexico City's first major subway accident takes 26 lives  

1975  On this day in history venera 9, first craft to orbit the planet Venus launched  

1976  American Saul Bellow wins Nobel Prize for Literature on October - 21.  

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

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

1527  Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578) was born on October - 21.  

1570  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer was born on October - 21.  

1574  Nicolo Rubini, composer was born on this day in history.  

1581  On October - 21 birth of domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641)  

1582  Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII was born on October - 21.  

1650  On October - 21 birth of jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth)  

1660  On October - 21 birth of georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734)  

1125  On October - 21 death of cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer  

1204  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman on October - 21.  

1221  On this day in history death of alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201)  

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

1422  On this day in history charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54  

1439  Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53 on October - 21.  

1500  On October - 21 death of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442)  

1505  Death of Paul Scriptoris, German mathematician on October - 21.