Historical Events In October - 21

1898  On October - 21 amedeo duke of Aosta, viceroy of Ethiopia/gov-gen of Ital East-Africa  

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

1901  Gerhard von Rad, German old testament scholar (Deuteronomium) on this day in history.  

1902  On October - 21 in the United States, a five month strike by United Mine Workers ends.  

1902  Hilarion Rubio, composer on October - 21.  

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

1905  On this day in history england Pilgrim Assn beats All NY 11, 7-1 in soccer at Polo Grounds  

1905  Jose Teodor Vilar, composer, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

1906  On October - 21 [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, actress (Small Lord), dies at 55  

1908  Alexander Schneider, Vilna Lith, violinist (Budapest String Quartet) on October - 21.  

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1911  RS Hichens & M Hudsons "Garden of Allah," premieres in NYC on October - 21.  

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

1912  Carlos Don Byas, US jazz saxophonist on October - 21.  

1914  On October - 21 battle of Warsaw ends with German defeat  

1914  On October - 21 martin Gardner, Scientific American math & puzzles columnist  

1915  On this day in history 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 October - 21.  

1915  On this day in history 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  1st Americans to see action on front lines of WW I on this day in history.  

1917  Dizzy Gillespie, [John B], jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz on this day in history.  

1918  On October - 21 margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min  

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

1919  On October - 21 claire Sterling, journalist  

1919  On October - 21 sven August Korling, composer, dies at 77  

1921  On October - 21 tuschinski Theater opens in Amsterdam  

1921  Jarmil Burghauser, composer on this day in history.  

1922  Liliane de Bettencourt, heir to L'Oreal on October - 21.  

1923  On this day in history 1st planetarium opens at Deutsche Museum in Munich  

1924  On October - 21 kLM Fokker's F7 H-NACC departs to Dutch East Indies  

1924  On October - 21 martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76  

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1449  George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478) was born on this day in history.  

1527  Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.  

1570  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer was born on this day in history.  

1574  On this day in history birth of nicolo Rubini, composer  

1581  On this day in history 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  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 October - 21.  

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

1204  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman on this day in history.  

1221  Death of Alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201) on this day in history.  

1266  On October - 21 death of birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210)  

1422  On October - 21 charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54  

1439  Traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

1505  On October - 21 death of paul Scriptoris, German mathematician