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

1902  On this day in history hilarion Rubio, composer   

1904  Edmond [Moore] Hamilton, US, sci-fi author (Danger Planet) on this day in history.   

1905  England Pilgrim Assn beats All NY 11, 7-1 in soccer at Polo Grounds on this day in history.   

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

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

1908  On October - 21 alexander Schneider, Vilna Lith, violinist (Budapest String Quartet)   

1911  On this day in history rS Hichens & M Hudsons "Garden of Allah," premieres in NYC   

1911  On this day in history peter Graves, London England, actor (Mission Impossible, Stalag 17)   

1912  On this day in history carlos Don Byas, US jazz saxophonist   

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

1914  Martin Gardner, Scientific American math & puzzles columnist on October - 21.   

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

1915  On this day in history 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   

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

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

1916  Andrea Checchi, Firenze Italy, actress (Attack & Retreat) on this day in history.   

1916  Karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated on October - 21.   

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

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

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

1919  On this day in history claire Sterling, journalist   

1919  Sven August Korling, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history tuschinski Theater opens in Amsterdam   

1921  On this day in history jarmil Burghauser, composer   

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

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

1924  KLM Fokker's F7 H-NACC departs to Dutch East Indies on this day in history.   

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  On October - 21 birth of louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)   

1570  On this day in history birth of wolfgang Schonsleder, composer   

1574  On October - 21 birth of nicolo Rubini, composer   

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

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

1650  On this day in history birth of jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth)   

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 October - 21.   

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

1266  On October - 21 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  On October - 21 traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53   

1500  On this day in history death of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442)   

1505  Death of Paul Scriptoris, German mathematician on this day in history.