Page 4: Historical Events In October - 21

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

1899  On this day in history battle at Elandslaagte Natal: (Boers vs British army)   

1901  On this day in history gerhard von Rad, German old testament scholar (Deuteronomium)   

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

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

1911  On October - 21 rS Hichens & M Hudsons "Garden of Allah," premieres in NYC   

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

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

1914  On this day in history battle of Warsaw ends with German defeat   

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

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

1916  On this day in history uS Army forms Reserve Officers Training Corps   

1916  On October - 21 andrea Checchi, Firenze Italy, actress (Attack & Retreat)   

1916  Karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated on this day in history.   

1917  On October - 21 first Americans to see action on the front lines of WW I   

1917  On this day in history 1st Americans to see action on front lines of WW I   

1917  Dizzy Gillespie, [John B], jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz on October - 21.   

1918  On this day in history margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min   

1918  On this day in history the Mount Royal Tunnel, Montreal, is opened for regular traffic by the Canadian Northern Railway.   

1919  On October - 21 claire Sterling, journalist   

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

1921  Tuschinski Theater opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history jarmil Burghauser, composer   

1922  Liliane de Bettencourt, heir to L'Oreal on this day in history.   

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

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

1924  On this day in history 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 October - 21.   

1570  On October - 21 birth of wolfgang Schonsleder, composer   

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

1660  On this day in history birth of georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734)   

1125  On this day in history death of cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer   

1204  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman   

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 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.