Historical Events In October - 21

1925  Sidney Howards "Lucky Sam McGarver," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

1925  Joyce Randolph, Detroit Mich, actress (Trixie-Honeymooners) on this day in history.  

1926  Leonard Rossiter, Liverpool England, actor (Britannia Hospital) on October - 21.  

1927  Nadine Judd, [Nadia Moore/Nerina], S African/British ballerina on October - 21.  

1928  Edward "Whitey" Ford, hall of fame pitcher (NY Yankees) on this day in history.  

1929  Ursula K[roeber] Le Guin, US, sci-fi author (Tombs of Atuan) on this day in history.  

1929  Owen Dunell, cricketer (two Tests for South Africa in 1889), dies on this day in history.  

1930  On October - 21 doreen Cannon, teacher of acting (London)  

1931  On this day in history jim Parks, cricketer (England batsman-keeper in 46 Tests 1954-68)  

1931  A Schnitzler, writer, dies at 69 on October - 21.  

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1933  On October - 21 georgia Brown, [Lillian Getel], actress (Study in Terror, Fixer)  

1934  Jerry Lewis, (Rep-R-California, 1979- ) on October - 21.  

1935  On October - 21 hank Greenberg selected AL MVP unanimously  

1936  On this day in history james H "Simon" Gray, English playwright (Butley)  

1937  Dmitri Shostakovitch's 5th Symphony premieres on this day in history.  

1937  Norman Wright, rocker (Del-Vikings) on October - 21.  

1937  Betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried on October - 21.  

1938  Japanese troops occupies Canton on this day in history.  

1939  Nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies on October - 21.  

1940  RAF drops 1st anti-nazi pamphlets on Netherlands on October - 21.  

1940  On this day in history don Ritter, (Rep-R-PA, 1979- )  

1941  Marina Ripa, Rome Italy, countess/writer (My First 40 Years) on this day in history.  

1942  On October - 21 elvin Bishop, Tulsa OK, rock guitarist (Fooled Around & Fell in Love)  

1943  Frans LAJ Wolters, economist/Dutch MP (PvdA) on October - 21.  

1943  Alfred DPR Pound, British admiral/1st Sealord (Jutland, WW II), dies on October - 21.  

1944  On this day in history prv. Ernest Alva Smith (The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) wins the Victoria Cross at the Savio River, Italy  

1944  US troops capture Aachen, first large German city to fall on October - 21.  

1944  Canadian troops occupy Breskens on this day in history.  

1945  Women in France allowed to vote for first time on this day in history.  

1945  On October - 21 women in France allowed to vote for 1st time  

1947  On October - 21 dutch Dakota explodes near Coopenhagen, 16 die  

1948  On October - 21 facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC  

1948  On October - 21 beersheba liberated by Israeli army  

1950  On this day in history chinese forces occupy Tibet  

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1449  On October - 21 birth of george, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478)  

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 this day in history birth of nicolo Rubini, composer  

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

1582  Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII was born on this day in history.  

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  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  On this day in history 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.