Page 5: Historical Events In October - 21

1925  On this day in history sidney Howards "Lucky Sam McGarver," premieres in NYC   

1925  On this day in history joyce Randolph, Detroit Mich, actress (Trixie-Honeymooners)   

1926  On October - 21 leonard Rossiter, Liverpool England, actor (Britannia Hospital)   

1927  On October - 21 nadine Judd, [Nadia Moore/Nerina], S African/British ballerina   

1928  On October - 21 edward "Whitey" Ford, hall of fame pitcher (NY Yankees)   

1929  On October - 21 ursula K[roeber] Le Guin, US, sci-fi author (Tombs of Atuan)   

1929  Owen Dunell, cricketer (two Tests for South Africa in 1889), dies on October - 21.   

1930  Doreen Cannon, teacher of acting (London) on October - 21.   

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 this day in history.   

1933  On this day in history georgia Brown, [Lillian Getel], actress (Study in Terror, Fixer)   

1934  Jerry Lewis, (Rep-R-California, 1979- ) on this day in history.   

1935  On October - 21 hank Greenberg selected AL MVP unanimously   

1936  On October - 21 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 this day in history.   

1937  Betty Carver, wife of Bernard Montgomery, buried on this day in history.   

1938  On October - 21 japanese troops occupies Canton   

1939  Nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history rAF drops 1st anti-nazi pamphlets on Netherlands   

1940  On October - 21 don Ritter, (Rep-R-PA, 1979- )   

1941  On October - 21 marina Ripa, Rome Italy, countess/writer (My First 40 Years)   

1942  On this day in history elvin Bishop, Tulsa OK, rock guitarist (Fooled Around & Fell in Love)   

1943  Frans LAJ Wolters, economist/Dutch MP (PvdA) on this day in history.   

1943  On October - 21 alfred DPR Pound, British admiral/1st Sealord (Jutland, WW II), dies   

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

1944  US troops capture Aachen, first large German city to fall on this day in history.   

1944  Canadian troops occupy Breskens on October - 21.   

1945  On this day in history women in France allowed to vote for first time   

1945  On this day in history women in France allowed to vote for 1st time   

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

1948  Facsimile high-speed radio transmission demonstrated in Washington DC on October - 21.   

1948  On this day in history beersheba liberated by Israeli army   

1950  Chinese forces occupy Tibet on October - 21.   

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1449  On this day in history birth of george, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478)   

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

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

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

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

1582  On this day in history birth of johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1266  Death of Birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210) on this day in history.   

1422  Charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54 on this day in history.   

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

1500  Death of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442) on this day in history.   

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