Page 6: Historical Events In October - 21

1952  On October - 21 dutch govt refuses New-Guinea (West-Irian)   

1954  Dorothy Parker/Arnaud d'Usseau's "Ladies of the Corridor," premieres on October - 21.   

1955  Roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies on October - 21.   

1956  On this day in history betty Dodd wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open   

1957  On this day in history giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team   

1958  On this day in history 1st women in English House of Lords   

1959  The Guggenheim Museum is dedicated in New York City on October - 21.   

1959  Contra revolutionaries bomb Havana on October - 21.   

1960  On October - 21 1st British nuclear sub Dreadnought launched   

1961  On this day in history barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones"   

1961  Nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies on October - 21.   

1962  On this day in history the 1962 Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) closes.   

1962  Mickey Wright wins LPGA Carlsbad Cavern Golf Open on this day in history.   

1963  On October - 21 george B Cressey, US geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66   

1964  Abebe Bikila runs world/olympic record marathon (2:12:11.2) on this day in history.   

1965  KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.   

1965  Bill Black, rocker, dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1966  On this day in history 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfs a school in S Wales   

1966  On October - 21 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfed a school in Aberfan S Wales   

1966  Gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95 on this day in history.   

1967  On this day in history thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm the Pentagon   

1967  Egypt sinks Israeli torpedo boat on this day in history.   

1967  Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish astrophysicist, dies at 94 on October - 21.   

1969  On October - 21 bloodless coup in Somalia (National Day)   

1969  Jack Kerouac, novelist, dies on October - 21.   

1969  On this day in history jack Kerouac, US writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), dies at 47   

1970  On this day in history 777 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

1970  Caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways on October - 21.   

1970  On October - 21 john T Scopes, US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70   

1971  On October - 21 etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner (Oly-bronze-48), dies at 48   

1973  On October - 21 arabi El Goni, VP/Chad parliament, murdered   

1975  On this day in history mexico City's first major subway accident takes 26 lives   

1975  On this day in history venera 9, first craft to orbit the planet Venus launched   

1976  American Saul Bellow wins Nobel Prize for Literature 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  On this day in history birth of louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)   

1570  Wolfgang Schonsleder, composer was born on October - 21.   

1574  Nicolo Rubini, composer was born on October - 21.   

1581  Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1660  Georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history death of birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210)   

1422  On October - 21 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  On October - 21 death of paul Scriptoris, German mathematician