Page 6: Historical Events In October - 21
Friday, 11 July 2025
1952 Dutch govt refuses New-Guinea (West-Irian) on this day in history.
1954 Dorothy Parker/Arnaud d'Usseau's "Ladies of the Corridor," premieres on October - 21.
1955 On this day in history roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies
1956 Betty Dodd wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open on this day in history.
1957 Giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team on this day in history.
1958 On this day in history 1st women in English House of Lords
1959 The Guggenheim Museum is dedicated in New York City on this day in history.
1959 On October - 21 contra revolutionaries bomb Havana
1960 1st British nuclear sub Dreadnought launched on October - 21.
1961 Barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones" on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies
1962 The 1962 Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) closes on October - 21.
1962 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Carlsbad Cavern Golf Open on this day in history.
1963 George B Cressey, US geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66 on this day in history.
1964 On this day in history abebe Bikila runs world/olympic record marathon (2:12:11.2)
1965 KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting on this day in history.
1965 On this day in history bill Black, rocker, dies at 39
1966 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfs a school in S Wales on October - 21.
1966 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfed a school in Aberfan S Wales on October - 21.
1966 On this day in history gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95
1967 Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm the Pentagon on October - 21.
1967 On this day in history egypt sinks Israeli torpedo boat
1967 Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish astrophysicist, dies at 94 on this day in history.
1969 On this day in history bloodless coup in Somalia (National Day)
1969 On October - 21 jack Kerouac, novelist, dies.
1969 Jack Kerouac, US writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), dies at 47 on this day in history.
1970 777 Unification church couples wed in Korea on this day in history.
1970 On this day in history caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways
1970 John T Scopes, US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1971 Etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner (Oly-bronze-48), dies at 48 on this day in history.
1973 Arabi El Goni, VP/Chad parliament, murdered on October - 21.
1975 On this day in history mexico City's first major subway accident takes 26 lives
1975 On October - 21 venera 9, first craft to orbit the planet Venus launched
1976 On October - 21 american Saul Bellow wins Nobel Prize for Literature
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