Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In October - 21
Saturday, 13 September 2025
1977 Ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history. 
1978 On October - 21 anastas I Mikojan, Russian politician, dies at 83
1982 On this day in history gerry Adams elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, becoming the first Sinn Fein member to do so
1983 Theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop (Haarlem), dies on October - 21.
1984 Dalibor Cyril Vackar, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.
1987 On this day in history ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan govt official, dies at 88
1989 On October - 21 buck Helm found alive after being buried 4 days, in SF earthquake
1991 On October - 21 24 die in a fire in Oakland Calif
1992 Jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes on this day in history.
1993 On October - 21 assad Saftawi, Palestinian co-founder of al-Fatah, murdered at 58
1994 On this day in history edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist, dies at 85
1995 Jose Ignacio Cabrujas, writer, dies at 58 on October - 21.
1996 Abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist, dies at 71 on this day in history.
1997 Dolph Camilli, Bkln Dodger/MVP (1941), dies at 90 on this day in history.
2005 20th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, celebrations held around the United Kingdom on this day in history.
2007 On October - 21 civic Platform led by Donald Tusk wins a snap parliamentary election in Poland.
2007 First round of the presidential elections in Slovenia. The second round is to be held on nov 11 on October - 21.
2007 Kimi Räikkönen is crowned world champion as the 2007 Formula One season ends at the Brazilian Grand Prix on October - 21.
2007 Parliamentary elections in Switzerland on October - 21.
2014 Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on this day in history.
2018 Train derails in Yilan County, Taiwan, killing 18 and injuring 178 on this day in history.
2018 On October - 21 sectarian fighting between Muslim and Christian youths kill 55 at Kasuwan Magani, Nigeria
2018 Julia Louis-Dreyfus is presented with the Mark Twain Prize, comedy's top honor, at a ceremony in New York on this day in history.
2019 On October - 21 canadian Federal Election: Justin Trudeau 's Liberal Party loses its majority but wins the most seats (157) to form a minority government
2019 On October - 21 the 2019 Canadian federal election takes place, for all 338 seats in the House of Commons of Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party win a narrow victory to form a minority government.
2020 Pope Francis backs same-sex civil unions in interview in documentary film "Francesco" on this day in history.
2021 Actor Alec Baldwin shots cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and injures director Joel Souza with a prop gun in rehearsal on a film set at Bonanza Ranch, New Mexico on this day in history.