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October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 21, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 71 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Martin Luther (November 10 1483 February 18 1546 was a German Monk, theologian, university professor Father of Protestantism, and church reformer The Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg also referred to as MLU, is a public University in the cities of
• 1520 - Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as Strait of Magellan. Ferdinand Magellan (Fernão de Magalhães fɨɾˈnɐ̃ũ dɨ mɐgɐˈʎɐ̃ĩʃ Fernando de Magallanes (Spring 1480 &ndash April 27 1521 Mactan Island, Cebu A strait is a narrow navigable Channel of water that connects two larger navigable bodies of water The Straits of Magellan (rarely referred to as the Magellanic Straits) comprise a navigable sea route immediately south of mainland Chile and north of Isla Grande
• 1600 - Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara, which marks the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate, who in effect rule Japan until the mid-nineteenth century.  was the founder and first Shogun  of the Tokugawa shogunate For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Background and pretext Even though Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan and consolidated his power following the Siege of Odawara in 1590 his ill-fated The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of
• 1774 - First display of the word "Liberty" on a flag, raised by colonists in Taunton, Massachusetts and which was in defiance of British rule in Colonial America. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification Taunton is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 The term colonial history of the United States refers to the history of the land that would become the United States from the start of European settlement to the time of independence
• 1797 - In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Port of Boston is a major Seaport located in Boston Harbor and adjacent to the City of Boston. For the bird see Frigatebird. A frigate /ˈfrɪgɪt/ is a warship Construction In August 1785 after the Revolutionary War drew to a close Congress sold, the last ship remaining in the Continental Navy.
• 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar: A British fleet led by Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain under Admiral Villeneuve. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions The Battle of Trafalgar ( 21 October 1805) was a historic sea battle fought between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve ( 31 December 1763 &ndash 22 April 1806) was a French naval officer during the It signalled the virtual end of French maritime power and left Britain navally unchallenged until the twentieth century. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
• 1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Austrian General Mack surrenders his army to the Grand Army of Napoleon at Ulm, reaping Napoleon over 30,000 prisoners and inflicting 10,000 casualties on the losers. The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions Karl Freiherr Mack von Leiberich ( August 25, 1752 - December 22, 1828) Austrian soldier was born at Nenslingen in Bavaria Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Battle of Ulm ( October 16 - 19, 1805) was a series of minor skirmishes at the end of Napoleon Bonaparte's Ulm Campaign, culminating Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Ulm was considered to be one of Napoleon's finest hours.
• 1816 - The Penang Free School is founded in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, by the Rev Hutchings. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Penang Free School is a Secondary school located on Jalan Masjid Negeri (previously Green Lane) George Town, Penang, Malaysia It is the oldest English-language school in Southeast Asia.
• 1824 - Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Joseph Aspdin (December? 1778 – 20 March 1855) was a British cement manufacturer who obtained the Patent for Portland cement on A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an Portland cement is the most common type of Cement in general usage in many parts of the world as it is a basic ingredient of Concrete, mortar, Stucco
• 1854 - Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses were sent to the Crimean War. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Florence Nightingale, OM, RRC (in her own pronunciation ˈflɒɾəns ˈnaɪtɪŋgeɪl 12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910 who came to be known as "The A nurse is responsible—along with other Health care Professionals —for the treatment safety and recovery of acutely or chronically The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought
• 1861 - American Civil War: Battle of Ball's Bluff - Union forces under Colonel Edward Baker are defeated by Confederate troops in the second major battle of the war. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Battle of Ball's Bluff, also known as the Battle of Harrison’s Island or the Battle of Leesburg, was fought on October 21, 1861, in The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Edward Dickinson Baker (February 24 1811 &ndash October 21 1861 was an English -born American politician, lawyer, military leader. The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 Baker, a close friend of Abraham Lincoln, is killed in the fighting. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal
• 1867 - Manifest Destiny: Medicine Lodge Treaty - Near Medicine Lodge, Kansas a landmark treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean. The Medicine Lodge Treaty was a set of three treaties signed between the United States of America and the Kiowa, Comanche, Plains Apache Medicine Lodge is the largest City and County seat of Barber County, Kansas, United States. Kansas ( is a Midwestern state in the central region of the United States of America, an area often referred to as the American " The Great Plains are the broad expanse of Prairie and Steppe which lie east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate a reservation in western Oklahoma. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America.
• 1879 - Using a filament of carbonized thread, Thomas Edison tests the first practical electric incandescent light bulb (it lasted 13½ hours before burning out). Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carbon (kɑɹbən is a Chemical element with the symbol C and its Atomic number is 6 The incandescent light bulb, incandescent lamp or incandescent light globe is a source of electric Light that works by Incandescence, (a general
• 1892 - Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition were held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair) a World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• 1895 - The Republic of Formosa collapses as Japanese forces invade. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This historical republic should not be confused with the proposed nation-state " Republic of Taiwan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1902 - In the United States, a five month strike by United Mine Workers ends. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. Template talkInfobox Union for usage -->The United Mine Workers of America ( UMW or UMWA) is a North
• 1921 - President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting President against lynching in the deep south. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2 1865 August 2 1923 was the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack aged Lynching is an Extrajudicial punishment meted out by a mob Lynching an enumerated Felony in some states in the United States, is defined by some
• 1941 - 7000 Serbs were shot in Kragujevac, Serbia by Nazi Germans. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kragujevac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Крагујевац) is a city in Serbia, the largest city of the Šumadija Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country
• 1944 - The first kamikaze attack: HMAS Australia was hit by a Japanese plane carrying a 200 kg (441 pound) bomb off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ( is a word of Japanese origin which in English usually refers to the Suicide attacks by military aviators from the Empire of Japan against Operational History World War II After World War II began "The Aussie" (as the ship was affectionately known within the RAN first fired her main For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely Leyte (ˈleɪti in English is an Island in the Visayas group of the Philippines. The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the "Battle for Leyte Gulf" the "Battles for Leyte Gulf" and formerly as the "Second Battle of the Philippine
• 1945 - Women's suffrage: Women are allowed to vote in France for the first time. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1945 - Argentine military officer and politician Juan Perón married actress Evita. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. An officer is a member of an armed force who holds a position of authority A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Juan Domingo Perón (October 8 1895 &ndash July 1 1974 was an Argentine Colonel and Politician, elected three times as President of Argentina An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works María Eva Duarte de Perón' ( May 7 1919 &ndash July 26 1952) was the second wife of President Juan Domingo Perón
• 1959 - In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum opens to the public. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York This article refers to the Guggenheim's landmark New York museum It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who
• 1959 - US President Dwight D. Eisenhower signs an executive order transferring Wernher von Braun and other German scientists from the United States Army to NASA. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general executive order in the United States is a Directive issued by the President, the head of the executive branch of the federal government Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (March 23 1912 &ndash June 16 1977 a German rocket physicist and astronautics engineer became one of the leading figures in Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program
• 1965 - Comet Ikeya-Seki approaches perihelion, passing 450,000 kilometers from the sun. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. There are two comets named Ikeya-Seki C/1965 S1 (this one and C/1967 Y1, a
• 1966 - Aberfan disaster: A coal tip falls on the village of Aberfan in Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Aberfan (aˈbɛrvan is a small Village five miles (8 km south of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales. Aberfan (aˈbɛrvan is a small Village five miles (8 km south of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales.
• 1967 - Vietnam War: More than 100,000 war protesters gather in Washington, DC. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D A peaceful rally at the Lincoln Memorial is followed by a march to The Pentagon and clashes with soldiers and United States Marshals protecting the facility (event lasts until October 23; 683 people were arrested). The Lincoln Memorial is a United States Presidential memorial built to honor the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. The Pentagon is the Headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, located in Arlington County, Virginia. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Similar demonstrations occurred simultaneously in Japan and Western Europe. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Western Europe at its most general meaning means 'all the countries in the West of Europe '
• 1969 - A coup d'état in Somalia brings Siad Barre to power. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Mohamed Siad Barre (Maxamed Siyaad Barre محمّد سياد بري) (b
• 1973 - John Paul Getty III's ear is cut off by his kidnappers and sent to a newspaper in Rome; it doesn't arrive until November 8. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jean Paul Getty III (born 4 November, 1956) was the first of four children of Paul Getty and Gail Harris Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration
• 1973 - Fred Dryer of the then Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game. John Frederick "Fred" Dryer (born July 6, 1946 in Hawthorne California) son of the late Charles F The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.
• 1977 - The European Patent Institute is founded. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office, or European Patent Institute (epi is a professional association of European Patent attorneys
• 1978 - Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes in a Cessna 182 over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Frederick Valentich Disappearance is an event that occurred on October 21, 1978, in which 20-year-old Frederick Valentich disappeared WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Bass Strait (bæs is a sea Strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland ( Victoria in particular Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
• 1983 - The metre is defined at the seventeenth General Conference on Weights and Measures in terms of the speed of light as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The General Conference on Weights and Measures is the English name of the Conférence générale des poids et mesures ( CGPM, never GCWM This vacuum means "absence of matter" or "an empty area or space" for the cleaning appliance see Vacuum cleaner.
• 1986 - In Lebanon, pro-Iranian kidnappers claim to have abducted American writer Edward Tracy (he was released in August 1991). Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.
• 1987 - Former Miss America Bess Myerson is arrested on charges of bribery, conspiracy, and mail fraud, all involving an alimony-fixing scandal. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands Bess Myerson (born July 16, 1924 in Bronx, New York) became in 1945 the first Jewish woman to win the Miss America pageant Bribery, a form of pecuniary corruption is an act usually implying money or gift given that alters the behaviour of the recipient in ways not consistent with the duties of that person In the Criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between Natural persons to break the law at some time in the future and in some cases with at least one overt act Mail fraud refers to any scheme which attempts to unlawfully obtain money or valuables in which the Postal system is used at any point in the commission of a criminal offense She is later found not guilty.
• 1990 - The first Apple Day, is held in Covent Garden, London. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Apple Day is an annual celebration held on October 21 each year of Apples and Orchards Apple Day was initiated by Common Ground in 1990 Covent Garden (Pronunciation kɒvʌnt is a district in London, England, located on the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1994 - North Korea nuclear weapons program: North Korea and the United States sign an agreement that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) North Korea claims to possess Nuclear weapons and the CIA asserts that it has a substantial arsenal of Chemical weapons. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
• 1994 - In Seoul, 32 people are killed when the Seongsu Bridge collapses. Seoul ( soʊl is the Capital and largest City of South Korea. The Seongsu Bridge is a bridge over the Han River in Seoul, South Korea.
• 1995 - Dayton Agreement The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement, Dayton Accords, Paris Protocol
• 2001 - "United We Stand" benefit concert for September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks victims, held at RFK Stadium in Washington, DC. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Robert F Kennedy Memorial Stadium, better known as RFK Stadium or RFK, is a professional sports Stadium in Washington D Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D Event organized and headlined by Michael Jackson, also featuring pop stars Aerosmith, Mariah Carey, The Backstreet Boys, and others. Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Backstreet Boys are a Grammy -nominated American pop group They were the first group launched by fallen Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman.
• 2002 - Violence in Badlapur, suburb of Mumbai created a tension in the city resulted in a lot of property damage injuring 4 people. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Badlapur, also known as Kulgaon-Badlapur, is one Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial
• 2003 - Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and subsequently used in its discovery by the team of Michael E. Brown, Chad Trujillo, and David L. Rabinowitz. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. A dwarf planet, as defined by the International Astronomical Union (IAU is a Celestial body Orbiting the Sun that is massive enough to be rounded Education Brown is a Huntsville Alabama native and graduated from Virgil Grissom High School in 1983 Early career Trujillo attended Oak Park and River Forest High School in Oak Park Illinois. David Lincoln Rabinowitz (born 1960) is a researcher at Yale University.
• 2007 - San Diego County has its worst wildfire disaster in San Diegan history as the Harris and Witch Fires blazed across the county. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. San Diego County is a County located on the Pacific Ocean in the far southwest of the U Together, they have burned at least 200,000 acres (810 km²) of land. Only one casualty has been reported.

Births

• 1449 - George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. George Plantagenet Duke of Clarence ( 21 October 1449 &ndash 18 February 1478) was the third son of Richard Plantagenet 3rd Duke of York Edward IV ( 28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October Richard III ( 2 October 1452 &ndash 22 August 1485) was King of England from 1483 until his death 1478)
• 1527 - Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. Louis I Cardinal of Guise ( October 21, 1527, Joinville, Champagne &ndash March 29, 1578, Paris) was the fourth son of 1578)
• 1581 - Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. Domenico Zampieri (or Domenichino) ( October 21, 1581 &ndash April 15, 1641) was a prominent Italian Baroque 1641)
• 1650 - Jean Bart, French admiral (d. This is about the historical sailor For others see Jean Bart (disambiguation. 1702)
• 1660 - Georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. Year 1702 ( MDCCII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Georg Ernst Stahl ( October 21, 1660 &ndash May 24, 1734) was a German Chemist and Physician. 1734)
• 1675 - Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (d. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Higashiyama also refers to a ward of Kyoto City Emperor Higashiyama (東山天皇 Higashiyama-tennō) ( October 21 1710)
• 1687 - Nicolaus I Bernoulli, Swiss mathematician (d. Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Nicolaus Bernoulli (* October 21 1687 in Basel, † November 29 1759 in Basel sometimes also written Nicolas or Nikolas was a Swiss Mathematician; 1759)
• 1712 - Sir James Steuart, British economist (d. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Sir James Denham-Steuart 7th Baronet ( 21 October 1712 &ndash 26 November 1780) was a British Economist. 1780)
• 1725 - Franz Moritz Graf von Lacy, Austrian field marshal (d. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Franz Moritz Graf von Lacy or Lascy (English Count Francis Maurice von Lacy, Russian Boris Petrovich Lassi) ( October 21, 1725 1801)
• 1757 - Pierre Augereau, Marshal of France and duc de Castiglione (d. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Pierre François Augereau 1st Duc de Castiglione ( October 21, 1757 &ndash June 12, 1816) was a French soldier and military The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1816)
• 1762 - Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch statesman (d. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1762 ( MDCCLXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Herman Willem Daendels ( Hattem ( Netherlands) October 21 1762 &ndash St 1818)
• 1772 - Samuel Taylor Coleridge, British poet (d. Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Samuel Taylor Coleridge ( 21 October 1772 &ndash 25 July 1834) was an English Poet, Critic and philosopher 1834)
• 1775 - Giuseppe Baini, Italian composer (d. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giuseppe Baini ( October 21, 1775 – May 21, 1844) was an Italian priest music critic and composer of church music 1844)
• 1790 - Alphonse de Lamartine, French writer (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine (Alphonse-Marie-Louis de Prat de Lamartine ( October 21, 1790 - February 28, 1869) was a French 1869)
• 1821 - Eduard Heine, German mathematician (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Heinrich Eduard Heine ( March 15 1821 &ndash October 21, 1881) was a German mathematician. 1881)
• 1833 - Alfred Nobel, Swedish inventor and founder of the Nobel Prize (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common (21 October 1833 Stockholm, Sweden – 10 December 1896 Sanremo, Italy) was a Swedish chemist engineer innovator armaments manufacturer The Nobel Prize (Nobelpriset (Nobelprisen is a Swedish prize established in the 1895 will of Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel; it was first awarded in Peace, Literature 1896)
• 1847 - Giuseppe Giacosa, Italian writer (d. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Giuseppe Giacosa ( 21 October, 1847 – 1 September, 1906) was an Italian Poet, Playwright and librettist. 1906)
• 1851 - George Ulyett, English cricketer (d. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year George Ulyett (21 October 1851 in Sheffield – 18 June 1898 in Sheffield was an English all-round Cricketer, noted particularly for his 1898)
• 1886 - Eugene Burton Ely, American aviation pioneer (d. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eugene Burton Ely ( October 21 1886 - October 19, 1911) was an aviation pioneer, credited with the first shipboard aircraft 1911)
• 1894 - Rampo Edogawa, Japanese author and critic (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rampo Edogawa (江戸川 乱歩 Edogawa Ranpo) born Tarō Hirai (平井 太郎 Hirai Tarō, October 21, 1894 - July 28 1965)
• 1895 - Edna Purviance, American actress (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Edna Purviance ( October 21 1895 &ndash January 11 1958) was an American actress during the Silent movie 1958)
• 1898 - Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wresler and Olympic medalist (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eduard Pütsep ( October 21, 1898 - August 22, 1960) was an Estonian wrestler who won a Gold Medal in the Bantamweight division 1960)
• 1904 - Patrick Kavanagh, Irish poet (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Patrick Kavanagh (Pádraig Caomhánaigh (21 October 1904 &ndash 30 November 1967 was an Irish Poet. 1967)
• 1906 - Lillian Asplund, last American Titanic survivor (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Lillian Gertrud Asplund ( October 21 1906 &ndash May 6 2006) was the last American survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland 2006)
• 1907 - Nikos Engonopoulos, Greek painter and poet (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nikos Engonopoulos ( October 21, 1907 &ndash October 31, 1985) was a modern Greek painter and poet. 1985)
• 1907 - Jules Chevalier, French priest (b. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Jules Chevalier ( 1824 - October 21 1907) was a French Roman Catholic priest and founder of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart 1824)
• 1912 - Sir Georg Solti, Hungarian conductor (d. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Georg Solti, KBE ( 21 October 1912 1997)
• 1912 - Alfredo Pián, Argentine racing driver (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Alfredo Pián (born in Las Rosas, October 21, 1912 - died July 25, 1990) was a Racing driver from Argentina. 1990)
• 1914 - Martin Gardner, American mathematician and writer
• 1917 - Dizzy Gillespie, American musician (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Martin Gardner (b October 21, 1914, Tulsa Oklahoma) is a popular American mathematics and science writer specializing in Recreational mathematics Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter 1993)
• 1921 - Sir Malcolm Arnold, British composer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold, CBE (21 October 1921 – 23 September 2006 was an English Composer and symphonist. 2006)
• 1922 - Liliane de Bettencourt, heir to L'Oreal
• 1924 - Celia Cruz, Cuban singer, Queen of Salsa. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Liliane Bettencourt (born 21 October, 1922) is the second richest person in France, ranking 17th in wealthiest people in the world and the Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Celia Cruz ( October 21 1925 – July 16 2003) was a Cuban salsa singer and was one of the most successful Cuban (d. 2003)
• 1924 - Joyce Randolph, American actress
• 1925 - Louis J. Robichaud, Canadian premier of New Brunswick (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Joyce Randolph (born Joyce Sirola on October 21, 1924) is a Finnish American actress best known for playing Trixie Norton on Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Joseph Robichaud PC, CC, QC, ( October 21, 1925 - January 6, 2005) popularly known as "Little New Brunswick ( French: Nouveau-Brunswick /nuvobʁɔnzwik/ is one of Canada 's three Maritime provinces and is the only constitutionally 2005)
• 1928 - Whitey Ford, American baseball player
• 1929 - Ursula K. Le Guin, American author
• 1930 - Ivan Stepanovich Silayev, Last prime minister of the Soviet Union
• 1938 - Carl Brewer, Canadian ice hockey player (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford (born October 21, 1926) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher who spent his entire 18-year career Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (ˈɝsələ ˈkroʊbɚ ləˈgwɪn (born October 21, 1929) is an American author Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ivan Stepanovich Silayev ( Russian: Ива́н Степа́нович Сила́ев born on October 21, 1930 in Baktyzino Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl Thomas Brewer ( October 21, 1938 in Toronto, Ontario – August 25, 2001 in Toronto, Ontario) 2001)
• 1940 - Geoff Boycott, English cricketer
• 1940 - Manfred Mann, English musician
• 1941 - Steve Cropper, American musician
• 1942 - Elvin Bishop, American musician
• 1942 - Judy Sheindlin, American judge ("Judge Judy")
• 1942 - Allan Grice, Australian racing driver
• 1943 - Tariq Ali, Pakistani author and historian
• 1943 - Brian Piccolo, American football player (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geoffrey Boycott OBE (born 21 October 1940 is a former Cricketer for Yorkshire and England. Manfred Mann (born Manfred Sepse Lubowitz 21 October 1940, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) is a professional keyboard Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steve "The Colonel" Cropper (born October 21, 1941) is an American guitarist songwriter and producer Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elvin Bishop (born October 21 1942, Glendale, California) is an American Blues and Rock and roll Musician Judith Sheindlin (born October 21, 1942) better known to the public as Judge Judy, is an American Lawyer, Television personality Judge Judy is an American reality-based court show featuring former Family court Judge, Judith Sheindlin, arbitrating Allan Maxwell Grice OAM (born 21 October 1942 known to motor-racing fans as Gricey, is an Australian former Racing driver and Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tariq Ali ( Arabic: طارق علی) (born October 21, 1943) is a British - Pakistani historian novelist filmmaker Louis Brian Piccolo ( October 31, 1943 &ndash June 16, 1970) was a professional football player for the Chicago Bears 1970)
• 1945 - Everett McGill, American actor
• 1946 - Jim Hill, American sportscaster
• 1946 - Lux Interior, American singer (The Cramps)
• 1946 - Lee Loughnane, American musician
• 1948 - Shaye Cohen, Historian and Professor at Harvard University
• 1948 - Tom Everett, American actor
• 1949 - Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Everett McGill (born October 21, 1945) is an American actor McGill was born Charles Everett McGill III in Miami Beach, Florida Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Webster "Jim" Hill (born October 21, 1946 in San Antonio Texas) is a retired American football Defensive back Erick Lee Purkhiser (born October 21, 1946) better known as Lux Interior, is an American Punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps are an American Punk rock band formed in 1976. Their line-up has rotated much over the years with lead singer Lux Interior and lead guitarist Lee Loughnane (pronounced LOCK-nane (born 21 October 1946, in Elmwood Park Illinois) is an American Trumpeter Flugelhorn player Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shaye J D Cohen (b October 21, 1948) is the Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations Tom Everett (born October 21, 1948) is an American actor Filmography Film TV Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michel Brière ( October 21, 1949 &ndash April 13, 1971) was an NHL hockey player whose NHL career was cut short due to an automobile accident 1971)
• 1949 - Mike Keenan, Canadian ice hockey coach
• 1949 - Benjamin Netanyahu, 9th Prime Minister of Israel
• 1950 - Ronald McNair, American astronaut (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Michael Edward Keenan (born October 21 1949 in Bowmanville, Ontario) is the current head coach of the Calgary Flames of the (בִּנְיָמִין "ביבי" נְתַנְיָהוּ Binyamin "Bibi" Netanyahu, born October 21 1949, Tel Aviv) was The Prime Minister of Israel is the head of the Israeli government and is the most powerful political officer in Israel (the President of Israel being a titular figurehead Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald Ervin McNair PhD ( October 21, 1950 &ndash January 28, 1986) was an American Physicist and NASA 1986)
• 1952 - Trevor Chappell, Australian cricketer
• 1952 - Patti Davis, American actress and novelist
• 1952 - Allen Hoey, American poet and novelist
• 1952 - Brent Mydland, American keyboardist (Grateful Dead) (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For Trevor Chappell the radio presenter see Trevor Chappell (radio presenter. Patti Davis (born Patricia Ann Reagan on October 21, 1952 in Los Angeles California) is the daughter of former President of the United Allen Hoey (born October 21 1952 in Kingston New York) is an American Poet, Novelist Brent Mydland ( October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was the fourth Keyboardist to play for the American rock band the The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. 1990)
• 1953 - Keith Green, American musician (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Gordon Green ( October 21, 1953 – July 28, 1982) was an American gospel Singer, Songwriter 1982)
• 1953 - Peter Mandelson, British politician
• 1953 - Charlotte Caffey, American musician (The Go-Go's)
• 1954 - Brian Tobin, Canadian premier of Newfoundland
• 1955 - Rich Mullins, American musician (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Peter Benjamin Mandelson (born 21 October 1953 called "Mandy" by much of the British News media, is a British Labour Politician who is the serving Charlotte Irene Caffey (born 21 October, 1953 in Santa Monica, California) is an American Rock and roll Guitarist For the 1960s band see The Go-Go's (1960s. The Go-Go’s are an all-female American Pop band formed in 1978 Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Brian Vincent Tobin, PC (born October 21, 1954) is a Canadian politician Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Richard Wayne Mullins ( October 21, 1955 &ndash September 19, 1997) was an American Christian music Singer and 1997)
• 1956 - Carrie Fisher, American actress and writer
• 1957 - Julian Cope, English musician and writer
• 1957 - Wolfgang Ketterle, German physicist, Nobel laureate
• 1957 - Steve Lukather, American musician
• 1959 - George Bell, Dominican baseball player
• 1959 - Tony Ganios, American Actor
• 1959 - Rose McDowall, Scottish musician
• 1959 - Ken Watanabe, Japanese actor
• 1962 - David Campese, Australian rugby union footballer
• 1964 - Jon Carin, American musician (Pink Floyd, The Who)
• 1965 - Ion Andoni Goikoetxea, Spanish footballer
• 1967 - Paul Ince, English footballer
• 1968 - Melora Walters, American actress
• 1969 - Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, crown prince of Bahrain
• 1969 - Mo Lewis, American football player
• 1971 - Damien Martyn, Australian cricketer
• 1971 - Jade Jagger, Socialite and Jewellery Designer
• 1971 - Nick Oliveri, American musician
• 1971 - Paul Norman Telfer, Scottish footballer
• 1972 - Felicity Andersen, Australian actress
• 1972 - Saffron Burrows, English actress
• 1972 - Masakazu Morita, seiyu and actor
• 1972 - Matthew Friedberger, American musician (The Fiery Furnaces)
• 1972 - Evhen Tsybulenko, Ukrainian professor of international law
• 1973 - Lera Auerbach, Russian composer
• 1973 - Charlie Lowell, American Musician
• 1975 - Toby Hall, American baseball player
• 1975 - Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
• 1976 - Jeremy Miller, American TV actor
• 1976 - Lavinia Miloşovici, Romanian gymnast
• 1976 - Mélanie Turgeon, French Canadian alpine skier
• 1978 - Will Estes, American actor
• 1978 - Joey Harrington, American football player
• 1979 - Khalil Greene, American baseball player
• 1979 - Gabe Gross, American baseball player
• 1980 - Kim Kardashian, American socialite
• 1980 - Brian Pittman, American musician (Relient K)
• 1981 - Nemanja Vidić, Serbian footballer
• 1982 - James White, American basketball player
• 1982 - Matt Dallas, American Actor
• 1983 - Zack Greinke, American baseball player
• 1983 - Ninette Tayeb, Israeli singer
• 1983 - Andy Marté, Dominican baseball player
• 1984 - Anouk Leblanc-Boucher, French Canadian short track speed skater
• 1984 - Kenny Cooper, American soccer player
• 1984 - Marvin Mitchell, American football player
• 1984 - Kieran Richardson, English footballer
• 1986 - Alex Kew, British actor
• 1986 - Christopher Uckermann, Mexican actor and singer in the Latin pop group RBD
• 1990 - Ricky Rubio, Spanish basketball player

Deaths

• 1125 - Cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer
• 1204 - Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman
• 1221 - Alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carrie Frances Fisher (born October 21, 1956) is an American actress, Screenwriter and Novelist. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Julian Cope (born Julian David Cope on 21 October, 1957) is an English rock Musician, Author, Antiquary The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Steve "Luke" Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American Grammy Award winning Guitarist, Singer, The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jorge (George Antonio Bell Mathey (born October 21, 1959, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic) is a former Left fielder and The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tony Ganios (born October 21, 1959) is an American Actor. In 1979 he made his film debut as a heroic tough-guy named 'Perry' in The Rose McDowall (born 21 October 1959, in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish Musician, most notably as a vocalist is an Academy Award -nominated Japanese stage, Film, and Television Actor. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Ian Campese (born 21 October 1962 in Queanbeyan from an Italian father and an Australian mother Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Jon Carin (born October 21 1964, in New York New York) is a producer, Artist and Musician best known for his association Pink Floyd are The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Ion Andoni Goikoetxea Lasa (born October 21 1965, Pamplona, Navarre) is a former Spanish footballer. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Paul Emerson Herbert Carlyle Ince (born 21 October 1967 in Ilford, London) is an English football manager who is currently Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melora Walters (born October 21, 1968) is an American Actress. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Shaikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa Crown Prince of Bahrain (الشيخ سلمان بن حمد آل خليفة (born 21 October 1974) is the Crown Prince The Kingdom of Bahrain (in مملكة البحرين,, literally Kingdom of the Two Seas) is an Island country in the Persian Gulf Morris "Mo" C Lewis (born October 21, 1969 in Atlanta Georgia) is a former American football player who played Linebacker Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Damien Richard Martyn (born 21 October 1971 in Darwin, Northern Territory) is a former Australian Cricketer He played for the national team sporadically Jade Sheena Jezebel Jagger (born October 21, 1971 in Paris, France) is an English Jewelry designer, Socialite Nick Steven Oliveri (born October 21, 1971 in Los Angeles) is an American musician from Palm Desert, California. Paul Norman Telfer (born 21 October 1971 is a Scottish footballer, who currently plays for Leeds United. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Felicity Andersen (born 21 October 1972 is an Australian actress Saffron Dominique Burrows (born October 21, 1972) is an English actress and former Fashion model. is a Seiyū and Actor born on October 21, 1972, in Tokyo, Japan. A is a Japanese vocal actor Seiyū work in Radio, Television, and movies; they perform voice-overs for non-Japanese movies they provide narration and they Matthew Friedberger (born October 21, 1972 in Oak Park Illinois) is half of the Indie rock duo The Fiery The Fiery Furnaces are a US Indie rock band formed in Brooklyn New York, in 2000 Evhen Tsybulenko (Євген Цибуленко (born 21 October 1972 in Simferopol, Ukraine) is a Professor (2005 and Chair of Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Lera Auerbach (Лера Авербах b Charlie Lowell (born Charles Daniel Lowell on October 21, 1973) is an American pianist most known for being the pianist and keyboardist for Christian alternative Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toby Jason Hall (born October 21, 1975 in Tacoma Washington) is a major league Catcher for the Chicago White Sox Henrique Hilário Meireles Alves Sampaio (born October 21, 1975 in São Pedro da Cova, Gondomar, Porto) known simply as Hilário Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeremy James Miller (born October 21 1976 is an American actor best known for his portrayal of Ben Seaver on Growing Pains and its two reunion movies Lavinia Corina Miloşovici (born October 21, 1976 in Lugoj) (Serbian Lavinija Milošević/Лавинија Милошевић) is a Romanian Mélanie Turgeon (born October 21, 1976 in Alma Quebec) is a skier and former member of the Canadian national ski team Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Will Estes (born William Estes Nipper, October 21, 1978, Los Angeles California) is an American Actor best known John Joseph "Joey" Harrington Jr (born October 21, 1978 in) is an American football Quarterback who is a Free Agent of the Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Khalil Thabit Greene (born October 21, 1979 in Butler Pennsylvania) is a Major League Baseball Shortstop who plays for the Gabriel Jordan "Gabe" Gross (born October 21, 1979 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Kimberly Noel Kardashian (born October 21 1980 is an American Celebutante / Socialite, model, apparel retailer and Television personality Brian Lee Pittman (born on October 21, 1980 in Canton Ohio) is most notable as the bassist for Relient K, which he started with best friends Relient K is an American rock band formed in Canton Ohio Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Nemanja Vidić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Немања Видић (born 21 October 1981 in Titovo Užice, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) James William White IV (born October 21, 1982 in Washington D Matthew Joseph Dallas (born October 21, 1982) is an American Actor. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Donald Zackary "Zack" Greinke (ˈɡɹɪŋki born October 21, 1983 in Orlando Florida) is a Major League Baseball player for the Ninet Tayeb (also known just as Ninet or Nina) (born October 21, 1983, in Kiryat Gat, Israel) is an Israeli Andy Manuel Marté (born October 21, 1983 in Villa Tapia, Dominican Republic) is a Third baseman in Major League Baseball Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Anouk Leblanc-Boucher (born on October 21, 1984 in Prévost Québec) is a Canadian short track speed skating athlete at the Kenny Cooper (born October 21, 1984 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American soccer striker who currently plays for Marvin Mitchell (born October 21, 1984) is an American football Linebacker for the New Orleans Saints of the Kieran Edward Richardson (born 21 October 1984 in Greenwich, London) is an English footballer currently playing for Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Alex Kew (born 21 October 1986 is a British Singer-songwriter and Actor who is most well known for playing Josh Barker in the children's sitcom My Christopher Uckermann (born October 21, 1986 in Mexico City) is a Mexican singer-songwriter and actor best known as a member of the pop band RBD RBD is a two times Latin Grammy nominated Mexican pop group that gained popularity from Televisa's teenage-oriented Telenovela Rebelde Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Ricard "Ricky" Rubio Vives (born October 21, 1990 in El Masnou, Barcelona) is a Spanish professional basketball player Cosmas of Prague (c 1045 &ndash October 21, 1125) was a Bohemian priest writer and historian born in a noble family in Bohemia Robert de Beaumont 4th Earl of Leicester (died circa 21 October 1204) was an English nobleman the last of the Beaumont earls of Leicester Alix of Thouars ( 5 September[[ 201]] &ndash October 21 1221) (in Breton Alis) was the nominal Duchess of Brittany from 1203 to her 1201)
• 1266 - Birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. born Birger Magnusson (c 1210 – 21 October 1266) was a Swedish statesman a member of the House of Bjelbo, who played a pivotal role 1210)
• 1422 - King Charles VI of France (b. Charles VI (3 December 1368 &ndash 21 October 1422 called the Well-loved (le Bien-Aimé and the Mad (French le Fol or le Fou) was the 1368)
• 1500 - Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. ( July 3, 1442 &ndash October 21, 1500) was the 103rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession 1442)
• 1505 - Paul Scriptoris, German mathematician
• 1558 - Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian scholar (b. Paul Scriptoris (c 1460 &ndash October 21, 1505) was a German Franciscan mathematician Scotist, and professor at the University Julius Caesar Scaliger or Giulio Cesare della Scala ( April 23, 1484 &ndash October 21, 1558) was an Italian scholar and physician 1484)
• 1600 - Toda Katsushige, Japanese warlord (b. Toda Katsushige (戸田 勝成 1557 &ndash October 21, 1600) was a Daimyo in Sengoku period and Azuchi-Momoyama period. 1557)
• 1623 - William Wade, English statesman and diplomat (b. Sir William Wade (or Waad) ( 1546 - October 21, 1623) English statesman and Diplomatist and lieutenant of the Tower of 1546)
• 1662 - Henry Lawes, English composer (b. Henry Lawes ( 5 December 1595 - 21 October 1662) was an English Musician and Composer. 1595)
• 1687 - Sir Edmund Waller, English poet (b. Early life Edmund Waller was the eldest son of Robert Waller of Coleshill, Herts, and Anne Hampden his wife thus he was first cousin to John Hampden 1606)
• 1765 - Giovanni Paolo Pannini, Italian painter and architect (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giovanni Paolo Pannini or Panini ( June 17 1691 &ndash Rome, October 21 1765) was an Italian painter and 1691)
• 1775 - Peyton Randolph, American president of the Continental Congress (b. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Peyton Randolph was the first President of the Continental Congress. 1721)
• 1777 - Samuel Foote, English dramatist and actor (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Samuel Foote (January 1720 &ndash October 21, 1777) was an English Dramatist, Actor and Theatre manager from Cornwall 1720)
• 1805 - Horatio Nelson, British admiral (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 1st Viscount Nelson 1st Duke of Bronté, KB (29 September 1758– 21 October 1805 was a British 1758)
• 1872 - Jacques Babinet, French physicist (b. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Jacques Babinet ( March 5 1794 in Lusignan France &ndash October 21 1872 in Paris France) was a French physicist 1794)
• 1873 - Johann Sebastian Welhaven, Norwegian poet (b. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven, ( December 22, 1807 - October 21, 1873) Norwegian poet and critic was born in Bergen 1807)
• 1896 - James Henry Greathead, British engineer (b. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year James Henry Greathead ( 6 August 1844 - 21 October[[ 896]] was an Engineer renowned for his work on the London Underground railway 1844)
• 1904 - Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and writer (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Isabelle Eberhardt ( 17 February 1877 &ndash 21 October 1904) was a Swiss - Algerian Explorer and Writer 1877)
• 1931 - Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian writer (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Schnitzler ( May 15, 1862 - October 21, 1931) was an Austrian writer, Dramatist and doctor 1862)
• 1940 - William G. Conley, Governor of West Virginia (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Gustavus Conley (born January 8, 1866 in Preston County, West Virginia; died October 21, 1940 in Charleston 1866)
• 1944 - Alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alois Kayser ( March 29, 1877 in Lupstein / Alsace – October 21, 1944 in Chuuk) was a German 1877)
• 1965 - Bill Black, American musician (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. William Patton "Bill" Black Jr ( September 17, 1926 – October 21, 1965) was an American Musician. 1926)
• 1969 - Jack Kerouac, American novelist (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Kerouac ( March 12 1922 &ndash October 21 1969) was an American Novelist, Writer, Poet, and 1922)
• 1969 - Waclaw Sierpinski, Polish mathematician (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Wacław Franciszek Sierpiński ( March 14 1882 — October 21 1969) (ˈvaʦwaf fraɲˈʨiʂɛk ɕɛrˈpʲiɲskʲi a Polish Mathematician 1882)
• 1973 - Nasif Estéfano, Argentine racing driver (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Nasif Moisés Estéfano (born in Concépcion, Tucumán November 18, 1932 - died Aimogasta, La Rioja October 21 1932)
• 1975 - Charles Reidpath, American athlete (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Decker Reidpath ( September 20, 1889 &ndash October 21, 1975) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals 1887)
• 1978 - Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet politician (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Anastas Hovhannesi Mikoyan ( Armenian: Անաստաս Հովհաննէսի Միկոյան ( - October 21 1978 was an Armenian Old Bolshevik and 1895)
• 1980 - Hans Asperger, Austrian psychologist (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Hans Asperger ( February 18 1906 – October 21 1980) was the Austrian Pediatrician after whom Asperger syndrome 1906)
• 1984 - François Truffaut, French film director (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) François Roland Truffaut ( February 6 1932 – October 21 1984) was one of the founders of the French New Wave in filmmaking 1932)
• 1986 - Lionel Murphy, Australian politician and judge (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Lionel Keith Murphy QC ( 30 August 1922 — 21 October 1986) was an Australian Politician who in 1972 became Attorney-General 1922)
• 1989 - Jean Image, Hungarian-born French animator (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Emeric Hajdu ( 26 January 1910 in Budapest, Hungary - 21 October 1989 in Paris, France) better known 1910)
• 1990 - Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, Indian spiritual leader (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar (May 21 1921 &ndash October 21 1990 also known by his spiritual name Shrii Shrii Anandamurti, was an Indian philosopher author social 1921)
• 1992 - Jim Garrison, American attorney (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Earling Carothers "Jim" Garrison ( November 20, 1921 - October 21, 1992) &mdash who changed his first name to Jim in the 1921)
• 1995 - Shannon Hoon, American singer (Blind Melon) (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Richard Shannon Hoon ( September 26, 1967 &ndash October 21, 1995) was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician Blind Melon is an American rock band that originally existed from 1991 to 1995 and ceased with the death of lead vocalist Shannon Hoon shortly after the release of the 1967)
• 1995 - Jesús Blasco, Spanish comic book author (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Jesús Blasco ( November 3, 1919 - October 21, 1995) was a Spanish author and artist of Comic books, whose career covered 1919)
• 1995 - Maxene Andrews, American singer (The Andrews Sisters) (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Andrews Sisters were a Close harmony singing group consisting of sisters LaVerne Sophie Andrews ( Contralto; July 6, 1911 &ndash May The Andrews Sisters were a Close harmony singing group consisting of sisters LaVerne Sophie Andrews ( Contralto; July 6, 1911 &ndash May 1916)
• 1998 - Francis W. Sargent, 64^th Governor of Massachusetts (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Francis William Sargent ( July 29, 1915 - October 21, 1998) was governor of Massachusetts from 1969 to 1975 The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1915)
• 2003 - Fred Berry, American actor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Fred "Rerun" Berry ( March 13, 1951 - October 21, 2003) was an American actor best known for the role of Fred "Rerun" 1951)
• 2003 - Luis A. Ferré, Governor of Puerto Rico (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Luis Alberto Ferré Aguayo ( February 17, 1904 October 21, 2003) was a Puerto Rican Engineer, Industrialist, Politician 1940)
• 2003 - Louise Day Hicks, American politician (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anna Louise Day Hicks ( October 16, 1916 &ndash October 21, 2003) was an American politician and lawyer from Boston Massachusetts 1916)
• 2003 - Elliott Smith, American musician (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Steven Paul "Elliott" Smith (August 6 1969 – October 21 2003 was an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. 1969)
• 2005 - Tara Correa-McMullen, American actress (b. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tara Correa-McMullen ( May 24, 1989 – October 21, 2005) was the Stage name of Shalvah McMullen, an American 1989)
• 2007 - Paul Fox, English musician and singer (The Ruts) (b. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the US record producer see Paul Fox (producer Paul Fox ( 11 April 1951 &ndash 21 October 2007) was a British The Ruts were a Reggae -influenced British Punk rock band, notable for the 1979 Top 10 hit "Babylon's Burning" 1951)

Holidays and observances

• Apple Day
• R.C. saints - Saint Ursula; Saint Hilarion; John of Bridlington
• Republic of China - Overseas Chinese Day
• Trafalgar Day — celebrated throughout much of the British Empire in the 19th and early 20th Century. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Apple Day is an annual celebration held on October 21 each year of Apples and Orchards Apple Day was initiated by Common Ground in 1990 The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints This article is about the saint For schools by the same name see St St Hilarion (291-371 was an Anchorite who spent most of his life in the desert according to the example of Saint Anthony of Egypt. Saint John of Bridlington (John Thwing John of Thwing John Twenge John Thwing of Bridlington (1319–1379 is an English saint of the 14th century REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Trafalgar Day is the celebration of the victory won by Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson 's British fleet over the combined French and Spanish The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar The twentieth century of the Common Era began on
• Diwali in Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism (2006)
• French Republican Calendar - Tonneau (Barrel) Day, thirtieth day in the Month of Vendémiaire

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Diwali, or Deepavali, (also called Tihar and Swanti in Nepal (Markiscarali is a major Indian and Nepalese festival and a significant Hinduism is a religious tradition that originated in the Indian subcontinent. Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma / Shraman Dharma (जैन धर्म is an ancient religion of India. Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The French Republican Calendar or French Revolutionary Calendar was a Calendar proposed during the French Revolution, and used by the French government An aging barrel is a barrel used to age Wine or distilled spirits such as Whiskey, Brandy, or Rum. Vendémiaire was the first Month in the French Republican Calendar.

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