Page 4: Historical Events In October - 21

1898  On this day in history amedeo duke of Aosta, viceroy of Ethiopia/gov-gen of Ital East-Africa   

1899  Battle at Elandslaagte Natal: (Boers vs British army) on this day in history.   

1901  On this day in history gerhard von Rad, German old testament scholar (Deuteronomium)   

1902  On this day in history in the United States, a five month strike by United Mine Workers ends.   

1902  Hilarion Rubio, composer on this day in history.   

1904  Edmond [Moore] Hamilton, US, sci-fi author (Danger Planet) on October - 21.   

1905  On October - 21 england Pilgrim Assn beats All NY 11, 7-1 in soccer at Polo Grounds   

1905  On this day in history jose Teodor Vilar, composer, dies at 69   

1906  [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, actress (Small Lord), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

1908  On October - 21 alexander Schneider, Vilna Lith, violinist (Budapest String Quartet)   

1911  On October - 21 rS Hichens & M Hudsons "Garden of Allah," premieres in NYC   

1911  On October - 21 peter Graves, London England, actor (Mission Impossible, Stalag 17)   

1912  Carlos Don Byas, US jazz saxophonist on October - 21.   

1914  Battle of Warsaw ends with German defeat on this day in history.   

1914  Martin Gardner, Scientific American math & puzzles columnist on October - 21.   

1915  First transatlantic radiotelephone message, Arlington, Va to Paris on October - 21.   

1915  On October - 21 vera Deakin, daughter of former Prime Minister Alfred Deakin, establishes the Australian Red Cross Missing and Wounded Enquiry Bureau in Cairo, Egypt During the remainder of the war the bureau handled thousands of enquiries from Australian families seeking information about wounded and missing soldiers   

1915  1st transatlantic radiotelephone message, Arlington, Va to Paris on October - 21.   

1916  On this day in history uS Army forms Reserve Officers Training Corps   

1916  On this day in history andrea Checchi, Firenze Italy, actress (Attack & Retreat)   

1916  Karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated on October - 21.   

1917  First Americans to see action on the front lines of WW I on this day in history.   

1917  On October - 21 1st Americans to see action on front lines of WW I   

1917  Dizzy Gillespie, [John B], jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz on this day in history.   

1918  Margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min on October - 21.   

1918  The Mount Royal Tunnel, Montreal, is opened for regular traffic by the Canadian Northern Railway on October - 21.   

1919  Claire Sterling, journalist on October - 21.   

1919  Sven August Korling, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1921  Tuschinski Theater opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

1921  On October - 21 jarmil Burghauser, composer   

1922  On October - 21 liliane de Bettencourt, heir to L'Oreal   

1923  1st planetarium opens at Deutsche Museum in Munich on October - 21.   

1924  On October - 21 kLM Fokker's F7 H-NACC departs to Dutch East Indies   

1924  On this day in history martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76   

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1449  George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478) was born on October - 21.   

1527  On this day in history birth of louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)   

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

1574  On October - 21 birth of nicolo Rubini, composer   

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

1582  On October - 21 birth of johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII   

1650  Jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth) was born on October - 21.   

1660  On October - 21 birth of georg Ernst Stahl, German scientist (d. 1734)   

1125  On October - 21 death of cosmas of Prague, Bohemian writer   

1204  Death of Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman on this day in history.   

1221  On this day in history death of alix of Thouars, Duchess of Brittany (b. 1201)   

1266  On this day in history death of birger jarl, Swedish statesman (b. 1210)   

1422  On this day in history charles VI, King of France (1380-1422), dies at 54   

1439  On this day in history traversari Ambrosius, Italian humanist/leader, dies at 53   

1500  Death of Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442) on October - 21.   

1505  Death of Paul Scriptoris, German mathematician on October - 21.