Page 4: Historical Events In October - 21
Tuesday, 21 January 2025
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 Gerhard von Rad, German old testament scholar (Deuteronomium) on this day in history.
1902 On October - 21 in the United States, a five month strike by United Mine Workers ends.
1902 Hilarion Rubio, composer on this day in history.
1904 On this day in history edmond [Moore] Hamilton, US, sci-fi author (Danger Planet)
1905 On this day in history england Pilgrim Assn beats All NY 11, 7-1 in soccer at Polo Grounds
1905 On October - 21 jose Teodor Vilar, composer, dies at 69
1906 [Georgette A] Helena Amelung, actress (Small Lord), dies at 55 on this day in history.
1908 Alexander Schneider, Vilna Lith, violinist (Budapest String Quartet) on October - 21.
1911 On October - 21 rS Hichens & M Hudsons "Garden of Allah," premieres in NYC
1911 Peter Graves, London England, actor (Mission Impossible, Stalag 17) on October - 21.
1912 Carlos Don Byas, US jazz saxophonist on this day in history.
1914 On this day in history battle of Warsaw ends with German defeat
1914 Martin Gardner, Scientific American math & puzzles columnist on this day in history.
1915 First transatlantic radiotelephone message, Arlington, Va to Paris on this day in history.
1915 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 on this day in history.
1915 1st transatlantic radiotelephone message, Arlington, Va to Paris on this day in history.
1916 On this day in history uS Army forms Reserve Officers Training Corps
1916 Andrea Checchi, Firenze Italy, actress (Attack & Retreat) on this day in history.
1916 On this day in history karl von Storgkh, premier Austria, assassinated
1917 On this day in history first Americans to see action on the front lines of WW I
1917 1st Americans to see action on front lines of WW I on this day in history.
1917 Dizzy Gillespie, [John B], jazz trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz on October - 21.
1918 On this day in history margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 min
1918 The Mount Royal Tunnel, Montreal, is opened for regular traffic by the Canadian Northern Railway on this day in history.
1919 Claire Sterling, journalist on October - 21.
1919 Sven August Korling, composer, dies at 77 on October - 21.
1921 On this day in history tuschinski Theater opens in Amsterdam
1921 On this day in history jarmil Burghauser, composer
1922 On this day in history liliane de Bettencourt, heir to L'Oreal
1923 1st planetarium opens at Deutsche Museum in Munich on this day in history.
1924 KLM Fokker's F7 H-NACC departs to Dutch East Indies on October - 21.
1924 Martin Pierre Joseph Marsick, composer, dies at 76 on October - 21.
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