Page 6: Historical Events In October - 21

1952  Dutch govt refuses New-Guinea (West-Irian) on October - 21.   

1954  Dorothy Parker/Arnaud d'Usseau's "Ladies of the Corridor," premieres on October - 21.   

1955  On October - 21 roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies   

1956  On this day in history betty Dodd wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open   

1957  Giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team on October - 21.   

1958  On October - 21 1st women in English House of Lords   

1959  On October - 21 the Guggenheim Museum is dedicated in New York City.   

1959  Contra revolutionaries bomb Havana on this day in history.   

1960  On October - 21 1st British nuclear sub Dreadnought launched   

1961  On this day in history barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones"   

1961  Nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies on this day in history.   

1962  The 1962 Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) closes on this day in history.   

1962  Mickey Wright wins LPGA Carlsbad Cavern Golf Open on October - 21.   

1963  On October - 21 george B Cressey, US geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66   

1964  On October - 21 abebe Bikila runs world/olympic record marathon (2:12:11.2)   

1965  On October - 21 kTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting   

1965  On this day in history bill Black, rocker, dies at 39   

1966  On this day in history 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfs a school in S Wales   

1966  144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfed a school in Aberfan S Wales on this day in history.   

1966  On October - 21 gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95   

1967  Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm the Pentagon on this day in history.   

1967  Egypt sinks Israeli torpedo boat on October - 21.   

1967  Ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish astrophysicist, dies at 94 on October - 21.   

1969  On this day in history bloodless coup in Somalia (National Day)   

1969  Jack Kerouac, novelist, dies on this day in history.   

1969  On October - 21 jack Kerouac, US writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), dies at 47   

1970  On October - 21 777 Unification church couples wed in Korea   

1970  Caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways on this day in history.   

1970  John T Scopes, US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1971  Etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner (Oly-bronze-48), dies at 48 on October - 21.   

1973  Arabi El Goni, VP/Chad parliament, murdered on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history mexico City's first major subway accident takes 26 lives   

1975  Venera 9, first craft to orbit the planet Venus launched on October - 21.   

1976  On October - 21 american Saul Bellow wins Nobel Prize for Literature   

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1449  On October - 21 birth of george, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478)   

1527  Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578) was born on this day in history.   

1570  On October - 21 birth of wolfgang Schonsleder, composer   

1574  Nicolo Rubini, composer was born on October - 21.   

1581  Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (d. 1641) was born on October - 21.   

1582  Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen, military/son of Johan VII was born on this day in history.   

1650  Jean Bart, French captain/sea hero (Escape from Plymouth) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester, English nobleman   

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

1266  On October - 21 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  On October - 21 death of emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (b. 1442)   

1505  On October - 21 death of paul Scriptoris, German mathematician