Historical Events In October - 21
Saturday, 23 November 2024
1977 On this day in history ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48
1978 On October - 21 anastas I Mikojan, Russian politician, dies at 83
1982 Gerry Adams elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, becoming the first Sinn Fein member to do so on this day in history.
1983 On October - 21 theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop (Haarlem), dies
1984 On this day in history dalibor Cyril Vackar, composer, dies at 78
1987 Ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan govt official, dies at 88 on October - 21.
1989 Buck Helm found alive after being buried 4 days, in SF earthquake on October - 21.
1991 24 die in a fire in Oakland Calif on this day in history.
1992 On October - 21 jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes
1993 Assad Saftawi, Palestinian co-founder of al-Fatah, murdered at 58 on this day in history.
1994 On October - 21 edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist, dies at 85
1995 Jose Ignacio Cabrujas, writer, dies at 58 on October - 21.
1996 Abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist, dies at 71 on October - 21.
1997 On October - 21 dolph Camilli, Bkln Dodger/MVP (1941), dies at 90
2005 On October - 21 20th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, celebrations held around the United Kingdom.
2007 Civic Platform led by Donald Tusk wins a snap parliamentary election in Poland on October - 21.
2007 First round of the presidential elections in Slovenia. The second round is to be held on nov 11 on this day in history.
2007 On October - 21 kimi Räikkönen is crowned world champion as the 2007 Formula One season ends at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
2007 Parliamentary elections in Switzerland on October - 21.
2014 On October - 21 oscar Pistorius is sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
2018 Train derails in Yilan County, Taiwan, killing 18 and injuring 178 on this day in history.
2018 Sectarian fighting between Muslim and Christian youths kill 55 at Kasuwan Magani, Nigeria on this day in history.
2018 Julia Louis-Dreyfus is presented with the Mark Twain Prize, comedy's top honor, at a ceremony in New York on October - 21.
2019 Canadian Federal Election: Justin Trudeau 's Liberal Party loses its majority but wins the most seats (157) to form a minority government on October - 21.
2019 On October - 21 the 2019 Canadian federal election takes place, for all 338 seats in the House of Commons of Canada. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party win a narrow victory to form a minority government.
2020 On this day in history pope Francis backs same-sex civil unions in interview in documentary film "Francesco"
2021 On October - 21 actor Alec Baldwin shots cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and injures director Joel Souza with a prop gun in rehearsal on a film set at Bonanza Ranch, New Mexico