Historical Events In October - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1952 Dutch govt refuses New-Guinea (West-Irian) on October - 21.
1954 On October - 21 dorothy Parker/Arnaud d'Usseau's "Ladies of the Corridor," premieres
1955 On this day in history roy Minnett, cricketer (Australian all-rounder prior to WW I), dies
1956 Betty Dodd wins LPGA Lawton Golf Open on October - 21.
1957 Giants purchase Class-A Phoenix team on October - 21.
1958 On this day in history 1st women in English House of Lords
1959 On October - 21 the Guggenheim Museum is dedicated in New York City.
1959 On October - 21 contra revolutionaries bomb Havana
1960 1st British nuclear sub Dreadnought launched on this day in history.
1961 On October - 21 barbra Striesand opens in "Another Evening with Harry Stones"
1961 Nils J E Ferlin, Swedish songwriter (Goggles), dies on October - 21.
1962 The 1962 Seattle World's Fair (Century 21 Exposition) closes on this day in history.
1962 On this day in history mickey Wright wins LPGA Carlsbad Cavern Golf Open
1963 George B Cressey, US geographer (Crossroads), dies at 66 on this day in history.
1964 Abebe Bikila runs world/olympic record marathon (2:12:11.2) on this day in history.
1965 KTWU TV channel 11 in Topeka, KS (PBS) begins broadcasting on October - 21.
1965 On October - 21 bill Black, rocker, dies at 39
1966 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfs a school in S Wales on October - 21.
1966 On October - 21 144 die as a coal waste landslide engulfed a school in Aberfan S Wales
1966 On this day in history gertrude Hoffman, actress (Mrs Odetts-My Little Margie), dies at 95
1967 Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm the Pentagon on October - 21.
1967 On this day in history egypt sinks Israeli torpedo boat
1967 On this day in history ejnar Hertzsprung, Danish astrophysicist, dies at 94
1969 Bloodless coup in Somalia (National Day) on this day in history.
1969 Jack Kerouac, novelist, dies on October - 21.
1969 Jack Kerouac, US writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), dies at 47 on October - 21.
1970 On this day in history 777 Unification church couples wed in Korea
1970 Caledonian Airways takes over British United Airways on October - 21.
1970 On this day in history john T Scopes, US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), dies at 70
1971 On this day in history etienne Gailly, Belgian marathoner (Oly-bronze-48), dies at 48
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 American Saul Bellow wins Nobel Prize for Literature on this day in history.
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