Historical Events In October - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
1977 Ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48 on October - 21.
1978 Anastas I Mikojan, Russian politician, dies at 83 on October - 21.
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 this day in history theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop (Haarlem), dies
1984 Dalibor Cyril Vackar, composer, dies at 78 on October - 21.
1987 On this day in history ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan govt official, dies at 88
1989 On this day in history buck Helm found alive after being buried 4 days, in SF earthquake
1991 24 die in a fire in Oakland Calif on October - 21.
1992 On this day in history jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes
1993 Assad Saftawi, Palestinian co-founder of al-Fatah, murdered at 58 on October - 21.
1994 On October - 21 edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist, dies at 85
1995 Jose Ignacio Cabrujas, writer, dies at 58 on October - 21.
1996 On October - 21 abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist, dies at 71
1997 On this day in history dolph Camilli, Bkln Dodger/MVP (1941), dies at 90
2005 20th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, celebrations held around the United Kingdom on this day in history.
2007 On this day in history civic Platform led by Donald Tusk wins a snap parliamentary election in Poland.
2007 On October - 21 first round of the presidential elections in Slovenia. The second round is to be held on nov 11.
2007 On this day in history 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 On this day in history train derails in Yilan County, Taiwan, killing 18 and injuring 178
2018 Sectarian fighting between Muslim and Christian youths kill 55 at Kasuwan Magani, Nigeria on October - 21.
2018 On this day in history julia Louis-Dreyfus is presented with the Mark Twain Prize, comedy's top honor, at a ceremony in New York
2019 On October - 21 canadian Federal Election: Justin Trudeau 's Liberal Party loses its majority but wins the most seats (157) to form a minority government
2019 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 on this day in history.
2020 Pope Francis backs same-sex civil unions in interview in documentary film "Francesco" on this day in history.
2021 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 on this day in history.