Hisdates•ComPage 7: Historical Events In October - 21
Saturday, 18 January 2025
1977 Ferit Tuzun, composer, dies at 48 on October - 21. 
1978 Anastas I Mikojan, Russian politician, dies at 83 on this day in history.
1982 Gerry Adams elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly, becoming the first Sinn Fein member to do so on October - 21.
1983 Theodorus H J Zwartkruis, Bishop (Haarlem), dies on October - 21.
1984 On this day in history dalibor Cyril Vackar, composer, dies at 78
1987 On October - 21 ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan govt official, dies at 88
1989 On October - 21 buck Helm found alive after being buried 4 days, in SF earthquake
1991 On this day in history 24 die in a fire in Oakland Calif
1992 On this day in history jackson Weaver, voice of Smokey the Bear, dies of diabetes
1993 On this day in history assad Saftawi, Palestinian co-founder of al-Fatah, murdered at 58
1994 Edward Moss Hutchinson, educationalist, dies at 85 on this day in history.
1995 On October - 21 jose Ignacio Cabrujas, writer, dies at 58
1996 On October - 21 abdelhamid Benhadugah, novelist, dies at 71
1997 Dolph Camilli, Bkln Dodger/MVP (1941), dies at 90 on October - 21.
2005 On this day in history 20th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, celebrations held around the United Kingdom.
2007 On October - 21 civic Platform led by Donald Tusk wins a snap parliamentary election in Poland.
2007 First round of the presidential elections in Slovenia. The second round is to be held on nov 11 on October - 21.
2007 Kimi Räikkönen is crowned world champion as the 2007 Formula One season ends at the Brazilian Grand Prix on October - 21.
2007 Parliamentary elections in Switzerland on this day in history.
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 October - 21.
2018 On October - 21 sectarian fighting between Muslim and Christian youths kill 55 at Kasuwan Magani, Nigeria
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 this day in history canadian Federal Election: Justin Trudeau 's Liberal Party loses its majority but wins the most seats (157) to form a minority government
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 October - 21 pope Francis backs same-sex civil unions in interview in documentary film "Francesco"
2021 On this day in history 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