October 21

Events

 * - joins the theological faculty of the.
 * - discovers a  now known as.
 * - defeats the leaders of rival ese clans in the, which marks the beginning of the , who in effect rule Japan until the mid-nineteenth century.
 * - First display of the word "Liberty" on a, raised by colonists in , and which was in defiance of  rule in.
 * - In, the 44-gun   is launched.
 * - : : A fleet led by   defeats a combined  and  fleet off the coast of  under .  It signalled the virtual end of French maritime power and left Britain navally unchallenged until the.
 * 1805  - :  Austrian  surrenders his army to the  of  at, reaping  over 30,000 prisoners and inflicting 10,000 casualties on the losers.  Ulm was considered to be one of Napoleon's finest hours.
 * - s.
 * - and a staff of 38 s were sent to the.
 * - : -  forces under Colonel  are defeated by  troops in the second major battle of the war. Baker, a close friend of, is killed in the fighting.
 * - : - Near,  a landmark treaty is signed by southern  Indian leaders. The treaty requires  Plains tribes to relocate a reservation in western.
 * - Using a filament of ized thread, tests the first practical electric  (it lasted 13½ hours before burning out).
 * - Opening ceremonies for the were held in, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until ,.
 * - The collapses as ese forces invade.
 * - In the, a five month by  ends.
 * - President delivers the first speech by a sitting President against  in the deep south.
 * - 7000 Serbs were shot in, by Nazi Germans.
 * - The first attack:  was hit by a ese plane carrying a 200 kg (441 pound)  off, as the  began.
 * - : Women are allowed to vote in for the first time.
 * 1945  -   and   married.
 * - 21 die as a fire destroys an in.
 * - In, the opens to the public. It was designed by.
 * 1959  -   signs an  transferring  and other  scientists from the  to.
 * - approaches perihelion, passing 450,000 kilometers from the sun.
 * - : A coal tip falls on the village of in, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.
 * - : More than 100,000 ers gather in . A peaceful rally at the is followed by a march to  and clashes with soldiers and s protecting the facility (event lasts until ; 683 people were arrested). Similar demonstrations occurred simultaneously in  and.
 * - A in  brings  to power.
 * - 's ear is cut off by his kidnappers and sent to a newspaper in ; it doesn't arrive until.
 * 1973  -  of the then  becomes the first player in  history to score two safeties in the same game.
 * - The is founded.
 * - n civilian pilot vanishes in a  over the  south of, after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft.
 * - The is defined at the seventeenth  in terms of the  as the distance light travels in a  in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
 * - In, pro-ian kidnappers claim to have abducted writer  (he was released in  ).
 * - Former  is arrested on charges of, , and , all involving an  scandal. She is later found not guilty.
 * - The first, is held in ,.
 * - : and the  sign an agreement that requires North Korea to stop its s program and agree to inspections.
 * 1994  - In, 32 people are killed when the  collapses.
 * - The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
 * - "United We Stand" benefit concert for victims, held at  in . Event organized and headlined by, also featuring pop stars , , , and others.
 * - Violence in, suburb of created a tension in the city resulted in a lot of property damage injuring 4 people.
 * - Images of the  are taken and subsequently used in its discovery by the team of, , and.
 * - has its worst wildfire disaster in San Diegan history as the Harris and Witch Fires blazed across the county. Together, they have burned at least 200,000 acres of land. Only one casualty has been reported.

Births

 * -, brother of and  (d. )
 * -, French cardinal (d. )
 * -, Italian painter (d. )
 * -, French admiral (d. )
 * -, German scientist (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Swiss mathematician (d. )
 * -, British economist (d. )
 * -, Austrian field marshal (d. )
 * -, and duc de Castiglione (d. )
 * -, Dutch statesman (d. )
 * -, British poet (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * -, Swedish inventor and founder of the (d. )
 * -, Italian writer (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Irish poet (d. )
 * -, last American survivor (d. )
 * -, Greek painter and poet (d. )
 * 1907  -, French priest (b. )
 * - Sir, Hungarian conductor (d. )
 * 1912  -, Argentine racing driver (d. )
 * -, American mathematician and writer
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * - Sir, British composer (d. )
 * -, heir to L'Oreal
 * -, Cuban singer (d. )
 * 1924  -, American actress
 * -, Canadian premier of (d. )
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American author
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, English cricketer
 * 1940  -, English musician
 * -, American musician
 * -, American musician
 * 1942  -, American judge ("")
 * 1942  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American sportscaster
 * 1946  -, American singer
 * 1946  -, American musician
 * -, Historian and Professor at
 * 1948 -, American actor
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (d. )
 * 1949  -, Canadian ice hockey coach
 * 1949  -, 9th
 * -, American astronaut (d. )
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * 1952  -, American poet and novelist
 * 1952  -, American keyboardist  (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1953  -, British politician
 * 1953  -, American musician
 * -, Canadian premier of
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American actress and writer
 * -, English musician and writer
 * 1957  -, German physicist,
 * 1957  -, American musician
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * 1959  -, Scottish musician
 * 1959  -, Japanese actor
 * -, Australian rugby union footballer
 * -, American musician
 * -, Spanish footballer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American actress
 * -, crown prince of
 * 1969  -, American football player
 * -, Australian cricketer
 * 1971  -, Socialite and Jewelery Designer
 * 1971  -, American musician
 * 1971  -, Scottish footballer
 * -, Australian actress
 * 1972  -,  and actor
 * 1972  -, American musician
 * 1972  -, Ukrainian professor of international law


 * -, Russian composer
 * 1973  -, American Musician
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1975  -, Portuguese footballer
 * -, American TV actor
 * 1976  -, Romanian gymnast
 * 1976  -, French Canadian alpine skier
 * -, American actor
 * 1978  -, American football player
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1979  -, American baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * -, Serbian footballer
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1982  -, American Actor
 * -, Israeli singer
 * -, English footballer
 * 1984  -, French Canadian short track speed skater
 * -, British actor
 * 1986  -, Mexican actor and singer in the Latin pop group
 * -, Spanish basketball player

Deaths

 * -, Bohemian writer
 * -, Duchess of Brittany (b. )
 * -, Swedish statesman (b. )
 * - King (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, German mathematician
 * -, Italian scholar (b. )
 * -, Japanese warlord (b. )
 * -, English statesman and diplomat (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * - Sir, English poet (b. )
 * -, Italian painter and architect (b. )
 * -, American president of the Continental Congress (b. )
 * -, English dramatist and actor (b. )
 * -, British admiral (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, Norwegian poet (b. )
 * -, British engineer (b. )
 * -, Swiss explorer and writer (b. )
 * -, Austrian writer (b. )
 * -, Governor of West Virginia (b. )
 * -, German missionary to Nauru (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American novelist (b. )
 * 1969  -, Polish mathematician (b. )
 * -, Argentine racing driver (b. )
 * -, American athlete (b. )
 * -, Soviet politician (b. )
 * -, Austrian psychologist (b. )
 * -, French film director (b. )
 * -, Australian politician and judge (b. )
 * -, Hungarian-born French animator (b. )
 * -, Indian spiritual leader (b. )
 * -, American attorney (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * 1995  -, Spanish comic book author (b. )
 * 1995  -, American singer  (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 2003  -, Governor of Puerto Rico (b. )
 * 2003  -, American politician (b. )
 * 2003  -, American musician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, English musician and singer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - ; Saint ;
 * - Day
 * &mdash; celebrated throughout much of the in the  and early.
 * in, , and
 * - Day, thirtieth day in the
 * - Day, thirtieth day in the