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21 Oct 1858
Jacques Offenbachs operetta Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphe aux Enfers) premieres in Paris includes Infernal Galop (can-can tune)
21 Oct 1964
Polish 4100m womens relay team runs a world record 43.6 to beat the US by 0.3s and win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics Teresa Ciepy Irena Kirszenstein Halina Grecka & Ewa Kobukowska
21 Oct 1964
American mens 4400m relay team beats Great Britain by 0.9s to set world record 300.7 and win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics Ollan Cassell Mike Larrabee Ulis Williams & Henry Carr
21 Oct 1984
Austrian Ferrari driver Niki Lauda becomes a 3-time Formula 1 World Drivers champion when he finishes 2nd in the season ending Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril wins title by just 0.5 from Alain Prost
21 Oct 1986
American writer Edward Tracy kidnapped in Beirut
21 Oct 1905
In early promotion of soccer in America England Pilgrim Association XI beats All New York XI 7-1 at the Polo Grounds NY
21 Oct 1952
Dutch government refuses New Guinea (West-Irian)
21 Oct 1976
New York Yankees catcher Thurman Munson ties World Series mark of 6 straight singles in Games 3 & 4 Yankees swept by Cincinnati Reds 4-0
21 Oct 1993
Failed military coup in Burundi led by ex-President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza includes assassination President Ndadaye 525000 Hutus flee
21 Oct 1998
World Series Baseball New York Yankees beat San Diego 3-0 in Game 4 at Qualcomm Stadium to sweep Padres and win 2nd title in 3 years MVP Yankees 3rd baseman Scott Brosius
21 Oct 2019
Thailands King Vajiralongkorn strips his royal consort Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi of her titles for misbehaviour and disloyalty against the monarch two months after she was appointed to them
21 Oct 2019
Worlds oldest natural pearl 8000 years old announced discovered during excavations at Marawah Island near Abu Dhabi UAE
21 Oct 2019
Australias biggest newspapers all blank out their front pages in protest against press restrictions
21 Oct 2019
Lebanon government approves economic reforms after 5 days of protests largest in a decade
21 Oct 2019
Facebook says it has taken down four state-backed disinformation campaigns three from Iran one from Russia in addition to dozens earlier this year
21 Oct 1096
Sultan Kilidj Arslan of Nicea defeats The Peoples Crusade at the Battle of Civetot only about 3000 out of 20000 Crusaders survive
21 Oct 2020
Nasa Osiris-Rex spacecraft lands briefly on asteroid Bennu on mission to collect dust largest sample from space since Apollo
21 Oct 2020
Spain becomes the first European country to record more than 1 million COVID-19 cases with the death toll at 34366
21 Oct 2020
Parents of 545 children cannot be found that were separated at the US-Mexico border according to American Civil Liberties Union
21 Oct 2020
FBI says Iran and Russia have US voter information and are trying to influence outcome of US election
21 Oct 1974
NHL New York Islanders and goaltender Billy Smiths 1st shut-out win 5-0 vs Washington Capitals
21 Oct 1997
Cleveland outfielder Marquis Grissom records a hit in his 15th straight World Series game second longest 9 inning WS game (412) as Florida Marlins beat Indians 14-11
21 Oct 1998
Baseball World Series New York Yankees beat San Diego 3-0 in Game 4 at Qualcomm Stadium to sweep Padres and win 2nd title in 3 years MVP Yankees 3rd baseman Scott Brosius
21 Oct 2007
Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas sets NFL record for most points scored in a game (no touchdowns) with 26 in 38-36 win over the Texans at Reliant Stadium Houston
21 Oct 1939
Revival of Sidney Howards Pulitzer Prize-winning 1924 stage drama They Knew What They Wanted closes at the Empire Theatre NYC after 24 performances
21 Oct 1947
J.B Priestleys stage drama An Inspector Calls opens at the Booth Theatre NYC runs for 95 performances
21 Oct 1987
Full US Senate debate begins on Robert Borks nomination to the Supreme Court
21 Oct 1591
Dutch city of Nijmegen surrenders to Maurice Prince of Orange during the Dutch Revolt against the Spanish
21 Oct 1858
Jacques Offenbachs operetta Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphe aux Enfers) premieres in Paris includes Infernal Galop (can-can tune)
21 Oct 1918
Margaret Owen sets a world typing speed record of 170 wpm for 1 minute
21 Oct 1944
US troops capture Aachen the first large German city to fall in World War II
21 Oct 1964
MLB Milwaukee Braves ask NL to allow them to move to Atlanta Georgia
21 Oct 1980
Phillies win their first World Championship in their 98-year history
21 Oct 1993
Failed military coup in Burundi led by ex-President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza 525000 Hutus flee and President Melchior Ndadaye is assassinated
21 Oct 2021
Syrias government says it has executed 24 people for starting devastating wildfires in 2020 that killed three [1]
21 Oct 1096
Sultan Kilij Arslan of Nicaea defeats the Peoples Crusade at the Battle of Civetot only about 3000 out of 20000 Crusaders survive
21 Oct 1187
Alberto de Morra is elected as Pope Gregorius VIII (1217)
21 Oct 1568
Second Altenburg sermon PhilippistsGnesio-Lutherans
21 Oct 1601
Memorial service for Daitokujis Shinju is held for Ikkyu Sojun in Kyoto
21 Oct 1708
Dutch and English troops occupy Lille (Rijsel)
21 Oct 1727
Russian and Chinese agree to correct boundaries
21 Oct 1774
First display of the word Liberty on a flag raised by colonists in Taunton Massachusetts in defiance of British rule in Colonial America
21 Oct 1816
Oldest English-language school in Southeast Asia Penang Free School is founded in George Town Penang Malaysia by English clergyman Rev. Hutchings
21 Oct 1824
Joseph Aspdin patents Portland cement in Yorkshire England
21 Oct 1858
Jacques Offenbachs operetta Orpheus in the Underworld (Orphe aux Enfers) premieres in Paris and includes Infernal Galop (can-can tune)
21 Oct 1861
Battle of Balls Bluff Virginia is fought in Leesburg Loudoun County
21 Oct 1869
First shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore
21 Oct 1871
First US Amateur Outdoor Athletic Games in New York
21 Oct 1887
Detroit clinches the best-of-15 touring World Championship with its eighth victory in Game 11 in Baltimore 13-3
21 Oct 1897
Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago is dedicated
21 Oct 1899
Battle of Elandslaagte Natal (Boers vs. British Army)
21 Oct 1902
A five-month strike by United Mine Workers ends in the US
21 Oct 1905
In early promotion of soccer in America England Pilgrim Association XI beats All New York XI 7-1 at the Polo Grounds New York
21 Oct 1911
Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta unions form the Western Canada Rugby Football Union
21 Oct 1911
R.S. Hichens and M. Hudsons Garden of Allah premieres in New York City
21 Oct 1913
Transvaal women satyagrahis begin defiance activities by hawking without licenses in Vereeniging and cross the Natal border to encourage the miners in Newcastle to strike
21 Oct 1915
First transatlantic radiotelephone message Arlington Virginia to Paris
21 Oct 1917
First Americans to see action on front lines of WWI US troops enter front lines at Sommervillier under French command
21 Oct 1917
Petrograds garrison accepts the Revolutionary Military Committee
21 Oct 1918
Margaret Owen sets a world typing speed record of 170 wpm for one minute
21 Oct 1925
Sidney Howards Lucky Sam McGarver premieres in New York City
21 Oct 1940
RAF drops first anti-Nazi pamphlets on Netherlands
21 Oct 1943
German occupiers liquidate the ghetto of Minsk Belarus transporting the last remaining 4000 Jews to their deaths at the Nazi extermination camp Maly Trostinets
21 Oct 1944
Walter Pistons Fugue on a Victory Tune premieres in New York City [1]
21 Oct 1945
Women in France are allowed to vote for the first time
21 Oct 1947
Dutch Dakota explodes near Copenhagen killing 16 people
21 Oct 1948
Dutch Constellation crashes at Prestwick Scotland killing 40 people
21 Oct 1948
Facsimile high-speed radio transmission is demonstrated in Washington D.C.
21 Oct 1952
Dutch government refuses New Guinea (West Irian)
21 Oct 1959
Players Association approves two All-Star Games in 1960 to be held in Kansas City and New York
21 Oct 1960
First British nuclear submarine HMS Dreadnought is launched
21 Oct 1961
Barbra Streisand opens Off-Broadway musical-comedy revue Another Evening With Harry Stoones
21 Oct 1964
New Zealand athlete Peter Snell wins the 1500 m at the Tokyo Olympics his second gold medal of the Games after winning the 800 m and his third career gold
21 Oct 1964
Polish 4100m womens relay team of Teresa Ciepy Irena Kirszenstein Halina Grecka and Ewa Kobukowska runs a world record 43.6 to beat the US by 0.3 seconds and win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
21 Oct 1964
The American mens 4400 m relay team of Ollan Cassell Mike Larrabee Ulis Williams and Henry Carr beats Great Britain by 0.9 seconds to set a world record of 300.7 and win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
21 Oct 1964
US 4 x 100 m mens relay team of Paul Drayton Gerry Ashworth Richard Stebbins and Bob Hayes runs a world record 39.0 to beat Poland by 0.3 seconds and win the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics
21 Oct 1965
Comet Ikeya-Seki approaches perihelion passing 450000 kilometers from the Sun and becoming one of the brightest comets seen in a millennium
21 Oct 1965
Nobel prize in chemistry is awarded to Robert B. Woodward
21 Oct 1965
Vivian Beaumont Theater opens in New York City
21 Oct 1969
Leonard Gershs Butterflies are Free premieres in New York City
21 Oct 1969
Major General Mohamed Siad Barre becomes President of Somalia
21 Oct 1970
777 couples from around the world wed in a mass wedding ceremony hosted by the Unification Church in Seoul South Korea
21 Oct 1970
Bernadette Devlin is released from prison after serving four months of her six-month sentence for riotous behavior
21 Oct 1970
Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to Norman E. Borlaug
21 Oct 1971
William H. Rehnquist and Lewis F. Powell are nominated to the US Supreme Court by Nixon following the resignations of Justices Hugo Black and John Harlan
21 Oct 1973
Fred Dryer of the Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game
21 Oct 1974
NHL New York Islanders and goaltender Billy Smith achieve their first shutout win 5-0 against the Washington Capitals
21 Oct 1975
Coast Guard Academy first allows women to enroll
21 Oct 1975
Mexico Citys first major subway accident takes 26 lives
21 Oct 1975
Red Sox Carlton Fisks 12th-inning HR beats Reds 7-6 in Game 6 of the World Series
21 Oct 1978
Australian civilian pilot Frederick Valentich vanishes in a Cessna 182 over the Bass Strait south of Melbourne after reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft
21 Oct 1979
Ozzie Newsome begins an NFL streak of 150 consecutive games with receptions
21 Oct 1983
Pope John Paul II names three new Dutch bishops
21 Oct 1984
Cleveland Browns Steve Cox sets a club record with a 60-yard field goal
21 Oct 1984
Steve Jones runs the Chicago Marathon in a world record time of 20805
21 Oct 1985
Qasim Omar (206) and Javed Miandad (203) make a 397-run stand against Sri Lanka
21 Oct 1986
American writer Edward Tracy is kidnapped in Beirut
21 Oct 1986
Republic of the Marshall Islands signs Compact of Free Association with the US
21 Oct 1989
Bertram Lee and Peter Bynoe purchase the Denver Nuggets for 65 million becoming the first African American owners of a major sports team
21 Oct 1989
Buck Helm is found alive after being buried for four days in the San Francisco earthquake
21 Oct 1989
Houston becomes the first major college team to gain 1000 yards in a game
21 Oct 1990
First Apple Day is held in Covent Garden London
21 Oct 1991
24 people die in a fire in Oakland California
21 Oct 1991
US hostage Jesse Turner is released after 5 years in captivity in Beirut
21 Oct 1993
Garry Kasparov defeats Nigel Short for the chess championship
21 Oct 1993
In a failed military coup in Burundi led by ex-President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza 525000 Hutus flee and President Melchior Ndadaye is assassinated
21 Oct 1994
Hana Bridge in Seoul Korea collapses killing over 32 people
21 Oct 1994
North Korea signs a pact to end its nuclear projects
21 Oct 1995
Addison Vance 18 of Hickory North Carolina is crowned the 7th Ms. Venus Swimwear
21 Oct 1995
Mario Tremblay is selected as the 22nd head coach of the Montreal Canadiens
21 Oct 2003
Images of Eris are taken by the team of Michael E. Brown Chad Trujillo and David L. Rabinowitz leading to the discovery of the dwarf planet
21 Oct 2007
Tennessee Titans kicker Rob Bironas sets an NFL record for the most points scored in a game (no touchdowns) with 26 in a 38-36 win over the Texans at Reliant Stadium Houston
21 Oct 2014
Oscar Pistorius is sentenced to five years in prison for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp
21 Oct 2015
Alex Puccio ascends Free Range in Boulder Canyon Colorado climbing V13 (8B) after recovering from a knee injury
21 Oct 2015
German Chancellor Angela Merkel states that Germanys view of the Holocaust will not change after Benjamin Netanyahu claims the idea came from the Mufti of Jerusalem
21 Oct 2018
Sectarian fighting between Muslim and Christian youths kills 55 in Kasuwan Magani Nigeria
21 Oct 2019
Facebook announces it has taken down four state-backed disinformation campaigns three from Iran and one from Russia in addition to dozens earlier this year
21 Oct 2019
Lebanese government approves economic reforms after five days of protests the largest in a decade
21 Oct 2019
Thailands King Vajiralongkorn strips his royal consort Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi of her titles for misbehavior and disloyalty against the monarch two months after she is appointed to them
21 Oct 2019
Worlds oldest natural pearl 8000 years old is discovered during excavations at Marawah Island near Abu Dhabi UAE
21 Oct 2020
FBI says Iran and Russia have US voter information and are trying to influence the outcome of the US election
21 Oct 2020
NASAs OSIRIS-REx spacecraft lands briefly on asteroid Bennu on a mission to collect dust the largest sample from space since Apollo
21 Oct 2020
Parents of 545 children cannot be found after being separated at the US-Mexico border according to the American Civil Liberties Union
21 Oct 2020
Spain becomes the first European country to record more than 1 million COVID-19 cases with the death toll at 34366
21 Oct 2021
Actor Alec Baldwin shoots cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead and injures director Joel Souza with a prop gun during a rehearsal on a film set at Bonanza Creek Ranch New Mexico
21 Oct 2021
Syrias government says it has executed 24 people for starting devastating wildfires in 2020 that killed three people [1]
21 Oct 2024
Australian independent indigenous senator Lidia Thorpe shouts at King Charles You are not our king and This is not your land during the kings visit to the Australian Parliament in Canberra [1]
21 Oct 2024
Findings are published of a massive collision of Earth with a large meteorite four times the size of Mt. Everest 3.26 billion years ago so big it boiled the oceans and may have kickstarted early life [1]
21 Oct 2024
The Great Cheese Robbery A scam is reported to police involving the theft of rare English Cheddar worth about 300000 pounds from Neals Yard Dairy in London [1]