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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 21 OCTOBRE

World's Columbian Exposition

Année: 1892

Opening ceremonies for the World's Columbian Exposition are held in Chicago, though because construction was behind schedule, the exposition did not open until May 1, 1893.

HMS Niobe (1897)

Année: 1910

HMS Niobe arrives in Halifax Harbour to become the first ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.

Social Democratic Party of Switzerland

Année: 1888

The Swiss Social Democratic Party is founded.

Thomas Edison

Année: 1879

Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.

Medicine Lodge Treaty

Année: 1867

The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in the western Indian Territory.

First Balkan War

Année: 1912

First Balkan War: The Greek navy completes the capture of the island of Lemnos for use as a forward base against the Dardanelles.

Warren G. Harding

Année: 1921

President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting U.S. president against lynching in the Deep South.

Azad Hind

Année: 1943

World War II: The Provisional Government of Free India is formally established in Japanese-occupied Singapore.

Battle of Aachen

Année: 1944

World War II: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, the first German city to fall to the Allies.

World War II

Année: 1941

World War II: The Kragujevac massacre against Serbian men and boys takes place.

NAISSANCES DU 21 OCTOBRE

Judy Sheindlin

Année de naissance: 1942

Judy Sheindlin, American judge and television host

Lou Lamoriello

Année de naissance: 1942

Lou Lamoriello, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager

Christopher A. Sims

Année de naissance: 1942

Christopher A. Sims, American economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate

Steve Cropper

Année de naissance: 1941

Steve Cropper, American guitarist, songwriter, producer, and actor

Frances FitzGerald (journalist)

Année de naissance: 1940

Frances FitzGerald, American journalist and author

Allan Grice

Année de naissance: 1942

Allan Grice, Australian race car driver and politician

Elvin Bishop

Année de naissance: 1942

Elvin Bishop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

Michael White (journalist)

Année de naissance: 1945

Michael White, English journalist

Nikita Mikhalkov

Année de naissance: 1945

Nikita Mikhalkov, Russian filmmaker

Mandy Rice-Davies

Année de naissance: 1944

Mandy Rice-Davies, English model and actress (died 2014)

DéCèS DU 21 OCTOBRE

Hendrik Wortman

Année de décès: 1939

Hendrik Wortman, Dutch civil engineer (born 1859)

Dorothy Hale

Année de décès: 1938

Dorothy Hale, American actress (born 1905)

William G. Conley

Année de décès: 1940

William G. Conley, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (born 1866)

Alois Kayser

Année de décès: 1944

Alois Kayser, German-French missionary (born 1877)

Hans Merensky

Année de décès: 1952

Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (born 1871)

Arthur Schnitzler

Année de décès: 1931

Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (born 1862)

Borisav Stanković

Année de décès: 1927

Borisav Stanković, Serbian author (born 1876)

James Henry Greathead

Année de décès: 1896

James Henry Greathead, South African-English engineer (born 1844)

Jinmaku Kyūgorō

Année de décès: 1903

Jinmaku Kyūgorō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 12th Yokozuna (born 1829)

Isabelle Eberhardt

Année de décès: 1904

Isabelle Eberhardt, Swiss explorer and journalist (born 1877)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 21 OCTOBRE

October 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: October 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Viator of Lyons

Christian feast day: Viator of Lyons

Saint Ursula

Christian feast day: Ursula

Central Reserve Police Force

Indian Police Commemoration Day (India)

Melchior Ndadaye

Ndadaye Day (Burundi)

Trafalgar Day

Trafalgar Day (the British Empire in the 19th and early 20th century)

Public holidays in Taiwan

Overseas Chinese Day (Republic of China)

Malchus of Syria

Christian feast day: Malchus of Syria

Severinus of Bordeaux

Christian feast day: Severinus of Bordeaux

John Twenge

Christian feast day: John of Bridlington

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