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October 21: Day of the Week
October 21, 2024 is the 295th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 71 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Getsuyōbi.
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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
October 21 Historical Event(s)
1096
People’s Crusade: The Turkish army annihilates the People’s Army of the West.
1097
First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV of Toulouse, begin the Siege of Antioch.
1512
Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg.
1921
President Warren G. Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting President against lynching in the deep south.
1944
World War II: Battle of Aachen: The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, making it the first German city to fall to the Allies.
1944
World War II: The first kamikaze attack: A Japanese plane carrying a 200 kg bomb attacks HMAS Australia off Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began.
1959
In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens to the public.
1965
Comet Ikeya-Seki approaches perihelion, passing 450,000 kilometers from the sun.
1977
The European Patent Institute is founded.
1986
In Lebanon, pro-Iranian kidnappers claim to have abducted American writer Edward Tracy (he is released in August 1991).
Who were born on October 21?
1675
Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (d. 1710)
1712
Sir James Denham-Steuart, British economist (d. 1780)
1931
Vivian Pickles, English actress
1940
Manfred Mann, English musician
1942
Elvin Bishop, American musician
1953
Marc Johnson, American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader
1957
Steve Lukather, American musician
1959
Rose McDowall, Scottish musician
1971
Jade Jagger, socialite and jewellery Designer
1984
Marvin Mitchell, American football player
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters BAUROQEUZBLF? Check your answers here: Word scramble BAUROQEUZBLF. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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