What Day of the Week

October 21, 2021 is the 294^th day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 71 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

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• 1805

  Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar: A British fleet led by Vice Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet off the coast of Spain under Admiral Villeneuve. It signals almost the end of French maritime power and leaves Britain’s navy unchallenged until the 20th century.
• 1816

  The Penang Free School is founded in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, by the Rev Hutchings. It is the oldest English-language school in Southeast Asia.
• 1867

  Manifest Destiny: Medicine Lodge Treaty – Near Medicine Lodge, Kansas a landmark treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate a reservation in western Oklahoma.
• 1902

  In the United States, a five month strike by United Mine Workers ends.
• 1912

  During the First Balkan War, Kardzhali is liberated by Bulgarian forces
• 1931

  The Sakurakai, a secret society in the Imperial Japanese Army, launches an abortive coup d'état attempt.
• 1956

  Kenyan rebel leader Dedan Kimathi is captured by the British Army, signalling the ultimate defeat of the Mau Mau Uprising, and essentially ending the British military campaign.
• 1959

  In New York City, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opens to the public.
• 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.
• 1979

  Moshe Dayan resigns from the Israeli government because of strong disagreements with Prime Minister Menachem Begin over policy towards the Arabs.

• 1911

  Mary Blair, American artist and illustrator, best remembered for her Disney work (d. 1978)
• 1931

  Vivian Pickles, English actress
• 1940

  Frances FitzGerald, American journalist and author
• 1943

  Tariq Ali, Pakistani author and historian
• 1949

  Benjamin Netanyahu, 9th Prime Minister of Israel
• 1949

  Mike Keenan, Canadian ice hockey coach
• 1956

  Carrie Fisher, American actress and writer
• 1969

  Michael Hancock, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1972

  Evhen Tsybulenko, Ukrainian professor of international law
• 1975

  Toby Hall, American baseball player

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