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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 French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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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)
1600
Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara, which marks the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate that in effect rules Japan until the mid-nineteenth century.
1797
In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched.
1861
American Civil War: Battle of Ball’s Bluff – Union forces under Colonel Edward Baker are defeated by Confederate troops in the second major battle of the war. Baker, a close friend of Abraham Lincoln, is killed in the fighting.
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.
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.
1971
A gas explosion kills 22 people at a shopping centre in Clarkston, East Renfrewshire, near Glasgow, Scotland.
1986
In Lebanon, pro-Iranian kidnappers claim to have abducted American writer Edward Tracy (he is released in August 1991).
1987
Jaffna hospital massacre is carried out by Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 70 ethnic Tamil patients, doctors and nurses.
1994
North Korea nuclear weapons program: North Korea and the United States sign an agreement that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections.
Who were born on October 21?
1527
Louis I, Cardinal of Guise, French cardinal (d. 1578)
1911
Mary Blair, American artist and illustrator, best remembered for her Disney work (d. 1978)
1922
Liliane Bettencourt, heir to L'Oreal
1940
Frances FitzGerald, American journalist and author
1943
Tariq Ali, Pakistani author and historian
1949
Benjamin Netanyahu, 9th Prime Minister of Israel
1955
Fred Hersch, American jazz pianist
1962
David Campese, Australian rugby union footballer
1972
Felicity Andersen, Australian actress
1983
Ninet Tayeb, Israeli singer
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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 OZOIYEWUTV? Check your answers here: Unscramble words OZOIYEWUTV. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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