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Historical events for the 21st of October. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on October 21.
- History
Battle of the Dunes. 1639 Sea battle at Dunes, Dutch fleet...
- Music
Important events in music for the 21st of October. See what...
- Sport
Important events in sport for the 21st of October. See what...
- Weddings
Famous wedding anniversaries and divorces for the 21st of...
- Saul Bellow
Career Highlights. 1976-05-03 Pulitzer prize for Fiction...
- Dorothy Parker
Biography: Dorothy Parker was an American writer, known for...
- Quiz
In which battle in 1805 was British Admiral Horatio Nelson...
- Bess Truman
Died: October 18, 1982 (aged 97) Cause of Death: Congestive...
- History
Events. [] Pre-1600. 1096 – A Seljuk Turkish army successfully fights off the People's Crusade at the Battle of Civetot. 1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, begin the Siege of Antioch. 1392 – Japanese Emperor Go-Kameyama abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu.
Major Events. Horatio Nelson: From Frail Boy to National Hero. 1805 Battle of Trafalgar: British Admiral Horatio Nelson defeats combined French and Spanish fleet. Nelson shot and killed during battle. 1854 Florence Nightingale with a staff of 38 nurses is sent to the Crimean War.
Battle of the Dunes. 1639 Sea battle at Dunes, Dutch fleet under Maarten Tromp defeats Spanish armada under Antonio De Oquendo. Admiral Maarten Tromp. 1652 King Louis XIV returns to Paris. 1708 Dutch & English troops occupy Lille (Rijsel) 1727 Russian & Chinese accord to correct boundaries.
Magellan's discovery of gateway to circumnavigating the globe. On this day in 1520, explorer Ferdinand Magellan and three Spanish ships entered the strait later named for him, sailing between the mainland tip of South America and the island of Tierra del Fuego toward the Pacific Ocean.
Discover what happened on October 21 with HISTORY's summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.
Today in history – which major historical events happened on October 21? Who was born on this date, who died? In which year did the birth or death occur?
