October 21st, 1535

Born on October 21st, 1535

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 178,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 570 days, exactly on November 20th, 2025, people who were born on October 21st, 1535 will be 179,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on October 21st?

October 21st, 1994

In Seoul, South Korea, 32 people were killed and 17 others injured when a span of the Seongsu Bridge collapsed (pictured).

October 21st, 1978

After reporting contact with an unidentified aircraft, Australian pilot Frederick Valentich disappeared while piloting a Cessna 182L across the Bass Strait to King Island.

October 21st, 1968

At the height of the Japanese university protests, protestors occupied Tokyo's Shinjuku Station and clashed violently with police.

October 21st, 1966

A coal tip fell on the village of Aberfan, Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.

October 21st, 1959

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum , designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, opened in New York City.

October 21st, 1944

World War II: The three-week-long Battle of Aachen concluded, making the city the first on German soil to be captured by the Allies.

October 21st, 1941

World War II: German soldiers massacred nearly 2,800 Serbs in Kragujevac in reprisal for insurgent attacks in the district of Gornji Milanovac.

October 21st, 1910

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

October 21st, 1867

The first and second of three treaties were signed near Medicine Lodge, Kansas, between the United States federal government and several Native American tribes in the Great Plains, requiring them to relocate to areas in present-day western Oklahoma.

October 21st, 1858

French composer Jacques Offenbach's operetta Orpheus in the Underworld, featuring the music most associated with the can-can (audio featured), was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in Paris.

October 21st, 1854

Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses and 15 nuns were sent to the Ottoman Empire to help treat wounded British soldiers fighting in the Crimean War.

October 21st, 1345

Hundred Years' War: The English victory at the Battle of Auberoche marked a change in the military balance of power in Aquitaine, with the subsequent collapse of the French position.

October 21st, 1096

First Crusade: At the Battle of Civetot, the Seljuk forces of Kilij Arslan destroyed the army of the People's Crusade as it marched toward Nicaea.

October 21st, 2019

In Canada, the 2019 Canadian federal election ends, resulting in incumbent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remaining in office, albeit with the Liberal Party in a minority government.

October 21st, 2011

Iraq War: President Barack Obama announces that the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq will be complete by the end of the year.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 21st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on October 21st?

41

Lee Chong Wei

Malaysian badminton player

*October 21st, 1982, Bagan Serai

28

Doja Cat

American rapper and singer

*October 21st, 1995, Tarzana

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

30

Käärijä

Finnish rapper

*October 21st, 1993, Helsinki

63

Alfred Nobel

Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)

*October 21st, 1833, Stockholm †December 10th, 1896, Sanremo

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center

62

Lux Interior

American punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps

*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, Glendale

64

Michael Hansen

German cabaret artist (1946-2011)

*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, Berlin

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

64

Ken Watanabe

Japanese actor

*October 21st, 1959, Uonuma

51

Jean Bart

French admiral and privateer

*October 21st, 1650, Dunkirk †April 27th, 1702, Dunkirk

50

Joachim Ernest, Prince of Anhalt

Prince of Anhalt

*October 21st, 1536, Dessau †December 6th, 1586, Dessau

43

Kim Kardashian

American television and social media personality

*October 21st, 1980, Los Angeles

47

Andrew Scott

Irish actor

*October 21st, 1976, Dublin

89

Ursula K. Le Guin

American fantasy and science fiction author (1929-2018)

*October 21st, 1928, Berkeley †January 22nd, 2018, Portland

61

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

English poet, literary critic and philosopher

*October 21st, 1772, Ottery St Mary †July 25th, 1834, London

78

Nikita Mikhalkov

Soviet and Russian film director, writer, producer and actor

*October 21st, 1945, Moscow

60

Lev Yashin

Association football player from the USSR

*October 21st, 1929, Moscow †March 20th, 1990, Moscow

90

Julie Wilson

American actor (1924-2015)

*October 21st, 1924, Omaha †April 5th, 2015, Manhattan

88

Pierre Bellemare

French writer and entertainer (1929-2018)

*October 21st, 1929, Boulogne-Billancourt †May 26th, 2018, Suresnes

Same year
Born in 1535

69

Leo XI

Pope of the Catholic Church in April 1605 (1535-1605)

*June 2nd, 1535, Florence †April 27th, 1605, Rome

56

Gregory XIV

Pope from 1590 to 1591

*February 11th, 1535, Somma Lombardo †October 16th, 1591, Rome

38

Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal

Spanish infanta, Austrian archduchess, Portuguese princess

*June 24th, 1535, Madrid †September 7th, 1573, San Lorenzo de El Escorial

72

Alessandro Allori

Italian painter

*May 3rd, 1535, Florence †September 22nd, 1607, Florence

57

Filippo Spinola

Italian Roman Catholic cardinal

*December 1st, 1535, Genoa †August 20th, 1593, Rome

43

Cornelius Gemma

Dutch astronomer and astrologer

*February 28th, 1535, Leuven †October 12th, 1578, Leuven

58

Min Phalaung

Burmese monarch (1535-1593)

*February 27th, 1535, Mrauk U †July 4th, 1593, Mrauk U

57

William of Rosenberg

High Treasurer and High Burgrave of Bohemia

*March 10th, 1535, Gallspach †August 31st, 1592, Prague

73

García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete

Royal Governor of Chile (1535-1609)

*July 21st, 1535, Cuenca †May 19th, 1609, Madrid

65

Nanda Bayin

King of Burma

*November 9th, 1535, Taungoo †November 30th, 1600, Taungoo

29

Eléanore de Roye

French noble

*February 24th, 1535, Châtillon-Coligny †July 23rd, 1564, Condé-en-Brie

49

Marcantonio II Colonna

Italian condottiero, politician, patron and admiral

*February 26th, 1535, Lanuvio †August 1st, 1584, Medinaceli

52

Sophie of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German princess

*January 23rd, 1535, Ansbach †February 22nd, 1587, Legnica

49

Niwa Nagahide

Daimyo (1535-1585)

*October 16th, 1535, Nishi-ku †May 15th, 1585, Nagakute

65

Luis de Molina

Spanish priest and writer

*September 29th, 1535, Cuenca †October 12th, 1600, Madrid

61

Leonhard Rauwolf

German botanist and writer

*July 1st, 1535, Augsburg †September 15th, 1596, Vác

34

Eberhard Graf von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Langenburg

(1535-1570)

*October 11th, 1535, Waldenburg †March 10th, 1570, Waldenburg

86

Catherine Stenbock

Queen Consort of Sweden

*July 22nd, 1535, Torpa stenhus †December 13th, 1621, Strömsholm Palace

56

Johannes Clajus

German theologian (1535-1592)

*June 24th, 1535, Herzberg (Elster) †April 11th, 1592, Bendeleben

70

John VI, Count of Nassau-Siegen

Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

*November 30th, 1535, Dillenburg †October 8th, 1606, Dillenburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1535 is a normal year and no leap year.

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