October 21st, 1724

Born on October 21st, 1724

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 109,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 607 days, exactly on December 22nd, 2025, people who were born on October 21st, 1724 will be 110,000 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, singer-songwriter, and record producer (born 1995)

*October 21st, 1995, Tarzana

66

Julian Cope

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

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

63

Alfred Nobel

Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)

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

30

Käärijä

Finnish rapper

*October 21st, 1993, Helsinki

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

61

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

English poet, literary critic and philosopher

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

64

Ken Watanabe

Japanese actor

*October 21st, 1959, Uonuma

51

Jean Bart

French admiral and privateer

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

43

Kim Kardashian

American television and social media personality

*October 21st, 1980, Los Angeles

78

Alphonse de Lamartine

French author, poet and statesman (1790–1869)

*October 21st, 1790, Mâcon †February 28th, 1869, Paris

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

76

Franz Moritz von Lacy

Austrian field marshal (1725-1801)

*October 21st, 1725, Saint Petersburg †November 24th, 1801, Vienna

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

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79

Immanuel Kant

German philosopher (1724–1804)

*April 22nd, 1724, Königsberg †February 12th, 1804, Königsberg

65

Frances Brooke

English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator (1724-1789)

*January 12th, 1724, Claypole †January 23rd, 1789, Sleaford

78

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

German poet, writer and linguist

*July 2nd, 1724, Quedlinburg †March 14th, 1803, Hamburg

98

Eva Marie Veigel

Austrian dancer in London

*February 29th, 1724, Vienna †October 16th, 1822, London

74

Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria

German nobleman and elector (1724-1799)

*December 11th, 1724, Drogenbos †February 16th, 1799, Nymphenburg Palace

27

Louise of Great Britain

Daughter of George II of Great Britain; Queen consort of Denmark and Norway

*December 7th, 1724, Leicester House †December 19th, 1751, Christiansborg Palace

43

Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Father of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (1724-1767)

*February 27th, 1724, Ribeauvillé †August 15th, 1767, Schwetzingen

91

Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood

British Admiral known particularly for his service in the American Revolutionary War and French Revolutionary Wars (1724-1816)

*December 12th, 1724, Butleigh †January 27th, 1816, Bath

73

Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser

Austrian marshall

*May 7th, 1724, Strasbourg †August 22nd, 1797, Vienna

83

Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval

French Catholic bishop and cardinal (1724-1808)

*December 11th, 1724, Bayers †June 17th, 1808, Hamburg

68

Henry Laurens

American slave trader, planter, and congressman (1724-1792)

*March 6th, 1724, Charleston †December 8th, 1792, Charleston

89

Manuel do Cenáculo

18th-century Portuguese prelate and antiquarian

*March 1st, 1724, Lisbon †January 26th, 1814, Évora

82

Georg Adam, Prince of Starhemberg

Austrian diplomat (1724-1807)

*August 10th, 1724, London †April 19th, 1807, Vienna

68

Johann Gerhard Reinhard Andreae

German geologist (1724-1793)

*December 17th, 1724, Hanover †May 1st, 1793, Hanover

74

Claude Balbastre

French composer

*December 8th, 1724, Dijon †May 9th, 1799, Paris

68

John Smeaton

English engineer (1724-1792)

*June 8th, 1724, Austhorpe †October 28th, 1792, Austhorpe

81

George Stubbs

British painter (1724–1806)

*August 25th, 1724, Liverpool †July 10th, 1806, London

55

Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria

German composer, opera singer and librettist (1724-1780)

*July 18th, 1724, Munich †April 23rd, 1780, Dresden

66

Lyman Hall

American physician (1724-1790)

*April 12th, 1724, Wallingford †October 19th, 1790, Burke County

84

Guy Carleton

Governor of the Province of Quebec (1724-1808)

*September 3rd, 1724, Strabane †November 10th, 1808, Berkshire

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Leap year

Yes: 1724 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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