October 21st, 1797

Born on October 21st, 1797

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What happened on October 21st, 1797?

October 21st, 1797

In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_Harbor

What else 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, protesters occupied Shinjuku Station in Tokyo 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1797

42

Karl Otfried Müller

German scholar of classical Greek studies (1797–1840)

*August 28th, 1797, Brzeg †August 1st, 1840, Athens

51

Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

German composer and writer

*January 10th, 1797, Burg Hülshoff †May 24th, 1848, Meersburg Castle

31

Franz Schubert

Austrian composer (1797–1828)

*January 31st, 1797, Himmelpfortgrund †November 19th, 1828, Vienna

53

Mary Shelley

British writer (1797–1851)

*August 30th, 1797, Somers Town †February 1st, 1851, Chester Square

58

Heinrich Heine

German poet, writer and literary critic (1797–1856)

*December 13th, 1797, Düsseldorf †February 17th, 1856, Paris

80

Adolphe Thiers

President of the French Republic (1797–1877)

*April 14th, 1797, Marseille †September 3rd, 1877, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

73

Jasper Ewing Brady

American politician

*March 4th, 1797, Sunbury †January 26th, 1871

71

Mirza Ghalib

Pakistani poet (1797-1869)

*December 27th, 1797, Kala Mahal †February 15th, 1869, Ghalib ki Haveli

50

Gaetano Donizetti

Italian opera composer (1797–1848)

*November 29th, 1797, Bergamo †April 8th, 1848, Bergamo

80

Joseph Henry

American scientist and the 1st Secretary of the Smithsonian (1797-1878)

*December 17th, 1797, Albany †May 13th, 1878, Washington, D.C.

77

Charles Lyell

British geologist (1797–1875)

*November 14th, 1797, Angus †February 11th, 1875, London

66

Alfred de Vigny

French poet, playwright, and novelist (1797–1863)

*March 27th, 1797, Loches †September 17th, 1863, rue d'Artois

57

Friedrich August II of Saxony

King of Saxony (1797–1854)

*May 18th, 1797, Weißensee †August 9th, 1854, Karrösten

29

Maria Leopoldina of Austria

Queen consort of Portugal and Empress consort of Brazil

*January 22nd, 1797, Vienna †December 11th, 1826, Rio de Janeiro

75

Leopold von Sonnleithner

Lawyer and composer (1797–1873)

*November 15th, 1797, Vienna †March 4th, 1873, Vienna

52

Adele Schopenhauer

German writer (1797-1849)

*July 12th, 1797, Hamburg †August 25th, 1849, Bonn

71

Samuel Lover

Irish song-writer, novelist, and painter (1797-1868)

*February 24th, 1797, Dublin †July 6th, 1868, Saint Helier

42

Eduard Gans

German jurist (1797–1839)

*March 22nd, 1797, Berlin †May 5th, 1839, Berlin

69

Emilie Linder

Swiss painter and art patron (1797-1867)

*October 11th, 1797, Basel †February 12th, 1867, Munich

81

Benjamin Bonneville

Union Army general (1796–1878)

*April 14th, 1797, Paris †June 12th, 1878, Fort Smith

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1797 is a normal year and no leap year.

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