October 21st, 1872 was a Monday.
September 24th, 1872 - October 23rd, 1872
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 661 days, exactly on February 16th, 2026, people who were born on October 21st, 1872 will be 56,000 days old!
Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator
*October 21st, 1957, DeriSwedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)
*October 21st, 1833, Stockholm †December 10th, 1896, SanremoAmerican actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
*October 21st, 1956, Burbank †December 27th, 2016, UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical CenterAmerican punk rock musician and a founding member of the band The Cramps
*October 21st, 1946, Akron †February 4th, 2009, GlendaleGerman cabaret artist (1946-2011)
*October 21st, 1946, Aalborg †March 15th, 2011, BerlinPrime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)
*October 21st, 1949, Tel AvivAmerican fantasy and science fiction author (1929-2018)
*October 21st, 1928, Berkeley †January 22nd, 2018, PortlandAssociation football player from the USSR
*October 21st, 1929, Moscow †March 20th, 1990, MoscowFrench writer and entertainer (1929-2018)
*October 21st, 1929, Boulogne-Billancourt †May 26th, 2018, SuresnesSoviet and Russian film director, writer, producer and actor
*October 21st, 1945, MoscowEnglish poet, literary critic and philosopher
*October 21st, 1772, Ottery St Mary †July 25th, 1834, LondonAmerican jazz trumpeter (1917–1993)
*October 21st, 1917, Cheraw †January 6th, 1993, EnglewoodNorwegian explorer; first person to reach the South Pole
*July 16th, 1872, Borge Municipality †June 18th, 1928, Arctic OceanTennis and badminton player
*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †July 20th, 1931, CannesTennis player and sports administrator
*January 11th, 1872, London Borough of Bromley †January 24th, 1929, MentonGerman classical philologist
*July 30th, 1872, Kolkwitz †January 5th, 1962, GöttingenPresident of the United States from 1923 to 1929
*July 4th, 1872, Plymouth Notch †January 5th, 1933, NorthamptonBritish philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
*May 18th, 1872, Trellech †February 2nd, 1970, Plas PenrhynAmerican poet, novelist, and short story writer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries
*June 27th, 1872, Dayton †February 9th, 1906, DaytonBroadway stage performer (1872–1918)
*March 19th, 1872, Warsaw †August 12th, 1918, New York CityPolish-American businesswoman, art collector, and philanthropist
*December 25th, 1872, Kraków †April 1st, 1965, New York CitySoviet diplomat (1872-1952)
*March 31st, 1872, Saint Petersburg †March 9th, 1952, MoscowBritish actress and writer
*June 15th, 1872, Paddington †December 5th, 1952, ChelseaSpanish writer (1872-1956)
*December 28th, 1872, San Sebastián †October 30th, 1956, MadridFrench physicist, philosopher of science and pedagogue
*January 23rd, 1872, Paris †December 19th, 1946, ParisGerman chemist (1872–1942)
*August 13th, 1872, Karlsruhe †August 3rd, 1942, MuraltoBritish politician (1872-1967)
*December 26th, 1872, Holbeach †October 7th, 1967, CroydonIndian Bengali philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950)
*August 15th, 1872, Sri Aurobindo Bhawan †December 5th, 1950, PondicherryAmerican astrophysicist and the 5th Secretary of the Smithsonian
*May 31st, 1872, Wilton †December 17th, 1973, Washington, D.C.Dutch painter (1872–1944)
*March 7th, 1872, Amersfoort †February 1st, 1944, New York CityItalian politician (1872-1952)
*January 23rd, 1872, Montignoso †September 4th, 1952, RomeFixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 21st.
M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | L = 50 | X = 10 | I = 1 |
Yes: 1872 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).