October 21st, 1935

Born on October 21st, 1935

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 32,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 678 days, exactly on February 25th, 2026, people who were born on October 21st, 1935 will be 33,000 days old!

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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

Born on October 21st, 1935

88

Jadwiga Barańska

Polish actor and screenwriter

*October 21st, 1935, Łódź

66

Derek Bell

Northern Irish musician

*October 21st, 1935, Belfast †October 17th, 2002, Phoenix

82

Evgeny Golod

Russian mathematician (1935-2018)

*October 21st, 1935, Moscow †July 5th, 2018

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

66

Julian Cope

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

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

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

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

60

Carrie Fisher

American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)

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

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

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

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

30

Käärijä

Finnish rapper

*October 21st, 1993, Helsinki

89

Ursula K. Le Guin

American fantasy and science fiction author (1929-2018)

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

64

Ken Watanabe

Japanese actor

*October 21st, 1959, Uonuma

60

Lev Yashin

Association football player from the USSR

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

88

Pierre Bellemare

French writer and entertainer (1929-2018)

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

63

Alfred Nobel

Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)

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

78

Nikita Mikhalkov

Soviet and Russian film director, writer, producer and actor

*October 21st, 1945, Moscow

65

Duane Allen

American football player (1937-2003)

*October 21st, 1937, Alhambra †May 7th, 2003, Pasadena

90

Julie Wilson

American actor (1924-2015)

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

43

Kim Kardashian

American television and social media personality

*October 21st, 1980, Los Angeles

88

Francisco Gento

Spanish footballer

*October 21st, 1933, Guarnizo †January 18th, 2022, Madrid

87

Mahi Khennane

French footballer

*October 21st, 1936, Mascara

47

Andrew Scott

Irish actor

*October 21st, 1976, Dublin

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Born in 1935

42

Elvis Presley

American singer and actor (1935–1977)

*January 8th, 1935, Tupelo †August 16th, 1977, Memphis

88

Kjeld Hillingsø

Danish general

*April 21st, 1935, Frederiksberg

88

Donald Sutherland

Canadian actor (born 1935)

*July 17th, 1935, Saint John

81

James Cotton

American blues singer-songwriter (1935–2017)

*July 1st, 1935, Tunica †March 16th, 2017, Austin

88

Alain Delon

French actor (born 1935)

*November 8th, 1935, Sceaux

80

Udo Lattek

German football player and coach (1935–2015)

*January 16th, 1935, Boże, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †February 1st, 2015, Cologne

76

Géza Alföldy

Hungaro-german historian of classical antiquity (1935-2011)

*June 7th, 1935, Budapest †November 6th, 2011, Athens

81

Michael Ballhaus

German cinematographer

*August 5th, 1935, Berlin †April 12th, 2017, Berlin

88

Helmut Benthaus

German association football player and manager

*June 5th, 1935, Herne

88

Julie Andrews

British actress, singer and author (born 1935)

*October 1st, 1935, Walton-on-Thames

75

Heino Aunin

Estonian badminton player

*January 8th, 1935, Valga †May 2nd, 2010, Tallinn

88

Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

80

Oktay Sinanoğlu

Turkish chemist (1935-2015)

*February 25th, 1935, Bari †April 19th, 2015, Miami

88

Tenzin Gyatso

14th Dalai Lama

*July 6th, 1935, Taktser

79

Erika Endesfelder

German egyptologist (1935-2015)

*July 3rd, 1935, Berlin †January 28th, 2015, Berlin

88

Woody Allen

American film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and comedian

*November 30th, 1935, The Bronx

82

Royal Robbins

American rock climber (1935-2017)

*February 3rd, 1935, Point Pleasant †March 14th, 2017, Modesto

84

Diahann Carroll

American actress, singer, model and activist (1935–2019)

*July 17th, 1935, The Bronx †October 4th, 2019, Los Angeles

89

Erich von Däniken

Swiss writer

*April 14th, 1935, Zofingen

88

Heinz Riesenhuber

German politician (CDU)

*December 1st, 1935, Frankfurt

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No: With 365 days 1935 is a normal year and no leap year.

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