October 21st, 1946

Born on October 21st, 1946

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 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, 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.

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, 1946

79

Ronald De Witte

Road bicycle racer

*October 21st, 1946, Antwerp

79

Lee Loughnane

American musician, member of Chicago

*October 21st, 1946, Elmwood Park

Same year
Born in 1946

80

Donald Trump

45th President of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 14th, 1946, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

80

George W. Bush

President of the United States from 2001 to 2009

*July 6th, 1946, New Haven

79

Bill Clinton

President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1946)

*August 19th, 1946, Hope

80

Charlotte Rampling

British actress (born 1946)

*February 5th, 1946, Sturmer

80

Kabir Bedi

Indian actor (1946-)

*January 16th, 1946, Lahore

79

Jean-Claude Arnault

Swedish photographer

*August 15th, 1946, Marseille

80

Svein Ludvigsen

Norwegian politician

*July 18th, 1946, Hillesøy Municipality

79

Steven Spielberg

American filmmaker (born 1946)

*December 18th, 1946, Cincinnati

76

Suzanne Somers

American actress (1946–2023)

*October 16th, 1946, San Bruno †October 15th, 2023, Palm Springs

79

Berti Vogts

German footballer and manager

*December 30th, 1946, Büttgen

71

Jiří Bělohlávek

Czech conductor (1946-2017)

*February 24th, 1946, Prague †May 31st, 2017, Prague

80

Sylvester Stallone

American actor and filmmaker (born 1946)

*July 6th, 1946, Hell's Kitchen

69

Alan Rickman

British actor and director (1946–2016)

*February 21st, 1946, Acton †January 14th, 2016, London

78

David Lynch

American filmmaker, visual artist, musician, and actor (1946–2025)

*January 20th, 1946, Missoula †January 16th, 2025, Los Angeles

80

Gerard 't Hooft

Dutch theoretical physicist

*July 5th, 1946, Den Helder

80

Liza Minnelli

American actress and singer

*March 12th, 1946, Los Angeles

80

Mireille Mathieu

French singer

*July 22nd, 1946, Avignon

80

Dolly Parton

American singer, songwriter and actress

*January 19th, 1946, Pittman Center

80

David Gilmour

English musician, member of Pink Floyd (born 1946)

*March 6th, 1946, Cambridge

80

Timothy Dalton

British actor of stage, film and television

*March 21st, 1946, Colwyn Bay

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1946 is a normal year and no leap year.

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