October 21st, 1975

Born on October 21st, 1975

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 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, 1975

50

Hilário

Portuguese association football player

*October 21st, 1975, São Pedro da Cova

50

Toby Hall

American baseball player

*October 21st, 1975, Tacoma

50

Kate Drummond

Canadian film actress

*October 21st, 1975, Woodstock

Same year
Born in 1975

51

Zhang Ning

Chinese female badminton player

*May 19th, 1975, Jinzhou

50

Ane Dahl Torp

Norwegian actress

*August 1st, 1975, Bærum Municipality

50

Anders Anundsen

Norwegian politician

*November 17th, 1975, Stavern

51

André Poggenburg

German politician and entrepreneur

*March 12th, 1975, Weißenfels

51

Konrad Bansa

German handball player and coach

*July 24th, 1975, Neuwied

51

Lorin Morgan-Richards

American author, illustrator, and songwriter

*February 16th, 1975, Beebetown

51

Marit Bergman

Swedish singer-songwriter

*May 21st, 1975, Rättvik parish

50

Maria Thayer

American actress

*October 30th, 1975, Portland

50

Marion Cotillard

French actress

*September 30th, 1975, Paris

51

Thomas Bareiß

German politician

*February 15th, 1975, Ebingen

51

Angelina Jolie

American actress, humanitarian and filmmaker (born 1975)

*June 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

51

Bradley Cooper

American actor

*January 5th, 1975, Philadelphia

51

David Beckham

English association football player

*May 2nd, 1975, Leytonstone

51

Tobey Maguire

American actor and film producer (born 1975)

*June 27th, 1975, Santa Monica

51

Tino Chrupalla

German politician (born 1975)

*April 14th, 1975, Weißwasser

50

Milla Jovovich

Russian-American actress and model

*December 17th, 1975, Kyiv

51

Liz Truss

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022

*July 26th, 1975, Oxford

50

Kate Winslet

English actress (born 1976)

*October 5th, 1975, Reading

51

50 Cent

American rapper (born 1975)

*July 6th, 1975, Queens

51

Natalie Imbruglia

Australian-British singer and actress

*February 4th, 1975, Sydney

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Born on October 21st, 1975
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1975 is a normal year and no leap year.

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