On this day: October 21
Events
Battle of SekigaharaOctober 21, 1600 · Wars & Conflicts
First Republic of AustriaOctober 21, 1919 – May 1, 1934 · World History
Somali Democratic RepublicOctober 21, 1969 – January 26, 1991 · World History- Release of OmmadawnOctober 21, 1975 · Music
- Release of Bat Out of HellOctober 21, 1977 · Music
- Release of ArielOctober 21, 1988 · Film
- Release of Mario Party 4October 21, 2002 · Gaming
Discovery of ErisOctober 21, 2003 · Science
Release of Far Cry 2October 21, 2008 · Gaming
Release of StrongerOctober 21, 2011 · Music
Release of WarfaceOctober 21, 2013 · Gaming
Release of JoanneOctober 21, 2016 · Music
Release of Battlefield 1October 21, 2016 · Gaming
2019 Canadian federal electionOctober 21, 2019 · Politics
Release of MidnightsOctober 21, 2022 · Music
Born on this day
DomenichinoOctober 21, 1581 – April 15, 1641 · Culture
Georg Ernst StahlOctober 21, 1659 – May 14, 1734 · Science
Ludovico Antonio MuratoriOctober 21, 1672 – January 23, 1750 · Culture
Nicolaus I BernoulliOctober 21, 1687 – November 29, 1759 · Science
Samuel Taylor ColeridgeOctober 21, 1772 – July 25, 1834 · Culture
Adolph StreckerOctober 21, 1822 – November 7, 1871 · Science
Enrico BettiOctober 21, 1823 – August 11, 1892 · Science
Nain Singh RawatOctober 21, 1830 – February 1, 1882 · Exploration
Alfred NobelOctober 21, 1833 – December 10, 1896 · Science
Klas Pontus ArnoldsonOctober 21, 1844 – February 20, 1916 · Politics
Charles Robert KnightOctober 21, 1874 – April 15, 1953 · Art
Oswald AveryOctober 21, 1877 – February 2, 1955 · Science
Joseph CanteloubeOctober 21, 1879 – November 4, 1957 · Music
Egon WelleszOctober 21, 1885 – November 9, 1974 · Music
Lydia LopokovaOctober 21, 1892 – June 8, 1981 · Art
Jorge OteizaOctober 21, 1908 – April 9, 2003 · Art
Mary BlairOctober 21, 1911 – July 26, 1978 · Art
Georg SoltiOctober 21, 1912 – September 5, 1997 · Music
Martin GardnerOctober 21, 1914 – May 22, 2010 · Science
Dizzy GillespieOctober 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993 · Music
Ingrid van Houten-GroeneveldOctober 21, 1921 – March 30, 2015 · Science
Malcolm ArnoldOctober 21, 1921 – September 23, 2006 · Music- Walerian BorowczykOctober 21, 1923 – February 3, 2006 · Film
- Howard ZieffOctober 21, 1927 – February 22, 2009 · Film
Jadwiga BarańskaOctober 21, 1935 – October 24, 2024 · Film
Manfred MannOctober 21, 1940 – present · Music
Steve CropperOctober 21, 1941 – December 3, 2025 · Music
Marcell JankovicsOctober 21, 1941 – May 29, 2021 · Film
Christopher A. SimsOctober 21, 1942 – March 14, 2026 · Politics
Tariq AliOctober 21, 1943 – present · Film
Jean-Pierre SauvageOctober 21, 1944 – present · Science
Nikita MikhalkovOctober 21, 1945 – present · Film
Ronald McNairOctober 21, 1950 – January 28, 1986 · Space
Savio Hon Tai-FaiOctober 21, 1950 – present · Culture
Eleonora GiorgiOctober 21, 1953 – March 3, 2025 · Film
Catherine HardwickeOctober 21, 1955 – present · Culture
Alberto IglesiasOctober 21, 1955 – present · Music
Wolfgang KetterleOctober 21, 1957 – present · Science
Andre GeimOctober 21, 1958 – present · Science
Julio MédemOctober 21, 1958 – present · Film
Melora WaltersOctober 21, 1959 – present · Film
Douglas G. HurleyOctober 21, 1966 – present · Space
Lera AuerbachOctober 21, 1973 – present · Music
Josh RitterOctober 21, 1976 – present · Music
ArtsvikOctober 21, 1984 – present · Music
Natalie WynnOctober 21, 1988 – present · Film
Marzia KjellbergOctober 21, 1992 – present · Art