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Wednesday, 21 October 2026

Day 294 of 2026  ·  71 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 43
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Births (3) Deaths (0) Events (4) Reminders (1)
GB US
Arts & Culture Military & War Miscellaneous Politics & Government
3 Births
4 Events
1 Reminders
8 Total entries

★ Born on this day 3 entries

1833
Alfred Bernhard Nobel, created dynamite and Peace Prizes.
US 193 yrs ago
1917
Dizzy Gillespie, trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz.
US Arts & Culture 109 yrs ago
1956
Carrie Fisher, actress, princess.
US Politics & Government 70 yrs ago

► Events on this day 4 entries

1805
Battle of Trefalgar, where Nelson established British naval supremacy for the next century.
GB Military & War 221 yrs ago
1868
Severe earthquake hits California at 7:53 am.
US 158 yrs ago
1869
First shipment of fresh oysters comes overland from Baltimore.
US 157 yrs ago
1879
Thomas Edison commercially perfects the light bulb.
US 147 yrs ago

▶ Also today 1 entry

▶The annual 48-hour Marx Brothers film festival, Tampa, FL. begins.