October 21

This day in history:

• 1392 – Japanese Emperor Go-Kameyama abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu.
• 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.
• 1867 – The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed by southern Great Plains Indian leaders. The treaty requires Native American Plains tribes to relocate to a reservation in the western Indian Territory.
• 1879 – Thomas Edison applies for a patent for his design for an incandescent light bulb.

Births:

• 1925 – Celia Cruz, Cuban-American singer (d. 2003)
• 1995 – Antoinette Guedia Mouafo, Cameroonian swimmer
• 1985 – Simone Bracalello, Italian footballer

Deaths:

• 2014 – Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, Iranian cleric and politician, Prime Minister of Iran (b. 1931)
• 2003 – Louise Day Hicks, American politician (b. 1916)
• 1977 – Ferit Tüzün, Turkish composer (b. 1929)

Holidays:

• Indian Police Commemoration Day (India)
• Trafalgar Day (the British Empire in the 19th and early 20th century)
• Ndadaye Day (Burundi)

Random Article of the day:

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