Died on
Who died on October 21
108 figures who shaped history died on October 21.
- 108deaths
- 61events
Best known
Best known
Zhenzhu Khan
Khan of Xueyantuo
Walter Sans Avoir
Leader of the People's Crusade (d. 1096)
Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester
English nobleman
Alix, Duchess of Brittany
Duchess of Brittany from 1203 to 1221
Birger Jarl
Jarl of Sweden from 1248 to 1266
Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville
Anglo-French noble (c. 1226–1314)
Zhenzhu Khan — Khan of Xueyantuo, who died on October 21 645.
Walter Sans Avoir — Leader of the People's Crusade (d. 1096), who died on October 21 1096.
Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester — English nobleman, who died on October 21 1204.
Alix, Duchess of Brittany — Duchess of Brittany from 1203 to 1221, who died on October 21 1221.
Birger Jarl — Jarl of Sweden from 1248 to 1266, who died on October 21 1266.
Geoffrey de Geneville, 1st Baron Geneville — Anglo-French noble (c. 1226–1314), who died on October 21 1314.
All entries
- 1023GGero (archbishop of Magdeburg)Archbishop of Magdeburg from 1012 to 1023
- 1125
Cosmas of PragueCzech priest (c. 1045–1125) - 1422
Charles VI of FranceKing of France from 1380 to 1422 - 1500
Emperor Go-TsuchimikadoEmperor of Japan from 1464 to 1500 - 1505PPaul ScriptorisGerman Franciscan mathematician, Scotist and professor
- 1556
Pietro AretinoItalian author and blackmailer - 1558
Julius Caesar ScaligerItalian scholar, physician and philosopher - 1600
Ōtani YoshitsuguJapanese samurai - 1623
William Wade (English politician)16th/17th-century English statesman - 1662
Henry LawesEnglish musician and composer - 1687
Edmund WallerEnglish poet and politician - 1765
Giovanni Paolo PaniniItalian painter and architect - 1775
Peyton RandolphFounding Father of the United States - 1777
Samuel FooteBritish actor and playwright - 1805
John Cooke (Royal Navy officer)Royal Navy officer - 1805
George DuffRoyal Navy officer - 1805
Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount NelsonRoyal Navy officer - 1821
Dorothea AckermannGerman actress - 1835
Muthuswami DikshitarIndian composer - 1861
Edward D. BakerAmerican politician, lawyer and military leader - 1872
Jacques BabinetFrench physicist, mathematician and astronomer - 1873
Johan Sebastian WelhavenNorwegian writer - 1896
James Henry GreatheadEnglish mechanical and civil engineer - 1903
Jinmaku KyūgorōJapanese sumo wrestler - 1904
Isabelle EberhardtSwiss explorer and writer - 1907
Jules ChevalierFrench Roman Catholic priest - 1927
Borisav StankovićSerbian writer - 1931
Arthur SchnitzlerAustrian author and dramatist - 1938
Dorothy HaleAmerican socialite
- 1939
Hendrik WortmanDutch civil engineer - 1940
William G. ConleyAmerican politician - 1941AAlexander Greenlaw HamiltonAustralian naturalist and teacher
- 1944
Alois KayserGerman missionary - 1952
Hans MerenskySouth African geologist, conservationist & philanthropist - 1963
Józef FranczakPolish resistance member - 1965
Bill BlackAmerican bassist - 1969
Jack KerouacAmerican writer - 1969
Wacław SierpińskiPolish mathematician - 1970
Li LinsiChinese educator and diplomat - 1971
Minnie EvansAfrican American female painter - 1973NNasif EstéfanoArgentine racing driver
- 1975
Charles ReidpathAmerican athlete - 1977FFerit TüzünTurkish composer
- 1978
Anastas MikoyanSoviet statesman and revolutionary - 1980
Hans AspergerAustrian physician - 1982
Radka ToneffNorwegian singer - 1983JJoseph P. LordiAmerican lawyer
- 1984
François TruffautFrench filmmaker - 1985
Dan WhiteAmerican politician and assassin - 1986
Lionel MurphyAustralian politician - 1989
Jean ImageFrench filmmaker - 1990
Dany ChamounLebanese politician - 1990
Prabhat Ranjan SarkarIndian spiritual Guru, philosopher, social reformer, linguist, author and composer - 1991LLorenc AntoniAlbanian composer, conductor, and ethnomusicologist
- 1992AAnte CiligaCroatian politician, writer and publisher
- 1992
Jim GarrisonAmerican district attorney - 1993SSam ZolotowAmerican theatre critic
- 1995
The Andrews SistersAmerican vocal group - 1995JJesús BlascoSpanish author and artist of comic books
- 1995
Nancy GravesAmerican painter and sculptor - 1995
Shannon HoonAmerican singer-songwriter - 1996
Georgios ZoitakisRegent of Greece from 1967 to 1972 - 1998
Francis SargentAmerican politician - 1999LLars BoDanish artist and writer
- 1999
Ahmet Taner KışlalıTurkish professor, politician, and commentator - 2002EEdward J. MortolaAmerican academic and chancellor
- 2003
Louise Day HicksAmerican politician and lawyer - 2003
Luis A. FerréGovernor of Puerto Rico - 2003
Elliott SmithAmerican musician - 2006
Sandy WestAmerican rock musician - 2007PPaul Fox (musician)British musical artist
- 2010
A. AyyappanIndian poet
- 2011HHikmet BilâTurkish journalist, columnist and writer
- 2011
Tone PavčekSlovene poet, translator and essayist - 2012
Yash ChopraIndian filmmaker - 2012
Antoni DobrowolskiPolish educator and Holocaust survivor - 2012
Jaroslav KozlíkCzech educator, volleyball player and theorist of education
- 2012AAlf KumaloSouth African photographer
- 2012
George McGovernAmerican politician and historian - 2013
Bud AdamsAmerican football executive, owner
- 2013
Gianni FerrioItalian composer - 2013
Rune T. KiddeDanish writer, storyteller, musician and artist - 2013CColonel Robert MorrisAmerican singer
- 2013
Major OwensAmerican politician - 2013
Tony SummersBritish swimmer
- 2013
Óscar YanesVenezuelan journalist - 2014
Ben BradleeExecutive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991 - 2014
Nelson Bunker HuntAmerican businessman - 2014
Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi KaniIranian Ayatollah - 2014
Edith Kawelohea McKinzieAmerican genealogist and hula expert - 2014
Gough WhitlamPrime Minister of Australia from 1972 to 1975 - 2015
France BučarSlovenian politician, legal expert and author
- 2015
Marty IngelsAmerican actor - 2015NNorman W. MooreBritish conservationist and dragonfly researcher
- 2015SSheldon WolinAmerican political theorist
- 2020
Frank BoughEnglish television presenter - 2021
Bernard HaitinkDutch conductor - 2023
Bobby CharltonEnglish footballer - 2023
Bobi (dog)Revoked Guinness World Record holder for oldest dog ever - 2023
Bill HaydenAustralian politician - 2024
Mimi HinesCanadian singer and comedian - 2025
Francisco Pinto BalsemãoPrime Minister of Portugal from 1981 to 1983
Frequently asked questions
Who died on October 21?
108 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 21, including Zhenzhu Khan, Walter Sans Avoir, Robert de Beaumont, 4th Earl of Leicester. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on October 21?
61 documented historical events happened on October 21, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: 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. On the same day, in another year: 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. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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