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21 October 2023

Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.

Holidays

No listed India public holiday for this date.

Observances

No UN observance in the current list for this date.

Selected anniversaries

Anniversary

1994 - North Korea and the United States signed the Agreed Framework to limit the former's nuclear weapons program and to normalize relations between the two countries.

1994 nuclear agreement between the United States and North Korea

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Anniversary

1994 - In Seoul, South Korea, 32 people were killed and 17 others injured when a span of the Seongsu Bridge collapsed (pictured).

Capital and largest city of South Korea

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Anniversary

1968 - At the height of the Japanese university protests, protesters occupied Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and clashed violently with police.

Student protests in Japan

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Anniversary

1966 - A coal tip fell on the village of Aberfan, Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren.

Pile built of accumulated spoil

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Anniversary

1959 - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, opened in New York City.

Art museum in Manhattan, New York

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Historical events

History

2021 - A shooting occurs on the set of the film Rust, in which actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop weapon which had been loaded, killing the director of photography, Halyna Hutchins, and injuring director Joel Souza.

2021 manslaughter on a film set

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History

2019 - Thirty people are killed in a fiery bus crash in western Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Country in Central Africa

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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.

Country in North America

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2018 - A passenger train derails in Yilan County, Taiwan, killing 18 people and injuring 187.

2018 rail accident in Taiwan

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History

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.

2003–2011 conflict in Iraq

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2007 - Finnish race drivers Kimi Räikkönen of Scuderia Ferrari won the Brazilian Grand Prix in Formula One. With this result, Räikkönen became world champion, surpassing McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso by one point in the drivers' standings.

Finnish racing driver (born 1979)

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History

2003 - Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and subsequently used in documenting its discovery.

Most massive dwarf planet

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History

1994 - North Korea and the United States sign an Agreed Framework that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections.

1994 nuclear agreement between the United States and North Korea

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History

1994 - In Seoul, South Korea, 32 people are killed when a span of the Seongsu Bridge collapses.

1994 bridge collapse in Seoul, South Korea

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History

1989 - In Honduras, 131 people are killed when a Boeing 727 crashes on approach to Toncontín International Airport near the nation's capital Tegucigalpa.

Country in Central America

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