Talk:October 21

--mav 00:35, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)

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October 21 Aftermath of the Seongsu Bridge disaster 1096 – 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. 1854 – Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses and 15 nuns were sent to the Ottoman Empire to help treat wounded British soldiers fighting in the Crimean War. 1944 – World War II: The three-week-long Battle of Aachen concluded, making the city the first on German soil to be captured by the Allies. 1966 – A coal tip fell on the village of Aberfan, Wales, killing 144 people, mostly schoolchildren. 1994 – In Seoul, South Korea, 32 people were killed and 17 others injured when a span of the Seongsu Bridge collapsed (pictured). Birger Jarl (d. 1266) Henry Lawes (d. 1662) Ursula K. Le Guin (b. 1929) Nemanja Vidić (b. 1981) More anniversaries: October 20 October 21 October 22

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funeral of Konstantin Päts

I'm thinking that the funeral of Konstantin Päts doesn't meet the cut of notability for events. Perhaps move his death to the death section, but his funeral seems a bit beyond what we include. Toddst1 (talk) 05:08, 17 October 2021 (UTC)

November 30th

A Day of Remembrance for all victims of Chemical Warfare! 108.36.204.85 (talk) 18:10, 1 December 2023 (UTC)