On October 21, several famous persons were born. One of them is Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833), a Swedish engineer, chemist, armaments manufacturer, innovator, inventor of dynamite, and founder of the Nobel Prize. Another person whose birthday is October 21 is Lillian Gertrud Asplund (1906), a Swedish American. She was the last living survivor of the Titanic. Another famous personality who was born on this date is John Birks ‘Dizzy’ Gillespie (1917), an American singer, composer, bandleader and Jazz trumpeter. He was born in Cheraw, South California and was considered the major contributor to the development of modern jazz and bebop. Then, Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold was born on October 21, 1921. He was an English symphonist and composer. In addition, Celia Cruz was born on October 21, 1924. A Cuban singer, she was hailed as the Queen of Salsa.
Famous persons also died on October 21. Among them are: James Henry Greathead (1896), the engineer of the London Underground railway; William Patton ‘Bill’ Black, Jr., an American musician known for being the bassist of Elvis Presley; and Wacław Franciszek Sierpiński (1969), a Polish mathematician who published 50 books and papers related to set theory, number theory, function theory and topology.
On the same date, several historical and significant events also took place. These include the discovery of a strait by Ferdinand Magellan in 1520, which is now called the Strait of Magellan. On October 21, 1879, Thomas Edison used carbonised thread as a filament for his test on the first practical electric incandescent light bulb. Finally, in 1945, the women in France were allowed to vote for the first time on October 21st.
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