EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
October 21
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Day 293 of 2026 | Week 43 | 66 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
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.
Thirty people are killed in a fiery bus crash in western Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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.
A passenger train derails in Yilan County, Taiwan, killing 18 people and injuring 187.
Iraq War: President Barack Obama announces that the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq will be complete by the end of the year.
Images of the dwarf planet Eris are taken and subsequently used in documenting its discovery.
North Korea and the United States sign an Agreed Framework that requires North Korea to stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections.
In Seoul, South Korea, 32 people are killed when a span of the Seongsu Bridge collapses.
In Honduras, 131 people are killed when a Boeing 727 crashes on approach to Toncontín International Airport near the nation's capital Tegucigalpa.
The Jaffna hospital massacre is carried out by Indian peacekeeping forces in Sri Lanka, killing 70 Tamil patients, doctors and nurses.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Heidelberg
Russian pianist (Best Young Musician 2017; first Young Yamaha Artist 2017)
Venezuelan athlete (Olympic gold triple jump 2020 WR 15.67m)
American actress (Transparent) and model (1st openly transgender model on a British cover)
Spanish basketball guard (FIBA World Cup gold & MVP 2019; NBA All-Rookie First Team 2012 Minnesota T'wolves)
New Zealand cricket spin bowler (10-119 v India 2021; one of 3 to take 10 wickets in Test innings)
American screenwriter and actor (Top Gun: Maverick
White House Communications Director (2017-18)
South African soccer defender (53 caps; Genk)
Australian singer-songwriter ("Waves"
British actor (2point4 Children - "Declan")
Mexican-Swedish actor
American teenage vacationer who disappeared in Aruba in 2005
English actor (Aria)
American soccer forward (10 caps)
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