Who Was Born Today – October 21 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on October 21 | ||
1760 | Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese printmaker. | |
1772 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet (“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” “Kubla Khan”). | |
1833 | Alfred Nobel, inventor of dynamite and founder of the Nobel Prizes. | |
1917 | Dizzy Gillespie, jazz trumpeter. | |
1929 | Ursula K. Le Guin, science fiction writer (The Left Hand of Darkness) | |
1938 | Carl Brewer, Canadian hockey player; won three Stanley Cups (1962-64) as a member of the Toronto Maple Leafs. | |
1950 | Ronald McNair, astronaut; died when Space Shuttle Challenger exploded shortly after launch on Jan. 2, 1986. | |
1952 | Patti Davis, actress, author; daughter of former US Pres. Ronald Reagan. | |
1956 | Carrie Fisher, actress, author, screenwriter; best known as Prince Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy and he bestselling novel Postcards from the Edge; daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. | |
1969 | Prince Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of Bahrain; presently (2013) First Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Supreme Commander, he is heir apparent to the Bahrain kingdom. |
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