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Notable anniversaries in history for today: October 21
- 80th: 1944 - US troops capture Aachen, first large German city to fall.
- 50th: 1974 - First New York Islanders' shut-out opponent-Billy Smith 5-0 vs Washington Capitals.
- 40th: 1984 - Steve Jones runs Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05.
- 20th: 2004 - The British Ministry of Defence approves the deployment of the Black Watch regiment of the British Army to Baghdad, Iraq after a request for assistance by the U.S. government.
- 20th: 2004 - The Saint Louis Cardinals defeat the Houston Astros in game seven to win the National League Championship Series, advancing to the World Series for the first time in 17 years.
- 20th: 2004 - The Royal Canadian Mint releases a circulating 25-cent coin featuring a black and red colored poppy. This is the world's first colorized business-strike coin in circulation.
- 10th: 2014 - Death of Gough Whitlam, 21st Prime Minister of Australia (born 1916).
- 5th: 2019 - Thailand king Maha Vajiralongkorn strips all titles and honors from official mistress royal noble consort Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, for "ingratitude, misbehaviour, and disloyalty".
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