History Of 21 October | On This Day In World

In the history of the World, some other important events recorded on the date of 21 October are as follows: -

➧ 1296: Alauddin Khilji succeeded Delhi.

➧ 1577: Guru Ramdas founded the city of Amritsar.

➧ 1727: Russia and China enter into agreements to correct borders.

➧ 1854: Florence Nightingale is sent to the Crimea War with 38 nurse staffers.

➧ 1918: Margate Oven sets a world record with a typing speed of 170 VPM in 1 minute.

➧ 1934: Jayaprakash Narayan formed Congress Socialist Party.

➧ 1934: Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose founded Azad Hind Fauj in Singapore.

➧ 1948: The United Nations turns down Russia's proposal to destroy nuclear weapons.

➧ 1951: Bharatiya Jana Sangh is established.

➧ 1959: The armies of China and India collide.

➧ 1970: Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Narman-i-Barlog.

➧ 1990: Doordarshan launches afternoon Hindi and English news bulletin services.

➧ 1999: Filmmaker BR Chopra was given the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1999.

➧ 2003: China launches two satellites from 4-B carrier rocket.

➧ 2005: Mukhtaran Mai was elected 'Woman of the Year' of Pakistan, a victim of gang rape.

➧ 2007: Indian-American Bobby Jindal wins his post of Governor of Louisiana Province of America.

➧ 2008: Caravan-e-Tijas started after 61 years between India and Pakistan.

➧ 2012: Saina Nehwal clinches Denmark Open Super Series title.

➧ 2019: The world's oldest natural pearl, 8,000 years old, discovered during excavations at Marwah Island near Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

➧ 2019: Australia's largest newspapers vacate their front pages in protest against press restrictions.