Today, Oct. 21, marks the 295th day of the year, with 71 days remaining. On this date in history, Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius was convicted in 2014 of culpable homicide for the shooting death of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The conviction was later upgraded to murder, and Pistorius was released on parole in January 2024. Other notable events on this day include the christening of the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution in 1797, the publication of Ernest Hemingway’s novel “For Whom the Bell Tolls” in 1940, and the opening of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1959.
In 1966, a tragic coal waste landslide in Aberfan, Wales, claimed the lives of 144 people, including 116 children. Fast forward to 2013, a devastating school shooting at Sparks Middle School in Nevada resulted in the death of a teacher and injuries to two classmates before the shooter took his own life. In more recent news, actor Alec Baldwin was involved in a tragic incident on a movie set in New Mexico in 2021, where a gun he was handling went off, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injuring director Joel Souza. Charges of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin were dropped in July 2024.
Celebrating birthdays today are a mix of entertainment and political figures, including rock singer Manfred Mann (84), TV’s Judge Judy Sheindlin (82), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (75), reality TV star Kim Kardashian (44), and country singer Kane Brown (31). With various historical events and notable birthdays, Oct. 21st continues to be a significant day.
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