Tuesday, Oct 21, 2025
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1912 - Birth of Sir Georg Solti in Budapest, Hungary; conductor (Fidelio) (dies 1997).
1914 - Birth of Martin Gardner Scientific American math and puzzles columnist.
1915 - First transatlantic radiotelephone message, Arlington, Va to Paris.
1917 - First Americans to see action on the front lines of WW I.
1917 - Birth of Dizzy Gillespie; trumpeter, a creator of modern jazz (dies 1993).
1918 - Margaret Owen sets world typing speed record of 170 wpm for one min.
1921 - Birth of Malcolm Arnold Northampton England, composer (Bridge over River Kwai).
1923 - Deutsches Museum, München, first Walther Bauersfeld Zeiss Planetarium.
1925 - Birth of Joyce Randolph Detroit Michigan, actress (Trixie-Honeymooners).
1926 - Birth of Leonard Rossiter Liverpool England; actor (Britannia Hospital).