Historical Events
- "Twilight of the Golds" opens at Booth Theater NYC for 29 performances
- Failed military coup in Burundi, led by ex-President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, includes assassination President Ndadaye; 525,000 Hutus flee
Sports History
Gary Kasparov defeats Nigel Short for chess championship
Famous Birthdays
Kane Brown (29 years old)
American country music singer-songwriter (Experiment), born in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Famous Deaths
- Assad Saftawi, Palestinian co-founder of al-Fatah, murdered at 58
- Irving Torgoff, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers), dies at 75
- James Leo Herlihy, American novelist (Midnight Cowboy), commits suicide at 66
- Melchior Ndadaye, 1st Hutu President of Burundi (1993), murdered at 40
- Sam Zolotow, US theater critic (NY Times), dies at 94
- Scott Heiser, US photographer (Interview), dies at 44
About October 21, 1993
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 29 years, 11 months and 1 day
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Dreamlover - Mariah Carey
#1 Song: I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf
Augusto Pinochet
Benito Mussolini
Francisco Franco
Kim Jong-un
Nicolae Ceausescu
Pol Pot