Talk:October 21

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October 21: Simchat Torah begins at sunset (Judaism, 2008); Overseas Chinese Day in Taiwan 1600 – Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated the leaders of rival Japanese clans at the Battle of Sekigahara in what is now Sekigahara, Gifu, clearing the path for him to form the Tokugawa shogunate. 1805 – Napoleonic Wars: The British Royal Navy led by Lord Nelson defeated Pierre-Charles Villeneuve and his combined French and Spanish navy at the Battle of Trafalgar off the coast of Spain's Cape Trafalgar. 1854 – Florence Nightingale (pictured) and a staff of 38 nurses were sent to the Crimean War. 1858 – French composer Jacques Offenbach's operetta Orpheus in the Underworld, featuring the can-can, was first performed at the Théâtre des Bouffes Parisiens in Paris. 1969 – Siad Barre became President after a military coup in Somalia. More events: October 20 – October 21 – October 22 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 06:09, June 15, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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Contents 1 Alcohol Extraordinaire? 2 Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez 3 Pro Evo Soccer??? 4 The Lord of the Rings 5 Best Mom Ever?

[edit] Alcohol Extraordinaire?

umm..."1988 - Stephen Rooney, Alcohol Extraordinaire " seems a little doubious to me. Happy birthday though :).

[edit] Francisco Alejandro Gutierrez

Did he die on October 21st or October 22nd? --Nymph 23:41, 22 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pro Evo Soccer???

There's the mention of this, which is inappropriate - I've removed it. - 29 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] The Lord of the Rings

• 1954 - The first part of JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring is published in the U.S.A.

On article page it said Juli 21, 1954. borgx ^(talk) 05:40, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Best Mom Ever?

The last entry in the deaths section is "2006 - Linda Neely, Best Mom Ever". Am I the only one that thinks that sounds a little inappropriate? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 58.167.201.194 (talk) 01:03, 11 March 2007 (UTC).