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Carrie Fisher's other film credits include Shampoo (1975), The Blues Brothers (1980), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), The 'Burbs (1989), When Harry Met Sally...
Famous Birthdays on October 21
1956 — Carrie Fisher
American actress and screenwriter (died 2016)
October 21 has 247 recorded notable births across history, from 1328 to 1995. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1969 The 1969 Somali coup d'état establishes a Marxist–Leninist administration. Source
- 1945 In the 1945 French legislative election French women vote for the first time. Source
- 1797 In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate USS Constitution is launched. Source
- 2019 In Canada, the 2019 Canadian federal election ends, resulting in incumbent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remaining in office, albeit with the Liberal Party in a minority government. Source
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First garnering a mass following on social media, he released his debut extended play (EP) Closer in June 2015, and followed it up with the single, "Used to Love You Sober" in October of that year.
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Amber Rose gained attention after she starred in the music video for Young Jeezy's 2008 single "Put On", which featured Kanye West.
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Steven Lee Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto.
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In the 1930s, he was a répétiteur at the Hungarian State Opera and worked at the Salzburg Festival for Arturo Toscanini.
More major people born on October 21
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1993
Kane Brown
American singer and songwriter
Kane Allen Brown is an American country music singer and songwriter.
1983
Amber Rose
American model
Amber Rose Levonchuck is an American model and television personality. She gained attention after she starred in the music video for Young Jeezy's 2008 single "Put On", which featured Kanye West.
1957
Steve Lukather
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
Steven Lee Lukather is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer, best known as the sole continuous founding member of the rock band Toto.
1912
Georg Solti
Hungarian-English conductor and director (died 1997)
Sir Georg Solti was a Hungarian-British orchestral and operatic conductor, known for his appearances with opera companies in Munich, Frankfurt, and London, and as a long-serving music director of the Chicago Symphony…
1945
Nikita Mikhalkov
Russian filmmaker
Nikita Sergeyevich Mikhalkov is a Russian filmmaker and actor.
1949
Mike Keenan
Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Michael Edward Keenan is a Canadian-American former professional ice hockey coach. Previously, he served as head coach and/or general manager with several NHL teams between 1984 and 2009.
1942
Lou Lamoriello
American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
Louis P. Lamoriello is an American professional ice hockey executive who most recently served as the President of Hockey Operations and General Manager for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1757
Pierre Augereau
French general (died 1816)
Charles-Pierre-François Augereau, duc de Castiglione was a French military commander and a Marshal of the Empire who served during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars.
1976
Lavinia Miloșovici
Romanian gymnast
Lavinia Corina Miloșovici is a retired Romanian artistic gymnast.
1527
Louis I
Cardinal of Guise (died 1578)
Louis de Lorraine, cardinal de Guise et prince-évêque de Metz was a French Roman Catholic cardinal and Bishop during the Italian Wars and French Wars of Religion.
1983
Brent Hayden
Canadian swimmer
Brent Matthew Hayden is a Canadian retired competitive swimmer. Representing Canada for a decade, Hayden is regarded as the fastest swimmer in Canadian history.
1914
Martin Gardner
American mathematician and author (died 2010)
Martin Gardner was an American writer on popular mathematics and popular science.
1887
Krishna Singh
Indian lawyer and politician, 1st Chief Minister of Bihar (died 1961)
Shri Krishna Singh (Sinha) (21 October 1887 – 31 January 1961), also known as Shri Babu, was the first chief minister of the Indian state of Bihar (1946–61).
1911
Mary Blair
American illustrator and animator (died 1978)
Mary Blair was an American artist, illustrator, animation concept artist, colorist, designer and writer.
1985
Hadise
Belgian-Turkish singer-songwriter and dancer
Hadise Açıkgöz is a Belgian-born Turkish singer, songwriter, dancer and television personality. Born and raised in Belgium, her family is of Lezgin-Kumyk origin who settled in Sivas, Turkey.
1988
Glen Powell
American actor
Glen Thomas Powell Jr. is an American actor. He began his career with small roles on television and in films including Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) and Fast Food Nation (2006).
1928
Whitey Ford
American baseball player and coach (died 2020)
Edward Charles "Whitey" Ford, nicknamed "the Chairman of the Board", was an American professional baseball pitcher who played his entire 16-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career with the New York Yankees.
1929
Ursula K. Le Guin
American author and critic (died 2018)
Ursula Kroeber Le Guin was an American author. She is best known for her works of speculative fiction, including science fiction works set in her Hainish universe, and the Earthsea fantasy series.
1921
Malcolm Arnold
English composer (died 2006)
Sir Malcolm Henry Arnold was an English composer and conductor.