Every yearOctober 21
Everything October 21 celebrates
11 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for October 21 every year, and 1 more lands on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Babbling DayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | Count Your Buttons Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | International Nacho Day | Celebration | |
| 04 | Pumpkin Cheesecake Day | Halloween | |
| 05 | National Apple Day | Celebration |
| 06 | International Day of the Nacho | Celebration | |
| 07 | National Reptile Awareness Day | Health | |
| 08 | Global Dignity Day | Celebration | |
| 09 | Back To The Future Day | Celebration | |
| 10 | Trafalgar Day | Celebration | |
| 11 | Geelong Cup Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on October 21 in some years.
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Born on October 21
Historic figures
- Alfred Nobel1833–1896Swedish chemist and engineer
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge1772–1834English poet, philosopher, and critic
- Ursula K. Le Guin1929–2018American author and critic
- Alphonse de Lamartine1790–1869French poet and politician, French Head of State
- Carrie Fisher1956–2016American actress and screenwriter
- Dizzy Gillespie1917–1993American trumpet player, composer, and bandleader
- Celia Cruz1925–2003Cuban-American singer
- Martin Gardner1914–2010American mathematician and author
- Paco Gento1933–2022Spanish footballer
- Christopher A. Sims1942–2026American economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate
Celebrities & public figures
- Benjamin Netanyahub. 1949Israeli captain and politician
- Kim Kardashianb. 1980American reality television personality
- Doja Catb. 1995American rapper
- Nemanja Vidićb. 1981Serbian footballer
- Andrew Scottb. 1976Irish actor
- Glen Powellb. 1988American actor
- Ken Watanabeb. 1959Japanese actor and producer
- Paul Inceb. 1967English footballer and manager
- Peter Mandelsonb. 1953English journalist and politician
- Tariq Alib. 1943Pakistani historian and author
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers October 21 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see October 21, 2026 and October 21, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.