October 21st

October 21 is the 295th day of the year.  There are 71 days remaining until the end of the year.

686 Conon begins his reign as Catholic Pope. Who knew?

1921 George Melford's silent film, The Sheik, starring Rudolph Valentino premiers.  The director's vision isn't fully realized until Rudolph Nureyev takes on the role. . .

1957 Jailhouse Rock starring Elvis Presley opens. HBO improves the concept 40 years later

1967 Thousands opposing Vietnam War try to storm Pentagon without much success

1970 777 happy happy Unification church presumably heterosexual couples wed in Korea

1973 John Paul Getty III's ear is cut off by his kidnappers and sent to a newspaper in Rome; it doesn't arrive until November 8 due to the slow international mail and insufficient postage.

1973 Fred Dryer of the then Los Angeles Rams becomes the first player in NFL history to score two safeties in the same game.

1992 Madonna sells "Sex," which in most parts of the world is considered prostitution

1997 Elton John's tribute to Diana breaks world record, 318 million units are sold.  Goodby, Norma Jean...

1940 Manfred Mann [Manfred Sepse Lubowitz], gay South African musician who is revved up like a douche 

1945 Everett McGill, maybe gay US actor 

1957 [Edward Leo] Shea Farrell, US actor/producer 

1959 Tony Ganios, maybe gay US actor/now insurance broker

1968 Trev Broudy, gay US actor/seriously gay bashed, but recovering 

1970 Joey Russo, gay US pornographic actor 

1971 Nick Oliveri, US musician/Queens of the Stone Age 

1971 Stuart Bunce, maybe gay English actor  

1976 Alan Marcelo, opportunistic Brazilian model/Big Brother Brazil contestant  

1978 Will Estes [Nipper], maybe gay US actor 

1978 Michael McMillian, maybe gay US actor  

1982 Matt Dallas, maybe gay US actor/Kyle XY 

1805 Horatio, Lord Nelson, British admiral, goes gay [Last words = "Kiss me, Hardy"]

1969 Jack Kerouac, bisexual US writer (Doctor Sax, On the Road), misses the Beat

1970 John T Scopes, gay US teacher (Scopes "monkey trial" 1925), evolves