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19 October 2021 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 October 2021 was a Tuesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Stay” by The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber.
- Top Film of 2021
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2021 was Spider-Man: No Way Home.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 October is Libra.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 October 2021 fell in the Year of the Ox.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for October is Opal.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 October 2021 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 19 October
- 2003 Mother Teresa is beatified by Pope John Paul II.
- 2005 Saddam Hussein goes on trial in Baghdad for crimes against humanity.
- 2005 Hurricane Wilma becomes the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum pressure of 882 mb.
- 2019 Members of Parliament met at the House of Lords to discuss the United Kingdom's Brexit deal, this was the first Saturday sitting in Parliament since 3 April 1982 during the Falklands War.
- 2025 Pieces of the French Crown Jewels are successfully stolen during a heist on the Louvre Museum in Paris..
Famous people born on October 19
- Rebecca Ferguson, Swedish actress (born 1983)
- Lil Durk, American rapper (born 1992)
- Jon Favreau, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1966)
- John Lithgow, American actor (born 1945)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2021 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2021 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 13 – Donald Trump becomes the first U.S. president to be impeached for a second time, following a 232–197 vote in the House of Representatives.
- June 24 – The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court suspends former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani from practicing law over his false claims about the 2020 election.
- July 6 – 2021 New York City mayoral election – Eric Adams was declared the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City.
Life in the US in 2021
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.27
Loaf of Bread
$2.53
Average House
$408,800
Weekly Wage
$1,026
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