October 21st (1944) was a Saturday. It's the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 71 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 21st October, 1944
» World War II: The first kamikaze attack — A Japanese fighter plane carrying a convert 200 kg lb adj=on bomb attacks HMAS Australia D84 6 off Leyte (island) Leyte Island, as the Battle of Leyte Gulf began.
» World War II: Battle of Aachen — The city of Aachen falls to American forces after three weeks of fighting, making it the first German city to fall to the Allies.