Today in History: October 21, Pistorius convicted in shooting death

Today is Monday, Oct. 21, the 295th time of 2024. There are 71 days near successful the year.

Today successful history:

On Oct. 21, 2014, Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide for shooting and sidesplitting his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The condemnation was aboriginal upgraded to murder; Pistorius was released connected parole successful January 2024.

Also connected this date:

In 1797, the U.S. Navy frigate Constitution, besides known arsenic “Old Ironsides,” was christened successful Boston’s harbor.

In 1805, a British fleet commanded by Adm. Horatio Nelson defeated a French-Spanish fleet successful the Battle of Trafalgar; Nelson, however, was killed.

In 1940, Ernest Hemingway’s caller “For Whom the Bell Tolls” was archetypal published.

In 1944, U.S. troops captured the German metropolis of Aachen (AH’-kuhn) — the archetypal German metropolis to autumn to American forces successful World War II.

In 1959, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Guggenheim Museum opened successful New York.

In 1966, 144 people, 116 of them children, were killed erstwhile a ember discarded landslide engulfed a schoolhouse and immoderate 20 houses successful Aberfan, Wales.

In 2013, a seventh grader astatine Sparks Middle School successful Sparks, Nevada, changeable and killed a teacher and wounded 2 classmates earlier taking his ain life.

In 2021, Actor Alec Baldwin was pointing a weapon connected a movie acceptable successful New Mexico erstwhile it went disconnected and killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and wounded manager Joel Souza. Charges of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin were dropped successful July 2024.

Today’s Birthdays:

• Rock vocalist Manfred Mann is 84.
• TV’s Judge Judy Sheindlin is 82.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is 75.
• Former archetypal girl Patti Davis is 72.
• Film manager Catherine Hardwicke is 69.
• Actor Ken Watanabe (wah-tah-NAH’-bee) is 65.
• Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., is 53.
• Actor Will Estes is 46.
• Reality TV prima Kim Kardashian (kahr-DASH’-ee-uhn) is 44.
• MLB pitcher Zack Greinke is 41.
• Actor Glenn Powell is 36.
• Country vocalist Kane Brown is 31.
• Singer Doja Cat is 29.