On This Day — October 21

Here are some of the most significant historical events that happened on October 21.

• 2021: A shooting occurs on the set of the film Rust, in which actor Alec Baldwin discharged a prop weapon which had been loaded, killing the director of photography, Halyna Hutchins, and injuring director Joel Souza.
• 2019: Thirty people are killed in a fiery bus crash in western Democratic Republic of the Congo.
• 2019: In Canada, the 2019 Canadian federal election ends, resulting in incumbent Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remaining in office, albeit with the Liberal Party in a minority government.
• 2018: A passenger train derails in Yilan County, Taiwan, killing 18 people and injuring 187.
• 2011: Iraq War: President Barack Obama announces that the withdrawal of United States troops from Iraq will be complete by the end of the year.

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