October 21
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Events
- 1918: The first labor conference in Greece takes place at the Vassiliko Theater of Athens
- 1931: Thousands of Cypriots march on the governor's mansion in Lefkosia and set it afire.
- 1953: Alexandra Ladikou is voted Miss World first runner-up.
- 1981: Andreas Papandreou is elected Prime Minister of Greece.
Births
- 1907 - Nikos Engonopoulos, painter and poet
Deaths
- 1996 - Georgios Zoitakis, member of the military regime that ruled Greece from 1967-1974