Historical eventOctober 211910
HMS Niobe (1897)
HMS Niobe arrived in Halifax Harbour to become the first large ship of the Royal Canadian Navy.
In context
- When
- Friday, October 21 1910116 years ago
- Category
- Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Era
- 20th century · 1910s
- Recorded from
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Russia, Greece and some other countries used the Julian calendar into the early 20th century, so local records may show a date up to 13 days earlier.
At a glance
Dates: From 1910.
What happened
HMS Niobe was a ship of the Diadem class of protected cruisers in the Royal Navy. She served in the Boer War and was then given to Canada as the second ship of the newly created Naval Service of Canada as HMCS Niobe. The Naval Service of Canada became the Royal Canadian Navy in August 1911. The ship was nearly lost when she went aground off Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia overnight 30–31 July 1911. Repairs were completed at the end of 1912 and the ship returned to service in late 1914. During the First World War,
October 21 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1910HMS Niobe (1897)
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- 1994Seoul
- 1994Seongsu Bridge disaster
- 2003Eris (dwarf planet)
- 2007Kimi Räikkönen
- 2011Iraq War
- 20182018 Yilan train derailment
- 2019Canada
- 2019Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 2021Rust shooting incident
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October 21 1910 — 116 years ago, on a Friday.
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