Historical eventNovember 211998

Satanism

Finnish satanist Jarno Elg kills a 23-year-old man and performs a ritual-like cutting and eating of body parts in Hyvinkää, Finland.

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When
Saturday, November 21 199828 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
20th century · 1990s
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Dates: From 1998.

What happened

Finnish satanist Jarno Elg kills a 23-year-old man and performs a ritual-like cutting and eating of body parts in Hyvinkää, Finland.

November 21 through the years

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  6. 20152015 Brussels lockdown
  7. 2017Robert Mugabe
  8. 2019Tesla, Inc.
  9. 2019Benjamin Netanyahu
  10. 2021Waukesha Christmas parade attack
  11. 20222022 West Java earthquake

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November 21 1998 — 28 years ago, on a Saturday.

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