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Today in History for December 21
On this day in 2005
- MOVIES: PG13
- The White Countess is released. Shanghai,1936 was a crossroads for political intrigue, refugees escaping turmoil, gathering military forces, international business and underworld culture. Two people caught in this maelstrom forge a bond on the brink of the Japanese invasion: a beautiful Russian countess (Richardson), reduced by circumstances to supporting her family as a bar girl and taxi dancer, and a blind former diplomat (Fiennes), devastated by the loss of his family in political violence and disillusioned by the world's inability to make peace. The story revolves around "The White Countess, "the elegant nightclub created by the diplomat to shut out the chaos and tragedy that surround him. (Sony Pictures Classics)
On this day in 2001
- BIRTHS
- Kirill Fyodorovich Dontsov, Soccer Player, born in Russia.
- Vladislav Lutashev, Soccer Player, born in Russia.
On this day in 1999
- BIRTHS
- Viktoriya Shkoda, Russian association football player, Krasnodar, born in Russia.
On this day in 1994
- BIRTHS
- Viktor Sysoyev, Russian association football player, Saint Petersburg, born in Russia.
On this day in 1992
- BIRTHS
- Valenti Vitell, Instagram Star, born in Russia.
On this day in 1991
- BIRTHS
- Tatarka, Russian hip hop musician and video blogger, Naberezhnye Chelny, born in Russia.
- Ira Smelaya, YouTube Star, born in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia.
On this day in 1990
- MOVIES: R
- The Russia House is released. An expatriate British publisher unexpectedly finds himself working for British intelligence to investigate people in Russia.
On this day in 1989
- BIRTHS
- Eugene Ugorski, Music Producer, born in Russia.
- Igor Velikorodny, Russian footballer, Bryansk, born in Russia.
- Azamat Tashev, Russian footballer, Gurjaani, born in Russia.
On this day in 1988
- BIRTHS
- Taymuraz Khamitsayev, Russian footballer, Chelyabinsk, born in Russia.
On this day in 1987
- BIRTHS
- Sergey Borisov, Russian footballer, Yekaterinburg, born in Russia.
- Denis Alekseyev, athletics competitor, Saint Petersburg, born in Russia.
On this day in 1986
- BIRTHS
- Timur Taukenov, Russian footballer, Osinniki, born in Russia.
On this day in 1985
- BIRTHS
- Regina Kalinichenko, Ukrainian and Russian handball player, Kherson, born in Russia.
On this day in 1983
- BIRTHS
- Darya Tkachenko, Ukrainian draughts player, Torez, born in Russia.
On this day in 1982
- BIRTHS
- Kira Mozgalova, Olympic pistol shooter, Moscow, born in Russia.
On this day in 1981
- BIRTHS
- Ivan Reyzvikh, Russian footballer, Tver, born in Russia.
On this day in 1979
- BIRTHS
- Ilya Leonov, Russian association football player, Moscow, born in Russia.
- Vadzim Makhneu, Belarussian canoeist, Minsk, born in Belarus.
On this day in 1978
- BIRTHS
- Evgenia Kulikovskaya, Russian tennis player, Moscow, born in Russia.
On this day in 1977
- BIRTHS
- Anfisa Chekhova,, Moscow, born in Russia.
On this day in 1975
- BIRTHS
- Ekaterina Vorona, Russian sculptor, Fryazino, born in Russia.
On this day in 1973
- BIRTHS
- Igor Kravtsov, Russian rower, Magnitogorsk, born in Russia.
On this day in 1971
- BIRTHS
- Margarita Drobiazko, Lithuanian ice dancer, Moscow, born in Russia.
- Pavel Tregubov, Russian chess player, Krasnodar, born in Russia.
On this day in 1970
- BIRTHS
- Yaroslav Komzyuk, association football player, Shuya, born in Russia.
On this day in 1969
- BIRTHS
- Nadezhda Gracheva, ballet dancer, Semey, born in Russia.
On this day in 1968
- BIRTHS
- Andrei Miroshnichenko, footballer, Krasnodar, born in Russia.
On this day in 1967
- BIRTHS
- Konstantin Altunin, Russian painter, Arkhangelsk, born in France.
On this day in 1966
- BIRTHS
- Oleg Rylkov,, Zelenodolsk, born in Russia.
- Maxim Kalashnikov, Russian writer, Ashgabat, born in Russia.
On this day in 1963
- BIRTHS
- Dmitry Rogozin, Politician, born in Moscow, Russia.
- Yuriy Kochkine, Russian mixed martial artist, Russia, born in Russia.
On this day in 1961
- BIRTHS
- Lyubov Kremlyova, Russian middle and long-distance runner, Saint Petersburg, born in Russia.
- Sergey Neverov, Russian politician, Tashtagol, born in Russia.
On this day in 1958
- BIRTHS
- Tamara Bykova, Soviet high jumper, Azov, born in Russia.
- Anna Malukhina, Russian sport shooter, Moscow, born in Russia.
On this day in 1953
- BIRTHS
- Vladimir Pavlenko, Russian association football coach, Moscow, born in Russia.
On this day in 1951
- BIRTHS
- Tatyana Dmitrieva, Russian psychiatrist, Ivanovo, born in Russia.
On this day in 1950
- BIRTHS
- Nikolay Kiselyov, Russian politician, Severodvinsk, born in Russia.
On this day in 1946
- BIRTHS
- Jerome Shaw, Russian Orthodox Bishop (Shaw), Waterbury, born in United States.
On this day in 1945
- BIRTHS
- Viktor Topolov,, Chelyabinsk Oblast, born in Russia.
On this day in 1939
- BIRTHS
- Vyacheslav Nagovitsin, Russian composer, Magnitogorsk, born in Russia.
On this day in 1938
- BIRTHS
- Anatoly Lepyoshkin, speed skater for the Soviet Union, Nalchik, born in Russia.
On this day in 1937
- BIRTHS
- Viktor Gerashchenko, Russian banker, Saint Petersburg, born in Russia.
- Leonid Kvinikhidze, Soviet and Russian film director and screenwriter, Saint Petersburg, born in Russia.
On this day in 1934
- BIRTHS
- Alexey Kozlov,, Oparino, born in Russia.
On this day in 1932
- BIRTHS
- Jacob Borisovich Rozval, Soviet engineer (1932-2015), Odessa, born in Russia.
On this day in 1930
- BIRTHS
- Anatoly Vedyakov,, Moscow, born in Russia.
- Viktor Ivanov, Soviet rower, Moscow, born in Russia.
On this day in 1927
- BIRTHS
- Omar Eldarov, Azerbaijani sculptor, Derbent, born in Russia.
On this day in 1926
- BIRTHS
- Väinö Korhonen, Finnish swimmer, Lesogorsky, born in Russia.
On this day in 1925
- BIRTHS
- Tatyana Karakashyants, Soviet diver, Kursk, born in Russia.
- Olga Aroseva, Soviet and Russian actress, Moscow, born in Russia.
On this day in 1923
- BIRTHS
- Nicholas V. Riasanovsky, Russian-American historian of Russia, Harbin, born in China.
- Roza Eldarova, journalist, Buynaksky District, born in Russia.
On this day in 1919
- EVENTS
- J. Edgar Hoover deports anarchists/feminist Emma Goldman to Russia.
On this day in 1917
- BIRTHS
- Ivan Bodiul, Soviet politician, Oleksandrivka, born in Russia.
- Andre Eglevsky, Dancer, born in Russia.
- André Eglevsky, American dancer, Moscow, born in Russia.
- Pyotr Demichev, Soviet politician, Kirov, born in Russia.
On this day in 1910
- BIRTHS
- Samuil Bernstein, Soviet and Russian dialectologist, Barguzin, born in Russia.
On this day in 1903
- BIRTHS
- Irina Paley, daughter of Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, Paris, born in France.
On this day in 1902
- BIRTHS
- Alexander Bek, Russian-Soviet novelist and war correspondent, Saratov, born in Russia.
On this day in 1900
- BIRTHS
- Vsevolod Vishnevsky, Russian playwright and journalist, born in Saint Petersburg (d. 1951).
On this day in 1899
- BIRTHS
- Yevgenia Bugoslavskaya, Soviet astronomer (1899-1960), Moscow, born in Russia.
On this day in 1896
- BIRTHS
- Constantine Rokossovski, Russian marshal/vice-premier of Poland, born in Warsaw, Poland (d. 1968).
- Valery Glivenko, Russian mathematician, Kiev, born in Ukraine.
On this day in 1893
- BIRTHS
- Mikhail Kedrov, Russian theatre director, Moscow, born in Russia.
On this day in 1890
- BIRTHS
- Daniil Sulimov, Prime Minister of Russia, Minyar, born in Russia.
On this day in 1886
- BIRTHS
- Emmanuel Steinschneider, Russian scientist, Narva, born in Estonia.
On this day in 1881
- BIRTHS
- Pavel Lebedev-Polianskii, Bolshevik revolutionary, Melenki, born in Russia.
On this day in 1879
- BIRTHS
- Vasily Degtyaryov, Russian and Soviet weapons designer, Tula, born in Russia.
On this day in 1870
- BIRTHS
- Nikolai Alexandrov, Russian actor and theatre director (1870-1930), Moscow, born in Russia.
On this day in 1867
- BIRTHS
- Fyodor Aleksandrovich Golovin, Russian politician, Moscow, born in Russia.
On this day in 1833
- BIRTHS
- Vasily Perov, Russian painter, Tobolsk, born in Russia.
On this day in 1237
- EVENTS
- Mongolian forces take the Russian city of Ryazan after a five-day siege during their invasion of the Rus.