What happened this day in history March 21

What are the important events that happened on March 21? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 21: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 21 is the 81st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 285 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 8, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,710,979,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘octacontahenagon’ day.

Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 314 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,108 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

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March 21: This Day In History

March 21st is the common date of the March equinox (although astronomically the equinox is more likely to fall on March 20 in all but the most easterly longitudes). In astrology, the day of the equinox is the first full day of the sign of Aries. It is also the traditional first day of the astrological year.

March 21 Historical Events

  • 1188
    Emperor Antoku accedes to the throne of Japan.
  • 1788
    A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
  • 1800
    With the church leadership driven out of Rome during an armed conflict, Pius VII is crowned Pope in Venice with a temporary papal tiara made of papier-mâché.
  • 1857
    An earthquake in Tokyo, Japan kills over 100,000.
  • 1937
    Ponce Massacre: 18 people and a 7-year-old girl in Ponce, Puerto Rico, are gunned down by a police squad acting under orders of US-appointed Governor, Blanton C. Winship.
  • 1945
    World War II: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma.
  • 1945
    World War II: Operation Carthage – British planes bomb Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. They also hit a school and 125 civilians are killed.
  • 1964
    In Copenhagen, Denmark, Gigliola Cinquetti wins the ninth Eurovision Song Contest for Italy singing “Non ho l'età” (“I'm not old enough”).
  • 1989
    Sports Illustrated reports allegations tying baseball player Pete Rose to baseball gambling.
  • 1994
    The last episode of the Australian TV series Mother and Son was broadcast.

Who were born on March 21?

  • 1806
    Benito Juárez, Mexican statesman (d. 1872)
  • 1925
    Peter Brook, British stage director and producer
  • 1943
    István Gyulai, Hungarian sports executive (d. 2006)
  • 1949
    Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist and cultural critic
  • 1959
    Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese composer
  • 1962
    Mark Waid, American comic book writer
  • 1964
    Ahmed Radhi, Iraqi international football star
  • 1973
    Stuart Nethercott, English footballer
  • 1980
    Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian cross-country skier
  • 1982
    Aaron Hill, American baseball player

Who died on March 21?

  • 1181
    Taira Kiyomori, Japanese Feudal general (b. 1118)
  • 1617
    Pocahontas, Native American, daughter of Powhatan (b. c.1595)
  • 1729
    John Law, Scottish economist (b. 1671)
  • 1751
    Johann Heinrich Zedler, German publisher (b. 1706)
  • 1863
    Edwin Vose Sumner, American Civil War general (b. 1797)
  • 1884
    Ezra Abbot, American bible scholar (b. 1819)
  • 1994
    Dack Rambo, American actor (b. 1941)
  • 2003
    Umar Wirahadikusumah, Fourth Vice President of Indonesia (b. 1924)
  • 2005
    Barney Martin, American actor (b. 1923)
  • 2010
    Wolfgang Wagner, German opera director (b. 1919)

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