What are the important events that happened on April 21? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 21: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 21 is the 112th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 254 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 8, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 476,016 hours 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 ‘hectadecadigon’ day.
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 283 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 4,139 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 21 Historical Events
- 753 BC –Romulus and Remus founded Rome (traditional date).
- 900 –The Laguna Copperplate Inscription: the Honourable Namwaran and his children, Lady Angkatan and Bukah, are granted pardon from all their debts by the Commander and Chief of Tundun, as represented by the Honourable Jayadewa, Lord Minister of Pailah. Luzon, Philippines.
- 1519 –Hernán Cortés lands in Veracruz, Veracruz
- 1863 –Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, declares his mission as “He whom God shall make manifest”.
- 1941 –Emmanouil Tsouderos becomes the 132nd Prime Minister of Greece.
- 1962 –The Seattle World’s Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens. It is the first World’s Fair in the United States since World War II.
- 1963 –The Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith is elected for the first time.
- 1975 –Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyen Van Thieu flees Saigon, as Xuan Loc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls.
- 1987 –The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that explodes in the Sri Lankan city of Colombo, killing 106 people.
- 1989 –Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.
Who were born on April 21?
- 1713 –Louis, 4th duc de Noailles, Marshal of France (d. 1793)
- 1959 –Michael Timmins, Canadian musician (Cowboy Junkies)
- 1970 –Glen Hansard, Irish songwriter and actor
- 1971 –Eric Mabius, American actor
- 1973 –Jonathan Nsenga, Belgian athlete
- 1976 –Ronald Vink, Dutch wheelchair tennis player
- 1978 –Jacob Burns, Australian footballer
- 1980 –Jeff Keppinger, American baseball player
- 1980 –Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian hockey player
- 1981 –Stephanie Larimore, American model
Who died on April 21?
- 1142 –Pierre Abélard, French writer (b. 1079)
- 1574 –Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1519)
- 1719 –Philippe de la Hire, French mathematician and historian (b. 1640)
- 1792 –Tiradentes, Brazilian revolutionary (b. 1746)
- 1924 –Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (b. 1858)
- 1938 –Allama Iqbal, Urdu philosopher and poet (b. 1877)
- 1977 –Gummo Marx, American actor and comedian (b. 1892)
- 1980 –Aleksandr Oparin, Russian biochemist (b. 1894)
- 1984 –Hristo Prodanov, Bulgarian mountaineer (b. 1943)
- 1999 –Charles ‘Buddy’Rogers, American actor and musician (b. 1904)
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