A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on March 21 throughout history.
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Black Death Massacre: Between 100 and 3,000 Jews are killed in Black Death riots in Erfurt, Germany; part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe
The Napoleonic Code (French: Code Napoléon), officially the Civil Code of the French (French: Code civil des Français; simply referred to as Code civil), is the French civil code established during…
Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa
Ethiopia abolishes its monarchy after 3,000 years
In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, occupied it, and then annexed it after an illegitimate referendum.
Neuralink Corp. is an American neurotechnology company that has developed as of 2024 implantable brain–computer interfaces (BCIs).
"Rebecca" based on the book by Daphne du Maurier, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine premieres in Miami, Florida (Oscar - Best Picture 1941)
20,000 people attempt to attend the first-ever rock & roll concert when Alan Freed presents "The Moondog Coronation Ball" at the old 12,000-seat Cleveland Arena; performers include Paul Williams and the Hucklebuckers, Tiny Grimes and the Rocking Highlanders, The Dominoes, and Varetta Dillard
NFL owners pass the infamous anti-celebration rule
Ellen Wrenshall Grant (July 4, 1855 – August 30, 1922) was the third child and only daughter of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Grant.
A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig-stealing & lasted 20 years
American Actress Hattie McDaniel (45) weds real estate salesman James Lloyd Crawford; divorced 1945
In one of the most expensive divorces in history, French King Louis VII is granted an annulment from Eleanor of Aquitaine on the grounds of consanguinity (being from the same kinship as another person)
American country singer Tammy Wynette (33) divorces American country singer-songwriter George Jones (43), after 6 years of marriage
Second wife Marsha Garces divorces comedian Robin Williams (56) after nearly 19 years of marriage due to irreconcilable differences
Heraclius was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, the Exarch of Africa, led a revolt against the unpopular emperor...
Battle of Vincy: Charles Martel and the Austrasians defeat the King of the Franks, Chilperic II, and his mayor, Ragenfrid, in Cambrai during the Frankish Civil War
Antoku ascends the throne as the 81st Emperor of Japan
Third Exclusion Parliament meets in Oxford and lasts for one week, the last time Parliament meets outside Westminster
Fire destroys 856 buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana
Captain Hopley Yeaton becomes the first commissioned officer in the Revenue Marine, later the Revenue Cutter Service, the forerunner of the modern US Coast Guard
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from...
Fire at a Cairo ammunition dump kills 4,000 horses
Origin of Baha'i Era-Baha'i calendar starts here (Baha 1, 1)
The National (formerly the Scottish National Gallery) is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, close to Princes Street.
Naval Engagement at Havana, Cuba: USS Henrick Hudson vs Confederate blockade runner Wild Pigeon
The Battle of Henderson's Hill (March 21, 1864), also known as the Bayou Rapides, saw a reinforced Union Army division led by Brigadier General Joseph A.
William Tecumseh Sherman ( tih-KUM-sə; February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author.
US Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes
1st US professional women's club, Sorosis, forms in NYC
Jules François Camille Ferry was a French statesman and republican philosopher. He was one of the leaders of the Moderate Republicans and served as Prime Minister of France from 1880 to 1881 and 1883...
Arthur Pinero's "Sweet Lavender" premieres in London
Austrian Jewish communities are defined by law
British & French accord over West Africa
US sends troops to Honduras to halt the Nicaraguan army takeover
Germany sends Russia a diplomatic notes requesting recognition of the Austrian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and cessation of support to Serbia in the controversy
-26] Flood in Ohio, kills 400
JP Van Limburg Stirum succeeds AWF Idenburg as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Loretta Walsh becomes US Navy's 1st female Petty Officer
The Second Battle of the Somme of 1918 was fought during the First World War on the Western Front from late August to early September, in the basin of the River Somme.
Walter Kerr Theater (Ritz, CBS, NBC, ABC) opens at 223 W 48th St NYC
KGW-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions
US foreign minister Charles Hughes refuses USSR recognition
1st foreign language course broadcast on US radio (WJZ, NYC)
Edinburgh's Murreyfield Stadium officially opens
Guomindang Army conquers Shanghai as British marines flee
KRO-broadcast studio initiated in Hilversum Holland
Fire destroys Hakodate, Japan, killing about 1,500
Jean Anouilh's play "Y avait un prisonnier" premieres in Paris
The Ponce massacre took place on Palm Sunday, March 21, 1937, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, when a peaceful civilian march turned into a police shooting in which 17 civilians and two policemen were killed,...
The Free City of Danzig (German: Freie Stadt Danzig; Polish: Wolne Miasto Gdańsk) was a city-state under the protection and oversight of the League of Nations between 1920 and 1939, consisting of the...
Convoy QP9 departs Great Britain to Murmansk
1st Japanese kamikaze "flying bombs" (MXY-7 Ohka) attack Okinawa
Kenny Washington signs with Rams, 1st black NFLer since 1933
"Stop the Music" with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio
WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, FL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
2,900,000 US soldiers in Korea
-22] Tornadoes in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky cause 343 deaths
NBA record 106 fouls & 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse)
KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, located off the coast of the Levant in West Asia.
"The Rose Tattoo" wins 3 Academy awards, including Anna Manini for Best Actress and Cinematography (Black & White)
Dr. Ernest Lawrence, nuclear scientist and Nobel laureate, receives first West Point Sylvanus Thayer Award, presented to an outstanding US citizen whose service in the national interest exemplifies devotion to ideals of West Point motto: "Duty, Honor, Country"
The first modern humans are believed to have inhabited South Africa more than 100,000 years ago.
Dutch RC bishop Beckers declares himself in favor of birth control
Martin Walser's "Überlebensgross Herr Krott" premieres in Stuttgart
Beatles' single "She Loves You" goes #1 in the US & stays #1 for 2 weeks
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a...
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Nevada National Security Sites, popularized as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion of Nye County,...
Vinko Bogataj crashes during a ski-jumping championship in Germany; his image becomes that of the "agony of defeat guy" in the opening credits of ABC's Wide World of Sports.
Vermont seasonal snowfall totals 132.2"
US Supreme Court rules states can't require 1-yr residency to vote
First Met Gala held with a theme - honoring designer Balenciaga, in New York
Attempt made to kidnap Princess Anne in London's Pall Mall
Padres fire Al Dark (2nd manager ever fired during spring training)
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
9-time World Grand Prix motorcycle champion Mike Hailwood along with his 9-year-old daughter Michelle are killed when his Rover SD1 collides with a truck near their home in Tanworth-in-Arden in England
"Little Johnny Jones" opens & closes at Alvin Theater NYC
Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled
Kania skates ladies world record 500 m (39.52 sec) & 3 km (4:18.02)
PSV sells soccer player Ruud Gullit to AC Milan (Ÿ17 million)
1st sea test of Trident 2 missile self-destructs, Cape Canaveral, Florida
"Normal Life" starring Max Gail, Moon Unit and Dweezil Zappa premieres on CBS-TV
The Soviet Navy СССР, romanized: Voyenno-morskoy flot (VMF) SSSR) was the naval warfare uniform service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces.
Pakistan scores 6-264 to overhaul NZ in exciting World Cup cricket semi
NYC agrees to sell its 2 owned radio stations (WNYC AM & FM)
No Strings Attached is the third studio album by American boy band NSYNC. It was released by Jive Records on March 21, 2000.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three others are charged with murder for the kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan
In Malaysia, the 11th Federal and State elections are held, returning the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional to power with an increased majority
Five former Guatemalan paramilitaries are sentenced to 7,710 years in jail for their role in the Plan de Sanchez massacre in 1982
12 people are killed and 30 are injured by a car bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan
Haitian-American singer Wyclef Jean wrongly identified as a suspect, handcuffed and detained by LA county sheriff’s department
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a free trade area encompassing most of Africa.
A huge blast from a chemical factory in Chenjiagang Chemical Industry Park in eastern China is so big it registers as an earthquake, kills 78 people and injuries 617
Italy records record daily death toll of 793 for COVID-19 as the worldwide death tolls surpasses 12,000 with 299,000 known infections (Johns Hopkins figures)
45 crushed to death in a crowd paying respects to the late President John Magufuli at a stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
wildfires have burnt more than 108,000 acres across southwest Texas according to local fire officials with 23 still active [1]
6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan's north-east near the border with Pakistan, killing at least 19 and injuring over 200 people [1]
Major power outage caused by a fire at a nearby electricity substation forces Heathrow Airport, London, to shut down completely, stopping more than 1,300 flights and disrupting more than 270,000 passenger journeys [1]
Henry Ossian Flipper, American soldier, known for american soldier, was born on 1856-03-21.
Albert Kahn, American architect, known for american architect, was born on 1869-03-21.
Sergey Lavrov, Russian diplomat, known for russian diplomat, was born on 1951-03-21. Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2004.
Jair Bolsonaro is born
Gary Oldman, English actor and filmmaker, known for english actor and filmmaker, was born on 1959-03-21. Sir Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor and filmmaker.
Matthew Broderick, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1963-03-21. Matthew Broderick is an American actor.
Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian and actress, known for american comedian and actress, was born on 1963-03-21. Roseann O'Donnell is an American talk show host, comedian, and actress.
Modest Mussorgsky, Russian musician, known for russian composer, was born on 1839-03-21.
Ayrton Senna, Brazilian athlete, known for brazilian racing driver, was born on 1960-03-21. Ayrton Senna da Silva was a Brazilian racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1994.
Ingrid Kristiansen is born
Ronaldinho, Brazilian athlete, known for brazilian footballer, was born on 1981-03-21.
Antoine Griezmann, French athlete, known for french footballer, was born on 1992-03-21.
Heraclius was Byzantine emperor from 610 to 641. His rise to power began in 608, when he and his father, Heraclius the Elder, the Exarch of Africa, led a revolt against the unpopular emperor...
Battle of Vincy: Charles Martel and the Austrasians defeat the King of the Franks, Chilperic II, and his mayor, Ragenfrid, in Cambrai during the Frankish Civil War
In one of the most expensive divorces in history, French King Louis VII is granted an annulment from Eleanor of Aquitaine on the grounds of consanguinity (being from the same kinship as another person)
Antoku ascends the throne as the 81st Emperor of Japan
Black Death Massacre: Between 100 and 3,000 Jews are killed in Black Death riots in Erfurt, Germany; part of a wave of pogroms across Western Europe
Third Exclusion Parliament meets in Oxford and lasts for one week, the last time Parliament meets outside Westminster
Fire destroys 856 buildings in New Orleans, Louisiana
Captain Hopley Yeaton becomes the first commissioned officer in the Revenue Marine, later the Revenue Cutter Service, the forerunner of the modern US Coast Guard
The Napoleonic Code (French: Code Napoléon), officially the Civil Code of the French (French: Code civil des Français; simply referred to as Code civil), is the French civil code established during…
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from...
Fire at a Cairo ammunition dump kills 4,000 horses
Modest Mussorgsky, Russian musician, known for russian composer, was born on 1839-03-21.
Guadalupe Victoria dies
Origin of Baha'i Era-Baha'i calendar starts here (Baha 1, 1)
Henry Ossian Flipper, American soldier, known for american soldier, was born on 1856-03-21.
The National (formerly the Scottish National Gallery) is the national art gallery of Scotland. It is located on The Mound in central Edinburgh, close to Princes Street.
Naval Engagement at Havana, Cuba: USS Henrick Hudson vs Confederate blockade runner Wild Pigeon
The Battle of Henderson's Hill (March 21, 1864), also known as the Bayou Rapides, saw a reinforced Union Army division led by Brigadier General Joseph A.
William Tecumseh Sherman ( tih-KUM-sə; February 8, 1820 – February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and author.
US Congress authorizes national soldiers' homes
1st US professional women's club, Sorosis, forms in NYC
Albert Kahn, American architect, known for american architect, was born on 1869-03-21.
Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa
Ellen Wrenshall Grant (July 4, 1855 – August 30, 1922) was the third child and only daughter of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant and First Lady Julia Grant.
Jules François Camille Ferry was a French statesman and republican philosopher. He was one of the leaders of the Moderate Republicans and served as Prime Minister of France from 1880 to 1881 and 1883...
Arthur Pinero's "Sweet Lavender" premieres in London
Austrian Jewish communities are defined by law
A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig-stealing & lasted 20 years
British & French accord over West Africa
US sends troops to Honduras to halt the Nicaraguan army takeover
Germany sends Russia a diplomatic notes requesting recognition of the Austrian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and cessation of support to Serbia in the controversy
-26] Flood in Ohio, kills 400
JP Van Limburg Stirum succeeds AWF Idenburg as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Loretta Walsh becomes US Navy's 1st female Petty Officer
The Second Battle of the Somme of 1918 was fought during the First World War on the Western Front from late August to early September, in the basin of the River Somme.
Walter Kerr Theater (Ritz, CBS, NBC, ABC) opens at 223 W 48th St NYC
KGW-AM in Portland OR begins radio transmissions
US foreign minister Charles Hughes refuses USSR recognition
1st foreign language course broadcast on US radio (WJZ, NYC)
Edinburgh's Murreyfield Stadium officially opens
Guomindang Army conquers Shanghai as British marines flee
KRO-broadcast studio initiated in Hilversum Holland
Fire destroys Hakodate, Japan, killing about 1,500
Jean Anouilh's play "Y avait un prisonnier" premieres in Paris
The Ponce massacre took place on Palm Sunday, March 21, 1937, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, when a peaceful civilian march turned into a police shooting in which 17 civilians and two policemen were killed,...
The Free City of Danzig (German: Freie Stadt Danzig; Polish: Wolne Miasto Gdańsk) was a city-state under the protection and oversight of the League of Nations between 1920 and 1939, consisting of the...
"Rebecca" based on the book by Daphne du Maurier, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine premieres in Miami, Florida (Oscar - Best Picture 1941)
American Actress Hattie McDaniel (45) weds real estate salesman James Lloyd Crawford; divorced 1945
Convoy QP9 departs Great Britain to Murmansk
1st Japanese kamikaze "flying bombs" (MXY-7 Ohka) attack Okinawa
Kenny Washington signs with Rams, 1st black NFLer since 1933
"Stop the Music" with Bert Parks premieres on ABC radio
WTVJ TV channel 4 in Miami, FL (NBC/CBS) begins broadcasting
2,900,000 US soldiers in Korea
Sergey Lavrov, Russian diplomat, known for russian diplomat, was born on 1951-03-21. Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov is a Russian diplomat who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2004.
20,000 people attempt to attend the first-ever rock & roll concert when Alan Freed presents "The Moondog Coronation Ball" at the old 12,000-seat Cleveland Arena; performers include Paul Williams and the Hucklebuckers, Tiny Grimes and the Rocking Highlanders, The Dominoes, and Varetta Dillard
-22] Tornadoes in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama and Kentucky cause 343 deaths
NBA record 106 fouls & 12 players foul out (Boston-Syracuse)
KFBB TV channel 5 in Great Falls, MT (ABC/CBS/NBC) begins broadcasting
Cyprus, officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, located off the coast of the Levant in West Asia.
"The Rose Tattoo" wins 3 Academy awards, including Anna Manini for Best Actress and Cinematography (Black & White)
Jair Bolsonaro is born
Ingrid Kristiansen is born
Dr. Ernest Lawrence, nuclear scientist and Nobel laureate, receives first West Point Sylvanus Thayer Award, presented to an outstanding US citizen whose service in the national interest exemplifies devotion to ideals of West Point motto: "Duty, Honor, Country"
Gary Oldman, English actor and filmmaker, known for english actor and filmmaker, was born on 1959-03-21. Sir Gary Leonard Oldman is an English actor and filmmaker.
The first modern humans are believed to have inhabited South Africa more than 100,000 years ago.
Ayrton Senna, Brazilian athlete, known for brazilian racing driver, was born on 1960-03-21. Ayrton Senna da Silva was a Brazilian racing driver who competed in Formula One from 1984 to 1994.
Dutch RC bishop Beckers declares himself in favor of birth control
Martin Walser's "Überlebensgross Herr Krott" premieres in Stuttgart
Matthew Broderick, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1963-03-21. Matthew Broderick is an American actor.
Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian and actress, known for american comedian and actress, was born on 1963-03-21. Roseann O'Donnell is an American talk show host, comedian, and actress.
Beatles' single "She Loves You" goes #1 in the US & stays #1 for 2 weeks
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a...
The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri.
The Nevada National Security Sites, popularized as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion of Nye County,...
Vinko Bogataj crashes during a ski-jumping championship in Germany; his image becomes that of the "agony of defeat guy" in the opening credits of ABC's Wide World of Sports.
Vermont seasonal snowfall totals 132.2"
US Supreme Court rules states can't require 1-yr residency to vote
First Met Gala held with a theme - honoring designer Balenciaga, in New York
Attempt made to kidnap Princess Anne in London's Pall Mall
Ethiopia abolishes its monarchy after 3,000 years
American country singer Tammy Wynette (33) divorces American country singer-songwriter George Jones (43), after 6 years of marriage
Padres fire Al Dark (2nd manager ever fired during spring training)
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia.
9-time World Grand Prix motorcycle champion Mike Hailwood along with his 9-year-old daughter Michelle are killed when his Rover SD1 collides with a truck near their home in Tanworth-in-Arden in England
Ronaldinho, Brazilian athlete, known for brazilian footballer, was born on 1981-03-21.
"Little Johnny Jones" opens & closes at Alvin Theater NYC
Only known typo on Time Magazine cover (control=contol), all recalled
NFL owners pass the infamous anti-celebration rule
Kania skates ladies world record 500 m (39.52 sec) & 3 km (4:18.02)
PSV sells soccer player Ruud Gullit to AC Milan (Ÿ17 million)
1st sea test of Trident 2 missile self-destructs, Cape Canaveral, Florida
"Normal Life" starring Max Gail, Moon Unit and Dweezil Zappa premieres on CBS-TV
The Soviet Navy СССР, romanized: Voyenno-morskoy flot (VMF) SSSR) was the naval warfare uniform service branch of the Soviet Armed Forces.
Pakistan scores 6-264 to overhaul NZ in exciting World Cup cricket semi
Antoine Griezmann, French athlete, known for french footballer, was born on 1992-03-21.
NYC agrees to sell its 2 owned radio stations (WNYC AM & FM)
No Strings Attached is the third studio album by American boy band NSYNC. It was released by Jive Records on March 21, 2000.
Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh and three others are charged with murder for the kidnapping and killing of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan
In Malaysia, the 11th Federal and State elections are held, returning the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional to power with an increased majority
Second wife Marsha Garces divorces comedian Robin Williams (56) after nearly 19 years of marriage due to irreconcilable differences
Five former Guatemalan paramilitaries are sentenced to 7,710 years in jail for their role in the Plan de Sanchez massacre in 1982
12 people are killed and 30 are injured by a car bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan
Chinua Achebe, Nigerian nigerian author and literary critic, known for nigerian author and literary critic, died on 2013-03-21.
In February and March 2014, Russia invaded the Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, occupied it, and then annexed it after an illegitimate referendum.
Andrew Grove dies
Haitian-American singer Wyclef Jean wrongly identified as a suspect, handcuffed and detained by LA county sheriff’s department
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a free trade area encompassing most of Africa.
A huge blast from a chemical factory in Chenjiagang Chemical Industry Park in eastern China is so big it registers as an earthquake, kills 78 people and injuries 617
Italy records record daily death toll of 793 for COVID-19 as the worldwide death tolls surpasses 12,000 with 299,000 known infections (Johns Hopkins figures)
45 crushed to death in a crowd paying respects to the late President John Magufuli at a stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
wildfires have burnt more than 108,000 acres across southwest Texas according to local fire officials with 23 still active [1]
6.5-magnitude earthquake strikes Afghanistan's north-east near the border with Pakistan, killing at least 19 and injuring over 200 people [1]
Neuralink Corp. is an American neurotechnology company that has developed as of 2024 implantable brain–computer interfaces (BCIs).
Major power outage caused by a fire at a nearby electricity substation forces Heathrow Airport, London, to shut down completely, stopping more than 1,300 flights and disrupting more than 270,000 passenger journeys [1]