July 21 in History – What happened on 21 July in Past

✅ Published on July 21st, 2021 in July in History

21 July - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History

According to Gregory calendar, on July 21, the day number in a year is 202 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 203. July 21 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.

July 21 in History - Top Historical Events ⚡

Year	Event / Incidence / Incident
230	Pope Pontian began his pontificate, succeeding Urban I.
356	The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders ofthe Ancient World, was destroyed in an act of arson by a man namedHerostratus.
365	A large earthquake that occurred near Crete and its subsequent tsunami caused widespread destruction through out the eastern Mediterranean region.
1645	Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issued an edict ordering all HanChinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hairinto a queue identical to those of the Manchus.
1711	The Ottoman Empire and Russia signed the Treaty of Prithvi.
1718	The Treaty of Pasarowitz was signed between the Ottoman Empire, Austria and the Republic of Venice.
1749	Peter Stan became Holland's pension advisor.
1773	Pope Clemens XIV banned Jesus.
1774	The Russo-Turkish War officially ended after the Russian Empireand the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, with thelatter ceding parts of the Yedisan region to the former.
1796	Mungo Park reached Segou, the capital of the Bamna Empire.
1831	In Brussels, Leopold I was inaugurated as the first King of the Belgians.
1831	Belgium gained independence from the Netherlands and Leopold became the first king.
1861	In the First Battle of Bull Run, the first major land battle inthe American Civil War, the Confederate Army under Joseph E. Johnstonand P. G. T. Beauregard routed Union Army troops under Irvin McDowell.
1865	In one of the few recorded instances of a 'quick draw' gun duelin the American Old West, Wild Bill Hickok shot and killed Davis Tuttover a poker debt.
1883	India's first public theater in Kolkata was the 'Hall Star Theater '.
1884	The first cricket Test match was played at the Lord's ground in England.
1884	The first Test cricket match was played at Lord's ground.
1888	British inventor Dunlop designed tires and tubes which increased the speed of transport.
1902	Luminance Football Club was established in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
1925	American high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was foundguilty of violating Tennessee's Butler Act by teaching evolution inclass.
1940	The Soviet Union occupied Estonia Latvia and Lithuania.
1944	World War II-American troops landed on Guam to liberate it from Japanese control.
1947	The Constituent Assembly of India approved the national flag.
1963	Kashi Vidyapeeth got the status of university.
1970	The Aswan High Dam in Egypt was completed after 11 years ofconstruction.
1970	Aswan High Dam was completed in Egypt.
1973	Mossad agents mistakenly assassinated a Moroccan waiter inLillehammer, Norway, whom they believed had been involved in the 1972Munich Olympics massacre.
1977	Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-daywar with Egypt.
1977	Neelam Sanjiva Reddy became the 6th President of India.
1983	Vostock in Antarctica recorded the lowest temperature minus 89.2 degrees.
1988	Indian national satellite INSAT-1C) was launched.
1995	The Chinese People's Liberation Army began firing missiles intothe waters north of Taiwan, starting the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis.
2007	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in thepopular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, was released to recordsales of 15 million copies in its first 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling book in history.
2008	Radovan Karadzic arrested on war crimes after a 12 year manhunt.
2010	The U.S. threatens to impose sanctions on North Korea, continuing its attempt to halt perceived nuclear weapons ambitions.
2011	In Iran, the Central Bank of Iran launches a website which it will use to poll Iranians on planned economic reforms and changing the national currency.
2011	The U.S. heat wave has led to 24 deaths across the country.
2012	In an apparent effort to keep his contract, a subcontractor at Japan's defunct Fukushima's nuclear power plant shielded dosimeters with lead plates to ensure they did not reach radiation limits, and workers to lie about possible high radiation exposure.
2012	Illegally excavated Buddhist relics that were recovered by Pakistani police were stolen from a police station in Karachi; the pieces date back to the Gandhara civilization which existed over 2,000 years ago in Pakistan.
2013	In Scotland, the 2013 Open Championship is won by American golfer Phil Mickelson.
2013	British cyclist Chris Froome wins his first time competing in the 2013 Tour de France.
2013	King Albert II of Belgium left the throne to crown his son Philip.
2014	In an effort to address the flood of unaccompanied immigrant children crossing the Texas border, Governor Rick Perry sends 1,000 National Guard troops to provide border security.
2014	Multiple U.S. food chains in China drop meat supplier Shanghai Husi after reports that the company used expired meat and unsanitary processing conditions; companies include McDonald's, Taco Bell, Burger King and Starbucks.

Famous Birthdays of July 21 😀:

Year	Name / Profession / Country
1980	Justin Griffith / Footballer / United States of America
1964	Jens Weißflog / Journalist / Germany
1975	Cara Dillon / Singer / Ireland
1978	Gary Teale / Footballer / Scotland
1924	Rahimuddin Khan / Politician / Pakistan
1911	Umashankar Joshi / Poet / India
1985	Von Wafer / Basketball Player / United States of America
1942	Mallikarjun Kharge / Politician / India
1950	Ubaldo Fillol / Footballer / Argentina
1893	Hans Fallada / Author / Germany
1808	Simion Bărnuțiu / Academic / Romania
1969	Klaus Graf / Racing Car Driver / Germany
1934	Jonathan Miller / Actor / United Kingdom
1979	Tamika Catchings / Basketball Player / United States of America
1975	Christopher Barzak / Author / United States of America
1875	Charles Gondouin / Rugby Player / France
1948	Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) / Writer / United Kingdom
1930	Anand Bakshi / Poet / India
1989	Chris Gunter / Footballer / United Kingdom
1922	Mollie Sugden / Actress / United Kingdom
1923	Rudolph A. Marcus / Academic / United States of America
1880	Milan Rastislav Štefánik / Astronomer / Slovakia
1987	Jesús Zavala / Footballer / Mexico
1863	C. Aubrey Smith / Actor / United States of America
1858	Lovis Corinth / Painter / Germany
1987	Bilel Mohsni / Footballer / France
1978	Julian Huppert / Politician / United Kingdom
1968	Lyle Odelein / Ice Hockey Player / Canada
1968	Brandi Chastain / Footballer / United States of America
1945	Wendy Cope / Poet / United Kingdom

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