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 |
| 1944 | Paul Wellstone / Politician / United States of America |
| 1914 | Aleksander Kreek / Shot Putter / Estonia |
| 1948 | Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) / Writer / United Kingdom |
| 1620 | Jean Picard / Astronomer / France |
| 1955 | Béla Tarr / Producer / Hungary |
| 1985 | Mati Lember / Footballer / Estonia |
| 1945 | Wendy Cope / Poet / United Kingdom |
| 1964 | Jens Weißflog / Journalist / Germany |
| 1951 | Robin Williams / Actor / United States of America |
| 1978 | Josh Hartnett / Actor / United States of America |
| 1975 | Christopher Barzak / Author / United States of America |
| 1462 | Queen Jeonghyeon / Royal Consort / Korean |
| 1926 | Paul Burke / Actor / United States of America |
| 1953 | Brian Talbot / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1981 | Joaquín Sánchez / Footballer / Spain |
| 1978 | Justin Bartha / Actor / United States of America |
| 1986 | Rebecca Ferguson / Writer / United States of America |
| 1942 | Mallikarjun Kharge / Politician / India |
| 1882 | David Burliuk / Author / Ukraine |
| 1978 | Gary Teale / Footballer / Scotland |
| 1940 | Shankarsinh Vaghela / Politician / India |
| 1972 | Korey Cooper / Singer / United States of America |
| 1987 | Bilel Mohsni / Footballer / France |
| 1920 | Isaac Stern / Violinist / Poland |
| 1980 | Justin Griffith / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1908 | Jug McSpaden / Golfer / United States of America |
| 1975 | Mike Sellers / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1926 | Bill Pertwee / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 1959 | Reha Muhtar / Journalist / Turkey |
| 1926 | Norman Jewison / Actor / Canada |
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