March 21 in history
Events on March 21
Notable events that happened on March 21 in past years.
- 2022
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashes in Guangxi, China, killing 132 people.
Wikipedia article: China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 - 1999
Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon.
Wikipedia article: Bertrand Piccard - 1986
Debi Thomas becomes the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships.
Wikipedia article: Debi Thomas - 1980
Cold War: American President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet–Afghan War.
Wikipedia article: Cold War - 1965
Ranger program: NASA launches Ranger 9, the last in a series of uncrewed lunar space probes.
Wikipedia article: Ranger program - 1952
Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Wikipedia article: Alan Freed - 1945
World War II: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the Drava River as the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes.
Wikipedia article: Kingdom of Bulgaria - 1934
The landmark Australian Eastern Mission led by John Latham departs on its three-month tour of East and South-East Asia.
Wikipedia article: Australian Eastern Mission - 1925
Syngman Rhee is removed from office after being impeached as the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.
Wikipedia article: Syngman Rhee - 1918
World War I: The first phase of the German spring offensive, Operation Michael, begins.
Wikipedia article: World War I - 1844
The Baháʼí calendar begins. This is the first day of the first year of the Baháʼí calendar. It is annually celebrated by members of the Baháʼí Faith as the Baháʼí New Year or Náw-Rúz.
Wikipedia article: Baháʼí calendar - 1804
Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law.
Wikipedia article: Napoleonic Code - 1788
A fire in New Orleans leaves most of the town in ruins.
Wikipedia article: Great New Orleans Fire (1788) - 1152
Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.
- 537
Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the Vivarium, by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas and Peranius.
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