Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: March 21
March 21, 2024 is the 81st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 285 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Aries is your zodiac sign. Aquamarine is your modern birthstone. Jade is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Day In History: March 21
March 21st is the common date of the March equinox (although astronomically the equinox is more likely to fall on March 20 in all but the most easterly longitudes). In astrology, the day of the equinox is the first full day of the sign of Aries. It is also the traditional first day of the astrological year.
Historical Events: March 21
- 1804 –Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law.
- 1814 –Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.
- 1918 –World War I: The first phase of the German Spring Offensive, Operation Michael, begins.
- 1945 –World War II: Operation Carthage – British planes bomb Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. They also hit a school and 125 civilians are killed.
- 1960 –Apartheid: Massacre in Sharpeville, South Africa: Police open fire on a group of unarmed black South African demonstrators, killing 69 and wounding 180.
- 1964 –In Copenhagen, Denmark, Gigliola Cinquetti wins the ninth Eurovision Song Contest for Italy singing “Non ho l'età” (“I'm not old enough”).
- 1965 –Martin Luther King, Jr. leads 3,200 people on the start of the third and finally successful civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.
- 1965 –Ranger program: NASA launches Ranger 9 which is the last in a series of unmanned lunar space probes.
- 1970 –The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Mayor of San Francisco Joseph Alioto.
- 1994 –The last episode of the Australian TV series Mother and Son was broadcast.
Who were born on March 21?
- 1521 –Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)
- 1763 –Jean Paul, German writer (d. 1825)
- 1902 –Son House, American musician (d. 1988)
- 1918 –Patrick J. Lucey, American politician
- 1921 –Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist (d. 1986)
- 1930 –James Coco, American actor (d. 1987)
- 1949 –Eddie Money, American musician
- 1950 –Roger Hodgson, English musician (Supertramp)
- 1973 –Stuart Nethercott, English footballer
- 1977 –Charles Blackstone, American author
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