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Day Of The Week: April 21
April 21, 2025 is the 111th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 254 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Diamond is your modern birthstone. Opal is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: April 21
- 753 BC –Romulus and Remus founded Rome (traditional date).
- 1509 –Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
- 1809 –Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon I of France as two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of the Battle of Eckmühl.
- 1942 –World War II: The most famous (and first international) Aggie Muster is held on the Philippine island of Corregidor, by Brigadier General George F. Moore (with 25 fellow Texas A&M graduates who are under his command), while 1.8 million pounds of shells pounded the island over a 5 hour attack.
- 1952 –Secretary‘s Day (now Administrative Professionals’Day) is first celebrated.
- 1963 –The Universal House of Justice of the Bahá'í Faith is elected for the first time.
- 1964 –A Transit-5bn satellite fails to reach orbit after launch; as it re-enters the atmosphere, 2.1 lb of radioactive plutonium in its SNAP RTG power source is widely dispersed.
- 1982 –Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
- 1989 –Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.
- 1993 –The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis Garcia Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution.
Who were born on April 21?
- 1906 –Stephen Tennant, English socialite (d. 1987)
- 1919 –Don Cornell, American singer (d. 2004)
- 1939 –Helen Prejean, American author and activist
- 1945 –Ronnie Tober, Dutch singer
- 1951 –Steve Vickers, Canadian hockey player
- 1954 –James Morrison, American actor
- 1964 –Alex Baumann, Canadian swimmer
- 1981 –Mads Junker, Danish footballer
- 1984 –Shayna Fox, American voice actress
- 1987 –Eric Devendorf, American basketball player
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