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: July 21
July 21, 2024 is the 203rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 163 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Cancer is your zodiac sign. Ruby is your modern birthstone. Ruby is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: July 21
- 1403 –Battle of Shrewsbury: King Henry IV of England defeats rebels to the north of the county town of Shropshire, England.
- 1568 –Eighty Years’ War: Battle of Jemmingen – Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau.
- 1774 –Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774: Russia and the Ottoman Empire sign the Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji ending the war.
- 1873 –At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James-Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
- 1904 –Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100 mph barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brille in Ostend, Belgium.
- 1925 –Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, high school biology teacher John T. Scopes is found guilty of teaching evolution in class and fined $100.
- 1944 –World War II: Battle of Guam – American troops land on Guam starting the battle. It would end on August 10.
- 1949 –The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
- 1961 –Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission – Gus Grissom piloting Liberty Bell 7 becomes the second American to go into space (in a suborbital mission).
- 1972 –Bloody Friday bombings by the Provisional IRA around Belfast, Northern Ireland – 22 bombs are detonated, killing 9 and seriously injuring 130.
Who were born on July 21?
- 1858 –Alfred Henry O'Keeffe, New Zealand artist (d. 1941)
- 1858 –Maria Christina of Austria, queen of Spain (d. 1929)
- 1922 –Kay Starr, American singer
- 1926 –Paul Burke, American actor (d. 2009)
- 1926 –Queenie Watts, English actress (d. 1980)
- 1948 –Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), English singer/songwriter
- 1972 –Shinjiro Otani, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1978 –Gary Teale, Scottish footballer
- 1979 –David Carr, American football player
- 1981 –Anabelle Langlois, Canadian figure skater
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