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
- 1188 –Emperor Antoku accedes to the throne of Japan.
- 1857 –An earthquake in Tokyo, Japan kills over 100,000.
- 1925 –Syngman Rhee is removed from office after being impeached as the President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.
- 1943 –Wehrmacht officer Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through. Von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion.
- 1945 –World War II: Operation Carthage – British planes bomb Gestapo headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. They also hit a school and 125 civilians are killed.
- 1968 –Battle of Karameh in Jordan between Israeli Defense Forces and Fatah.
- 1980 –On the season finale of the soap opera Dallas, the infamous character J.R. Ewing is shot by an unseen assailant, leading to the catchphrase “Who shot J.R.?”
- 1990 –Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.
- 1994 –The last episode of the Australian TV series Mother and Son was broadcast.
- 2006 –Immigrant workers constructing the Burj Khalifa and a new terminal of Dubai International Airport riot causing $1M in damage.
Who were born on March 21?
- 1835 –Thomas Hayward, English cricketer (d. 1876)
- 1904 –Nikos Skalkottas, Greek composer (d. 1949)
- 1913 –George Abecassis, English race car driver (d. 1991)
- 1923 –Nirmala Srivastava, Indian religious figure (d. 2011)
- 1924 –Dov Shilansky, Israeli politician (d. 2010)
- 1932 –Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor
- 1959 –Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese composer
- 1963 –Ronald Koeman, Dutch footballer and football manager
- 1972 –Large Professor, American hip hop artist
- 1975 –Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player
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