What Happened on March 21
Historical Events
- 1349 Between 100 and 3,000 Jews are killed in Black Death riots in Erfurt, Germany
- 1804 Napoleonic Code adopted in France, stresses clearly written and accessible law
- 1871 Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa
- 1975 Ethiopia abolishes its monarchy after 3,000 years
- 2014 Russia formally annexes Crimea amid international condemnation
- More Historical Events
Mar 21 in Film & TV
- 1940 "Rebecca" based on the book by Daphne du Maurier, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine premieres in Miami, Florida (Oscar - Best Picture 1941)
Mar 21 in Music
- 1961 The Beatles' first appearance at the Cavern Club in Liverpool
Mar 21 in Sport
- 1984 NFL owners passed the infamous anti-celebrating rule
Did You Know?
The European Space Agency reveals new data that indicates that the universe is 13.82 billion years old
On March 21, 2013
Taizu
Henry Ossian Flipper
Ayrton Senna
Jair Bolsonaro
Gary Oldman
RonaldinhoWould You Believe?
Yogi the bear becomes the 1st creature to be ejected at supersonic speeds by the US military testing ejection seats
On March 21, 1962
Famous Weddings
- 1874 Ulysses S. Grant's daughter Nellie marries in the White House
- 1891 A Hatfield marries a McCoy, ends long feud in West Virginia it started with an accusation of pig-stealing & lasted 20 years
- 1941 American Actress Hattie McDaniel (45) weds real estate salesman James Lloyd Crawford; divorced 1945
Famous Divorces
- 1152 In one of the most expensive divorces in history, French King Louis VII is granted an annulment from Eleanor of Aquitaine on the grounds of consanguinity (being from the same kinship as another person)
- 1975 American country singer Tammy Wynette (33) divorces American country singer-songwriter George Jones (43), after 6 years of marriage
- 2008 Second wife Marsha Garces divorces comedian Robin Williams (56) after nearly 19 years of marriage due to irreconcilable differences
More Weddings & Divorces
Pocahontas
Joseph E. Johnston
Frederick Winslow Taylor
Chinua Achebe
Andrew Grove
Willis ReedArticles, Photos and Quiz
The Most Expensive Divorce in History
Beautiful and rich, Eleanor of Aquitaine had one fault according to the King of France: she had not produced a son. So on this day they were divorced.
March 21, 1152
Henry Morton Stanley's Expedition to Africa
Welsh journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley with Kalulu who he later adopted
March 21, 1871
Closure of Alcatraz
The last prisoners walk down Broadway as Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closes
March 21, 1963
Kuwaiti Oil Fires
Set alight by retreating Iraqi troops, Kuwaiti oil fires burnt long after the Gulf War finished
March 21, 1991
Weekly Quiz for March 16 - 22
Who discovered the electric battery this week in 1800? Which country holds the Emerald Buddha sacred? What island did Napoleon escape from in 1815?
