What happened on 21 March?
Right here’s a have a look at what occurred on this present day, 21 March, all through historical past. We bear in mind the information, occasions, and people who influenced the course of historical past endlessly. ON THIS DAY: 21 MARCH 2019 | At the very least 47 folks have been killed and 640 injured…
Right here’s a have a look at what occurred on this present day, 21 March, all through historical past. We bear in mind the information, occasions, and people who influenced the course of historical past endlessly.
ON THIS DAY: 21 MARCH
2019 | At the very least 47 folks have been killed and 640 injured when the Jiangsu Tianjiayi chemical plant in China exploded.
2009 | 4 cops have been shot and killed and a fifth was injured in two shootings in Oakland, California.
2006 | The social media web site Twitter was based in San Francisco, California, United States.
2000 | On this present day, Pope John Paul II made his first-ever pontifical go to to Israel.
1999 | Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones grew to become the primary to journey across the globe with a scorching air balloon.
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BIRTHDAYS
1946 | English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Mungo Jerry), Ray Dorset.
1950 | English singer-songwriter and keyboard participant, Roger Hodgson.
1993 | Finnish soccer participant, Jesse Joronen.
1972 | Ethiopian runner, Derartu Tulu.
1980 | Norwegian skier, Marit Bjørgen.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2014 | American soccer participant and soldier, Invoice Boedeker, 90.
2012 | American sociologist, writer, and educational, Irving Louis Horowitz, 83.
2008 | Chilean architect and educational, Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente, 77.
2015 | Nigerian basic and politician, Governor of Benue State, Ishaya Bakut, 68.
2007 | Norwegian hurdler and journalist, Sven O. Høiby, 71.
2015 | Canadian actress, Alberta Watson, 60.
SPORTS
1992 | Chelsea’s Vinnie Jones was proven a purple card after simply 3 seconds on this present day for fouling Sheffield United’s Dane Whitehouse in a First Division match at Stamford Bridge.
ENTERTAINMENT
2019 | On this present day, “On My Method” was launched. It was sung by English-Norwegian DJ Alan Walker, American singer Sabrina Carpenter and Puerto Rican singer Farruko.
AFRICA FACT
The Amphitheatre of El Jem in Tunisia is the biggest Colosseum in North Africa. It was constructed by the Romans round 238 AD.
