Today in History
On This Day In History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Mar 21, 630 |
Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. |
Mar 21, 717 |
Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid. |
Mar 21, 1188 |
Accession to the throne of Japan by emperor Antoku. |
Mar 21, 1349 |
3,000 Jews killed in Black Death riots in Efurt Germany |
Mar 21, 1413 |
Henry V becomes King of England. |
Mar 21, 1421 |
Battle of Beauge-French beat English |
Mar 21, 1492 |
Alonzo Pietro, pilot, sailed with Columbus |
Mar 21, 1610 |
King James I addresses English House of Commons |
Mar 21, 1681 |
3rd Exclusion Parliament meets in London |
Mar 21, 1702 |
Queen Anne Stuart addresses English parliament |
Mar 21, 1788 |
Fire destroys 856 buildings in New Orleans Louisiana |
Mar 21, 1788 |
Olaudah Equiano (aka Gustavus Vassa), a freed slave, petitions King George III and Queen Charlotte, to free enslaved Africans |
Mar 21, 1791 |
Capt Hopley Yeaton of NH becomes 1st commissioned officer in USN |
Mar 21, 1804 |
French civil Code of Napoleon adopted |
Mar 21, 1821 |
First revolutionary act in Monastery of Agia Lavra, Kalavryta, Greek War of Independence. |
Mar 21, 1824 |
Fire at Cairo ammunitions dump kills 4,000 horses |
Mar 21, 1826 |
Beethoven's Quartet #13 in B flat major (Op 130) premiered in Vienna |
Mar 21, 1835 |
Charles Darwin & Mariano Gonzales meet at Portillo Pass |
Mar 21, 1844 |
Origin of Baha'i Era-Baha'i calendar starts here (Baha 1, 1) |
Mar 21, 1844 |
The original date predicted by William Miller of Massachusetts for the return of Christ and the end of the world. |
Mar 21, 1857 |
Earthquake hits Tokyo; about 107,000 die |
Mar 21, 1859 |
Scottish National Gallery opens in Edinburgh |
Mar 21, 1859 |
Zoological Society of Philadelphia, 1st in US, incorporated |
Mar 21, 1860 |
US extradition treaty with Sweden |
Mar 21, 1863 |
Naval Engagement at Havana Cuba-USS Henrick Hudson vs BR Wild Pigeon |
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