On this day: July 21
Events
365 Crete earthquakeJuly 21, AD 365 · Geography
Kingdom of SerbiaJuly 21, 1718 – September 18, 1739 · World History
Battle of the PyramidsJuly 21, 1798 · Wars & Conflicts
First Battle of Bull RunJuly 21, 1861 · Wars & Conflicts
Siege of the AlcázarJuly 21, 1936 – September 27, 1936 · Wars & Conflicts
Estonian Soviet Socialist RepublicJuly 21, 1940 – August 20, 1991 · World History
Kokoda Track campaignJuly 21, 1942 – November 16, 1942 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of PivdenmashJuly 21, 1944 · Companies
Mercury-Redstone 4July 21, 1961 · Space
Release of Master of RealityJuly 21, 1971 · Music
Libyan–Egyptian WarJuly 21, 1977 – July 24, 1977 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of Appetite for DestructionJuly 21, 1987 · Music
Release of Who's That Girl — Original Motion Picture SoundtrackJuly 21, 1987 · Music
Release of Mario Kart: Super CircuitJuly 21, 2001 · Gaming- Release of StormbreakerJuly 21, 2006 · Film
- Release of Here We Go AgainJuly 21, 2009 · Music
Release of Lust for LifeJuly 21, 2017 · Music
Release of Splatoon 2July 21, 2017 · Gaming
Born on this day
Sixtus IVJuly 21, 1414 – August 12, 1484 · World History
Jean PicardJuly 21, 1620 – July 12, 1682 · Science
Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle-upon-TyneJuly 21, 1693 – November 17, 1768 · Politics- Georg BrandtJuly 21, 1694 – April 29, 1768 · Science
Henri Victor RegnaultJuly 21, 1810 – January 19, 1878 · Science
Albert EdelfeltJuly 21, 1854 – August 18, 1905 · Art
Lovis CorinthJuly 21, 1858 – July 17, 1925 · Art
Emil OrlíkJuly 21, 1870 – September 28, 1932 · Art
Janusz KorczakJuly 21, 1878 – August 7, 1942 · Culture
Milan Rastislav ŠtefánikJuly 21, 1880 – May 4, 1919 · Science
Benjamin JekhowskyJuly 21, 1881 – March 20, 1975 · Science
David BurliukJuly 21, 1882 – January 15, 1967 · Art
Jacques FeyderJuly 21, 1885 – May 1948 · Film- Eugen SchüfftanJuly 21, 1893 – September 6, 1977 · Culture
Ernest HemingwayJuly 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961 · Culture
Marshall McLuhanJuly 21, 1911 – December 31, 1980 · Culture
Constant NieuwenhuysJuly 21, 1920 – August 1, 2005 · Art
Rudolph A. MarcusJuly 21, 1923 – July 16, 2026 · Science
Norman JewisonJuly 21, 1926 – January 20, 2024 · Film
Karel ReiszJuly 21, 1926 – November 25, 2002 · Film
Eero AarnioJuly 21, 1932 – present · Culture
Jonathan MillerJuly 21, 1934 – November 27, 2019 · Film
Cat StevensJuly 21, 1948 – present · Music
Robin WilliamsJuly 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014 · Film
Sylvia ChangJuly 21, 1953 – present · Film
Béla TarrJuly 21, 1955 – January 6, 2026 · Film
Charlotte GainsbourgJuly 21, 1971 – present · Film
Sara SeagerJuly 21, 1971 – present · Science
Valentyn VasyanovychJuly 21, 1971 – present · Film
Damian MarleyJuly 21, 1978 – present · Music
Sami YusufJuly 21, 1980 – present · Music
Paloma FaithJuly 21, 1981 – present · Music
Romeo SantosJuly 21, 1981 – present · Music
Eivør PálsdóttirJuly 21, 1983 – present · Music
Zawe AshtonJuly 21, 1984 – present · Film
Rebecca FergusonJuly 21, 1986 – present · Music