We have some interesting facts & historic events all about April 21st, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about April 21st in history!
Global Celebrations
- British National Tea day
- Civil service day
- American Red Cross Giving Day
- World Fish Migration Day
- National Tea Day
- World Creativity and Innovation Day
- National Chocolate Covered Cashews Day
- National Bulldogs are Beautiful Day
- National Kindergarten Day
- National High Five Day
- Thank You Thursday
Historic Events
1968: U.S. soldiers hold on to a comrade as he plants demolition charges in a discovered Vietcong tunnel (South Vietnam, 1968)
1956: Elvis Presley’s 1st hit record, “Heartbreak Hotel”, becomes #1 in 1956
1942: Japanese soldiers celebrate the occupation of Hong Kong Anniversaries in the Hong Kong Cricket Club. (1942)
1939: King George VI riding with his daughters Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) & Princess Margaret , in Windsor Great Park – 21 April 1939.
1794: Brazilian revolutionary Tiradentes is hanged, drawn and quartered in Rio de Janeiro in 1794
1526: First Battle of Panipat: Central Asian conqueror Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, establishing the Mughal Empire in India in 1526
Famous Birthdays
- Elezabeth II was born
- Catherine the great was born
- Max Weber was born
Heartbreaking Deaths
- Mark Twain died
- Henry VII of England died
- Shakuntala Devi died