July 21 in History
July 21 is the birthday of Endrick (2006) and the anniversary of the death of Pau Alsina (2025). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for July 21, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Emperor Wen of Sui, emperor of the Sui dynasty was born in 541, while K'an II, Mayan ruler died in 658.
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Famous people born on July 21
Famous people who died on July 21
2016
Dennis Green (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American gridiron football player, coach (1949–2016)
2014
Dan Borislow (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American entrepreneur, sports team owner and thoroughbred horse breeder
2014
Lettice Curtis (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
English female aviator; Air Transport Auxiliary pilot
2012
Alexander Cockburn (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Scottish-born Irish-American political journalist and writer
2005
Long John Baldry (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
British and Canadian musician and actor (1941–2005)
What happened on July 21
- 2025
A Bangladesh Air Force Chengdu FT-7BGI crashes shortly after takeoff into Milestone School campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, killing 35 people and injuring 173.
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U.S. President Joe Biden announces he will no longer seek a second term and withdraws from the 2024 election, endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris as she launches her own presidential campaign.
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The Barbenheimer phenomenon begins as two major motion pictures, Greta Gerwig's fantasy comedy Barbie and Christopher Nolan's epic biographical thriller Oppenheimer, are released in theaters on the same day and audiences, instead of creating a rivalry between the extremely dissimilar films, instead attend and praise both as an informal, surreal double feature.
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Yuen Long attack or "721 incident" in Hong Kong. Triad members indiscriminately beat civilians returning from protests while police failed to take action.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2012
Erden Eruç completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2011
NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2010
U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2008
Ram Baran Yadav is declared the first President of Nepal.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2005
Four attempted bomb attacks by Islamist extremists disrupt part of London's public transport system.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2001
At the conclusion of a fireworks display on Okura Beach in Akashi, Hyōgo, Japan, 11 people are killed and more than 120 are injured when a pedestrian footbridge connecting the beach to JR Asagiri Station becomes overcrowded and people leaving the event fall down in a domino effect.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1995
Third Taiwan Strait Crisis: The People's Liberation Army begins firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1990
Taiwan's military police forces mainland Chinese illegal immigrants into sealed holds of a fishing boat Min Ping Yu No. 5540 for repatriation to Fujian, causing 25 people to die from suffocation.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1983
The world's lowest temperature in an inhabited location is recorded at Vostok Station, Antarctica at −89.2 °C (−128.6 °F).
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1979
Jay Silverheels, a Mohawk actor, becomes the first Native American to have a star commemorated in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1977
The start of the four-day-long Libyan–Egyptian War.
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Editor's picks
Born on July 21
- 541 — Emperor Wen of Sui, emperor of the Sui dynasty (died 604)
- 1030 — Kyansittha, King of Burma (died 1112)
- 1414 — Pope Sixtus IV (died 1484)
Died on July 21
- 658 — K'an II, Mayan ruler (born 588)
- 710 — Li Guo'er, princess of the Tang dynasty
- 710 — Wei, empress of the Tang dynasty
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for July 21
Quick answers
Who was born on July 21? Endrick (2006), Bub Carrington (2005), Erling Haaland (2000).
Who died on July 21? Pau Alsina (2025), Tony Bennett (2023), Annie Ross (2020).
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