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On This Day · The 202nd day of the year

July 21

July 21 carries an unusually long memory — its events reach back as far as 230. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♋ZodiacCancer ◈BirthstoneRuby ❀Birth flowerLarkspur

Cancer is the sign for July 21 — read more on the Cancer page, or see July's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on July 21?

July 21 is the 202nd day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 230 and 2024. Famous people born on July 21 include Emperor Wen of Sui, James Cooke Brown and Ernest Hemingway.

Released on July 21

Movies, games, albums & shows

2023

  • Game Pikmin 4

2022

  • Game Hell Pie

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 230

    Pope Pontian

  2. 365

    AD 365

  3. 1645

    Qing dynasty

  4. 1861

    American Civil War

  5. 1944

    World War II

  6. 1952

    1952 Kern County earthquake

  7. 1960

    Sirimavo Bandaranaike

  8. 1972

    The Troubles

  9. 2010

    Barack Obama

  10. 2024

    Joe Biden

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 21

Emperor Wen of Sui

b. 541

James Cooke Brown

b. 1921

Ernest Hemingway

b. 1899

Anna de' Medici, Archduchess of Austria

b. 1616

Taco (musician)

b. 1955

John Atta Mills

b. 1944

DeAndre Jordan

b. 1988

Stefan Schumacher

b. 1981

Deaths

  • 2014Hans-Peter Kaul
  • 1966Philipp Frank
  • 1944Claus von Stauffenberg
  • 1798François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt
  • 1796Robert Burns
  • 1425Manuel II Palaiologos

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Albert John Luthuli (Episcopal Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Arbogast
  • —Christian feast day: Barhadbesciabas
  • —Christian feast day: Carlos of Brazil (Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Daniel (Catholic Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Lawrence of Brindisi
  • —Christian feast day: Praxedes
  • —Christian feast day: Victor of Marseilles

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