Date Name Location / Topic
Mar21Tuesday

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Mar21Tuesday

World Poetry Day

Mar21Tuesday

World Down Syndrome Day

Mar21Tuesday

International Day of Forests

Mar21Tuesday

Harmony Day

Mar21Tuesday

Independence Day

Mar21Tuesday

Human Rights Day

Mar21Tuesday

National Common Courtesy Day

Mar21Tuesday

National Countdown Day

Mar21Tuesday

National Single Parents Day

Mar21Tuesday

National Fragrance Day

Mar21Tuesday

National California Strawberry Day

Mar21Tuesday

National French Bread Day

Mar21Tuesday

World Social Work Day

Mar21Tuesday

National Farm Rescuer Day

Mar21Tuesday

Nowruz

Mar21Tuesday

March Equinox

Mar21Tuesday

International Day of Nowruz

Mar21Tuesday

Spring Equinox

Mar21Tuesday

Nauryz

Mar21Tuesday

National Holiday "Nooruz"

Mar21Tuesday

Mother's Day

Mar21Tuesday

Norooz (Persian New Year)

Mar21Tuesday

World Vermouth Day

Historical Events on March 21

  • 1814: At the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube during the Napoleonic Wars, French forces are repelled by Austrian forces.
  • 1844: Today is the first day of the first year of the Bahá’í Calendar.
  • 1861: The Cornerstone Speech is given by Alexander Stephens.
  • 1913: Over twenty thousand homes and 360 people are killed during the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio.
  • 1918: The German Spring Offensive starts with Operation Michael during World War I.
  • 1925: Teaching human evolution is banned in Tennessee with the passage of the Butler Act.
  • 1943:  Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff attempts to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb but the plan fails. Fortunately, he was able to diffuse the bomb in time to avoid suspicion.
  • 1945: Mandalay, Burma is liberated by British forces during World War II.
  • 1945: Operation Carthage begins during World War II. During this operation, RAF planes bomb the Gestapo Headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. Unfortunately, they also accidentally hit a school and kill over a 120 people.
  • 1960: 180 people are wounded and 69 are killed when the police in South Africa fire on demonstrators. This event would become known as the Sharpeville Massacre.
  • 1963: The Federal Penitentiary Alcatraz in California is shut down.

Famous Birthdays on March 21

  • American candy maker and creator of the Mars Bar and M&M’s, Forrest Mars, Sr. is born in 1904.
  • American poet and author, Phyllis McGinley is born in 1905.
  • American captain and politician, 38th Governor of Wisconsin Patrick Lucey, is born in 1918.
  • English actor Gary Oldman is born in 1958.
  • American actor Matthew Broderick is born in 1962.
  • American actress and TV show host, Rosie O’Donnell is born in 1962.
  • American author Mark Waid is born in 1962.