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21 July 2023
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2019 - People returning from anti–extradition bill protests in Hong Kong were attacked (pictured) by suspected triad members in Yuen Long, leaving 45 people injured.Anniversary
2013 - Nour Ahmad Nikbakht, an Iranian diplomat in Yemen, was kidnapped by al-Qaeda militants and held hostage for the next two years.Hostage taking in Sana'a, Yemen
Anniversary
2007 - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the popular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, was released and sold 15 million copies in its first 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling book in history.2007 fantasy novel by J. K. Rowling
Anniversary
1990 - The Taiwanese military ordered the deportation of dozens of illegal immigrants from mainland China in sealed boat holds, causing 25 deaths due to suffocation.Military forces of Taiwan
Anniversary
1977 - Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.Village/harbour-side town in Matruh, Egypt
Historical events
History
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.Air warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces
History
2024 - 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.President of the United States from 2021 to 2025
History
2023 - 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.2023 cultural phenomenon
History
2019 - Yuen Long attack or "721 incident" in Hong Kong. Triad members indiscriminately beat civilians returning from protests while police failed to take action.Mob attack in Hong Kong
History
2012 - Erden Eruç completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.Turkish adventurer (born 1961)
History
2011 - NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.American space and aeronautics agency
History
2010 - U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.President of the United States from 2009 to 2017
History
2008 - Ram Baran Yadav is declared the first President of Nepal.President of Nepal from 2008 to 2015
History
2005 - Four attempted bomb attacks by Islamist extremists disrupt part of London's public transport system.Attempted terrorist attacks in London
History
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.City in Kansai region, Japan
Notable births
Born
2005 - Bub Carrington, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 2005)
Born
1999 - Evan McPherson, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Maggie Lindemann, American singer-songwriter.American singer (born 1998)
Born
1996 - Mikael Ingebrigtsen, Norwegian footballerNorwegian footballer (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Pau Alsina, Spanish motorcycle rider (born 2008)Spanish motorcycle racer (2008–2025)
Died
2020 - Annie Ross, Scottish-American singer and actress (born 1930)British-American jazz singer and actress (1930–2020)
Died
2020 - Andrew Mlangeni, South African political activist (born 1925)South African anti-apartheid activist and politician (1925–2020)
Died
2018 - Alene Duerk, U.S. Navy first female admiral (born 1920)United States Navy admiral (1920–2018)
Died
2017 - John Heard, American film and television actor (born 1946)American actor (1946–2017)
Died
2016 - Dennis Green, American football player and coach (born 1949)American gridiron football player, coach (1949–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 3.3 days
Sun zodiac
Cancer
28.49 degrees
Constellation: Cancer
Moon zodiac
Virgo
9.26 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.