March 21st, 1526

Born on March 21st, 1526

Age in days, weeks and months
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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 21st?

March 21st, 1980

The American soap opera Dallas aired the episode "A House Divided", which led to eight months of international speculation on "Who shot J.R.?"

March 21st, 1968

War of Attrition: The Battle of Karameh took place between the Israel Defense Forces and allied troops of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Jordanian Armed Forces.

March 21st, 1963

Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, California—one of the world's most notorious and best known prisons—was closed.

March 21st, 1952

The Moondog Coronation Ball (poster pictured), generally considered to be the first major rock and roll concert, took place at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

March 21st, 1946

The Los Angeles Rams signed Kenny Washington, making him the first African-American player in the National Football League since 1933.

March 21st, 1937

A police squad, acting under orders from Governor of Puerto Rico Blanton Winship, opened fire on demonstrators protesting the arrest of Puerto Rican Nationalist leader Pedro Albizu Campos, killing 21 people and injuring 235 others.

March 21st, 1918

First World War: The German Army opened the Spring Offensive with Operation Michael, attempting to break through the Allied lines and to seize ports on the English Channel.

March 21st, 1913

More than 360 were killed and 20,000 homes were destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio, U.S.

March 21st, 1874

Queen's Park defeated Clydesdale 2–0 in the final of the inaugural Scottish Cup (trophy pictured).

March 21st, 1861

Alexander H. Stephens, Vice President of the Confederate States of America, gave an extemporaneous speech laying out the Confederacy's rationale for seceding from the United States.

March 21st, 1814

War of the Sixth Coalition: During their march on Paris, Coalition forces defeated Napoleon's French army on the final day of the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.

March 21st, 1788

A large fire destroyed 856 of the 1,100 structures in New Orleans.

March 21st, 1556

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer, one of the founders of Anglicanism, was burnt at the stake for heresy in Oxford, England.

March 21st, 1180

Emperor Antoku accedes to the throne of Japan.

March 21st, 1152

Annulment of the marriage of King Louis VII of France and Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 21st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 21st?

65

Johann Sebastian Bach

German composer (1685–1750)

*March 21st, 1685, Eisenach †July 28th, 1750, Leipzig

63

Lothar Matthäus

German footballer, manager and pundit

*March 21st, 1961, Erlangen

33

Maneepong Jongjit

Thai badminton player

*March 21st, 1991, Phuket

30

Kelly Dulfer

Dutch handball player

*March 21st, 1994, Amsterdam

33

Yzomandias

Czech rapper

*March 21st, 1991, Karlovy Vary

38

Kerry-Lee Harrington

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1986, Durban

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

69

Jair Bolsonaro

President of Brazil from 2019 to 2022

*March 21st, 1955, Glicério

35

Jordi Alba

Spanish association football player

*March 21st, 1989, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat

80

Peter von Blanckenhagen

Baltic-german-american archaeologist

*March 21st, 1909, Riga †March 6th, 1990, New York City

44

Narges Rashidi

German-Iranian actress

*March 21st, 1980, Khorramabad

27

He Bingjiao

Chinese badminton player

*March 21st, 1997, Lianyungang

45

Elizabeth Cann

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1979, Redhill

35

Takuma Ueda

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1989, Kokubunji

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

31

Dian Fitriani

Indonesian badminton player

*March 21st, 1993, Magelang

27

Hashiru Shimono

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1997, Okinawa

32

Mercy Joseph

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1992, Nairobi

66

Gary Oldman

British actor and filmmaker (born 1958)

*March 21st, 1958, London

62

Rosie O'Donnell

American comedian, producer, actress, and television personality

*March 21st, 1962, Commack

Same year
Born in 1526

66

Christian Schütz

German theologian

*January 1st, 1526, Waldkappel †January 10th, 1592, Dresden

18

Elizabeth of Austria

Austrian princess, Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess consort of Lithuania (1543-1545)

*July 9th, 1526, Linz †June 15th, 1545, Vilnius

59

Muretus

French philosopher

*April 22nd, 1526, Limoges †June 4th, 1585, Rome

56

Catherine Jagellon

Queen of Sweden

*November 1st, 1526, Kraków †September 16th, 1583, Stockholm Palace

56

Nikolaus Jagenteufel

German theologian (1526-1583)

*April 26th, 1526, Königsberg †March 25th, 1583, Weimar

56

Matthias Stojus

German mathematician

*April 26th, 1526, Königsberg †January 15th, 1583, Königsberg

62

Anna Maria of Brandenburg-Ansbach

German princess of Principality of Ansbach by birth and by marriage Duchess of Württemberg (1527-1589)

*December 28th, 1526, Krnov †May 20th, 1589, Nürtingen

42

Wolfgang, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

*September 26th, 1526, Zweibrücken †June 11th, 1569, Nexon

80

Martin Crusius

German historian and classical philologist

*September 19th, 1526, Gräfenberg †February 14th, 1607, Tübingen

60

Adolf I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1526-1586)

*January 25th, 1526, Duborg Castle †October 1st, 1586, Gottorf Castle

34

Philip III, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg

Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (1526-1561)

*November 30th, 1526, Hanau †November 14th, 1561, Hanau

59

Niccolò Caetani

Italian cardinal

*February 23rd, 1526, Rome †May 1st, 1585, Rome

69

Philipe de Croÿ, Duke of Aerschot

Duke of Aarschot (1526-1595)

*July 10th, 1526, Valenciennes †December 11th, 1595, Venice

35

Gonçalo da Silveira

Portuguese Jesuit missionary (1526-1561)

*February 23rd, 1526, Almeirim †March 6th, 1561, Mozambique

59

Augustus, Elector of Saxony

German prince

*July 31st, 1526, Freiberg †February 11th, 1586, Dresden

46

Claude of Lorraine, duke of Aumale

French aristocrat (1526-1573)

*August 18th, 1526, Joinville †March 3rd, 1573, Siege of La Rochelle

75

Joachim Vom Berge

German diplomat and jurist

*March 23rd, 1526, Żukowice, Lower Silesian Voivodeship †March 5th, 1602, Szprotawa

56

Akechi Mitsuhide

16th-century samurai; assassin of Oda Nobunaga

*January 1st, 1526, Mino Province †July 2nd, 1582, Settsu Province

63

Benedict the Moor

Italian-born African Franciscan friar in Sicily

*March 31st, 1526, San Fratello †April 4th, 1589, Palermo

55

Louis Bertrand

Spanish Dominican missionary

*January 1st, 1526, Valencia †October 9th, 1581, Valencia

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1526 is a normal year and no leap year.

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