March 21st, 1560

Born on March 21st, 1560

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

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

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

35

Takuma Ueda

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1989, Kokubunji

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 1560

36

Theodosius Fabricius

German theologian (1560-1597)

*August 11th, 1560, Nordhausen †August 7th, 1597, Göttingen

54

Elizabeth Báthory

Hungarian countess

*August 7th, 1560, Nyírbátor †August 21st, 1614, Čachtice Castle

73

Wilhelm Fabry

German surgeon (1560-1634)

*June 25th, 1560, Hilden †February 15th, 1634, Bern

76

Albrecht Manuel

Swiss politician (1560-1637)

*November 2nd, 1560, Bern †August 11th, 1637, Bern

66

Jan Gruter

Flemish-born philologist, scholar, and librarian (1560-1627)

*December 3rd, 1560, Antwerp †September 20th, 1627, Heidelberg

49

Jacobus Arminius

Dutch theologian, inspirator of Arminianism, champion of tolerance (1560-1609)

*October 10th, 1560, Oudewater †October 19th, 1609, Leiden

48

Annibale Carracci

Bolognese painter (1560–1609)

*November 3rd, 1560, Bologna †July 15th, 1609, Rome

52

John Harington

English courtier, Queens godson and author

*August 4th, 1560, Kelston †November 20th, 1612, Somerset

64

Gaspard Bauhin

Swiss botanist (1560-1624)

*January 17th, 1560, Basel †December 5th, 1624, Basel

40

Charles I, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

*September 4th, 1560, Neuburg an der Donau †December 16th, 1600, Birkenfeld

30

Christian I, Elector of Saxony

German noble

*October 29th, 1560, Dresden †September 25th, 1591, Dresden

71

Pietro Durazzo

Doge of the Republic of Genoa

*August 8th, 1560, Genoa †December 18th, 1631, Genoa

69

Thomas Chrön

17th-century Catholic bishop

*November 13th, 1560, Ljubljana †February 10th, 1630, Gornji Grad

68

Hieronymus Praetorius

German composer (1560-1629)

*August 10th, 1560, Hamburg †January 27th, 1629, Hamburg

49

Pedro Henriquez de Acevedo, Count of Fuentes

Spanish general and statesman

*September 18th, 1560, Zamora †July 22nd, 1610, Milan

67

Juan Sánchez Cotán

Spanish artist (1560-1627)

*June 25th, 1560, Orgaz †September 8th, 1627, Granada

51

Charles III de Croÿ

Belgian noble (1560-1612)

*July 11th, 1560, Beaumont †January 16th, 1612, Beaumont

31

Thomas Cavendish

English explorer and privateer (1560-1592)

*September 19th, 1560, Ipswich †May 1st, 1592, South Atlantic Ocean

60

William Louis, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

Count of Nassau-Dillenburg and stadtholder of Friesland, Groningen and Drenthe (1560–1620)

*March 13th, 1560, Dillenburg †May 31st, 1620, Leeuwarden

57

Charles, Margrave of Burgau

German nobleman

*November 22nd, 1560, Velký Vřešťov †October 31st, 1618, Überlingen

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Leap year

Yes: 1560 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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