March 21st, 1583

Born on March 21st, 1583

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 161,000 days old!

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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

78

Johann Agricola

German author

*March 21st, 1590, Neuburg an der Donau †April 1st, 1668, Wrocław

66

Gary Oldman

British actor and filmmaker (born 1958)

*March 21st, 1958, London

Same year
Born in 1583

62

Hugo Grotius

Dutch jurist and scholar (1583-1645)

*April 10th, 1583, Delft †August 28th, 1645, Rostock

50

Albrecht von Wallenstein

Bohemian military leader and statesman who fought on the Catholic side during the Thirty Years' War (1583-1634)

*September 24th, 1583, Heřmanice †February 25th, 1634, Cheb

57

Philip Massinger

English playwright (1583–1640)

*January 1st, 1583, Salisbury †March 17th, 1640, London

59

Girolamo Frescobaldi

Italian composer (1583–1643)

*September 13th, 1583, Ferrara †March 1st, 1643, Rome

61

Miyamoto Musashi

Japanese swordsman, philosopher, strategist, writer, artist, and rōnin

*November 30th, 1583, Harima Province †June 13th, 1645, Reigandō

73

Jean-Baptiste Morin

French astronomer

*February 23rd, 1583, Villefranche-sur-Saône †November 6th, 1656, Paris

65

Edward Herbert, 1st Baron Herbert of Cherbury

English soldier and poet (1583–1648)

*March 3rd, 1583, Eyton on Severn †August 20th, 1648, London

41

Orlando Gibbons

English composer, virginalist and organist (1583-1625)

*December 25th, 1583, Oxford †June 5th, 1625, Canterbury

83

Anthony Günther, Count of Oldenburg

Imperial count. member of House of Oldenburg (1583-1667)

*November 10th, 1583, Oldenburg †June 19th, 1667, Rastede

60

Simon Episcopius

Dutch theologian

*January 8th, 1583, Amsterdam †April 4th, 1643, Amsterdam

71

Axel Oxenstierna

Swedish statesman (1583-1654)

*June 16th, 1583, Löts parish †August 28th, 1654, Stockholm

48

Klas Horn

Swedish politician (1583-1632)

*September 15th, 1583, Narva †August 22nd, 1632, Bad Windsheim

48

Anne of Hesse-Darmstadt

(1583-1631)

*March 3rd, 1583, Darmstadt †September 13th, 1631, Laubach

54

John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen

Catholic Count of Nassau-Siegen;(1583-1638)

*September 29th, 1583, Dillenburg †July 27th, 1638, Ronse

23

Eleanor of Prussia

Daughter of Duke Albert Frederick of Prussia; by marriage Electress of Brandenburg

*August 21st, 1583, Königsberg †April 9th, 1607, Old Cölln

69

Jacob De la Gardie

Swedish noble (1583-1652)

*June 20th, 1583, Tallinn †August 12th, 1652, Stockholm

59

Secondo Lancellotti

Italian preacher and writer

*March 19th, 1583, Perugia †January 16th, 1643, Paris

58

Alban Roe

English Benedictine martyr

*July 20th, 1583, Bury St Edmunds †January 21st, 1642, Tyburn

57

Hermann Lather

German jurist (1583-1640)

*March 5th, 1583, Husum †April 9th, 1640, Husum

57

Adam, Count of Schwarzenberg

German politician (1583-1641)

*August 26th, 1583, Gimborn †March 14th, 1641, Spandau

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1583 is a normal year and no leap year.

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