July 21st, 1738

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Born on July 21st, 1738 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on July 21st?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on July 21st
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (July 1738)

Born on July 21st, 1738

Weekday

Monday

July 21st, 1738 was a Monday.

Age

285

People born on July 21st, 1738 will turn 286 this year (2024), in exactly 85 days .

Zodiac

♋

Cancer (The Crab)

June 22nd, 1738 - July 22nd, 1738

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 104,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 625 days, exactly on January 12th, 2026, people who were born on July 21st, 1738 will be 105,000 days old!

104,375 Days

14,910 Weeks

3,429 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

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Hours

What happened on July 21st?

July 21st, 2019

People returning from anti-extradition bill protests were attacked (pictured) by suspected triad members in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, leaving 45 people injured.

July 21st, 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.

July 21st, 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.

July 21st, 1977

Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.

July 21st, 1972

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated twenty-two bombs throughout Belfast, Northern Ireland.

July 21st, 1960

Sirimavo Bandaranaike (pictured) was elected the prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of government.

July 21st, 1959

The inaugural International Mathematical Olympiad, the leading mathematical competition for pre-university students, began in Romania.

July 21st, 1946

After several weeks of unrest, rioters shot and lynched Bolivian President Gualberto Villarroel, desecrating and hanging his corpse in the streets of La Paz.

July 21st, 1925

American high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating Tennessee's Butler Act by teaching evolution in class.

July 21st, 1918

World War I: An Imperial German Navy U-boat opened fire on a small convoy of barges and defending aircraft near the American town of Orleans, Massachusetts.

July 21st, 1877

Much of central Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was burned and looted during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.

July 21st, 0365

A large earthquake occurred near Crete, triggering a tsunami, and causing widespread destruction around the eastern Mediterranean region.

July 21st, 0230

Pope Pontian began his pontificate, succeeding Urban I.

July 21st, 0230

Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to resign his office.

January 1st, 1970

The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.

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

Born on July 21st, 1738

Rudolf Friedrich Schulz

German author and theologian

*July 21st, 1738, Jerxheim †January 8th, 1791, Magdeburg

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

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

Miss Li

Swedish singer and songwriter

*July 21st, 1982, Borlänge

Lovis Corinth

German painter (1858-1925)

*July 21st, 1858, Gvardeysk †July 17th, 1925, Zandvoort

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

*July 21st, 1899, Oak Park †July 2nd, 1961, Ketchum

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

Panji Ahmad Maulana

Indonesian badminton player

*July 21st, 1997, Tasikmalaya City

Charlotte Gainsbourg

English-French actress and singer (born 1971)

*July 21st, 1971, Marylebone

Norman Jewison

Canadian film director, producer and actor (1926–2024)

*July 21st, 1926, Toronto †January 20th, 2024, Los Angeles

Eero Aarnio

Finnish interior designer

*July 21st, 1932, Helsinki

Livia Brito

Cuban actress

*July 21st, 1986, Ciego de Ávila

Norbert Blüm

German politician and minister, CDU (1935–2020)

*July 21st, 1935, Rüsselsheim am Main †April 23rd, 2020, Bonn

Garry Trudeau

American cartoonist (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, New York City

Stefan Schumacher

German road bicycle racer

*July 21st, 1981, Ostfildern

Rachael Flatt

American figure skater

*July 21st, 1992, Del Mar

Anabelle Langlois

Figure skater

*July 21st, 1981, Grand-Mère

Cat Stevens

British musician (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, Marylebone

Stefan Löfven

Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021

*July 21st, 1957, Hägerstens församling

Ken Starr

American judge and educational administrator

*July 21st, 1946, Vernon †September 13th, 2022, Houston

Maria Maximiliana von Stadion

German abbot

*July 21st, 1736, Mainz †January 1st, 1818, Munich

Same year
Born in 1738

William Herschel

German-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)

*November 15th, 1738, Hanover †August 15th, 1822, Slough

George III of Great Britain

King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820

*May 24th, 1738, Norfolk House †January 29th, 1820, Windsor Castle

Túpac Amaru II

Leader of a large Andean uprising against the Spanish in Peru (1738-1781)

*March 10th, 1738, Tinta †May 18th, 1781, Cuzco

John Singleton Copley

American painter (1738-1815)

*July 3rd, 1738, Boston †September 9th, 1815, London

Ethan Allen

American general, writer and philosopher (1738–1789)

*January 21st, 1738, Litchfield †February 12th, 1789, Burlington

Thomas Nelson

4th Governor of Virginia 1738-1789

*December 26th, 1738, Yorktown †January 4th, 1789, Hanover County

Isaac Motte

American politician (1738-1795)

*December 8th, 1738, Charleston †May 8th, 1795, Charleston

Nathaniel Gorham

American businessman and politician 1738-1796

*May 27th, 1738, Charlestown †June 11th, 1796, Charlestown

Joseph-Ignace Guillotin

French physician (1738-1814)

*May 28th, 1738, Saintes †March 26th, 1814, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

Arthur Phillip

British naval officer and first Governor of New South Wales (1738-1814)

*October 11th, 1738, London †August 31st, 1814, Bath

Jan Mikołaj Chodkiewicz

*December 14th, 1738, Gdańsk †February 2nd, 1781, Chernobyl

Juraj Papánek

Slovak historian and roman catholic priest

*April 1st, 1738, Kuklov †April 11th, 1802, Olasz

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis

British general, colonial official, diplomat (1738–1805)

*December 31st, 1738, Grosvenor Square †October 5th, 1805, Ghazipur

Gottfried Ludolf Graßmann

*January 1st, 1738, Gorzów Wielkopolski †January 1st, 1798

Cesare Beccaria

Jurist, philosopher and politician from Italy (1738-1794)

*March 15th, 1738, Milan †November 20th, 1794, Milan

William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland

British politician and prime minister (1738–1809)

*April 14th, 1738, Nottinghamshire †October 30th, 1809, Buckinghamshire

Benjamin West

18th- and 19th-century English painter

*October 10th, 1738, Springfield Township †March 11th, 1820, London

Mary Katharine Goddard

American printer and publisher

*June 16th, 1738, Connecticut †August 12th, 1816, Baltimore

Franz Anton Xaver Hauser

German sculptor (1738-1819)

*February 8th, 1738, Freiburg im Breisgau †January 25th, 1819, Freiburg im Breisgau

Joachim Wilhelm von Brawe

German playwright

*February 4th, 1738, Weißenfels †April 7th, 1758, Dresden

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 21st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

XXI.VII.MDCCXXXVIII

21.7.1738

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

X = 10

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1738 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
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July 21st, 1738

Born on July 21st, 1738

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♋

Cancer (The Crab)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 104,000 days old!

104,375 Days

14,910 Weeks

3,429 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on July 21st?

People returning from anti-extradition bill protests were attacked (pictured) by suspected triad members in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, leaving 45 people injured.

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.

The Taiwanese military ordered the deportation of dozens of illegal immigrants from mainland China in sealed boat holds, causing 25 deaths due to suffocation.

Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated twenty-two bombs throughout Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Sirimavo Bandaranaike (pictured) was elected the prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of government.

The inaugural International Mathematical Olympiad, the leading mathematical competition for pre-university students, began in Romania.

After several weeks of unrest, rioters shot and lynched Bolivian President Gualberto Villarroel, desecrating and hanging his corpse in the streets of La Paz.

American high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating Tennessee's Butler Act by teaching evolution in class.

World War I: An Imperial German Navy U-boat opened fire on a small convoy of barges and defending aircraft near the American town of Orleans, Massachusetts.

Much of central Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was burned and looted during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.

A large earthquake occurred near Crete, triggering a tsunami, and causing widespread destruction around the eastern Mediterranean region.

Pope Pontian began his pontificate, succeeding Urban I.

Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to resign his office.

The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.

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

Born on July 21st, 1738

German author and theologian

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

Same year Born in 1738

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 21st

Albert John Luthuli (Episcopal Church)

Arbogast

Barhadbesciabas

Carlos of Brazil (Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church)

Daniel (Catholic Church)

Lawrence of Brindisi

Praxedes

Victor of Marseilles

July 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Liberation Day in 1944 (Guam)

Belgian National Day (Belgium)

Racial Harmony Day (Singapore)

Summer Kazanskaya (Russia)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

21.7.1738

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Leap year

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 104,000 days old!

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

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Who's birthday is on July 21st?

Same year
Born in 1738

Calendar
July 1738

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