About January 21
January 21, 2024 is the 21st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 345 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
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Aquarius is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 20 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On January 21
- 1749 –The Verona Philharmonic Theatre is destroyed by fire. It is rebuilt in 1754.
- 1864 –The Tauranga Campaign begins during the Maori Wars.
- 1887 –465 mm of rain falls in Brisbane, a record for any Australian capital city.
- 1893 –The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
- 1899 –Opel manufactures its first automobile.
- 1908 –New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
- 1915 –Kiwanis International is founded in Detroit, Michigan.
- 1919 –Meeting of the First Dáil Éireann in the Mansion House Dublin. Sinn Féin adopts Ireland’s first constitution. The first engagement of Irish War of Independence, Sologhead Beg, County Tipperary.
- 1925 –Albania declares itself a republic.
- 1931 –Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
- 1948 –The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day.
- 1950 –Alger Hiss is convicted of perjury.
- 1966 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Horse in Chinese astrology.
- 1968 –A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
- 1968 –Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins.
- 1971 –The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
- 1977 –President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all American Vietnam War draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to Canada.
- 1981 –Production of the iconic DeLorean DMC-12 sports car begins in Dunmurry, Northern Ireland.
- 2000 –Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutierrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas depose President Jamil Mahuad. Gutierrez is later replaced by Gen. Carlos Mendoza, who resigns and allows Vice-President Gustavo Noboa to succeed Mahuad.
- 2003 –A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless.
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