What happened on July 21

60 documented historical events happened on July 21, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Pope Pontian began his pontificate, succeeding Urban I. On the same day, in another year: A large earthquake occurred near Crete, triggering a tsunami, and causing widespread destruction around the eastern Mediterranean region. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on July 21, including Jim Clyburn, Denis Menke, Mallikarjun Kharge. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

91 people with a Wikipedia article died on July 21, including Empress Wei (Tang dynasty), Shangguan Wan'er, Henry Percy (Hotspur). The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

14 observances are celebrated on July 21 around the world: Christian feast day: Alberic Crescitelli, Christian feast day: Albert John Luthuli (Episcopal Church), Christian feast day: Arbogast, Christian feast day: Barhadbesciabas, Christian feast day: Carlos of Brazil (Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church), Christian feast day: Daniel (Catholic Church). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.