Historical Events In August - 21
Saturday, 07 September 2024
2013 37 people are killed and 16 are injured in a bus crash near Chin Swee Temple, Malaysia on this day in history.
2014 Israeli airstrike in Rafah kills Mohammed Abu Shammala, Raed al Atar and Mohammed Barhoum on August - 21.
2017 On August - 21 next total solar eclipse visible from North America
2017 The next total solar eclipse visible from Canada will happen on this day on this day in history.
2017 Total solar eclipse visible from North America on August - 21.
2017 On this day in history london's parliament clock Big Ben chimes for the last time before a four-year restoration process for its tower starts
2017 Destroyer USS John S McCain collides with an oil tanker near Singapore leaving 10 missing and 5 injured on this day in history.
2017 On August - 21 johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $417m to woman who developed ovarian cancer after using their talc-based products
2017 Chile's constitutional court approves bill to ease country's total abortion ban on this day in history.
2017 A total solar eclipse (nicknamed "The Great American Eclipse") is visible within a band across the entire contiguous United States of America, passing from the Pacific to the Atlantic coasts on this day in history.
2018 Michael Cohen, President Trump 's personal lawyer, pleads guilty to charges including illegal payment at direction of Trump to women Trump had affairs with on August - 21.
2018 On August - 21 australian PM Malcolm Turnbull calls for and wins a leadership vote 43-35 over Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton
2018 Paul Manafort, former Trump campaign chairman, is convicted on eight counts of fraud in a federal court in Alexandria, Virginia on August - 21.
2018 Water-ice first detected on the Moon by India's Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft (2008-9) in findings published by scientists on this day in history.
2018 Californian Representative Duncan Hunter indicted for using campaign funds for personal expenses including holidays and flight for a pet rabbit on this day in history.
2019 German Chancellor challenges British PM Boris Johnson to find a solution to a no-deal Brexit in 30 days at their meeting in Berlin on this day in history.
2019 The Rock [Dwayne Johnson] named highest paid actor for a second year in a row, earning $89.4m on August - 21.
2019 Amazon rainforest wildfires: Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) reports fires burning in the Amazon rainforest at a record rate, with more than 36,000 in the year to date, while smoke reaches São Paulo more than 1,700 miles (2,700 km) away on this day in history.
2019 Giuseppe Conte offers his resignation as Prime Minister of Italy in order to avoid a no-confidence motion on this day in history.
2020 BTS 's release new single Dynamite, becomes 1st video to be watched more than 100 million times in 24 hours on YouTube on this day in history.
2023 Canadian wildfires: 68% of the Northwest Territories are forced to evacuate to other parts of the country due to wildfires on August - 21.
2023 Saudi Arabia is accused of mass killing hundreds of African migrants attempting to cross its border with Yemen on August - 21.
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