Page 8: Historical Events In 2021
Saturday, 18 January 2025
Aug 12 On this day in history the 2021 Zambian general election is held.
Aug 14 On this day in history a 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti, killing more than 2,100 people.
Aug 15 In the year 2021 2021 Taliban offensive: The Taliban capture Kabul; the Afghan government surrenders to the Taliban.
Aug 15 On this day in history canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls a snap election for 20 September, two years ahead of schedule
Aug 22 On this day in history josephine Baker will be the first black woman to be interred in the Panthéon in Paris, according to the French government
Aug 22 US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Singapore to begin a short visit to South East Asia on this day in history.
Aug 24 Beyoncé becomes first black woman and third person to wear the Tiffany Diamond in an advertising campaign for the company alongside her husband Jay-Z on this day in history.
Aug 24 In the year 2021 the 2020 Summer Paralympics were held in Tokyo, Japan. They were originally scheduled for 25 August–6 September 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[180]
Aug 26 On this day in history 2021 Kabul airport attack: At least 182 people are killed, including 13 U.S. service members, in a suicide bomb attack at Kabul airport.
Aug 27 On this day in history the United States launches an airstrike killing the Islamic State member who is believed to have planned the Kabul airport bombings.
Aug 29 Hurricane Ida strikes New Orleans, Louisiana, USA in the year 2021.
Aug 30 The UN Environment Programme announces that leaded petrol in road vehicles has been phased out globally, a hundred years after its introduction in the year 2021.
Aug 30 In the year 2021 the United States withdraws its last remaining troops from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, ending 20 years of operations in Afghanistan.
Aug 31 36-year old Cristiano Ronaldo is confirmed as a Manchester United player for a second time when his transfer from Juventus is ratified; Ronaldo left United in 2009 to join Real Madrid in the year 2021.
Sep 01 On this day in history 2021 Romanian political crisis: USR PLUS boycotts a Romanian government meeting organized to approve the so-called Anghel Saligny investment program and threatens a motion of no confidence, starting a political crisis in the country.
Sep 01 Cristiano Ronaldo breaks world record for goals scored in men's international football; hits his 110th and 111th goals for Portugal in 2-1 World Cup qualifying win over Republic of Ireland in Faro on this day in history.
Sep 04 Nigerian government announces it is suspending Twitter indefinitely after it removed a post by President Muhammadu Buhari on this day in history.
Sep 05 On this day in history 2021 Guinean coup d'état: Guinea's President Alpha Condé is detained by an elite military unit led by a former French legionnaire, Lt. Col. Mamady Doumbouya, claiming to have seized power.[190]
Sep 07 On this day in history el Salvador becomes the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as an official currency.
Sep 08 In the year 2021 large statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee removed from plinth on Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia
Sep 08 In the year 2021 uS Biden administration releases blueprint calling for 44% of American electricity to come from the sun by 2050 (currently 3%) [1]
Sep 09 On this day in history tom Brady becomes first player in NFL history to start 300 regular season games as he guides Tampa Bay Buccaneers to an opening day 31-29 win at home to Dallas Cowboys
Sep 12 In the year 2021 40th MTV Video Music Awards: Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber , and Olivia Rodrigo win
Sep 12 US Open Men's Tennis: Russia's Daniil Medvedev wins his first major title by shattering Novak Äoković 's hopes of completing a Grand Slam in one-sided 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 final on this day in history.
Sep 13 Nicki Minaj tweets misinformation about vaccines making men impotent, forcing prominent officials to publicly debunk it, including Antony Fauci and the Health Minister of Trinidad in the year 2021.
Sep 13 In the year 2021 prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob and Anwar Ibrahim, the leader of the main Malaysian opposition coalition Pakatan Harapan, sign a confidence and supply agreement ending the 18-month political crisis that has led to the fall of two successive governments in Malaysia.
Sep 13 The 2021 Norwegian parliamentary election is held in the year 2021.
Sep 14 North Korea demonstrates two short-range ballistic missiles that land just outside Japan's territorial waters; and then only hours later South Korea demonstrates its first submarine-launched ballistic missile on this day in history.
Sep 14 The inaugural season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, the third tier of European club football, kicks off with Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv winning 4–1 against Armenian club FC Alashkert in the year 2021.
Sep 15 On this day in history aUKUS: A trilateral security pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States is formed, to counter the influence of China. This includes enabling Australia to build its first nuclear-powered submarine fleet.
Sep 15 In the year 2021 several ministers of the Argentine president Alberto Fernández's cabinet resign after the government's defeat in the primary elections, triggering a political crisis in the country.
Sep 15 In the year 2021 spaceX launches the first all-civilian spaceflight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for three-day orbit around Earth [1]
Sep 15 US gymnasts, including Simone Biles , testify against former team doctor Larry Nassar at a Senate Committee hearing, criticizing a system that allowed it to happen in the year 2021.
Sep 16 In the year 2021 french President Emmanuel Macron says France has killed leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Next Page »