What are the important events that happened on March 21? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

March 21: Facts & Myths About This Day

March 21 is the 80^th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 285 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Friday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 8, 2025 – a Friday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 484,032 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘octacontagon’ day.

Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Aquamarine is the modern birthstone for this month. Jade is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 333 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,473 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

March 21: This Day In History

March 21st is the common date of the March equinox (although astronomically the equinox is more likely to fall on March 20 in all but the most easterly longitudes). In astrology, the day of the equinox is the first full day of the sign of Aries. It is also the traditional first day of the astrological year.

March 21 Historical Events

• 717 –
  Battle of Vincy between Charles Martel and Ragenfrid.
• 1188 –
  Emperor Antoku accedes to the throne of Japan.
• 1814 –
  Napoleonic Wars: Austrian forces repel French troops in the Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube.
• 1844 –
  The Bahá'í calendar begins. This is the first day of the first year of the Bahá'í calendar. It is annually celebrated by members of the Bahá'í Faith as the Bahá'í New Year or Náw-Rúz.
• 1919 –
  The Hungarian Soviet Republic is established becoming the first Communist government to be formed in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia.
• 1937 –
  Ponce Massacre: 18 people and a 7-year-old girl in Ponce, Puerto Rico, are gunned down by a police squad acting under orders of US-appointed Governor, Blanton C. Winship.
• 1952 –
  Alan Freed presents the Moondog Coronation Ball, the first rock and roll concert, in Cleveland, Ohio.
• 1970 –
  The first Earth Day proclamation is issued by Mayor of San Francisco Joseph Alioto.
• 1989 –
  Sports Illustrated reports allegations tying baseball player Pete Rose to baseball gambling.
• 2006 –
  Immigrant workers constructing the Burj Khalifa and a new terminal of Dubai International Airport riot causing $1M in damage.

Who were born on March 21?

• 1882 –
  Bascom Lamar Lunsford, American lawyer, folklorist, and folk musician (d. 1973)
• 1930 –
  James Coco, American actor (d. 1987)
• 1942 –
  Kostas Politis, Greek basketball player and coach
• 1946 –
  Timothy Dalton, British actor
• 1958 –
  Gary Oldman, English actor
• 1963 –
  Shawn Lane, American musician (d. 2003)
• 1968 –
  Greg Ellis, English actor
• 1982 –
  Aaron Hill, American baseball player
• 1989 –
  Rochelle Wiseman, English singer (The Saturdays)
• 1991 –
  Luke Chapman,English footballer

Who died on March 21?

• 1487 –
  Nicholas of Flue, Swiss hermit and saint (b. 1417)
• 1729 –
  John Law, Scottish economist (b. 1671)
• 1843 –
  Guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico (b. 1786)
• 1881 –
  Samuel Courtauld, American-born textile magnate (b. 1793)
• 1958 –
  Cyril M. Kornbluth, American writer (b. 1923)
• 1970 –
  Manolis Chiotis, Greek songwriter and musician (b. 1920)
• 1978 –
  Louis Cottrell, Jr., American musician (b. 1911)
• 1980 –
  Angelo Bruno, American mobster (b. 1910)
• 1980 –
  Peter Stoner, American mathematician, astronomer and Christian apologist (b. 1888)
• 1994 –
  Macdonald Carey, American actor (b. 1913)