March 21 historical events
717 — Battle of Vincy
The Battle of Vincy (or Vinchy, now Les Rues-des-Vignes) was a battle of the Frankish civil war of 715–18 fought near Cambrai, in the modern département of Nord. It was a contest between Charles Martel and the Austrasians on one side and the king of the Franks, Chilperic II, and his mayor of the palace, Ragenfrid, on the other. After the Battle of Amblève in 716, King Chilperic and Ragenfrid returned defeated to Neustria. Instead of following them at once, Charles again used tactics he would use all his remaining life, in a successful military career. He took time to rally more men and prepare, before descending in full force. By the following spring, Martel had attracted enough support to confront the Neustrians. He chose where to provoke them to battle, and, at a place and time of his choosing. Charles eventually followed them and dealt them a serious blow at Vincy on 21 March 717.
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867 — Battle of York (867)
The Battle of York was fought between the Vikings of the Great Heathen Army and the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria on 21 March 867 in the city of York. Formerly controlled by the Roman Empire, York had been taken over by the Anglo-Saxons and had become the capital of the Kingdom of Northumbria. In 866 this kingdom was in the middle of a civil war, with Ælla and Osberht both claiming the crown.
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1180 — Antoku succeeds Emperor Takakura
The young Crown Prince Tokihito succeeded Emperor Takakura and became Emperor Antoku. His formal enthronement ceremony followed later.
March 21 in the Julian calendar and March 28 in the proleptic Gregorian calendar.
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1349 — Erfurt massacre (1349)
The Erfurt massacre refers to the massacre of the Jewish community in Erfurt, Germany, on March 21, 1349. Accounts of the number of Jews killed in the massacre vary from over 100 to 1000 to approximately 3000, and some Jews set fire to their homes and possessions and perished in the flames before they could be lynched. The many Black Death persecutions and massacres that occurred in France and Germany at that time were sometimes in response to accusations that the Jews were responsible for outbreaks of the Black Death, and other times justified by the belief that killing the local Jews would prevent the spread of the Black Death to that locale.
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1373 — Battle of Chiset
The Battle of Chiset also known as the Battle of Chizai or Battle of Chizé was fought at Chizé on 21 March 1373 between English and French forces during the Hundred Years' War. The French had laid siege to the town and the English sent a relief force. The French, led by Bertrand du Guesclin, met the relief force and defeated it.
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1639 — Bishops' Wars
The Bishops' Wars were two wars fought in 1639 and 1640 between Charles I and his Covenanter opponents in Scotland. They were the first of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, that also include the First and Second English Civil Wars, the Irish Confederate Wars, and the 1650 to 1652 Anglo-Scottish War. In 1637, Charles I, then king of Scotland and England, imposed changes in religious practice on the Church of Scotland.
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1644 — Relief of Newark
The Relief of Newark (21 March 1644) was a Royalist victory during the First English Civil War. It was a personal victory for Prince Rupert and it resulted in the Royalists holding Newark-on-Trent until almost the end of the war.
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1646 — Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold
The Battle of Stow-on-the-Wold (21 March 1646) took place near Stow-on-the-Wold in Gloucestershire during the First English Civil War. It was a Parliamentarian victory by detachments of the New Model Army over the last Royalist field army. In the spring of 1646, King Charles I of England was getting ever more desperate to hold the Royalist cause together whilst waiting for the long promised relief forces from Ireland, Scotland and France.
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1659 — Swedish conquest of Langeland (1659)
The Swedish conquest of Langeland (Danish: Erobringen af Langeland) was a Swedish amphibious invasion and conquest of the Danish island of Langeland in March 1659, during the Dano-Swedish War of 1658–1660. By performing a pincer movement through two different beachheads, the Swedes, commanded by Carl Gustaf Wrangel, managed to conquer the island despite resistance.
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1746 — Battle of Dornoch
The Battle of Dornoch took place on 20 March 1746 and was part of the Jacobite rising of 1745 in Scotland. However, although recorded in history as a "battle" there was no actual fighting between the two sides. Instead a large rebel Jacobite force advanced on a position held by a force loyal to the British-Hanoverian Government who were taken by surprise and forced into a retreat.
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1761 — Battle of Grünberg
The Battle of Grünberg (21 March 1761) was fought between French and allied Prussian and Hanoverian troops in the Seven Years' War at village of Grünberg, Hesse, near Stangenrod. The French, led by the Jacques Philippe de Choiseul, inflicted a significant defeat on the allies, taking several thousand prisoners, and capturing 18 military standards. The allied loss prompted Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick to lift the siege of Cassel and retreat.
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1784 — Battle of the Catalina River
The Battle of the Catalina River was a military engagement fought on March 21, 1784 during the Spanish conquest of the present day Arizona. The combatants were Apache and Navajo warriors, Spanish soldiers and Tucson militia.
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1784 — Spanish cavalry guards are attacked at Tucson
At dawn on 21 March 1784, Apache and Navajo fighters attacked Spanish cavalry guards protecting livestock at the Presidio San Augustin del Tucson in southern Arizona, in the present-day United States.
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1788 — Great New Orleans Fire (1788)
The Great New Orleans Fire (1788) was a fire that destroyed 856 of the 1,100 structures in New Orleans, Louisiana (New Spain), on March 21, 1788, spanning the south central Vieux Carré from Burgundy to Chartres Street, almost to the Mississippi River front buildings. An additional 212 buildings were destroyed in a later city-wide fire, on December 8, 1794.
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1791 — Siege of Bangalore
The Siege of Bangalore was a siege of the town and fortifications of Bangalore during the Third Anglo-Mysore War by forces of the British East India Company, led by Charles, Earl Cornwallis against a Mysorean garrison, while Tipu Sultan, Mysore's ruler, harried the camps and positions of the besiegers. Arriving before the town on 5 February 1791, Cornwallis captured the town by assault on 7 February, and after six weeks of siege, stormed the fortress on 21 March.
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1794 — Battle of Saint-Raphaël
The Battle of Saint-Raphaël took place during the Haitian Revolution.
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1799 — Battle of Ostrach
The Battle of Ostrach, also called the Battle by Ostrach, occurred on 20–21 March 1799. It was the first non-Italy-based battle of the War of the Second Coalition. The battle resulted in the victory of the Austrian forces, under the command of Archduke Charles, over the French forces, commanded by Jean-Baptiste Jourdan. The battle occurred during Holy Week, 1799, amid rain and dense fog.
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1801 — Battle of Alexandria (1801)
The Battle of Alexandria (also known as the Battle of Canope/Canopus) was fought on 21 March 1801, where the British army and naval forces repelled an assault by the French army as part of the French invasion of Egypt and Syria. Led by General Sir Ralph Abercromby, the British entrenched army engaged a French force under Divisional-general Jacques-François Menou near the ruins of Nicopolis, on the narrow spit of land between the Mediterranean Sea and Abukir.
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1801 — Surrender of Saint Barthélemy (1801)
The surrender of Saint Barthélemy occurred during the War of the Second Coalition. On 19 March, a British fleet arrived off the Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy and demanded its surrender. Britain had moved to occupy the colony as part of deteriorating Anglo-Swedish relations resulting from Sweden's decision to join the Second League of Armed Neutrality.
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1804 — Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law
The Napoleonic Code (French: Code Napoléon), officially the Civil Code of the French (French: Code civil des Français; simply referred to as Code civil), is the French civil code established during the French Consulate in 1804 and still in force in France, although heavily and frequently amended since its inception.
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1809 — Battle of Miajadas
The battle of Miajadas took place on 21 March 1809 in Miajadas, Spain, and saw the Spanish cavalry led by General Henestrosa ambush the 10th French Horse Chasseurs Regiment commanded by Colonel Subervie. The French troopers suffered heavy losses when the two Spanish cavalry regiments charged them by the flank.
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1809 — Åland Offensive
The Åland Offensive was part of a threefold attack on native Sweden by the Russian Empire during the Finnish War, to force Sweden into the Continental System and to give up Finland. Åland was to be used for an immediate attack on Stockholm. Only minor skirmishes occurred when Gotthard Johann von Knorring launched his Åland offensive on 10 March 1809, since the Swedes under Georg Carl von Döbeln quickly withdrew over the ice to Stockholm.
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1814 — Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube
The Battle of Arcis-sur-Aube (20–21 March 1814) saw an Imperial French army under Napoleon face a much larger Allied army led by Karl Philipp, Prince of Schwarzenberg during the War of the Sixth Coalition. On the second day of fighting, Emperor Napoleon finally realized he had blundered into battle as he was massively outnumbered, and immediately ordered a masked retreat.
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1818 — Battle of Noukouma
The Battle of Noukouma was fought on 21 March 1818 between a small force of jihadists led by Seku Amadu and a Bamana force led by General Jamogo Séri. It was the first and most significant battle of Seku Amdadu's jihad and saw an unexpected jihadist victory against the numerically superior Bamana army. The victory was interpreted as a divine miracle by many and allowed Seku Amadu to rapidly expand his army to over 40,000.
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1821 — Greek War of Independence: Greek revolutionaries seize Kalavryta
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence fought by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire from 1821 to 1829. In 1826, the Greeks were assisted by the British Empire, the Kingdom of France, and the Russian Empire, while the Ottomans were aided by their vassals, especially by the Eyalet of Egypt.
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1829 — The Wellington–Winchilsea duel takes place in London involving the Prime Minister the Duke of Wellington
The Wellington-Winchilsea Duel took place on 21 March 1829 at Battersea, then in Surrey on the outskirts of London. It was a bloodless duel fought between the British prime minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and George Finch-Hatton, 10th Earl of Winchilsea. It was the second and last duel fought by a sitting prime minister following the 1798 Pitt–Tierney duel on Putney Heath.
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1849 — Battle of Mortara
The Battle of Mortara was fought between 19,000 Austrian and 26,000 Italian forces on 21 March 1849. It was an Austrian tactical success.
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1858 — Capture of Lucknow
The Capture of Lucknow (Hindi: लखनऊ का क़ब्ज़ा, Urdu: لکھنؤ کا قبضہ) was a battle of Indian rebellion of 1857. The British recaptured the city of Lucknow which they had abandoned in the previous winter after the relief of a besieged garrison in the Residency, and destroyed the organised resistance by the rebels in the Kingdom of Awadh (or Oudh, as it was referred to in most contemporary accounts).
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1860 — Second siege of Veracruz
The second siege of Veracruz was a military encounter of Mexico's Reform War that took place around the port of Veracruz in 1860. Conservative President Miguel Miramón besieged the Liberal capital, Veracruz, for over a month but was compelled to withdraw after he ran out of ammunition. Part of his problem was that he was unable to blockade the port by sea due to the intervention of the United States off Antón Lizardo (see Battle of Antón Lizardo).
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1864 — Battle of Henderson's Hill
The Battle of Henderson's Hill (March 21, 1864), also known as the Bayou Rapides, saw a reinforced Union Army division led by Brigadier General Joseph A. Mower opposed by a regiment of Confederate Army cavalry and attached artillery under Colonel William G. Vincent. That evening, during a rainstorm, Mower sent one infantry brigade on a circuitous march to gain the rear of Vincent's command.
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1865 — Harmony skirmish
The Harmony skirmish was a small engagement of the American Civil War between Confederate forces under Colonel John Mosby and Union forces under Colonel Marcus Reno on March 21, 1865, near the village of Harmony (present-day Hamilton) in Loudoun County, Virginia. A Union raiding party that was sent into Loudoun County to eliminate Confederate partisans was ambushed by Mosby's Rangers near the village of Harmony.
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1871 — Ontario general election, 1871
The Ontario general election of 1871 was the second general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on March 21, 1871, to elect the 82 Members of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario ("MLAs"). The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Edward Blake, won a slim majority of the seats, and formed the government. The Ontario Conservative Party, led by John Sandfield Macdonald, served as the official opposition.
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1874 — 1874 Scottish Cup final
The 1874 Scottish Cup final was the inaugural final of the Scottish Cup and the final of the 1873–74 Scottish Cup, the most prestigious knockout football competition in Scotland. The match took place at Hampden Park on 21 March 1874 and was contested by Queen's Park and Clydesdale. Queen's Park won the match 2–0 with goals from Billy MacKinnon and Robert Leckie.
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1891 — 1891 FA Cup final
The 1891 FA Cup final was contested by Blackburn Rovers and Notts County at the Kennington Oval. Blackburn won 3–1, their second consecutive FA Cup Final victory, with goals by Geordie Dewar, Jack Southworth and William Townley. James Oswald scored Notts County's goal.
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1897 — Italian general election, 1897
General elections were held in Italy on 21 March 1897, with a second round of voting on 28 March. The "Ministerial" left-wing bloc, led by Giovanni Giolitti remained the largest in Parliament, winning 327 of the 508 seats.
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1915 — German attacks on the Vistula bridgehead end
On March 21, 1915, German commander Richard von Frommel halted his attacks on Russian positions at the Vistula bridgehead. The fighting formed part of the Eastern Front in World War I.
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1916 — First Battle of Ķekava
The First Battle of Kekava occurred in March 1916 in Kekava, Latvia, along the Eastern Front during World War I.
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1918 — Germany’s spring offensive begins with Operation Michael in France
On March 21, 1918, German forces opened Operation Michael against British positions near Saint-Quentin in northern France. It was the first major attack of the German spring offensive, intended to defeat the Allies before large numbers of American troops could reach the Western Front. Later operations extended the wider campaign into other sectors, including Flanders.
March 21 is the opening attack in France. Fighting in Belgian Flanders belonged to later phases of the wider offensive.
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1918 — Battle of Hijla
The Battle of Hijla (21 March 1918) was fought by the forces of the British and Turkish Empires during the Sinai and Palestine Campaign of the First World War. Hijla (now called Makhadet Hijla', lit. 'Partridge Ford'; cf. nearby Deir Hajla) is on the River Jordan a few miles upriver from the Dead Sea.
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1918 — Heimosodat
The Finnish term Heimosodat (singular heimosota) refers to a series of armed conflicts and private military expeditions in 1918–1922 into areas of the former Russian Empire that bordered on Finland and were inhabited in large part by other Finnic peoples. The term has been translated into English as "Kindred Nations Wars", "Wars for kindred peoples", "Kinfolk wars", or "Kinship Wars," specifically referring to Finnic kinship.
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1919 — The Hungarian Soviet Republic is established becoming the first Communist government to be formed in Europe after the October Revolution in Russia
The Hungarian Soviet Republic, also known as the Socialist Federative Soviet Republic of Hungary was a short-lived state that existed from 21 March 1919 to 1 August 1919 (133 days), succeeding the First Hungarian Republic. The Hungarian Soviet Republic was a small rump state run by communists and socialists which, at its time of establishment, controlled approximately only 23% of Hungary's historic territory.
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1920 — March 1920 Zagreb local elections
On 21 March 1920 local elections were held in Zagreb, the first ones in the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. The incumbent mayor was Stjepan Srkulj from the Croatian Union party, who took office in 1917. Svetozar Delić of the Socialist Workers' Party of Yugoslavia was elected mayor, but his term lasted only six days before being suspended by the government.
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1921 — Headford Ambush
The Headford Ambush was carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 21 March 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. The IRA's 2nd Kerry Brigade ambushed a train carrying British troops of the Royal Fusiliers at Headford Junction railway station near Killarney, County Kerry. This sparked a battle lasting almost an hour, in which at least 13 people were killed – nine British soldiers, two IRA volunteers and three civilians.
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1923 — Kashihara Line completed in Nara Prefecture
The railway extension from Hirahata to Kashiharajingū-mae opened to passengers, completing the route from Saidaiji to Kashihara.
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1925 — Ravel's opera L'enfant et les sortilèges, to a libretto by Colette, is premiered at the Opéra de Monte-Carlo
L'enfant et les sortilèges: Fantaisie lyrique en deux parties (The Child and the Spells: A Lyric Fantasy in Two Parts) is an opera in one act, with music by Maurice Ravel to a libretto by Colette. It is Ravel's second opera, his first being L'heure espagnole. Written from 1917 to 1925, L'enfant et les sortilèges was first performed in Monte Carlo on 21 March 1925, conducted by Victor de Sabata.
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1925 — Butler Act
The Butler Act was a 1925 Tennessee law prohibiting public school teachers from denying the Genesis account of humankind's origin. The law also prevented the teaching of the evolution of humans from what it referred to as lower orders of animals in place of the Biblical account. The law was introduced by Tennessee House of Representatives member John Washington Butler, for whom the law was named.
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1928 — Calvin Coolidge presents Charles Lindbergh with the Medal of Honor
President Calvin Coolidge presented Charles Lindbergh with the Medal of Honor at the White House. The award recognized Lindbergh’s solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic in 1927.
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1929 — Holland with Boston by-election, 1929
The Holland with Boston by-election, 1929 was a by-election held on 21 March 1929 for the British House of Commons constituency of Holland with Boston in Lincolnshire. The by-election was caused by the death of the town's Unionist Party Member of Parliament (MP) Arthur Dean, who had held the seat at the 1924 general election. At that election, Labour came second and the Liberals third. Labour had won the seat in 1918, but it had been gained by the Unionists in a by-election just before the 1924 general election.
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1929 — North Lanarkshire by-election, 1929
The Lanarkshire North by-election, 1929 was a parliamentary by-election held in the United Kingdom on 21 March 1929 for the House of Commons constituency of North Lanarkshire in Scotland.
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1937 — Ponce massacre
The Ponce massacre was an event that took place on Palm Sunday, 21 March 1937, in Ponce, Puerto Rico, when a peaceful civilian march turned into a police shooting in which 19 civilians and two policemen were killed, and more than 200 others wounded. Most of the dead were reportedly shot in their backs. The march had been organized by the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party to commemorate the abolition of slavery in Puerto Rico by the governing Spanish National Assembly in 1873, and to protest the U.S. Government's imprisonment of the Party's leader, Pedro Albizu Campos, on sedition charges.
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1940 — 1940 Alberta general election
The 1940 Alberta general election was held on March 21, 1940, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. Despite its failure to implement its key policy, providing prosperity certificates to all Albertans, the Social Credit Party of Premier William Aberhart won a second term in government. Nevertheless, it lost eleven seats that it had won in the 1935 landslide.
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1943 — Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion
Rudolf-Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff (27 March 1905 – 27 January 1980) was an officer in the German Army. As a Wehrmacht intelligence officer, he attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler by suicide bombing on 21 March 1943; the plan failed when Hitler left early, but Gersdorff was undetected. That same month, soldiers from his unit discovered the mass graves of the Soviet-perpetrated Katyn massacre.
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1945 — Operation Carthage
Operation Carthage, on 21 March 1945, was a British World War II air raid on Copenhagen, Denmark, which incurred significant collateral damage. The target of the raid was the Shellhus, used as Gestapo headquarters in the city centre. It was used for the storage of dossiers and the torture of Danish citizens during interrogations. The Danish Resistance had long asked the British to conduct a raid against this site. As a result, the building was destroyed, 18 prisoners were freed, and anti-resistance Nazi activities were disrupted.
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1945 — Battle of the Transdanubian Hills
The Battle of the Transdanubian Hills (also known in Bulgaria as the Drava Operation (Bulgarian: Дравска операция, Dravska operatsiya)) was a defensive operation of the Bulgarian First Army during Bulgaria's participation in World War II against German Wehrmacht forces, who were trying to capture the north bank of the Drava river as part of Operation Spring Awakening. Combat in the Transdanubian Hills lasted from 6 to 21 March 1945.
World War II: Bulgaria and the Soviet Union successfully complete their defense of the north bank of the Drava River as the Battle of the Transdanubian Hills concludes.
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1946 — The Los Angeles Rams sign Kenny Washington
On March 21, 1946, the Los Angeles Rams signed Kenny Washington, helping end the NFL’s exclusion of Black players.
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1952 — Moondog Coronation Ball
The Moondog Coronation Ball was a concert held at the Cleveland Arena in Cleveland, Ohio on March 21, 1952. It is generally accepted as the first major rock and roll concert.
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1959 — 1959 Western Australian state election
Elections were held in the state of Western Australia on 21 March 1959 to elect all 50 members to the Legislative Assembly. The result was a hung parliament—the two-term Labor government, led by Premier Albert Hawke, was defeated with an average swing against it of about 7 per cent, but the Liberal-Country Party coalition, led by Opposition Leader David Brand, won exactly half of the seats, and needed the support of at least one of the two Independent Liberal members to obtain a majority in the Assembly.
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1959 — 1959 New South Wales state election
The 1959 New South Wales state election was held on 21 March 1959. It was conducted in single member constituencies with compulsory preferential voting and was held on boundaries created at a 1957 redistribution. The election was for all of the 94 seats in the Legislative Assembly.
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1960 — 1960 Taiwanese presidential election
Indirect elections were held for the presidency and vice-presidency of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan on March 21, 1960. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Hall in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek and Vice President Chen Cheng was re-elected.
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1960 — Sharpeville massacre
The Sharpeville massacre occurred on 21 March 1960, when police opened fire on a crowd of people who had assembled outside the police station in the township of Sharpeville in the then Transvaal Province of the then Union of South Africa (today part of Gauteng) to protest against the apartheid system and its pass laws.
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1965 — 1965 Pakistani general election
General elections were held in Pakistan on 21 March 1965. The National Assembly was elected indirectly by the basic democracy electoral college system, with electoral college members elected in October and November 1964.
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1965 — NASA launches the last Ranger lunar probe
Ranger 9 launched from Cape Kennedy. The final spacecraft in the Ranger program sent back close-up images before striking the Moon near the crater Alphonsus.
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1966 — Finnish parliamentary election, 1966
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 20 and 21 March 1966.
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1966 — 1966 Taiwanese presidential election
Indirect elections were held for the presidency and vice-presidency of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan on March 21, 1966. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Hall in Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek was re-elected for the fourth term with his Vice-President Yen Chia-kan. The amendment of the Temporary Provisions against the Communist Rebellion in 1960 had allowed Chiang Kai-shek to seek for unlimited terms.
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1967 — Battle of Suoi Tre
The Battle of Suoi Tre (Vietnamese: suối Tre) occurred during the early morning of 21 March 1967 during Operation Junction City, a search and destroy mission by American military forces in Tay Ninh Province of South Vietnam, to the west of the capital Saigon. After being challenged heavily to begin with, the Americans gained the upper hand and completed a convincing victory over the Viet Cong. They found 647 bodies and captured seven prisoners, 65 crew-served and 94 individual weapons. The Americans losses were 36 dead and 190 wounded, a fatality ratio of more than twenty to one in their favour.
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1968 — Battle of Karameh
The Battle of Karameh (Arabic: معركة الكرامة) was a 15-hour military engagement between the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and combined forces of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF) in the Jordanian town of Karameh on 21 March 1968, during the War of Attrition. It was planned by Israel as one of two concurrent raids on PLO camps, one in Karameh and one in the distant village of Safi—codenamed Operation Inferno (Hebrew: מבצע תופת) and Operation Asuta (מבצע אסותא), respectively—but the former turned into a full-scale battle.
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1970 — San Diego hosts the Golden State Comic-Minicon
On March 21, 1970, a one-day comic convention was held at the U.S. Grant Hotel in San Diego to raise money for a larger convention later that year.
The first three-day Comic-Con followed in August 1970.
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1972 — 1972 Taiwanese presidential election
Indirect elections were held for the presidency and vice-presidency of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan on March 21, 1972. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Kai-shek, aged 85, was re-elected for the fifth term with his Vice President Yen Chia-kan. President Chiang died in office on April 5, 1975.
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1972 — Edmund Muskie leads Illinois’s 1972 Democratic presidential primary
Edmund Muskie defeated Eugene McCarthy in the statewide Democratic presidential preference vote. Voters chose convention delegates on separate ballots in their congressional districts.
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1975 — 1975 Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill
A spill of the leadership of the Liberal Party of Australia took place on 21 March 1975. It came about as a result of Malcolm Fraser's continued dissatisfaction with the party's direction under Billy Snedden. Fraser's challenge was successful – he defeated Snedden by 37 votes to 27, thus becoming Leader of the Opposition.
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1976 — 1976 Polish parliamentary election
Parliamentary elections were held in Poland on 21 March 1976.
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1978 — 1978 Taiwanese presidential election
Indirect elections were held for the presidency and vice-presidency of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan on March 21, 1978. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. Premier Chiang Ching-kuo, son of former President Chiang Kai-shek, was elected as the President with Governor of Taiwan Province Hsieh Tung-min who became the first Taiwan-born Vice President.
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1978 — 1978 South Lebanon conflict
The 1978 South Lebanon conflict, also known as the First Israeli invasion of Lebanon and codenamed Operation Litani by Israel, began when Israel invaded southern Lebanon up to the Litani River in March 1978. It was in response to the Coastal Road massacre near Tel Aviv by Palestinian militants based in Lebanon. The conflict resulted in the deaths of 1,100–2,000 Lebanese and Palestinians, 20 Israelis, and the internal displacement of 100,000 to 250,000 people in Lebanon.
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1982 — 1981 Empress's Cup final
1981 Empress's Cup Final was the 3rd final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium in Tokyo on March 21, 1982. Shimizudaihachi SC won the championship.
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1983 — 1982 Empress's Cup final
1982 Empress's Cup Final was the 4th final of the Empress's Cup competition. The final was played at Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium in Tokyo on March 21, 1983. Shimizudaihachi SC won the championship.
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1984 — 1984 Taiwanese presidential election
Indirect elections were held for the presidency and vice-presidency of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan on March 21, 1984. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. Incumbent President Chiang Ching-kuo was re-elected for the second term with Governor of Taiwan Province Lee Teng-hui as the Vice President. Incumbent Vice-president Hsieh Tung-min decided not to seek for his second term due to old age.
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1985 — Rick Hansen begins his Man In Motion World Tour
Rick Hansen set off in his wheelchair from Vancouver’s Oakridge shopping centre. His round-the-world tour raised awareness about disability and funds for spinal cord research.
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1986 — 1986 African Cup of Nations final
The 1986 African Cup of Nations final was a football match that took place on 21 March 1986 at the Cairo Stadium in Cairo, Egypt, to determine the winner of the 1986 African Cup of Nations, the football championship of Africa organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Egypt won the title for the third time by beating Cameroon 5–4 on penalties with the game ending 0–0.
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1986 — World Figure Skating Championships
The World Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union (ISU). The World Championships are considered the most prestigious event in figure skating. The first World Championships were held in 1896 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and they have been held ever since with only four interruptions. A separate competition for women was established in 1905, with the men's and women's events held as separate competitions for several years.
Debi Thomas becomes the first African American to win the World Figure Skating Championships.
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1986 — China announces it will end atmospheric nuclear testing
Chinese premier Zhao Ziyang announced in Beijing that China would no longer conduct atmospheric nuclear tests. The announcement addressed above-ground testing.
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1988 — Kenyan general election, 1988
General elections were held in Kenya on 21 March 1988. At the time, the county was a one-party state with the Kenya African National Union as the sole legal party. The size of the National Assembly was expanded from 158 to 188 seats, whilst a further 12 members were appointed by President Daniel arap Moi.
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1989 — Transbrasil Flight 801
Transbrasil Flight 801 (TR801/TBA801) was a scheduled cargo flight from Eduardo Gomes International Airport to São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport that crashed on 21 March 1989. The Boeing 707 crashed into a heavily populated slum in Guarulhos 2 kilometres (1.2 mi; 1.1 nmi) from the runway. The crash resulted in the death of all 3 crew members and 22 people on the ground. 200 people were injured.
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1990 — 1990 Taiwanese presidential election
Indirect elections were held for the presidency and vice-presidency of the government of the Republic of China on Taiwan on March 21, 1990. The vote took place at the Chung-Shan Building in Yangmingshan, Taipei. Incumbent President Lee Teng-hui was elected, with Secretary-General to the President Lee Yuan-tsu as the Vice President. It was the last indirect presidential election in Taiwan.
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1990 — Namibia becomes independent
On March 21, 1990, Namibia became independent. At the independence ceremony in Windhoek, Sam Nujoma was sworn in as the country’s first president.
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1991 — WCW/New Japan Supershow I
WCW/New Japan Supershow I, (known as Starrcade in Tokyo Dome in Japan) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event that took place on March 21, 1991, in the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan. It was co-promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), who hosted the event, and the US-Based World Championship Wrestling (WCW), which supplied a number of the wrestlers on the show.
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1994 — United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the UN process for negotiating an agreement to limit dangerous climate change. It is an international treaty among countries to combat "dangerous human interference with the climate system". The main way to do this is limiting the increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. The Convention established the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities," which asserts that all countries share responsibility for addressing climate change.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change enters into force.
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1997 — Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth (1997)
Homenaje a Salvador Lutteroth (1997) (Spanish for "Homage to Salvador Lutteroth") was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on March 21, 1997 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The event was to honor and remember CMLL founder Salvador Lutteroth who died in March 1987. The annual March event would later be renamed Homenaje a Dos Leyendas ("Homage to two legends") as CMLL honored both Lutteroth and another retired or deceased wrestler.
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1999 — Finnish parliamentary election, 1999
Parliamentary elections were held in Finland on 21 March 1999. Despite suffering significant losses, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) remained the largest party of the Eduskunta and Paavo Lipponen remained Prime Minister.
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1999 — Living Dangerously (1999)
Living Dangerously (1999) was the second Living Dangerously professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW). It took place on March 21, 1999, from the Asbury Park Convention Hall in Asbury Park, New Jersey.
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1999 — 1999 Football League Cup final
The 1999 Football League Cup final was played between Tottenham Hotspur and Leicester City, at Wembley on Sunday, 21 March 1999. Tottenham won the game, and their third League Cup, with an injury-time diving header from Allan Nielsen after a cross from the right from Steffen Iversen had been blocked by goalkeeper Kasey Keller.
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2000 — 2000 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
The 2000 Illinois Democratic presidential primary took place on March 21, 2000, the third primary Tuesday of the month, as the only state voting on that day in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Illinois primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 190 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 161 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.
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2000 — 2000 Illinois Republican presidential primary
The 2000 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 21 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 2000 presidential election. 74 delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates. Texas Governor George W. Bush won the contest with 67.40% of the popular vote and the majority in every congressional district.
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2000 — Operation Audacity
Operation Audacity (Filipino: Oplan Pagpangahas) was a military operation during the 2000 Philippine campaign against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front which took place in Cotabato, Philippines. The Philippine Army, primarily units of its 6th Infantry Division, assaulted and cleared Moro Islamic Liberation Front forces from the Carmen-Banisilan area of Cotabato.
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2000 — Philippine government launches its 2000 campaign against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front
The Philippine military campaign against the Moro Islamic Liberation Front ran from 21 March to 9 July 2000 in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. It was described as the government's "all-out war"; the entry records the campaign, not a proven presidential order issued on 21 March.
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2000 — Bobby Rush defeats Barack Obama in an Illinois congressional primary
Incumbent Bobby Rush won the Democratic primary in Illinois’s 1st congressional district. Barack Obama finished second in the South Side Chicago race.
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2001 — 2001 Castel by-election
The 2001 Castel by-election was held in the States of Guernsey district of Castel on 21 March 2001, following the resignation of deputy David John Nussbaumer due to other time commitments and frustrations with the current government. Medical doctor Hunter Adam was elected with 27.51% of the vote, defeating Pat Wisher and five other candidates. There were two polling stations at Castel Douzaine Room and Beaucamp Road.
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2002 — Niuean general election, 2002
General elections were held in Niue on 21 March 2002 to determine the composition of the twenty member national Assembly. All twenty outgoing members were re-elected, of which eight (all of them village representatives) were running unopposed. Voter turnout was close to 100%. The Niue People's Party obtained six seats, and was able to form a government with the support of eight independent members. The remaining six seats were also held by independents. Young Vivian (NPP) became Premier. Sani Lakatani was his deputy.
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2003 — Homenaje a Dos Leyendas: El Santo y Salvador Lutteroth (2003)
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas: El Santo y Salvador Lutteroth (2003) (Spanish for "Homage to Two Legends: El Santo and Salvador Lutteroth") was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on March 21, 2003 in Arena México, Mexico City, Mexico. The event was to honor and remember CMLL founder Salvador Lutteroth who died in March 1987. It also honored El Santo, the most famous Mexican professional wrestler ever. The name of the annual March event would later be shortened to just Homenaje a Dos Leyendas after CMLL had a falling out with El Santo's son El Hijo del Santo, with the event honoring a different wrestler along with Lutteroth.
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2004 — Malaysian general election, 2004
A general election was held on Sunday, 21 March 2004 for members of the 11th Parliament of Malaysia. Voting took place in all 219 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. State elections also took place in 505 state constituencies in 12 out of 13 states of Malaysia (except Sarawak) on the same day.
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2004 — Salvadoran presidential election, 2004
A presidential election was held in El Salvador on Sunday, 21 March 2004. The Salvadoran people elected a new president, together with his vice-president, for a five-year term. Antonio "Tony" Saca of the ARENA party won the election. El Salvador's constitution provides for a second-round runoff vote in the event that no candidate secures an absolute majority; however, Saca's 57% share of the vote meant that the second round, scheduled for 2 May, would not take place.
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2004 — Sabah state election, 2004
The 2004 Sabah state election was held on Sunday, 21 March 2004, concurrently with the Malaysian general election, 2004. This election featured 12 new state seats increasing the total seats from 48 to 60. There was also an additional three parliament seats in Sabah following the 2003 delineation of electoral boundaries. The Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition comprehensively won this election after the only major opposition party in Sabah Parti Bersatu Sabah joined the BN coalition in 2002.
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2004 — 2004 Football League Trophy final
The 2004 Football League Trophy Final was the 21st final of the domestic football cup competition for teams from Football Leagues One, Two and The Conference, the Football League Trophy. The final was played at Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 21 March 2004. The match was contested between Blackpool and Southend United. Blackpool won the match 2–0 with goals from John Murphy and Danny Coid.
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2004 — 2004 Aquitaine regional election
A regional election took place in Aquitaine on 21 March and 28 March 2004, along with all other regions. Alain Rousset (PS) was re-elected President of the Council.
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2004 — 2004 Pays de la Loire regional election
A regional election took place in the region of Pays de la Loire on March 21 and March 28, 2004, along with all other regions. Jacques Auxiette (PS) was elected President of the Council.
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2004 — 2004 Centre regional election
A regional election took place in the former region of Centre (now Centre-Val de Loire) on 21 March and 28 March 2004, along with all other regions. Michel Sapin (PS) was re-elected President of the Council (from 1998 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2007).
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2004 — 2004 Picardy regional election
A regional election took place in Picardy on March 21 and March 28, 2004, along with all other regions. Claude Gewerc (PS) was elected President of the former Council of Picardy (now merged to Regional Council of Hauts-de-France), defeating incumbent Gilles de Robien.
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2004 — 2004 Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional election
A regional election took place in Nord-Pas-de-Calais on 21 and 28 March 2004, along with all other regions. Daniel Percheron (PS) was re-elected President of the Council.
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2004 — 2004 Burgundy regional election
A regional election took place in Burgundy on 21 March and 28 March 2004, along with all other regions. François Patriat (PS) was re-elected President of the Council.
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2004 — 2004 Languedoc-Roussillon regional election
A regional election took place in Languedoc-Roussillon on March 21 and March 28, 2004, along with all other regions. Georges Frêche (PS) was elected President of the former Languedoc-Roussillon Council (now merged to Regional Council of Occitania), defeating incumbent Jacques Blanc.
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2004 — 2004 Upper Normandy regional election
A regional election took place in Upper Normandy on 21 March and 28 March 2004, along with all other regions. Alain Le Vern (PS) was re-elected President of the Council.
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2005 — 2005 Red Lake shootings
On March 21, 2005, a domestic double homicide followed by a mass shooting occurred at two locations in the Red Lake Indian Reservation in Red Lake, Minnesota, United States. That afternoon, 16-year-old Jeff Weise killed his grandfather (an Ojibwe Red Lake police sergeant) and his grandfather's girlfriend at home. After taking his grandfather's police weapons and bulletproof vest, Weise drove his grandfather's police car to Red Lake Senior High School, where he was enrolled.
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2006 — La Copa Junior (2006)
La Copa Junior (2006) (Spanish for "The Junior Cup") was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLLl; Spanish "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament took place on March 21, 2006 in Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico. CMLL's recurring La Copa Junior tournament featured second, third or fourth generation wrestlers completing against each other.
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2007 — 2007 Czech Social Democratic Party leadership election
The Czech Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) leadership election of 2007 was held on 21 March 2007. Jiří Paroubek was reelected as party's leader. Election was marked by conflict between Paroubek and his predecessor Miloš Zeman. Jaroslav Foldyna announced that he considers running against Paroubek. Foldyna was a supporter of Miloš Zeman. Zeman himself endorsed Foldyna's candidature. Some members of parliament publicly expressed their support for Foldyna.
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2007 — 2007 Norfolk Island legislative election
The 2007 Norfolk Island legislative election was held on 21 March 2007 to elect the 12th Norfolk Island Legislative Assembly, the prime legislative body of Norfolk Island. This was the first election to use a modified electoral system, which had been introduced by the Assembly in 2005. Electors each have nine equal votes, which can be divided in any way between candidates, but no more than two votes could be given to any particular individual candidate.
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2007 — 2007 FAW Premier Cup final
The 2007 FAW Premier Cup final was the final of the 10th season of the FAW Premier Cup. The final was played at Newport Stadium in Newport on 21 March 2007 and marked the first time the final has been staged at the stadium. The match was contested by Newport County and The New Saints.
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2008 — Homenaje a Dos Leyendas (2008)
Homenaje a Dos Leyendas 2008 (Spanish for "Homage to Two Legends") was a professional wrestling major show event produced by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL), which took place on March 21, 2008 in Arena Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico. The two legends honored at that year's event was CMLL founder Salvador Lutteroth, who is always honored at Dos Leyendas and Black Shadow. The main event was a singles match between Perro Aguayo Jr. and Héctor Garza under Lucha de Apuestas rules, with both men putting their hair on the line.
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2009 — Jiří Paroubek is re-elected leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party
On March 21, 2009, Jiří Paroubek was re-elected leader of the Czech Social Democratic Party. He was the only candidate and received 410 votes from the 548 delegates present; 121 voted against him and 17 ballots were invalid.
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2009 — 2009 Taça da Liga final
The 2009 Taça da Liga final was a football match between Benfica and Sporting CP which was held on the 21 March 2009 at Estádio do Algarve, Faro. It was the final match of the 2008–09 Taça da Liga, the 2nd season of the Taça da Liga, a football competition for the 32 teams in the Primeira Liga and the Liga de Honra.
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2009 — 2009 Svenska Supercupen
2009 Svenska Supercupen (Swedish Super Cup 2009) was the 3rd edition of Svenska Supercupen annual football match that 2008 winners IFK Göteborg unsuccessfully defended its title losing to Allsvenskan champions Kalmar FF who successfully pursued the competition title, 1-0. The match was played on 21 March 2009 at Fredriksskans in Kalmar. Daniel Mendes scored a late goal in the 89th minute the only game goal.
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2009 — 2009 Queensland state election
The 2009 Queensland state election was held on 21 March 2009 to elect all 89 members of the Legislative Assembly, a unicameral parliament. The election saw the incumbent Labor government led by Premier Anna Bligh defeat the Liberal National Party of Queensland led by Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg, and gain a fifth consecutive term in office for her party.
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2009 — 2009 Slovak presidential election
Presidential elections were held in Slovakia in March and April 2009, the country's third direct presidential elections. After no candidate received a majority of the vote in the first round on 21 March, the second round on 4 April saw Ivan Gašparovič become the first Slovak president to be re-elected, defeating opposition candidate Iveta Radičová by 56% to 44%.
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2010 — French regional elections, 2010
Regional elections were held in France on 14 and 21 March 2010. At stake were the presidencies of each of France's 26 régions, which, though they do not have legislative autonomy, manage sizable budgets. The elections resulted in significant gains for the French Socialist Party (PS) and its allies, who went on to control 21 of the 22 regions of Metropolitan France.
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2010 — UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones
UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones (also known as UFC on Versus 1) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 21, 2010 in Broomfield, Colorado, United States at the 1stBank Center. This event was the UFC's debut on Versus. The event was also shown on a large number of international networks including Rogers Sportsnet in Canada, Televisa in Mexico, and ESPN in the UK.
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2010 — 2010 Taça da Liga final
The 2010 Taça da Liga final was the third final of the Taça da Liga competition in Portugal. The final was played at the Estádio Algarve in Faro on 21 March 2010 and marked the third time that the final has been staged at the stadium since the competition began. The match opposed two teams of the Big Three, S.L. Benfica and FC Porto.
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2010 — Destination X (2010)
The 2010 Destination X was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) promotion. It took place on March 21, 2010 at the TNA Impact! Zone in Orlando, Florida. The event was originally advertised as an all X Division pay-per-view. It was the sixth event under the Destination X chronology and the third event of the 2010 TNA PPV schedule.
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2010 — 2010 Scottish League Cup final
The 2010 Scottish League Cup final was the final match of the 2009–10 Scottish League Cup, the 63rd season of the Scottish League Cup.
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2010 — 2010 Franche-Comté regional election
The Franche-Comté regional election, 2010 took place in March 2010.
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2012 — 2012 Maharashtra panchayat elections
Elections for over 27 Zilla Parishads in Maharashtra, India, were held on 21 March 2012. The main contenders were the ruling United Progressive Alliance consisting of Indian National Congress and Nationalist Congress Party on one side and the opposition National Democratic Alliance consisting of Shiv Sena and Bharatiya Janata Party on the other side.
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2012 — 2012 Malian coup d'état
The 2012 Malian coup d'état began on 21 March that year, when mutinying Malian soldiers, displeased with the management of the Tuareg rebellion, attacked several locations in the capital Bamako, including the presidential palace, state television, and military barracks. The soldiers, who said they had formed the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State, declared the following day that they had overthrown the government of Amadou Toumani Touré, forcing him into hiding.
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2013 — 2013 City of London Corporation election
The 2013 City of London Corporation election took place on 21 March 2013 to elect members of the Court of Common Council in the City of London Corporation, England. These elections take place every four years. As in the previous election, the vast majority of Council members were elected as independents.
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2013 — March 2013 Australian Labor Party leadership spill
A leadership spill in the Australian Labor Party, the party of government in the Parliament of Australia, was held on 21 March 2013. Prime Minister Julia Gillard called a ballot for the Leadership and Deputy Leadership of the Labor Party for 4.30pm, following a press conference by former Labor Leader and Regional Minister Simon Crean over persistent leadership tensions.
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2013 — Battle of Timbuktu
The Battle of Timbuktu occurred in Timbuktu, Mali, in March 2013, between Islamist groups and Mali government forces supported by France. On the night of 20–21 March, a group of Islamist militants tried to infiltrate the airport. A car with armed men also tried to break into the city; however, French and Malian forces pushed them back.
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2014 — Atlantis and Euforia win CMLL’s 2014 tag-team tournament
Atlantis and Euforia won the final of CMLL’s Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles. It took place at Arena México as part of Homenaje a Dos Leyendas.
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2015 — 11th Nationalist Movement Party Ordinary Congress
The 11th Nationalist Movement Party Ordinary Congress (Turkish: 11. Milliyetçi Hareket Partisi Olağan Kongresi) was a political party convention held by the Turkish right-wing Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) on 21 March 2015. The Congress resulted in the re-election of Devlet Bahçeli as party leader, with rivals failing to obtain enough signatures to contest the leadership election.
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2015 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. LaFlare (also known as UFC Fight Night 62) was a mixed martial arts event held on March 21, 2015, at the Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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2018 — 2018 Antiguan general election
General elections were held in Antigua and Barbuda on 21 March 2018 to elect members to House of Representatives of the 15th Antigua and Barbuda Parliament. Each of the 17 constituencies elected one Member of Parliament (MP). The governing Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party led by Gaston Browne was returned to power, winning 15 of the 17 seats, increasing their majority by one seat.
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2018 — 2018 Dutch municipal elections
Municipal elections were held on 21 March 2018 in 335 municipalities in the Netherlands. This election determined the composition of the municipal councils for the following four years. The election coincided with the Intelligence and Security Services Act referendum.
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2018 — K-1 World GP 2018 Japan: K’Festa.1
K-1 World GP 2018 Japan: K’Festa.1 was held on March 21, 2018, at Saitama Super Arena.
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2019 — 2019 Xiangshui chemical plant explosion
On 21 March 2019, a major explosion occurred at a chemical plant in Chenjiagang Chemical Industry Park, Chenjiagang, Xiangshui County, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China. According to reports published on 25 March, 78 people were killed and 617 injured. The State Council of China officially recognized the severity of the accident, often referred to as the "3.21 Explosive Accident".
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2019 — 2019 Sinjar clashes
The Sinjar clashes (2019) refer to a conflict that took place between the Iraqi Army and Kurdistan Workers' Party-affiliated forces in the Sinjar from 17 to 21 March 2019.
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2020 — UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards
UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Edwards was a planned mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship originally planned to take place on March 21, 2020, at The O2 Arena in London, England. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was eventually postponed (see section below).
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2020 — 2020 W-League grand final
The 2020 W-League grand final was the final match of the 2019–20 W-League season to decide the champions of women's soccer in Australia for the season. The match was played between Melbourne City and Sydney FC behind closed doors at AAMI Park in Melbourne, Victoria. Spectators were not permitted at the match due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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2021 — 2021 Republic of the Congo presidential election
Presidential elections were held in the Republic of the Congo on 21 March 2021. Incumbent president Denis Sassou Nguesso was re-elected with 88% of the vote. His main opponent, Guy Brice Parfait Kolélas, died hours after polls closed.
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2021 — Apure clashes (2021–2022)
The 2021 Apure clashes started on 21 March 2021 in the south of the Páez Municipality, in the Apure state in Venezuela, specifically in La Victoria, a location bordering with Colombia, between guerrilla groups identified as Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC-EP) dissidents and the Venezuelan government led by Nicolás Maduro.
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2021 — Fastlane (2021)
The 2021 Fastlane was a professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) and livestreaming event produced by WWE, held for wrestlers from the promotion's main roster brands, Raw and SmackDown. It was the sixth Fastlane and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it took place on March 21, 2021, from the WWE ThunderDome, a bio-secure bubble that at the time was hosted at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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2021 — 2020 Supercopa de Chile
The 2020 Supercopa de Chile (known as the Súper Copa Easy 2020 for sponsorship purposes) was the eighth edition of the Supercopa de Chile, championship organised by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional (ANFP). The match was played by the 2019 Chilean Primera División champions Universidad Católica and the 2019 Copa Chile champions Colo-Colo on 21 March 2021 at Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos in Santiago.
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2021 — K’Festa.4 holds its first day in Tokyo
On March 21, 2021, K-1 held the first day of K’Festa.4 at Tokyo Garden Theater in Tokyo, Japan.
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2021 — RIZIN.27 takes place in Nagoya
On March 21, 2021, RIZIN.27 took place at Nippon Gaishi Hall in Nagoya, Japan, with mixed martial arts and kickboxing bouts.
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2022 — China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735
China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 (MU5735) was a domestic passenger flight from Kunming Changshui International Airport to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China. At 14:23 China Standard Time (06:23 UTC) on 21 March 2022, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft descended steeply mid-flight and struck the ground at high speed in Teng County, Wuzhou, Guangxi, killing all 132 passengers and crew on board.
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2022 — Battle of Moshchun
The battle of Moshchun was a series of military engagements for control of the village of Moshchun and its surroundings during the initial phase of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The battle lasted from 5 March to 21 March 2022, and has been described as "one of the fiercest and most important battles during the defense of Kyiv."
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2023 — 2023 Zorkoum attack
On March 21, 2023, jihadists from Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin attacked a Burkinabe base in Zorkoum, Centre-Ouest, killing fourteen soldiers and pro-government militiamen dead along with twenty jihadists dead.
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2023 — 2023 Jacksonville mayoral election
The 2023 Jacksonville mayoral election was held on March 21, 2023, with a runoff held on May 16. Incumbent Republican mayor Lenny Curry was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office. Seven candidates filed to run, including four Republicans, two Democrats, and an independent. Jacksonville mayoral elections use a blanket primary system in which all candidates, regardless of party affiliation, appear on the same ballot.
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2023 — LGBTQ rights in Kurdistan
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people in Kurdistan face legal and social challenges not experienced by non-LGBTQ residents.
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2024 — Teguey attack
On March 21, 2024, militants from the Islamic State – Sahil Province (ISGS) ambushed Nigerien soldiers between the towns of Teguey and Bankilare, Tillabéri Region, Niger killing at least 23 soldiers.
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2026 — 2026 South Australian First Nations Voice election
The 2026 South Australian First Nations Voice election was held on 21 March 2026 to elect the First Nations Voice to Parliament, an advisory body for Indigenous Australians to the Parliament of South Australia. The election was held on the same day as the South Australian state election.
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2026 — 2026 South Australian state election
A state election was held on 21 March 2026 to elect the members of the 56th Parliament of South Australia. All 47 seats in the House of Assembly (lower house) were up for election, along with 11 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Council (upper house). The incumbent Labor government, led by Premier Peter Malinauskas, was elected to a second four-year term in government in a landslide victory.
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