Thursday March 21, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

March 21: Day of the Week

March 21, 2024 was the 81st day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 285 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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Here’s the March calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

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.

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 Event(s)

1821
Greek War of Independence: First revolutionary act in the monastery of Agia Lavra, Kalavryta.
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.
1857
An earthquake in Tokyo, Japan kills over 100,000.
1871
Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his trek to find the missionary and explorer David Livingstone.
1921
The New Economic Policy is implemented by the Bolshevik Party in response to the economic failure as a result of War Communism.
1945
World War II: British troops liberate Mandalay, Burma.
1963
Alcatraz, a federal penitentiary on an island in San Francisco Bay, closes.
1965
Ranger program: NASA launches Ranger 9 which is the last in a series of unmanned lunar space probes.
1989
Sports Illustrated reports allegations tying baseball player Pete Rose to baseball gambling.
1990
Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule.

Who were born on March 21?

1801
Maria Theresa of Tuscany, Queen of Sardinia (d. 1855)
1918
Patrick J. Lucey, American politician
1924
Dov Shilansky, Israeli politician (d. 2010)
1940
Solomon Burke, American singer (d. 2010)
1949
Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist and cultural critic
1958
Gary Oldman, English actor
1973
Ananda Lewis, American model and television personality
1975
Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player
1989
Takeru Satoh, Japanese actor
2004
Count Claus-Casimir of Orange-Nassau, Jonkheer van Amsberg

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