April 21 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | April 21 Calendar
April 21st Daily Holidays include:
- Big Word Day
- Blue & Green Day – April 21, 2023 (Third Friday in April)
- Bulldogs are Beautiful Day
- International Hemp Day
- Keep Off the Grass Day
- Kindergarten Day
- National Chocolate Covered Cashews Truffle Day
- National Pet CBD Day
- National Surprise Drug Test Day
- National Tea Day
- National Yellow Bat Day
- Queen’s Birthday – April 21 (This is her actual birthday, an official birthday is celebrated on the Second Saturday in June)
- San Jacinto Day
- Thank You for Libraries Day
- Tuna Rights Day
- World Creativity and Innovation Day
April 21: Famous Birthdays
- April 21, 1816 – Charlotte Bronte, English author and poet (Jayne Eyre) (d. 1955)
- April 21, 1838 – John Muir, Scottish-American naturalist and author, and Founder of the Sierra Club (d. 1914)
- April 21, 1922 – Alistair MacLean, Scottish author (Several of his books have been made into movies. The Guns of Navarone, Ice Station Zebra, and Where Eagles Dare) (d. 1987)
- April 21, 1926 – Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther Ireland from 1952. Present
- April 21, 1936 – James Dobson, American evangelist, psychologist, and author who founded Focus on the Family
- April 21, 1948 – Paul Davis, American singer-songwriter (I Go Crazy) (d. 2008)
- April 21, 1951 – Tony Danza, American actor and producer (Taxi, Who’s the Boss?)
- April 21, 1958 – Andie MacDowell, American actress (Green Card, Groundhog Day)
- April 21, 1979 – James McAvoy, Scottish actor
- April 21, 1980 – Tony Romo, American football player
- April 21, 2007 – Pincess Isabella of Denmark
April 21: Historical Events
- April 21, 1506 – Portuguese Catholics slaughter over 1,900 suspected Jews during the three day Lisbon Massacre
- April 21, 1789 – John Adams is sworn in as the 1st U.S. Vice President
- April 21, 1836 – At the Battle of San Jacinto during the Texas Revolution, Sam Houston leads a defeat against Mexico
- April 21, 1862 – U.S. Congress establishes the U.S. Mint in Denver, CO
- April 21, 1878 – First Lady Lucy Hayes, begins egg rolling contest on the White House lawn to celebrate Easter
- April 21, 1918 – During World War I, Canadian pilot Captain Arthur Roy Brown shoots down German fighter ace Baron von Richthofen, who was known as “The Red Baron”
- April 21, 1941 – Greece surrenders to Nazi Germany
- April 21, 1952 – Secretaries Day is celebrated for the first time (now called Administrative Professionals’ Day)
- April 21, 1962 – The Seattle World’s Fair (Century 21 Exposition) opens.
- April 21, 1965 – The 64-65 New York World’s Fair opens for it’s second and final season
- April 21, 1981 – United States furnishes $1 billion in arms to Saudi-Arabia
- April 21, 1987 – 2nd biggest one day gain in the history of the Dow Jones as it increases 664.7
- April 21, 1989 – George W. Bush & Edward W. Rose become CEO of the Texas Rangers
- April 21, 1995 – Timothy McVeigh is arrested by the FBI and charged with the Oklahoma City bombing
April 21: Music Events
- April 21, 1956 – Elvis Presley’s, ‘Heartbreak Hotel’, hits #1
- April 21, 1963 – Beatles meet the Rolling Stones for the 1st time
- April 21, 1984 – Footloose hits #1 on the Album charts, and knocks ‘Thriller’ from the top after 37 weeks
- April 21, 1988 – Barbra Streisand records ‘You’ll Never Know’
April 21: Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for April 21 is Taurus.
April Birthstone:
What is the April Birthstone? Diamond
The diamond is the traditional birthstone of April and holds significant meaning for those born in that month, thought to provide the wearer with better relationships and an increase in inner strength. Wearing diamonds is purported to bring other benefits such as balance, clarity and abundance.
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