Historical Events In 2021

Aug 12   On this day in history the 2021 Zambian general election is held.   

Aug 14   A 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti, killing more than 2,100 people on this day in history.   

Aug 15   2021 Taliban offensive: The Taliban capture Kabul; the Afghan government surrenders to the Taliban on this day in history.   

Aug 15   In the year 2021 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   In the year 2021 uS Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Singapore to begin a short visit to South East Asia   

Aug 24   In the year 2021 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   

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   2021 Kabul airport attack: At least 182 people are killed, including 13 U.S. service members, in a suicide bomb attack at Kabul airport on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Aug 30   The UN Environment Programme announces that leaded petrol in road vehicles has been phased out globally, a hundred years after its introduction on this day in history.   

Aug 30   On this day in history 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 in the year 2021.   

Sep 04   On this day in history nigerian government announces it is suspending Twitter indefinitely after it removed a post by President Muhammadu Buhari   

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   In the year 2021 el Salvador becomes the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as an official currency.   

Sep 08   Large statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee removed from plinth on Monument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia on this day in history.   

Sep 08   US Biden administration releases blueprint calling for 44% of American electricity to come from the sun by 2050 (currently 3%) [1] in the year 2021.   

Sep 09   In the year 2021 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   In the year 2021 uS Open Men's Tennis: Russia's Daniil Medvedev wins his first major title by shattering Novak Đoković 's hopes of completing a Grand Slam in one-sided 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 final   

Sep 13   On this day in history 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   

Sep 13   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 on this day in history.   

Sep 13   In the year 2021 the 2021 Norwegian parliamentary election is held.   

Sep 14   In the year 2021 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.   

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   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 in the year 2021.   

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   On this day in history spaceX launches the first all-civilian spaceflight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for three-day orbit around Earth [1]   

Sep 15   On this day in history 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   

Sep 16   French President Emmanuel Macron says France has killed leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi on this day in history.   

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Jan 01   Dame Elmira Minita Gordon, 1st Governor-General of Belize (b. 1930) died in the year 2021.   

Jan 02   In the year 2021 death of modibo Keita, 8th Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1942)   

Jan 02   Michael McKevitt, Irish republican paramilitary leader (b. 1949) died on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 2021 death of gerry Marsden, English musician (b. 1942)   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch Nobel theoretical physicist (b. 1931)   

Jan 04   Albert Roux, French chef and restaurateur (b. 1935) died in the year 2021.   

Jan 05   Colin Bell, English footballer (b. 1946) died in the year 2021.   

Jan 07   Michael Apted, English filmmaker (b. 1941) died on this day in history.