Page 6: Historical Events In 2021

Jun 13   In this year, French Open Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković claims his 19th Grand Slam singles title; beats Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4   

Jun 13   Israel's Knesset votes in a new coalition government with Naftali Bennett as Prime Minister, ousting Benjamin Netanyahu after a record 12 years   

Jun 13   July 10 - The 2021 Copa América, hosted behind closed doors by Brazil, is held, and is won by Argentina.   

Jun 13   US President Joe Biden has tea with Queen Elizabeth II at Windsor Castle   

Jun 14   COVID-19 pandemic: Novavax announces 90.4% overall efficacy in its Phase 3 U.S. and Mexico trial   

Jun 14   Cristiano Ronaldo removes sponsors coke bottles from his press table at the European Championships, prompting the company share price to drop $4 billion.   

Jun 15   NY Governor Andrew Cuomo announces a "return to life as we know it" lifting all COVID-19 restrictions after the state passes 70% vaccinated with one dose   

Jun 17   The China National Space Administration sends its inaugural three astronauts to occupy the Tiangong Space Station, the country's inaugural space station   

Jun 20   COVID-19 pandemic: Brazil is recorded as becoming the second country to surpass half a million deaths from the virus   

Jun 20   In this year, 2021 Armenian parliamentary election: Acting PM Nikol Pashinyan claims the country's snap election, with his Civil Contract party gaining 54% of the vote.   

Jun 22   Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez pardons nine Catalan politicians and activists for the 2017 illegal secession referendum.   

Jun 23   Britney Spears requests a judge end her court-ordered conservatorship, states "I think this conservatorship is abusive. I don't think I can live a full life"   

Jun 23   In this year, 2021 ICC World Test Championship Final: New Zealand claims the 2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship.[130].   

Jun 24   Surfside condominium collapse: A portion of the Champlain South Towers condominium building collapses in Surfside, Florida, United States, leaving 98 people dead. One survivor was pulled from the wreckage while 35 others were evacuated from the uncollapsed section of the building   

Jun 25   WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus confirms the COVID-19 Delta variant is the most transmissible to date, now present in 85 countries and spreading rapidly [1].   

Jun 28   Tigray War: The Tigray Defense Force seizes the Tigrayan capital Mekelle shortly after the Ethiopian government declares a ceasefire   

Jun 29   COVID-19 pandemic: The number of vaccinations administered worldwide exceeds 3 billion   

Jun 29   Former South African President Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15 months in prison on contempt of court charges   

Jun 30   Pennsylvania Supreme overturns comedian Bill Cosby 's sexual assault conviction, ruling that the prosecutor who brought the case was bound by his predecessor’s agreement not to charge Cosby in return for Cosby's testimony in a related civil suit; Cosby immediately released from prison   

Jul 01   Britain's Princes William and Harry unveil statue to their mother Princess Diana , on what would have been her 60th birthday, at Kensington Palace   

Jul 01   Indonesian President Joko Widodo announces a two-week lockdown for the islands of Java and Bali amid the worst COVID-19 outbreak in South East Asia   

Jul 01   President Xi Jinping makes a defiant address at celebrations in Tiananmen Square, Beijing to mark the 100 year centenary of the Chinese Communist Party [1].   

Jul 03   Over 130 wildfires, fuelled by lightning strikes, burn through Western Canada following a record-breaking heatwave in North America that results in over 600 deaths.[140].   

Jul 04   Pope Francis undergoes surgery to remove part of his colon in Rome   

Jul 04   Researchers reveal there are 14 living descendants of Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci [1].   

Jul 05   More than 1000 Afghan soldiers flee to neighbouring Tajikistan after clashing with Taliban militants.   

Jul 05   Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he will scrap all COVID-19 restrictions in England from 19 July, to become most unrestricted country in Europe   

Jul 06   Mary Simon is named Canada's inaugural indigenous Governor General by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau   

Jul 07   Assassination of Jovenel Moïse: Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is shot to death at 1:00 am local time in his home. inaugural Lady Martine Moïse is injured and hospitalized   

Jul 08   COVID-19 pandemic: The number of deaths from COVID-19 surpasses 4 million.   

Jul 08   US President Joe Biden says US troops will withdraw from Afghanistan by August 31, despite increased Taliban gains across the country   

Jul 10   The 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup is held in, and is won by, the United States.   

Jul 11   Billionaire Richard Branson flies to the edge of space on his Virgin Galactic rocket plane in space tourism test   

Jul 11   Bulgaria holds a parliamentary election, with the party There Is Such a People (ITN) leading   

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Jan 01   Dame elmira minita gordon: 1st governor-general of belize (b. 1930)   

Jan 02   Modibo keita: 8th prime minister of mali (b. 1942)   

Jan 02   Michael mckevitt: Irish republican paramilitary leader (b. 1949)   

Jan 03   Gerry marsden: English musician (b. 1942)   

Jan 04   Martinus j. g. veltman: Dutch nobel theoretical physicist (b. 1931)   

Jan 04   Albert roux: French chef and restaurateur (b. 1935)   

Jan 05   Colin bell: English footballer (b. 1946)   

Jan 07   Michael apted: English filmmaker (b. 1941)