Historical Events In 2021

Jul 11   Copa América Final, Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro: Argentina beats Brazil, 1-0; Lionel Messi named player of the tournament in his first major international title victory on this day in history.  

Jul 11   Moldova holds a parliamentary election, with the Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) obtaining a majority of seats in the year 2021.  

Jul 11   Thousands of Cubans, most of them young, attend a rare anti-government protest in San Antonio de los Baños to protest the increased food and medicine shortages brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic in the year 2021.  

Jul 11   In the year 2021 wimbledon Men's Tennis: Novak Đoković claims a record equalling 20th Grand Slam title; beats Matteo Berrettini of Italy 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3  

Jul 12   In the year 2021 2021 European floods: Heavy rain causes flooding in the border region of Germany and Belgium, resulting in 229 deaths, including 184 in Germany, 42 in Belgium with 1 person still missing there,[150] and 2 in Romania. The event is attributed to a slowed jetstream caused by climate change.[150]  

Jul 13   337 die in violent protests and looting in South Africa following the jailing of Jacob Zuma , with more than 200 shopping malls set alight [1] in the year 2021.  

Jul 13   After the Supreme Court declares his incumbency unconstitutional, KP Oli is succeeded by Sher Bahadur Deuba as 43rd Prime Minister of Nepal on this day in history.  

Jul 18   On this day in history an international investigation reveals that spyware sold by Israel's NSO Group to different governments is being used to target heads of state, along with thousands of activists, journalists and dissidents around the world.  

Jul 18   British Open Men's Golf, Royal St George's GC: American Collin Morikawa becomes first male in history to win his debut at 2 separate major events [2020 PGA C'ship]; beats Jordan Spieth by 2 strokes in the year 2021.  

Jul 19   Blue Origin successfully conducts its first human test flight, with a reusable New Shepard rocket delivering four crew members into space: its founder Jeff Bezos, Bezos' brother Mark, 18-year-old Oliver Daemen (who becomes the youngest person to go into space), and 82-year-old aviator and Mercury 13 member Wally Funk (who becomes the oldest person to go into space) in the year 2021.  

Jul 19   On this day in history day of Hajj: Women are permitted to attend without a male guardian (mehrem) provided they go in a trustworthy group.  

Jul 19   Leftist schoolteacher Pedro Castillo is confirmed as President of Peru over a month after the 2021 Peruvian general election on this day in history.  

Jul 20   In the year 2021 amazon founder Jeff Bezos goes into space in first unpiloted suborbital flight with all-civilian crew, aboard rocket developed by his company Blue Origin  

Jul 21   The International Olympic Committee awards Brisbane the right to host the 2032 Summer Olympics in the year 2021.  

Jul 23   In the year 2021 the 2020 Summer Olympics were held in Tokyo, Japan. They were originally scheduled for 24 July–9 August 2020, but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[160]  

Jul 23   On this day in history the Court of Appeal of Samoa deemed the swearing-in of FiamÄ“ Naomi MataÊ»afa and her government as constitutional, ending a three-month constitutional crisis.  

Jul 25   In the year 2021 tunisian president Kais Saied formally takes power in the country, suspending the parliament and sacking the prime minister.  

Jul 27   On this day in history american gymnast and four-time Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles withdraws from the women's team final at the Tokyo Games citing need to focus on her mental health; also misses individual finals  

Jul 28   On this day in history the first direct observation of light from behind a black hole is reported, confirming Einstein's theory of general relativity.  

Jul 29   Roscosmos' Nauka laboratory docks with the International Space Station following a protracted seventeen-year development and launch on 21 July. Hours after docking, a malfunction of its thrusters causes a temporary loss of control of the station, spinning it up to 45 degrees from its normal orbital attitude on this day in history.  

Jul 29   On this day in history the oil tanker Mercer Street is attacked off the coast of Oman.  

Jul 31   American swimming superstar Katie Ledecky wins the women's 800m gold for an unprecedented third consecutive Olympics in Tokyo; claims distance 800/1500m double on this day in history.  

Aug 01   American virologist Dr. Anthony Fauci says "things are going to get worse" as US COVID-19 cases double in 10 days due to surge of Delta variant on this day in history.  

Aug 02   70% of American have had at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot, a target President Joe Biden had hoped to meet by 4 July in the year 2021.  

Aug 03   Singer Tony Bennett celebrates his 95th birthday with Lady Gaga in the first of 2 "farewell" performances at Radio City Music Hall, NYC on this day in history.  

Aug 03   In the year 2021 the oil tanker Asphalt Princess is hijacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.  

Aug 04   On this day in history 2020 Summer Olympics: Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya is given political asylum in Poland through a humanitarian visa after attempts by the Belarus Olympic Committee to repatriate her against her will.[170]  

Aug 04   On this day in history cOVID-19 pandemic: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpasses 200 million worldwide.  

Aug 04   On this day in history rihanna named the world's wealthiest female musician worth $1.7 billion by Forbes [1]  

Aug 05   In the year 2021 fC Barcelona confirms record breaking Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi will leave the club because of Spanish La Liga regulations on player payments  

Aug 05   Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts (80) announces he will be unable to accompany the band on its 2021 U.S. tour, based on medical advice; American Steve Jordan tapped to fill in on this day in history.  

Aug 05   Tigray War: The Tigray Defense Forces seize the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Lalibela in the year 2021.  

Aug 09   The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases the first part of its Sixth Assessment Report, which concludes that the effects of human-caused climate change are now "widespread, rapid, and intensifying" in the year 2021.  

Aug 10   Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo resigns amid a sexual harassment scandal on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   On this day in history death of dame Elmira Minita Gordon, 1st Governor-General of Belize (b. 1930)  

Jan 02   On this day in history death of modibo Keita, 8th Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1942)  

Jan 02   Michael McKevitt, Irish republican paramilitary leader (b. 1949) died in the year 2021.  

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

Jan 04   Martinus J. G. Veltman, Dutch Nobel theoretical physicist (b. 1931) died in the year 2021.  

Jan 04   On this day in history death of albert Roux, French chef and restaurateur (b. 1935)  

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

Jan 07   In the year 2021 death of michael Apted, English filmmaker (b. 1941)