Page 8: Historical Events In 2021

Aug 12   The 2021 Zambian general election is held on this day in history.   

Aug 14   In the year 2021 a 7.2-magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti, killing more than 2,100 people.   

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

Aug 15   Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau calls a snap election for 20 September, two years ahead of schedule on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 2021 josephine Baker will be the first black woman to be interred in the Panthéon in Paris, according to the French government   

Aug 22   On this day in history uS Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Singapore to begin a short visit to South East Asia   

Aug 24   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 in the year 2021.   

Aug 24   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] on this day in history.   

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   The United States launches an airstrike killing the Islamic State member who is believed to have planned the Kabul airport bombings in the year 2021.   

Aug 29   In the year 2021 hurricane Ida strikes New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.   

Aug 30   The UN Environment Programme announces that leaded petrol in road vehicles has been phased out globally, a hundred years after its introduction in the year 2021.   

Aug 30   The United States withdraws its last remaining troops from Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, ending 20 years of operations in Afghanistan in the year 2021.   

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 01   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 in the year 2021.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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] on this day in history.   

Sep 07   On this day in history el Salvador becomes the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as an official currency.   

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

Sep 08   On this day in history uS Biden administration releases blueprint calling for 44% of American electricity to come from the sun by 2050 (currently 3%) [1]   

Sep 09   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 in the year 2021.   

Sep 12   40th MTV Video Music Awards: Lil Nas X, Justin Bieber , and Olivia Rodrigo win in the year 2021.   

Sep 12   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 in the year 2021.   

Sep 13   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 in the year 2021.   

Sep 13   On this day in history 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.   

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

Sep 14   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 on this day in history.   

Sep 14   In the year 2021 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.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 2021 spaceX launches the first all-civilian spaceflight from Cape Canaveral, Florida, for three-day orbit around Earth [1]   

Sep 15   In the year 2021 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   On this day in history french President Emmanuel Macron says France has killed leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi   

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Jan 01   Dame Elmira Minita Gordon, 1st Governor-General of Belize (b. 1930) died on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Modibo Keita, 8th Prime Minister of Mali (b. 1942) died in the year 2021.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of albert Roux, French chef and restaurateur (b. 1935)   

Jan 05   On this day in history death of colin Bell, English footballer (b. 1946)   

Jan 07   Michael Apted, English filmmaker (b. 1941) died in the year 2021.