Born on 21st july

1.  Matthew Prior was born on 21st july 1664

2.  Frederick Dick, physician.Born on July 21 1881

3.  Hart Crane, poet (The Bridge).Born on July 21 1899

4.  Ernest Hemingway was born on 21st july 1899

5.  Ernest Hemingway, American novelist and short-story writer.Born on July 21 1899

6.  Marshall McLuhan, communication theorist (The Medium is the Message).Born on July 21 1911

7.  Isaac Stern, Russian-born violinist.Born on July 21 1920

8.  Billy Taylor, jazz pianist.Born on July 21 1921

9.  John Gardner, poet and novelist (Grendel, October Light).Born on July 21 1933

10. Les Aspin was born on 21st july 1938

11. John Negroponte was born on 21st july 1939

12. Tess Gallagher, American writer.Born on July 21 1943

13. Wendy Cope was born on 21st july 1945

14. Robin Williams, American comedian and actor.Born on July 21 1952

15. John Salazar was born on 21st july 1953

16. Jon Lovitz was born on 21st july 1957

17. Catherine Ndereba was born on 21st july 1972

18. Ali Landry  was born on 21st july 1973

19. CC Sabathia was born on 21st july 1980

20. Paloma Faith was born on 21st july 1981

21. Juno Temple was born on 21st july 1989

Indian history of 21st july

1.  Aurangzeb celebrated his being the emperor of Mugal Empire at Delhi. He was informally enthroned.21-July-1658

2.  Star Theatre was opened in Calcutta.21-July-1883

3.  Jairamdas Doulatram, great leader, journalist and freedom fighter, was born at Karachi.21-July-1891

4.  W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.21-July-1906

5.  Gulam Mohamad Bakshi, former Prime Minister Jammu and Kashmir, was born.21-July-1907

6.  Umashankar Jethalal Joshi, famous Gujarati poet, Hindi writer and educationist, was born at Bamna in Gujarat.21-July-1911

7.  Anand Bakshi, famous lyrisist, was born.21-July-1930

8.  Chandrakant Gulabrao Borde, cricket batsman (55 Tests for India 1959-67), was born in Pune.21-July-1934

9.  Establishment 'Mumabi Marathi Sahitya Sangh'.21-July-1935

10. Vasantrao Vishnu Limye, senior journalist and President of 'Ratnagiri District Parishad', was born.21-July-1936

11. Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.21-July-1947

12. Passenger Train and Freight Train collided near Dumraon killing 69 persons.21-July-1962

13. Kashi Vidyapeeth was given recognisation as University.21-July-1963

14. Hindi Post Guards was established by Government.21-July-1975

15. K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker.21-July-1977

16. Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as the President of India.21-July-1977

17. Bhudevchandra Basu, famous animal expert, passed away.21-July-1977

18. Terrorists breach Bhakra canal in Punjab.21-July-1984

19. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.21-July-1988

20. Jayalalitha ends fast, Centre to set up a committee; Karnataka rejects the proposal.21-July-1993

21. The Supreme Court declares that SC/ST will lose status on migration to other states.21-July-1994

22. Sajjad Husain, famous film music director, passed away.21-July-1995

23. Bansi Lal, Haryana Chief Minister, quits before seeking a trust vote; and rebels form a separate party.21-July-1999

24. The Janata Dal splits under Deve Gowda and Sharad Yadav. The latter group to support NDA.21-July-1999

25. A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces a special fund for population projects with the Planning Commission providing seed money of Rs. 100 crores. He was addressing the maiden meeting of the National Population Commission.21-July-2000

History of 21st july

1.  Henry IV defeats the Percys in the Battle of Shrewsbury in England.on July 21 1403

2.  The Peace of Breda ends the Second Anglo-Dutch War and cedes Dutch New Amsterdam to the English.on July 21 1667

3.  Russia and Turkey sign the Treaty of Pruth, ending the year-long Russo-Turkish War.on July 21 1711

4.  The Treaty of Passarowitz is signed by Austria, Venice and the Ottoman Empire.on July 21 1718

5.  Pope Clement XIV abolishes the Jesuit order.on July 21 1773

6.  Napoleon Bonaparte defeats the Arab Mameluke warriors at the Battle of the Pyramids.on July 21 1798

7.  In the first major battle of the Civil War, Confederate forces defeat the Union Army along Bull Run near Manassas Junction, Virginia. The battle becomes known as Manassas by the Confederates, while the Union calls it Bull Run.on July 21 1861

8.  Wild Bill Hickok kills gunman Dave Tutt in Springfield, Missouri, in what is regarded as the first formal quick-draw duel.on July 21 1865

9.  The James Gang robs a train in Adair, Iowa.on July 21 1873

10. Mary Church Terrell founds the National Association of Colored Women in Washington, D.C.on July 21 1896

11. French Captain Alfred Dreyfus is vindicated of his earlier court-martial for spying for Germany.on July 21 1906

12. The British House of Lords ratifies the Versailles Treaty.on July 21 1919

13. John Scopes is found guilty for teaching evolution in Dayton, Tenn., and is fined $100.on July 21 1925

14. France accepts Japan’s demand for military control of Indochina.on July 21 1941

15. U.S. Army and Marine forces land on Guam in the Marianas.on July 21 1944

16. The French sign an armistice with the Viet Minh that ends the war but divides Vietnam into two countries.on July 21 1954

17. Sirimavo Bandaranaike becomes the first woman prime minister of Ceylon.on July 21 1960

Born on 20th july

1.  Benjamin Franklin Wade was born on 20th july 180

2.  Francisco Petrarch, Italian poet and scholar.Born on July 20 1304

3.  Anne Hutchinson, religious liberal, one of the founders of Rhode Island.Born on July 20 1591

4.  Thomas Hughes was born on 20th july 1822

5.  John Graves Shedd, president of Marshall Field and Company.Born on July 20 1850

6.  Alphonse Allais was born on 20th july 1854

7.  Charles Ives was born on 20th july 1874

8.  Anna Neagle was born on 20th july 1904

9.  Edmund Hillary, New Zealand explorer.Born on July 20 1919

10. Cormac McCarthy, novelist (All the Pretty Horses).Born on July 20 1933

11. Wanda Jackson was born on 20th july 1937

12. Judy Chicago, artist.Born on July 20 1939

13. Chris Cannon was born on 20th july 1950

14. Ken Ham was born on 20th july 1951

15. Kate Mosse was born on 20th july 1961

16. Monica Ali was born on 20th july 1967

17. Katie Featherston was born on 20th july 1982

18. Alona Tal was born on 20th july 1983

19. ASAP Ferg was born on 20th july 1988

Indian history of 20th july

1.  Allau'd-din Khalji declared himself as King of Delhi after assissinating Jalal'ud-din Khalji. (19 0r 20).20-July-1296

2.  Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born.20-July-1531

3.  John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians.20-July-1636

4.  Portugal was taken over by Britishers.20-July-1654

5.  Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne.20-July-1680

6.  Jankibai passed away in jail.20-July-1829

7.  Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat.20-July-1898

8.  British to increase size of Royal Army in India.20-July-1903

9.  First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India.20-July-1905

10. Mohammed Baqa Jilani Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936), was born in Jullandur.20-July-1911

11. Habibur Rehman Ebrahim Chowdhary, cricket Test Umpire for 4 tests from 1959-64, was born at Mumbai.20-July-1916

12. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar established Bahishkrit Hitkarni Sabha.20-July-1924

13. Armistice for Indo-China signed.20-July-1954

14. Suez Canal nationalised by Gamal Abdul Nassar.20-July-1955

15. India's biggest sheet-glass manufacturing factory formally opened in Hazaribagh, Bihar.20-July-1957

16. M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.20-July-1969

17. Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.20-July-1969

18. Mira Behn (90), disciple of Mahatma Gandhi, passed away.20-July-1982

19. India withdraws from Edinburgh Commonwealth Games.20-July-1986

20. GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore.20-July-1990

21. Tamil Nadu Bandh organised by Tamil Nadu Government to protest against the killing of Tamils in Sri Lanka passes off peacefully.20-July-1990

22. Shanmugam, suspect in Rajiv murder case, found dead.20-July-1991

23. Chithira Tirunal Bala Rama Varma, former Maharaja of Travancore, passed away at the age of 78 years after a brief illness. His term as the descendant of the Chera dynasty saw many progressive reforms in the field of legislation, education and many more. He was hailed as ""Ashoka the second"", and Gandhiji parised him as a ""Historical won.20-July-1991

24. British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty.20-July-1993

25. Chander Mohan, son of Haryana CM Bhajanlal, wins the by-elections in the Kalka assembly constitutency by a margin of 61,800 votes.20-July-1993

26. Mr. Jaswant Singh, Prime Minister's special envoy, and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Strobe Talbott discuss nuclear non-proliferation and security-related issues in New Delhi.20-July-1998

27.In a nationwide swoop, IT Department officials search the residences of cricketers Kapil Dev, Mohammad Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja and former ICC Chairman Jagmohan Dalmiya and recover incriminating documents.20-July-2000

History of 20th july

1.  Tamerlane’s Mongols defeat Ottoman Turks at Angora.on July 20 1402

2.  The Spanish Armada sets sail from Corunna.on July 20 1588

3.  The Riot Act goes into effect in England.on July 20 1715

4.  Confederate General John Bell Hood attacks Union forces under General William T. Sherman outside Atlanta.on July 20 1864

5.  Imperial troops in Guizhou, China, kill 20,000 Miao rebels.on July 20 1867

6.  Sioux chief Sitting Bull surrenders to the U.S. Army.on July 20 1881

7.  Alexander Kerensky becomes the premier of Russia.on July 20 1917

8.  The U.S. Army Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) begins its first training class at Fort Des Moines, Iowa.on July 20 1942

9.  Adolf Hitler is wounded in an assassination attempt by German Army officers at Rastenburg.on July 20 1944

10. The U.S. Army’s Task Force Smith is pushed back by superior North Korean forces.on July 20 1950

11. King Abdullah of Jordan is assassinated.on July 20 1951

12. Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin become the first men to walk on the moon.on July 20 1969

13. The Viking spacecraft lands on Mars and begins taking soil samples.on July 20 1976

Born on 19th july

1.  Samuel Colt, gunmaker, inventor of the first practical revolver.Born on July 19 1814

2.  Edgar Degas, French impressionist painter.Born on July 19 1834

3.  Lizzie Borden, teacher, famous murder suspect.Born on July 19 1860

4.  Charles Mayo, American surgeon, co-founder of the Mayo Clinic.Born on July 19 1865

5.  Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian poet.Born on July 19 1893

6.  A.J. Cronin, Scottish novelist (The Citadel, The Keys of the Kingdom).Born on July 19 1896

7.  Edgar Snow, journalist.Born on July 19 1905

8.  Rosalyn S. Yalow was born on 19th july 1921

9.  George McGovern, U.S. senator and presidential candidate.Born on July 19 1922

10. Arthur Rankin, Jr. was born on 19th july 1924

11. Ilie Nastase was born on 19th july 1946

12. Mark O'Donnell was born on 19th july 1954

13. Atom Egoyan was born on 19th july 1960

14. Anthony Edwards was born on 19th july 1962

15. Edward Lampert was born on 19th july 1962

16. Jared Padalecki was born on 19th july 1982