About January 21

January 21, 2025 is the 21st day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 344 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

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Aquarius is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 8 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On January 21

  • 1793 –
    After being found guilty of treason by the French Convention, Louis XVI of France is executed by guillotine.
  • 1840 –
    Jules Dumont d'Urville discovers Adélie Land, Antarctica.
  • 1864 –
    The Tauranga Campaign begins during the Maori Wars.
  • 1887 –
    465 mm of rain falls in Brisbane, a record for any Australian capital city.
  • 1893 –
    The Tati Concessions Land, formerly part of Matabeleland, is formally annexed to the Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana.
  • 1899 –
    Opel manufactures its first automobile.
  • 1908 –
    New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
  • 1911 –
    The first Monte Carlo Rally takes place.
  • 1925 –
    Albania declares itself a republic.
  • 1931 –
    Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia.
  • 1948 –
    The Flag of Quebec is adopted and flown for the first time over the National Assembly of Quebec. The day is marked annually as Quebec Flag Day.
  • 1958 –
    The last Fokker C.X in military service, the Finnish Air Force FK-111 target tower, crashes, killing the pilot and winch-operator.
  • 1960 –
    Little Joe 1B, a Mercury spacecraft, lifts off from Wallops Island, Virginia with Miss Sam, a female rhesus monkey on board.
  • 1966 –
    New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Horse in Chinese astrology.
  • 1968 –
    A B-52 bomber crashes near Thule Air Base, contaminating the area after its nuclear payload ruptures. One of the four bombs remains unaccounted for after the cleanup operation is complete.
  • 1971 –
    The current Emley Moor transmitting station, the tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, begins transmitting UHF broadcasts.
  • 1976 –
    Commercial service of Concorde begins with the London-Bahrain and Paris-Rio routes.
  • 1977 –
    President Jimmy Carter pardons nearly all American Vietnam War draft evaders, some of whom had emigrated to Canada.
  • 2005 –
    In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government’s new taxes erupts into riots.
  • 2008 –
    Black Monday in worldwide stock markets. FTSE 100 had its biggest ever one-day points fall, European stocks closed with their worst result since 11 September 2001, and Asian stocks drop as much as 14%.

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