Day of the year
July 21
Born on July 21? You're a Cancer with the Ruby birthstone.
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July 21 Zodiac Sign
Cancer (June 21 – July 22)
Element: Water
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Birthstone
Ruby
Birth Flower
Larkspur
Season
Summer
Numerology 1
A number of leadership, independence, and fresh starts.
July 21: This Day in History
- 1861— The First Battle of Bull Run was fought near Manassas, Virginia, the first major land battle of the American Civil War.
- 1873— Jesse James and his gang committed the first successful train robbery in the American West in Adair, Iowa.
- 1904— The Trans-Siberian Railway was completed, connecting Moscow to the Russian Far East over 5,700 miles.
- 1925— The Scopes Trial ended with John Scopes being found guilty of teaching evolution in a Tennessee public school.
- 1969— Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lifted off from the Moon's surface in the Eagle lunar module after spending 21 hours on the Moon.
Famous Birthdays on July 21
- Ernest Hemingway (1899) — novelist and journalist
- Robin Williams (1951) — comedian and actor
- Cat Stevens (1948) — singer-songwriter
- Josh Hartnett (1978) — actor
- Paloma Faith (1981) — singer
What Happens on July 21?
Belgian National Day
Did You Know? July 21 Fun Facts
- Robin Williams and Ernest Hemingway share the same birthday — July 21.
- Belgian National Day marks the inauguration of Leopold I as the first King of the Belgians in 1831.
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