March 21 in History
21 March in History – 125 years ago
Northern Africa 1899: Anglo-French Convention on Sudan
In July 1898, while the British were fighting the Mahdists in northern Sudan, a French force... SEE MORE…
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All Events on 21 March
1968
Israel attacks PLO in Jordan
1960
South African Police fire on protesters at Sharpeville
1939
Germany forces Lithuania to cede Memel
1935
Persia officially renamed to Iran
1919
Hungarian Soviet Republic proclaimed
starts
1918
German Spring offensive
ends
1905
Persia dependent on Russian loans
1899
Britain and France delimit Sudanese border
ends
1860
Second siege of Veracruz fails
1848
Frederick William IV appears before people in German colors
starts
1848
Provisional governments set up in Modena and Reggio
starts
1847
Santa Anna seizes power in Mexico
ends
1814
Allies overwhelm French at Arcis-sur-Aube
ends
1809
Russians advance across ice to briefly take Åland
starts
1809
Portuguese recapture Chaves from French
453
Attila dies on wedding night*
starts
378
Mavia leads Arab revolt against Romans*
starts
361
Alemanni revolt; crushed by Julian*
starts
297
Domitius Domitianus & Achilleus in revolt in Egypt*
ends
286
Bagaudae in revolt in northern Gaul*
272
Vaballathus and Zenobia proclaimed Augusti*
starts
6
Illyrian tribes rebel against Roman rule*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 21 March for purposes of Omniatlas
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