July 21

July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining.

Births:

• 1899: Hart Crane (poet)
• 1899: Ernest Hemingway (author)
• 1911: Marshall McLuhan (author)
• 1920: Isaac Stern (violinist)
• 1924: Don Knotts (actor)
• 1947: Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) (singer)
• 1952: Robin Williams (comedian)
• 1957: Jon Lovitz (comedian)

Events:

• 1925: John T. Scopes, a high school biology teacher, is found guilty of teaching evolution in class in Dayton Tennessee and fined $100.

Holidays:

• Belgium: Independence Day (1831)
• Bolivia: Martyr's Day
• Guam: Liberation Day (1944)

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July 20 - July 22 - June 21 - August 21 - more historical anniversaries

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