Today in History July 21: From adoption of Indian National Flag to Pratibha Patil becoming President, list of Important events today

This Day in History: According to the Gregorian calendar, July 21 is the 202nd day of the year and the 203rd day of a leap year.

On this day let’s see some important events and anniversaries. We have compiled a list of some monumental events that happened all around the world on 21 July as well as the birthdays of famous people.

Major Events Happened on this Day

1531- Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born.

Tulsidas also known as Goswami Tulsidas, was a Ramanandi Vaishnav Hindu saint and poet, renowned for his devotion to the deity Rama.

According to Hindu lunar calendar, Tulsidas ji was born on Shravana, Shukla Paksha Saptami and this day is observed as birth anniversary of Poet Tulsidas. Tulsidas ji is also known as Goswami Tulsidas.#TulsiDasJayanti2021 #HappyIndependenceDay2021 pic.twitter.com/iBTYInoxJj

— Hitesh Awasthi 🇮🇳 (@_Sanatani007) August 15, 2021

1947- The Indian National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly.

The National Flag of India is a horizontal rectangular tricolour of India in saffron, white and green; with the Ashoka Chakra, a 24-spoke wheel, in navy blue at its centre. It was adopted in its present form during a meeting of the Constituent Assembly.

On this day in 1947, the Indian National Flag 🇮🇳 was adopted by the Constituent Assembly.

Our tricolour is our pride and symbol of India's national unity in diversity. pic.twitter.com/6ghzfN5DYp

— All India Mahila Congress (@MahilaCongress) July 22, 2021

1969– Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the Moon

American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin became the first humans ever to land on the moon. About six-and-a-half hours later, Armstrong became the first person to walk on the moon.

#OnThisDay in 1969, Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT). Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later. pic.twitter.com/XMrFtuqTmF

— Marina Amaral (@marinamaral2) July 21, 2021

1977–Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as President of India.

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy was elected on 21 July 1977 and was sworn in as the sixth President of India on 25 July 1977. Reddy worked with three governments, with Prime Ministers Morarji Desai, Charan Singh and Indira Gandhi.

21 July in History :

1951 Dalai Lama returns to Tibet

1960 Sirimavo Bandaranaike becomes world's 1st female elected head of govt, as PM of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

1977 Neelam Sanjiva Reddi was elected as President of India pic.twitter.com/9wchtYlgCq

— 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗵 𝗟𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶 (@saurabh_lohani) July 21, 2021

1983- Lowest temperature ever measured on Earth

Stephen Warren, University of Washington (8/22/2007): The world record for low temperature was set at Vostok Station, Antarctica, on 21 July 1983. Cerveny et al. (2007) give this temperature as -89.4°C in their Table 2, quoting Krause and Flood (1997), who gave the same value.

The Sun is also arriving at isolated Vostok Station after 4 months; alt 3489m on the polar plateau of East Antarctica, where the lowest natural air temperature ever measured on the surface of the Earth (−89.2°C) was recorded in 1983. Today it’s a balmy -70°C! pic Yuri Serov AARI pic.twitter.com/jyzXtrREvS

— The Antarctic Report (@AntarcticReport) August 22, 2020

2007- Pratibha Patil became the first woman President of India.

Pratibha Devisingh Patil (born 19 December 1934) is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th president of India from 25 July 2007 to July 2012 and was also the first and, to date, only female president of India. She is a member of the Indian National Congress.

👉Pratibha Patil (born 19 December 1934) is an Indian politician.,
She was the first woman to become the President of India, serving from 2007 through 2012... pic.twitter.com/ynVjznywhL

— Vikram Chauhan (@vikramsinghhere) December 19, 2017

2007- Final Harry Potter Book Published

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a fantasy novel written by British author J. K. Rowling and the seventh and final novel of the main Harry Potter series.

#TBThursday: In 2007 The Departed won best picture at the Oscars 🎬

The first iPhone was introduced 📱

The final Harry Potter book was published 🧙‍♂️

Meanwhile at Monmouth 💙 pic.twitter.com/e1CwhmPvrc

— Monmouth University (@monmouthu) June 20, 2019

Above are the most important events that took place on this day. It includes major birthdays, death anniversaries, fun facts and important historical events that occurred in India as well as globally. For more details see our website. This Day in History

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