March 21st (1943) was a Sunday. It's the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 285 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 21st March, 1943
» Wehrmacht officer Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff called Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through. Von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion.
Famous Birthdays on March 21 in 1943
» István Gyulai, Hungarian sprinter and sportscaster (d. 2006)
» Hartmut Haenchen, German conductor
» Vivian Stanshall, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter (Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and Grimms) (d. 1995)
March 21st Famous Deaths for 1943
» Cornelia Fort, American pilot (b. 1919)
March 21st Holidays in History
» Fiestas Patrias (Mexico) Natalicio de Benito Juárez called Birth of Benito Juárez, a Fiestas Patrias (Mexico)
» Newroz (Persian Empire)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Nicholas of Flüe
» Sacramentary of Serapion of Thmuis called Serapion of Thmuis
» Thomas Cranmer (commemoration, Anglican Communion)
» Earliest day on which Holy Saturday can fall, while April 24 is the latest; celebrated on the Saturday before Easter. (Christianity)
» Harmony Day (Australia)
» Human Rights Day (South Africa)
» Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Namibia from South African mandate in 1990.
» International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (International observance named International)
» International Day of Forests (International observances named International), by proclamation of the United Nations General Assembly
» International Colour Day, established by the International Colour Association and approved by associations and members from more than 30 countries
» Vernal Equinox related observances '(see March 20)'
» World Down Syndrome Day (International observances named International)
» World Poetry Day (International observances known as International)
» World Puppetry Day (International observances named International)