July 21st (1961) was a Friday. It's the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 163 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 21st July, 1961
» Project Mercury or Mercury program: Mercury-Redstone 4 Mission Gus Grissom piloting' Mercury-Redstone 4 e.g Liberty Bell 7' becomes the second American to go into space (in a suborbital mission).
Famous Birthdays on July 21 in 1961
» Jim Martin (musician) or Jim Martin, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Faith No More, EZ-Street, Spastik Children, and Voodoocult)
July 21st Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
» Albert John Luthuli (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Saint Arbogast called Arbogast
» Daniel (Catholic Church)
» Lawrence of Brindisi
» Praxedes
» Victor of Marseilles
» July 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Liberation Day in 1944 (Guam)
» Belgian National Day, celebrates the inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium called Léopold I, the first king of the Belgians, after its independence from the Netherlands on October 4, 1830. (Belgium)