All About April 21st, Holidays, Observances, Trivia, and Zodiac

April 21st Holidays

Everyday has holidays you didn’t even know about . Check out the holidays that fall on today!

• Big Word Day
• Bulldogs are Beautiful Day
• Keep Off the Grass Day
• Kindergarten Day
• National Ask an Atheist Day
• National Chocolate-Covered Cashews Day
• San Jacinto Day
• Thank You for Libraries Day
• Tuna Rights Day
• World Creativity and Innovation Day

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Zodiac Sign for April 21th is Taurus

Taurus is the second astrological sign in the present zodiac. The Sun is in the sign of Taurus.

Time period: April 20 – May 21
Element: Earth
Ruling planet: Venus
Symbol: Bull
Zodiac quality: Fixed
Birthstones: Emerald, Diamond, Sapphire, Garnet, Rose quartz
Famous Tauruses: Dwayne Johnson, Queen Elizabeth II, Megan Fox, George Clooney, Adele, Mark Zuckerberg, Shakespeare, David Beckham, Princess Charlotte of Cambridge

April 21st Trivia

• April 21 is the 111th day of the year.
• 1509 – Henry VIII ascends the throne of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
• 1836 – The Battle of San Jacinto: Republic of Texas forces under Sam Houston defeat troops under Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna in The Texas Revolution.
• 1918 –  German fighter ace Manfred von Richthofen, better known as “The Red Baron”, is shot down and killed over Vaux-sur-Somme in France in World War 1.
• 1926 – Elizabeth II is Queen of the United Kingdom was born in London.
• 1945 – Mark Wainberg, Canadian researcher and HIV/AIDS activist was born.
• 1947 – Iggy Pop, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actor was born.
• 1949 – Patti LuPone, American actress and singer was born.
• 1951 – Tony Danza, American actor and producer was born.
• 1952 – Secretary’s Day (now Administrative Professionals’ Day) is first celebrated.
• 1980 – Tony Romo, American football player was born.
• 1977 – Annie opens for the first time on Broadway.
• 1982 – Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
• 1992 – Astronomers Aleksander Wolszczan and Dale Fraifirst discover two planets orbiting the pulsar PSR 1257+12.
• 2014 – Flint, Michigan switches their water source to the Flint River, beginning the ongoing Flint water crisis which has caused lead poisoning in up to 12,000 people.
• 2016 – Prince, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor passed away at his home.

April’s Holidays