What Day Of The Week Was April 21?

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April 21: Day of the Week

April 21, 2026 is the 111th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 254 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

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April					2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
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5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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April 21 by the Numbers

• 86 days since April 21
• 0 year, 2 months, and 27 days ago
• 2 months since then
• April 21 is in the 17th week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
• 12 weeks ago
• The year 2026 is not a leap year

April 21 Historical Event(s)

1792Tiradentes, a revolutionary leading a movement for Brazil’s independence, is hanged, drawn and quartered. 1809Two Austrian army corps are driven from Landshut by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon I of France as two French corps to the north hold off the main Austrian army on the first day of the Battle of Eckmühl. 1863Bahá'u'lláh, the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, declares his mission as “He whom God shall make manifest”. 1942World War II: The most famous (and first international) Aggie Muster is held on the Philippine island of Corregidor, by Brigadier General George F. Moore (with 25 fellow Texas A&M graduates who are under his command), while 1.8 million pounds of shells pounded the island over a 5 hour attack. 1945World War II: Soviet Union forces south of Berlin at Zossen attack the German High Command headquarters. 1965The 1964-1965 New York World’s Fair opens for its second and final season. 1975Vietnam War: President of South Vietnam Nguyen Van Thieu flees Saigon, as Xuan Loc, the last South Vietnamese outpost blocking a direct North Vietnamese assault on Saigon, falls. 1993The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis Garcia Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution. 1994The first discoveries of extrasolar planets are announced by astronomer Alexander Wolszczan. 2004Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160.

Who were born on April 21?

1671John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729) 1774Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist (d. 1862) 1775Alexander Anderson, American illustrator (d. 1870) 1814Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, English philanthropist (d. 1906) 1914Norman Panama, American screenwriter (d. 2003) 1919Don Cornell, American singer (d. 2004) 1944Adrian Hurley, Australian basketball coach 1959Arno Pijpers, Dutch football coach 1959Tim Jacobus, American artist (Goosebumps) 1968Peter van Vossen, Dutch footballer and football coach

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