On a day like today on April 21, 1960, The city is inaugurated Brazil. It was a project by President Juscelino Kubitschek to move the capital of Brazil inland. Oscar Niemeyer was the main architect and Lucio Costa the capital city planner. The city was built in forty-one months and the result was a futuristic city built in the middle of an uninhabited plateau.
On April 21, but 1997, Spain is launching the Minisat 01 satellite, the first mini-satellite designed and manufactured 100 percent in Spain. The launch and operation were a success. Minisat 01 was designed to last two years, but returned five years of scientific data. During its mission, it completed thousands of rotations to Earth.
You want to know more? Discover the ephemeris of April 21st and see what happened, who was born on a day like today and who died. Also, don’t miss what’s celebrated, today’s horoscope and saints.
What happened on April 21st?
1866: Queen Elizabeth II of Spain lays the foundation stone for the National Library in Madrid.
1918: Manfred von Richthofen, the Red Baron, is shot down in the First World War.
1944: Women have the right to vote in France.
1967: The military led by Colonel Papadopulos is staging a coup in Greece known as the Coup of the Colonels. They abolish the constitution and civil and political liberties and the dictatorship begins.
1981: Bruce Springsteen, the “Boss”, makes his first appearance in Spain in a single concert in Barcelona.
1989: Nintendo launches the GameBoy handheld video game console in Japan.
2000: The Russian Duma approves the Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
2019: Sri Lanka suffers a chain of attacks on churches and hotels on Easter Sunday. 310 people died. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for these attacks.
Who was born on April 21st?
1915: Anthony Quinn, American film actor.
1917: Maria Isbert, Spanish actress.
1926: Queen Elizabeth II of England.
1930: Silvana Mangano, Italian film actress.
1939: Ian Gibson, Irish-Spanish writer, naturalized Spaniard.
1992: Francisco Román Alarcón, Isco, Spanish footballer.
Who died on April 21?
1910: Samuel Clemens, “Mark Twain”, American writer.
1992: Vladimir Romanov, Grand Duke of Russia.
1994: Raúl Soldi, Argentine painter.
2003: Nina Simone, American jazz singer.
2010: Juan Antonio Samaranch, former President of the International Olympic Committee.
2016: Prince, American musician.
What is celebrated on April 21st?
Today, April 21, the World Creativity and Innovation Day.
Horoscope for April 21
Those born on April 21 belong to the zodiac sign. Star sign Taurus.
Santoral from April 21st
Today, April 21st, there is a celebration St. Anselm and St. Anastasius.