What do cabbage patch dolls, your own self and your favorite bottle of beer have in common? Hmm…if you said “They all have a born-on date!” then your own self would also be correct! If you were born on July 21st of any year then follow along as we look at who shares your birthday as well as historical events and other facts specific to your own personal born on date!
General information about July 21st birthdays:
If you were born on July 21st of any standard year then you were born on the 202nd day of the calendar year. If you happen to have been born during a leap year then you were born on the 203rd day of that calendar year. If you are a U.S. citizen and your July 21st birthday occurred in 1993 or any year earlier, then you are legally able to obtain a valid state drivers license once you have met all educational requirements to do so. Any person born on July 21st of 1991 or any year earlier is legally able to purchase cigarettes or smoke in public and any person born on July 21st of 1988 or any year earlier is legally able to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages while living or traveling in the U.S.
If your birthday falls on July 21st of 1959 or any year earlier, then it means you have been conquering and exploring this world for a half a century or longer and are now allowed to start asking in the U.S. about senior discounts at a multitude of commercial businesses, events and services! Different companies set the eligibility age higher if their policy calls for it but age 50 is the lowest beginning age of eligibility in the U.S. A great site to check out senior discount deals at is listed below.
Astrological data for July 21st birthdays:
In accordance with Western Astrology, those born on July 21st are born under Cancer, the sign of the Crab which is of Water Element, of Fixed Quality and ruled planetarily by the silvery white Moon. The constellation of Cancer holds some well known stars or star clusters such as the Kwan Kei cluster (Bright Fire), Praesepe or Beehive Cluster(the manger) and Asellus Borealis(the northern donkey). Cancerian folk are often described as very intuitive, home loving and deeply sentimental though they do need the attention and social interaction through community situations or individuals that they feel comfortable with and that they feel understands them or they will quickly “clam up” and retreat into their Crab shell never to be enticed out again for fear of repeated hurt-whether real or imagined in nature. Most Cancerian souls love to take care and provide a safe home or environment for others and they are fabulous hosts with warm homes you are invited into or lost souls wandering and depressing to be around if those needs are somehow not available. They love to do anything inside or out that has to do with the home, and often there is a prominent water feature on or near their property. Cancerians are usually very cheery, loyal and resourceful but often times inside very insecure which can cause struggle in relationships because there natural protective Cancer tendencies allow it remain inside until it manifests as a point of no return break instead of open communication that could have easily fixed it prior. Cancer folk tend to be very creative in any field they choose and also are easily influenced by the mother/mother figure in their life(male or female) or by the lack of at a very deep level as well as tend to be very adept at mothering others-for better or for worse benefit wise of both parties. They keep everything and refuse to throw out even their old tennis shoes that they outgrew in high school unless of course for the benefit of another then without question. Cooking, music and water recreation are oft times hobbies and pursuits of those born under the sign of Cancer. If you wish to gain a greater understanding of Western Astrology (or Chinese Astrology dependent upon your birth year) visit this informative link courtesy of Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_sign
Find your Cancer glyph at the bottom of the page when you are done to check out your Cancer specific traits. Famous fellow Cancerians include Robin Williams, John Quincy Adams, Ernest Hemingway, Princess Diana, Lindsay Lohan, Henry VIII, Meryl Streep, George Michael, Louis Armstrong, Prince William, Dalai Lama, David Spade, Cyndi Lauper, Helen Keller, Kris Kristofferson, Tobey Maguire, Rembrandt, James Cagney, Sly Stallone, Liv Tyler, Jerry Hall, Tom Cruise, George W. Bush, Jimmy Smits, Edward VIII-Duke of Windsor, Ringo Starr, Henry David Thoreau, Jack Dempsey, Sir Edmund Hillary, 50 Cent, Ingmar Bergman Anjelica Huston, Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Carlos Santana, David Hasselhoff, Nelson Mandela, Giorgio Armani, Ross Perot, Georges Pompidou, and Linda Rondstat. Countries “born” under the sign of Cancer are the United States of America, Yugoslavia, Canada, Holland, Scotland and New Zealand. States “born” under the sign of Cancer are New York, New Hampshire, Missouri, Wyoming and Idaho.
If you are interested in current daily/weekly forecasts for the Cancer sign stop by the link below for each day of your astrological year!
http://www.bridgettwalther.com/daily.asp?sign=Cancer
Birthstone/Birth Flower specifics for July 21st birthdays:
The birthstone most commonly associated with your July 21st birthday is the glowing Ruby, root of which is found in Latinized “ruber” meaning “red”. Pearl and Moonstone are also less common stones for July births. It symbolizes courage, devotion, integrity, happiness and strength. The clarity of the ruby’s red color is reputed to energetically induce prosperity and enhance energy as well as to energetically effect and possibly lessen blood diseases and infections and for increasing metabolism and mind alertness. Rubies are found heavily in Asia Minor and Northern Africa but are also found in the South Eastern United States. The deep red ruby color accounts for the most popular of the precious gems desired but ironically the lighter a ruby’s “redness” is(some rare times even a translucent violet)-the higher the clarity of that particular stone, similar to sapphires and emeralds. The red of the ruby often was used in early Christianity to denote fire and today still signifies the powerful intercession of the Holy Spirit and Pentecost. The ruby’s hardness is second only to that of the diamond.
For those of you born on July 21st your birth flower is The Water Lily. Alternate and less common is The Blue Larkspur. Water lilies root deep in soil beneath a body of water but its full blooms float and open on the surface. There are two main groups of water lilies-tropical and hardy. A very temperamental flower, the lily is always “picky” about its surrounding climate with some varieties preferring the cool northern latitudes of Alaska and Canada, blooming only during the day while the more well known ones indigenous to warm tropical climates-this variety blooms both day and night and is fully fragrant. The Water Lily seed has an amazing fertility range with seeds remaining plantable and viable, surviving for up to 2000 years. The Larkspur is a clustering blue garden flower, gathered in a long fat dolphin shaped shaft upon its lengthy stem. Called Lark’s Heel by Shakespeare the clusters draw butterflies and bumble bees when in bloom like magnets. It is a beautiful flower for arrangements and grows throughout Northern America but is also toxic to farm animals when ingested in very large amounts (as with free grazing) so no tossing it on anyone’s salad even though it would take a truckload to make a human even sick-just look and enjoy its beauty! Unique fact: though it is toxic on a level-it also is/was used in many cultures to counteract the poison of a scorpion sting allowing the victim to escape the local muscular paralysis that accompanied the sting. The Larkspur symbolically means from Roman times an open heart and ardent attachment.
http://www.birthstones.org.uk/index.htm
Important historical events which have occurred on July 21st:
356 BC – Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
230 – St Pontianus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
365 – Alexandria hit by Earthquake; about 50,000 die
905 – Holy Roman Catholic emperor Louis III captured
1320 – Count Louis of Nevers marries 8-year old daughter of Philips V
1542 – Pope Paul III begins inquisition against Protestants (Sactum Officium)
1545 – The first landing of French troops onto the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion of the Isle of Wight occurs.
1669 – John Lockes Constitution of English colony Carolina approved
1773 – Pope Clemens XIV bans Jesuits
1798 – Napoleon Bonaparte wins Battle of Pyramids in Egypt
1831 – Belgium gains independence from Netherlands, Leopold I made king
1836 – 1st Canadian RR opens, between Laprairie & St John, Quebec
1846 – Mormons found 1st English settlement in Calif (San Joaquin Valley)
1861 – 1st major battle of Civil War ends (Bull Run), Va-South wins
1865 – In the market square of Springfield, Missouri, Wild Bill Hickok shoots and kills Davis Tutt in what is regarded as the first true western showdown.
1866 – Cholera-epidemic kills hundreds in London
1867 – City Gardens on Folsom opens
1873 – Jesse James & James Younger gang’s 1st train robbery (Adair Iowa)
1896 – National Federation of Afro-American Women & Colored Women’s
1897 – Tate Gallery opens in England
1898 – Spain cedes Guam to US
1900 – Pope Leo XIII encyclical to Greek-Melkite rite
1904 – After 13 years, the 4,607-mile Trans-Siberian railway is completed
1904 – Camille Jenatzy sets world auto speed record at 65.79 MPH
1918 – U-156 shells Nauset Beach, in Orleans, Massachusetts.
1919 – Anthony Fokker’s establishes airplane factory at Hamburg & Amsterdam
1919 – Dirigible crashes through bank skylight killing 13 (Chicago, Ill)
1925 – Monkey Trial ends-John Scopes found guilty of teaching Darwinism
1928 – 1st woman to win an olympic gold medal – Halina Knonpacka of Poland
1930 – US Veterans Administration forms
1931 – Reno race track, becomes 1st in US to use daily double wagering
1933 – Haifa Harbor in Palestine opens
1940 – Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
1944 – British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery
1944 – General Koiso becomes premier of Japan
1944 – US forces land on Guam to get rid of Japanese invaders
1944 – Von Kluge warns Hitler of impending collapse of front in Normandy
1947 – Indonesia begins 1st political election
1949 – Senate ratifies North Atlantic Treaty by a vote of 82-13 (NATO)
1951 – Dalai Lama returns to Tibet
1952 – 7.8 earthquake shakes Kern County Calif, 14 killed
1957 – 1st black to win a major US tennis tournament (Althea Gibson)
1959 – 1st nuclear powered merchant ship, NS Savannah, christened, Camden NJ
1960 – In Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) Sirima Bandaranaike is world’s 1st woman PM
1960 – Francis Chichester arrive in NY aboard Gypsy Moth II, setting record of 40 days for a solo Atlantic crossing
1961 – Launch of Mercury 4 (Liberty Bell) with Grissom
1962 – 160 civil right activists jailed after demonstration in Albany Ga
1964 – Mildred Simpson runs female world record marathon (3:19:33)
1964 – Neth last whaling ship Willem Barents Sea sold to Japan
1966 – Gemini X returns to Earth
1968 – Jan Janssen wins Tour de France: 1st Dutchman
1969 – Neil Armstrong steps on Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT)
1969 – Russia’s Luna 15 impacts moon after 52 lunar orbits
1970 – Huge Aswan Dam opens in Egypt
1970 – Libya orders confiscation of all Jewish property
1972 – Bloody Friday: 22 IRA-bombs explode in Belfast
1972 – In NY, 57 murders occur in 24 hours
1973 – USSR launches Mars 4 for fly-by (2600 km) of red planet
1976 – “Guys & Dolls” opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 239 performances
1976 – 1st outbreak of “Legionnaire’s Disease” kills 29 in Phila
1976 – Christopher Ewart-Biggs British ambassador to the Republic of Ireland is assassinated by the Provisional IRA.
1979 – National Women’s Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, NY) dedicated
1980 – Jean-Claude Droyer climbs Eiffel Tower in 2 hrs 18 mins
1983 – Polish govt ends 19 months of martial law
1983 – US announces Lebanon freed American hostage David Dodge
1984 – 1st documented case of a robot killing a human in US
1986 – Pleasure Island plans unveiled
1988 – Mass Gov Michael Dukakis accepts Democratic nomination for president
1989 – Eastern Airlines submits a reorganization plan to creditors
1989 – Greg LeMond (US) wins Tour de France in fastest time
1989 – Mike Tyson KOs Carl Williams in 1:33 for heavyweight boxing title
1990 – Pink Floyds’ “Wall” is performed where Berlin Wall once stood
1991 – 120th British Golf Open: Ian Baker-Finch shoots 272 at Royal Birkdale
1991 – Ferguson Jenkins, Gaylord Perry, Rod Carew, Tony Lazzeri, & Bill Veeck are elected into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY
1994 – Tony Blair is declared the winner of the leadership election of the British Labour Party, paving the way for him to become Prime Minister in 1997.
1995 – KC Royals set club-record of 22 singles in 15 innings
1996 – 125th British Golf Open: Tom Lehman shoots a 271 at Royal Lytham
1996 – Dottie Pepper wins LPGA Friendly’s Golf Classic
1996 – Wayne Gretzky signs a 2 year deal with NY Rangers
1997 – The fully restored USS Constitution (aka “Old Ironsides”) celebrates her 200th birthday by setting sail for the first time in 116 years.
2002 – Telecom giant WorldCom files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the largest such filing in United States history.
2004 – The United Kingdom government publishes Delivering Security in a Changing World, a paper detailing wide-ranging reform of the country’s armed forces.
2005 – Four terrorist bombings, occurring exactly two weeks after the similar July 7 bombings, target London’s public transportation system. All four bombs fail to detonate and all four suspected suicide bombers are captured and later convicted and imprisoned for long terms.
2007 – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the bestselling Harry Potter series is released.
2008 – Bosnian-Serb war criminal Radovan Karadžić is arrested in Serbia and is indicted by the UN’s ICTY tribunal.
Famous passings on July 21st:
1425 – Manuel Paleologus, Byzantine Emperor (1391-1425)/writer, dies
1540 – John I Zapolyai, prince of Transsylvania/king of Hungary, dies
1544 – René of Chalon [Renatus of Nassau], prince of Orange, slain in battle
1683 – Lord William Russell, English plotter against Charles II, beheaded
1688 – James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, English statesman and soldier (b. 1610)
1717 – Niccolo Amenta, Italian poet (La Gostanza), dies
1782 – Placidus Cajetan von Camerloher, composer, dies at 63
1793 – Bruni d’Entrecasteaux, French explorer (b. 1739)
1796 – Robert Burns, Scottish poet (Auld Lang Syne), dies at 37
1831 – Emil Aarestrup, Danish physician/poet (Ritornellen), dies at 55
1938 – Owen Wister, American author (b. 1860)
1941 – Bohdan Lepky, Ukrainian writer and poet (b. 1872)
1948 – Arshile Gorky, abstract expressionist, dies at 43
1948 – Donald Nichols Tweedy, composer, dies at 58
1957 – Bernard Spooner, US inventor (bulletproof jacket), dies
1966 – Eugeen Calleen, Flemish sculptor, dies at 83
1967 – Basil Rathbone, actor (Sherlock Holmes), dies of heart attack at 75
1967 – Jimmy Foxx, baseball hall of famer (Det Tigers/534 HRs), dies at 59
1967 – Pierre Kemp, Dutch poet (English paint box), dies at 80
1970 – Mikhail Gerasimov, Russian anthropologist and sculptor (b. 1907)
1975 – Billy West, actor (Jimmy the Gent, Jealousy), dies at 82
1975 – Fie Carelsen, actress (Malle Gevallen), dies at 85
1976 – Christopher Ewart-Biggs, British ambassador to Ireland, assassinated
1979 – Ludwig Renn, writer, dies at 90
1982 – Dave Garroway, TV host (Today Show), dies at 69
1982 – Jean J A Girault, French director (Gendarme Saint-Tropez), dies at 58
1984 – Michael Osborne, rock guitarist/vocalist (Axe), dies at 34
1985 – Mickey Shaughnessy, actor (Chicago Teddy Bears), dies at 65
1985 – Vicki Vola, actress (Miss Miller-Mr District Attorney)
1986 – Ernest Maas, American screenwriter (b. 1892)
1990 – Manuel Puig, Argentina writer (Buenos Aires Affair), dies at 57
1993 – Robert J Glass, film producer (ET), is killed at 53
1994 – Dorothy Collins, singer (Your Hit Parade), dies at 67
1994 – John Ernest, constructionist Artist, dies at 72
1994 – Marjorie Dorothy Chandler Collins, jazz singer, dies at 67
1995 – Edwin “Russell” House, saxophonist, dies at 65
1995 – Jon Boulle, motorcyclist, dies at 59
1996 – Herb Edelman, actor (Odd Couple, St Elsewhere), dies of emphysema 62
1996 – James Tye, safety expert, dies at 74
1996 – John Kevin Moorhouse, test pilot, dies at 50
1996 – Macha Louis Rosenthal, critic/poet, dies at 79
1996 – Wolf Morris, actor (Padmasambhava-Dr Who), dies at 71
1998 – Alan Shepard, astronaut (b. 1923)
1998 – Robert Young, American actor (b. 1907)
2001 – Steve Barton, American actor (b. 1954)
2001 – Sivaji Ganesan, South Indian Tamil actor (b. 1927)
2004 – Jerry Goldsmith, American composer (b. 1929)
2004 – Edward B. Lewis, American geneticist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine laureate (b. 1918)
2005 – Long John Baldry, British blues musician (b. 1941)
2005 – Lord Alfred Hayes, British Wrestling Announcer for WWE (b. 1928)
2006 – Mako, Japanese-born American actor (b. 1933)
Famous Births on July 21st:
1620 – Jean Picard, French astronomer
1664 – Matthew Prior, English poet
1676 – Anthony Collins, English philosopher (A discourse on free-thinking)
1804 – Victor Schoelcher, Guadeloupe, abolished french slavery
1808 – Simion Bărnuţiu, Romanian philosopher and politician (d. 1864)
1810 – Henri V Regnault, French physicist/chemist
1816 – Paul Julius Baron von Reuter, founded Reuters news service
1817 – John Gilbert, painter/illustrator
1821 – Vasile Alecsandri, Romania, poet/ Foreign Minister/diplomat
1856 – Louise Blanchard Bethune, 1st US woman architect
1857 – A S C Wallis,
1858 – Lovis Corinth, German painter (d. 1925)
1858 – Maria Christina of Austria, queen of Spain (d. 1929)
1858 – Alfred Henry O’Keeffe, New Zealand artist (d. 1941)
1864 – Frances Folsom Cleveland, 1st lady (1885-89, 93-97)
1865 – Robert Kahn, composer
1870 – Emil Orlik, Czech painter (d. 1932)
1880 – Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician, French general and astronomer (d. 1919)
1882 – David Burliuk, Ukrainian artist (d. 1967)
1885 – Frances Parkinson Keyes, novelist (Dinner at Antoine)
1892 – Anton Schnack, German writer/poet
1892 – Gijsbert Friedhoff, architect (tax office Wibautstraat, Amsterdam)
1899 – Ernest Hemmingway, Oak Park, for whom the bell tolled… (Nobel 1954)
1899 – Hart Crane, US, poet (Bridge)
1909 – Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, Egyptologist
1911 – Marshall McLuhan, Canada, writer (Medium is the Massage)
1915 – Floyd McDaniel, blues singer/guitarist
1915 – Maurice Laing, English contractor/multi-millionaire
1920 – Constantly,
1920 – Isaac Stern, Kreminiecz Russia, violinist (debut SF Symph)
1924 – Don Knotts, Morgantown WV, actor (Amdy Griffth Show, 3’s Company)
1926 – Karel Reisz, director (Everybody Wins, Isadora, Who’ll Stop the Rain)
1926 – Norman Jewison, director (Moonstruck, …and Justice For All)
1926 – Paul Burke, New Orleans, actor (Thomas Crown Affair) [or Jan 21]
1926 – Queenie Watts, English actress (d. 1980)
1933 – John C Gardner, scholar/writer (Grendel, Sunlight Dialogues)
1935 – Norbert Blüm, German politician
1938 – Janet Reno, US attorney general (1993- )
1939 – John Negroponte, 1st United States Director of National Intelligence
1942 – Kim Fowley, Philippines/US rock vocalist/producer/songwriter
1942 – Patricia Elliot, Gunnison Co, actress (Renee-Empire, One Life to Live)
1944 – Tony Scott, director (Top Gun, Revenge, Days of Thunder)
1945 – Alton Maddox, NY black activist/attorney (Tawana Brawley case)
1945 – Barry Richards, extraordinary cricket batsman (4 Tests for S Africa)
1945 – Geoff Dymock, Australian cricket left-arm pace bowler (1974-80)
1946 – Kenneth Starr, American lawyer
1947 – Cat Stevens, [Yusaf Islam], rock vocalist (Peace Train, Father & Son)
1948 – Garry Trudeau, political cartoonist (Doonesbury)
1948 – Ed Hinton, American sportswriter
1952 – Robin Williams, Chicago Ill, comedian (Mork & Mindy, Awakenings)
1953 – Jeff Fatt, Chinese Australian actor
1955 – Henry Preistman, rocker (Christians-Harvest the World)
1955 – Tacho Ocheriski, singer (Putting on the Ritz)
1955 – Howie Epstein, American musician (d. 2003)
1956 – Michael Connelly, American author
1957 – Jon Lovitz, Tarzana Calif, actor (SNL, League of their Own, Critic)
1959 – Stuart Young-Black, Cheshire England, Canadian equestrian (Oly-96)
1960 – Lance Guest, Saratoga Calif, actor (Lance-Lou Grant)
1960 – Matt Mulhern, Phila, actor (Biloxi Blues)
1961 – Henry Ellard, NFL wide receiver (Washington Redskins)
1961 – Jim Martin, Oakland CA, rock guitarist (Faith No More-Real Thing)
1962 – Ike Eisenmann, Houston Tx, actor (Scott-Fantastic Journey)
1963 – Kevin Poole, English footballer
1967 – Lance Painter, Bedford England, pitcher (Colorado Rockies)
1968 – Brandi Chastain, San Jose Calif, soccer forward (Olympics-96)
1969 – Emerson Hart, American musician (Tonic)
1970 – Bryce Florie, Charleston FLA, pitcher (San Diego Padres)
1970 – Steven “Scrappy” Segaloff, New Haven, Conn, rower (Olympics-5th-1996)
1973 – Steve Taneyhill, WLAF QB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
1973 – Ali Landry, American model and actress
1975 – Mike Sellers, CFL defensive end (Edmonton Eskimos)
1977 – Jaime Murray, British actress
1978 – Kyoko Iwosoki, Japan, 100m breaststroke swimmer (Oly-gold-92, 96)
1978 – Damian Marley, Jamaican musician
1978 – Justin Bartha, American actor
1983 – Kellen Winslow II, American football player
1984 – Liam Ridgewell, English footballer
1989 – Jamie Waylett, British actor
1989 – Rory Culkin, American actor
1992 – Rachael Flatt, American figure skater
Holidays/Observances for July 21st:
Catholics around the globe celebrate annually in July during the month long observance honoring Most Precious Blood of Jesus. July 21st is also the Roman Catholic feast day of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, a 16th century Capuchin priest and Doctor of the Church. Belgium celebrates its National holiday marking the inauguration of Leopold I, bringing them independence from the Netherlands. Guam observes Liberation Day on July 21st annually since 1944 and Racial Harmony Day is marked in Singapore.
Hope this look at what makes your birthday of July 21st special and historically unique has been informative-perhaps even that cabbage patch doll stored in a box in your attic from two decades(or three) ago would enjoy checking their “born on” date out too! Feel free to click on any of the resource links for additional specifics and extra info about any of the categories we looked into above that are relative to your July 21st celebration of birth. Oh…and by the way-have a happy birthday!
Sources:
http://www.wikipedia.org/
http://www.catholic.org/saints/f_day/jul.php
http://www.history.com/
http://www.timeanddate.com/
http://www.historyorb.com/today/
