Effemeride del 21 Marzo

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1804 : Enactment of the Civil Code On March 21, 1804, the Civil Code was promulgated by Napoleon Bonaparte. It established the rules for all persons and property as well as relations between persons. It also served as a basis for civil law rules of many other European countries. Although it has been profoundly changed today, it remains the basis of French civil right.
1960 : Sharpeville Massacre On 21 March 1960, the South African police opened fire on a group of peaceful demonstrators against the pass laws, in the township of Sharpeville, in Vereeniging, near Johannesburg. 69 people were killed and 186 injured. This led to the establishment of a state of emergency, the banning of the ANC and Pan African Congress.
1963 : Alcatraz closed On 21 March 1963 the federal prison of Alcatraz, also known as "The Rock", closed. Located in the San Francisco Bay, it was known for being the safest U.S. prison : no prisoner could never escape.
1963 : Selma to Montgomery march On March 21, 1965, Martin Luther King Jr. led a march for civil rights from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, under the protection of the army, sent by President Johnson to avoid another Bloody Sunday as in March 7, 1965.
1980 : Boycott of the Olympics in Moscow On March 21, 1980, U.S. President Jimmy Carter announced that the U.S. boycotted the Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

World Poetry Day On March 21 we celebrate World Poetry Day since 1999 at the initiative of UNESCO to promote learning and publishing poetry in the world.
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination On March 21, we observe the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, a UN initiative in commemoration of the Sharpeville Massacre in 1960 when a peaceful demonstration was quelled by police in South Africa in this township.
Norouz On this day we celebrate Nowruz, the first day of the Persian calendar or the Bahá'í calendar. This is a traditional celebration in Iran and in the Kurdish world and the Turkish world.
Truant's Day in Poland
Mother's Day in many Arab countries

Napoleon Bonaparte
In politics stupidity is not a handicap.

Johann Sebastian Bach, Compositore tedesco (1685)
Benito Juárez, Politico messicano (1806)
Modest Mussorgsky, Compositore russo (1839)
Éric Rohmer, Regista francese (1920)
Walter Gilbert, Fisico americano, Premio Nobel (1932)
Michael Heseltine, Politico inglese (1933)
Françoise Dorléac, Attrice francese (1942)
Marie-Christine Barrault, Attrice francese (1944)
Timothy Dalton, Attore inglese (1946)
Sabrina Le Beauf, Attrice americana (1958)
Gary Oldman, Attore americano (1958)
Ayrton Senna, Pilota brasiliano (1960)
Matthew Broderick, Attore americano (1962)
Rosie O'Donnell, Attrice americana e produttrice tv (1962)
Xavier Bertrand, Politico francese (1965)
Maxim Reality, Musicista inglese (The Prodigy) (1967)
Greg Ellis, Attore inglese (1968)
Nick Baines, Musicista inglese (Kaiser Chiefs) (1978)
Kevin Federline, Danzatore americano (1978)
Rani Mukerji, Attrice indiana (1978)
Marit Bjørgen, Fondista norvegese (1980)
Ronaldinho, Calciatore brasiliano (1980)
Deryck Whibley, Musicista canadese (Sum 41) (1980)
Lee Cattermole, Calciatore inglese (1988)

Pocahontas, Personalità native americana (1617)
Jean-Baptiste Greuze, Pittore francese (1805)
Guadalupe Victoria, Presidente del Messico (1843)
Michael Redgrave, Attore inglese (1985)
Robert Preston, Attore americano (1987)
John Ireland, Attore canadese (1992)
Ludmila Tcherina, Ballerina francese (2004)

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