eso ha pasado un 21 Jullo

365 : Alexandria hit by a tsunami


On July 21, 365, an earthquake with a magnitude estimated at 8.0 occurred off the coast of Greece. The tsunami which followed struck the city of Alexandria in Egypt and its surrounding villages : the boats ended up on top of buildings and 50,000 people were killed. The salt water entered into the land prevented crops for several years and the shoreline was changed permanently. Entire neighborhoods of Alexandria were covered by water and had not been rediscovered by archaeologists until 1995.

1954 : End of the war in Indochina


On July 21, 1954, the Geneva Conference recognized the 17th parallel line which separated the Vietnam into the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam in the north and the State of Vietnam in the south where French forces were grouped before their final departure scheduled before the end of 1955. The Conference also recognized the independence of Cambodia and Laos.

1970 : Completion of the Aswan Dam


On July 21, 1970, after 11 years, the Aswan Dam, on the Nile in Egypt, is completed. Financed by tolls on the Suez Canal and loans from the Soviet Union, it aims to regulate the Nile floods and to create a major source of energy. For the construction of the huge reservoir of the dam, which was named Lake Nasser, 90,000 Egyptians and Sudanese are displaced. The temple of Abu Simbel is also moved.
The dam has also had negative effects, such as the depletion of arable land due to the removal of silt deposits brought in by flooding of the Nile or the development of schistosomiasis induced by irrigation systems.

1972 : Bombings in Northern Ireland


On July 21, 1972, 22 bombs were placed by the IRA in different places in Northern Ireland. 9 people were killed and 130 injured. The IRA had warned the authorities shortly before each explosion, but given the number of bombs, only a few places had been evacuated. This event, called Bloody Friday, was a response to the Bloody Sunday, the shooting of peaceful demonstrators and bystanders by the British Army, on January 30, 1972, in Derry.

2007 : Release of the seventh and final Harry Potter


On 21 July 2007, the seventh and final Harry Potter was released under the name of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, 10 years after the first volume. The adventures of Harry Potter and his friends have sold 400 million copies in 60 languages. They have made ​​the fortune of its author JK Rowling and movie studios that produced the films that are inspired from them.

Actualidad del día : 21 Jullo

Belgian National Day
July 21 is the Belgian National Day, which commemorates the oath to uphold the Constitution of the first king of the Belgians, Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, taken on July 21, 1831.

Cita del día : 21 Jullo

J. K. Rowling
If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.

Cumpleaños : 21 Jullo

Jean Picard, Astrónomo francés (1620)
Ernest Hemingway, Escritor estadounidense, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1899)
Isaac Stern, Violinista ucraniano (1920)
Jean Daniel, Periodista francés (1920)
Rudolph A. Marcus, Químico canadiense americano, premio Nobel (1923)
Norman Jewison, Director de cine canadiense (1926)
Simon Berryer (Sim), Comediante francés (1926)
Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine, Cantante francés (1948)
Robin Williams, Actor americano (1951)
Michael Connelly, Escritor canadiense (1956)
Jim Martin, Músico americano (Faith No More) (1961)
Ross Kemp, Actor inglés (1964)
Sarah Waters, Escritora inglesa (1966)
Emmanuel Bangué, Atleta francés (1971)
Charlotte Gainsbourg, Actriz y cantante francesa (1971)
Josh Hartnett, Actor americano (1978)
Gary Teale, Futbolista escocés (1978)
Chris Gunter, Futbolista galés (1989)

Nos han dejado un 21 Jullo

Claus von Stauffenberg, Oficial y resistente alemán (1944)
Albert Lutuli, Político sudáfricano, presidente de ANC, Premio Nobel de la Paz (1967)
Basil Rathbone, Actor inglés (1967)
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck, Tercero rey de Bután (1972)
Alan Shepard, Astronauta estadounidense, segunda persona en el espacio (1998)
Robert Young, Actor americano (1998)
Jerry Goldsmith, Compositor americano (2004)
Edward B. Lewis, Genetista estadounidense, Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina (2004)
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