July 21st (1944) was a Friday. It's the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 163 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 21st July, 1944
» World War II: Battle of Guam (1944) e.g Battle of Guam American troops land on Guam starting the battle. It would end on August 10.
» World War II: Claus von Stauffenberg and fellow conspirators are executed in Berlin named Berlin, Germany for the 20 July plot e.g July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.
Famous Birthdays on July 21 in 1944
» John Atta Mills, Ghanaian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Ghana (d. 2012)
» Buchi Emecheta, Nigerian author and academic
» Paul Wellstone, American academic and politician (d. 2002)
July 21st Famous Deaths for 1944
» Claus von Stauffenberg, German soldier, leaded the 20 July plot (b. 1907)
July 21st Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints or Feast Day:
» Albert John Luthuli (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Saint Arbogast called Arbogast
» Daniel (Catholic Church)
» Lawrence of Brindisi
» Praxedes
» Victor of Marseilles
» July 21 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Liberation Day in 1944 (Guam)
» Belgian National Day, celebrates the inauguration of Leopold I of Belgium called Léopold I, the first king of the Belgians, after its independence from the Netherlands on October 4, 1830. (Belgium)