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This is a list of selected July 21 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
Liberation Day in Guam (1944); unreferenced sections
Racial Harmony Day in Singapore (1964) unreferenced stub
1403 – Forces under Henry IV of England defeated a rebel army led by Henry "Hotspur" Percy at the Battle of Shrewsbury in what is now Battlefield, Shropshire, England. no footnotes
1774 – The Russo-Turkish War officially ended after the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, with the latter ceding parts of the Yedisan region to the former. Both articles are stubby
1831 – In Brussels, Leopold I was inaugurated as the first King of the Belgians. refimprove
1918World War I: An Imperial German U-boat opened fire on the American town of Orleans, Massachusetts, and several merchant vessels nearby. needs more footnotes
1944World War II: American troops landed on Guam to liberate it from Japanese control. needs more footnotes
1960Sirimavo Bandaranaike became Prime Minister of Ceylon and thus the world's first female head of government. refimprove
1964Race riots began in Padang, Singapore, then part of Malaysia, during a Malay procession marking Muhammad's birthday, leaving 23 people killed, 450 people injured, significant damage to property and vehicles, and a government imposed 11-day curfew. refimprove
1995 – The Chinese People's Liberation Army began firing missiles into the waters north of Taiwan, starting the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis. single source

Eligible

July 21: National Day in Belgium (1831); Centennial of the birth of Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan

Astronaut Buzz Aldrin on the Moon

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