Talk:July 21

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July 21: Belgian National Day (1831)

Depiction of the Ciompi Revolt

625 – Paulinus was consecrated as the first bishop of York by Justus, the archbishop of Canterbury.
1378 – Unrepresented labourers revolted and violently took over the government of the Republic of Florence (depicted), demanding that they be granted political office.
1946 – After weeks of unrest, rioters lynched Bolivian president Gualberto Villarroel, desecrating and hanging his corpse in the streets of La Paz.
1959 – The inaugural International Mathematical Olympiad, the leading mathematical competition for pre-university students, began in Romania.
1977 – Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.

John Atta Mills (b. 1944)
Claus von Stauffenberg (d. 1944)
Jimmie Foxx (d. 1967)
Lettice Curtis (d. 2014)

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July 21 of a BC Date?

Come on, how can you have a July 21 of a date before the calendar was created? Not to mention which the adjustments to the Gregorian calendar which make it difficult to even suggest that this would've been the date had the calendar been in existance. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.102.126.97 (talk) 06:39, 6 April 2007 (UTC).[reply]

The Romans devised the basis for the modern calendar. July, for example, was named in honor of Julius Caesar, with its successor August after his heir Augustus. Tsunomaru 17:17, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Where's Hary Potter?

isn't the release of Harry Potter 7 important enough to appear here?

Correct, it isn't important enough. — Arthur Rubin | (talk) 20:36, 22 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe it will be after the fact when millions of people taking the day off causes the developed world's economies to collapse. Tsunomaru 17:28, 11 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think that Harry Potter has gotten enough attention to be worth putting up on the list.

Yeah. It was so widely read the NYT book folks created a new bestseller list to get Harry Potter off of their main list. All 6 of the released novels are in the top 20 most sold books of all time (Wpedia has a list). It will be the largest opening for a book ever and will remain that way into the forseeable future, probably for a generation. Guns & Roses' debut album release Appetite for Destruction is in the current list of events, and Harry Potter is certainly as important a cultural phenomenon as they were. 128.193.0.6 22:16, 16 July 2007 (UTC)Ventifact[reply]

the moon landing is wrong

Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the moon on July 20, not the 21st. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 198.66.88.225 (talk • contribs).

According to the article, which I believe is correct, they landed on July 20, but didn't exit the LM and walk on the moon until July 21 (UTC). — Arthur Rubin | (talk) 15:13, 1 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]