The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people. Date: April 21, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang. Date: April 21, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis García Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution. Date: April 21, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
Four people are killed and 75 are injured in a train accident in Jokela, Finland. Date: April 21, 1996 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 1996 📅 On This Day (Today)
Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160. Date: April 21, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014. Date: April 21, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this…
Two trains are involved in a head-on collision near Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, killing one person and injuring 116 others. Date: April 21, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅 On This Day (Today)
Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing at least 269. Date: April 21, 2019 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 2019 📅 On This Day (Today)
Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala (402) sinks in the Bali Sea during a military drill, killing all 53 on board. Date: April 21, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 21 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pierre and Marie Curie refine radium chloride. Date: April 20, 1902 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 1902 📅 On This Day (Today)