Transbrasil Flight 801 crashes into a slum near São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport, killing 25 people. Date: March 21, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)

Namibia becomes independent after 75 years of South African rule. Date: March 21, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change enters into force. Date: March 21, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)

Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first to circumnavigate the Earth in a hot air balloon. Date: March 21, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)

Pope John Paul II makes his first ever pontifical visit to Israel. Date: March 21, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)

The social media site Twitter (now officially named X) is founded. Date: March 21, 2006 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 2006 📅 On This Day (Today)

China Eastern Airlines Flight 5735 crashes in Guangxi, China, killing 132 people. Date: March 21, 2022 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 2022 📅 On This Day (Today)

The first of a series of auctions of sheep farming land in southern Patagonia takes place impacting established settlers. Date: March 20, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)

Sung Chiao-jen, a founder of the Chinese Nationalist Party, is wounded in an assassination attempt and dies 2 days later. Date: March 20, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 20 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)