January 21 Holidays

🕰️ On This Day in History

• 2017 — Over 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a large-scale women's march, on Donald Trump's first full day... ↗
• 2005 — In Belmopan, Belize, the unrest over the government's new taxes erupts into riots. ↗
• 2004 — NASA's MER-A (the Mars Rover Spirit) ceases communication with mission control. The problem lies in the management of its flash memory... ↗
• 2003 — A 7.6 magnitude earthquake strikes the Mexican state of Colima, killing 29 and leaving approximately 10,000 people homeless. ↗
• 2000 — Ecuador: After the Ecuadorian Congress is seized by indigenous organizations, Col. Lucio Gutiérrez, Carlos Solorzano and Antonio Vargas... ↗

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🎂 Notable Births

• 1997 — Jeremy Shada, American actor, musician and singer
• 1996 — Marco Asensio, Spanish footballer
• 1995 — Jake Elliott, American football player
• 1995 — Andrew Watson, Northern Irish race car driver
• 1994 — Simone Pasa, Italian footballer