- On This Day

21-March-1685 Johann Sebastian Bach born
17th century german composer
For further information see: http://www.jsbach.org/

21-March-1839 Modest Mussorgsky born

21-March-1858 The Indian Mutany ends
The mutany began when new cartridges were issued to native troops which were greased with pork and beef fat and had to be bitten off. Offensive to Hinus and Moslems it erupted the smoldering resentment.
For further information see: http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/civil_n2/histscript6_n2/sepoy.html

21-March-1867 Florenz Ziegfeld born

21-March-1944 Timothy Dalton born

21-March-1958 Gary Oldman born

21-March-1960 Sharpeville massacre
69 demonstrators were killed and 180 where injured when police opened fire on the protest against the racist pass laws.
For further information see: http://www.rebirth.co.za/apartheid_sharpeville_massacre.htm

21-March-1960 Ayrton Senna da Silva born

21-March-1962 Rosie O'Donnell born

21-March-1962 Matthew Broderick born

21-March-1999 Death of Ernie Wise

21-March-2008 Good Friday