1732
Treaty of Rasht
Treaty · Middle East
On this day
21 January
260 events in the atlas are dated to 21 January, from 1192 BCE to 2026. The best known come first; below them is every one, age by age, the most significant first.
- 260 events
- 1192 BCE – 2026 CE
The best known
From every age and part of the world1793
execution of Louis XVI
Crime · Europe
1919
Irish War of Independence
War · Europe · 1919 – 1921
1968
Battle of Khe Sanh
Battle · Southeast Asia
2020
COVID-19 pandemic in Taiwan
Epidemic · East Asia
2020
COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
Event · North America
Antiquity
to 500 CE · 1 eventThe Middle Ages
501 – 1500 CE · 6 eventsEarly modern times
1501 – 1800 · 22 events- 1793execution of Louis XVICrime · Europe
- 1732Treaty of RashtTreaty · Middle East
- 1613Treaty of KnäredTreaty · Europe
- 1668Founding of SamarindaFounding · Southeast Asia
- 1799Founding of Parthenopean RepublicFounding · Europe
- 1757Battle on SnowshoesBattle · North America
- 1691Battle of Sabana RealBattle · Mesoamerica and the Caribbean
- 1605Battle of DobrynichiBattle · Europe
- 1591Flour DayEvent · Europe
- 1644Founding of NegriteștiFounding · Europe
The 19th century
1801 – 1900 · 22 events- 1832Founding of TacuarembóFounding · South America
- 1864Tauranga campaignWar · Oceania
- 1852solar eclipse of January 21, 1852Event
- 1898Construction of Ondřejov ObservatoryConstruction · Europe
- 1888Founding of Saint-PamphileFounding · North America
- 1887Construction of Gifu StationConstruction · East Asia
- 1858Antelope Hills ExpeditionWar · North America
- 1876Abbots Ripton rail accidentAccident · Europe
- 1824Battle of NsamankowBattle · Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1814solar eclipse of January 21, 1814Event
The 20th century
1901 – 2000 · 99 events- 1919Irish War of IndependenceWar · Europe · 1919 – 1921
- 1942Solomon Islands CampaignWar · Oceania · 1942 – 1945
- 1968Battle of Khe SanhBattle · Southeast Asia
- 1942Novi Sad raidAttack · Europe
- 19681968 Thule Air Base B-52 crashAccident · North America
- 1919First Red ScareEvent · North America · 1919 – 1920
- 1932Soviet–Finnish Non-Aggression PactTreaty
- 1920Battle of MarashBattle · Middle East
- 19101910 Great Flood of ParisEvent · Europe
- 19511951 eruption of LamingtonNatural disaster · Oceania
The 21st century
since 2001 · 110 events- 2020COVID-19 pandemic in the United StatesEvent · North America
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic in North AmericaEpidemic · North America
- 20232023 Monterey Park shootingAttack · North America
- 2020COVID-19 pandemic in TaiwanEpidemic · East Asia
- 20192019 English Channel Piper PA-46 crashAccident · Europe
- 2025Grand Kartal fireEvent · Middle East
- 2026Late January 2026 North American winter stormEvent · North America
- 2010Cargolux Flight 7933Accident · Europe
- 2015Mosul offensiveEvent · Middle East
- 2025Storm ÉowynEvent
About the dates
Each event is listed under the date its sources give, as its page shows it. Before 1582, and in some countries later (Britain until 1752, Russia until 1918), that is a date of the Julian calendar, as on Wikipedia’s pages for each day.