Famous people born on March 21 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is March 21, you share it with Johann Sebastian Bach, Gary Oldman, Matthew Broderick — and you were born under Aries, the sign of the bold, energetic, and first through every door.
Birthday basics for March 21
Aries ♈
Zodiac sign
Aquamarine
Birthstone
Daffodil
Birth flower
80th
Day of the year
March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years), with 285 days still to come.
Famous people born on March 21
Johann Sebastian Bach — German Baroque composer of the Brandenburg Concertos (born 1685).
Gary Oldman — British actor who won an Oscar for Darkest Hour (born 1958).
Matthew Broderick — American actor who starred in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (born 1962).
Also sharing the day:
Modest Mussorgsky (b. 1839) — Russian composer of Pictures at an Exhibition and Night on Bald Mountain.
Ayrton Senna (b. 1960) — Brazilian racing icon who won three Formula One world championships.
Ronaldinho (b. 1980) — Brazilian soccer magician who won the World Cup and two FIFA Player of the Year awards.
March 21 in history
1963 — Alcatraz, the famous island prison in San Francisco Bay, closed its doors for good.
1965 — Martin Luther King Jr. led civil rights marchers out of Selma, Alabama, on the march to Montgomery.
2006 — Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey posted the first-ever tweet: 'just setting up my twttr.'
1871 — Journalist Henry Morton Stanley set out on his famous trek to find explorer David Livingstone.
1946 — The Los Angeles Rams signed Kenny Washington, breaking pro football's modern color barrier.
1952 — Alan Freed's Moondog Coronation Ball in Cleveland went down as the first rock and roll concert.
March 21 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is March 21?
Anyone born on March 21 is a Aries — bold, energetic, and first through every door.
What is the birthstone for March 21?
The birthstone for a March 21 birthday is Aquamarine, and the birth flower is the Daffodil.
Who is the most famous person born on March 21?
Johann Sebastian Bach is among the best known — German Baroque composer of the Brandenburg Concertos (born 1685).
What happened on March 21?
In 1963, Alcatraz, the famous island prison in San Francisco Bay, closed its doors for good.
What day of the year is March 21?
March 21 is the 80th day of the year (81st in leap years), with 285 days still to come.
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