The following events are celebrated on April 21:
The day of the foundation of Rome – April 21, 753 BC is considered the founding day of Rome – one of the oldest cities in Europe, the capital of an ancient civilization. This day in Rome is always festive – there is a symbolic opening of the city gates so that the residents of Rome and numerous tourists can enter.
According to legend, Rome was founded by twin brothers Romulus and Remus. They were raised by a she-wolf and, of course, they had a wolf character. Later, Romulus killed Remus precisely on April 21 on the Palatine Hill and became the first king. However, scientists claim that the version of the origin of the name of the city on behalf of its legendary founder is good, but not scientifically proven.
Rome is the only city in the world that has another sovereign state on its territory – the Vatican.
World Day of Creativity and Innovation – the international day of the United Nations, the date of its establishment is associated with the International Day of Mother Earth, which is celebrated on April 22, as well as with the birthday of the great scientist, thinker and inventor Leonardo da Vinci, which is celebrated on April 15. In the first case, the link is to talk about the possibilities of creativity and innovation in the matter of creation and preservation of the Earth, and in the other – about the contribution of a great scientist to the development of science and creative processes.
World Crane Day — the holiday is aimed at raising awareness of the importance of preserving the crane, a member of the long-legged and long-eared bird family, which is under critical threat of extinction.
On this day:
1910 – Halley’s comet came as close as possible to the Earth;
1913 – launching of “Aquitania”, the only liner that participated in two world wars;
1944 – women in France were given the right to vote in elections;
1960 – Brasilia, a specially built city, became the new capital of Brazil;
2019 is the second round of presidential elections in Ukraine, after which Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president.
On April 21, 2010, in Kharkiv, the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych, and his Russian counterpart, Dmytro Medvedev, signed the “Agreement between the Russian Federation and Ukraine on the Stay of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation on the Territory of Ukraine.” The document provided for the extension of the presence of the Russian military base in Crimea for 25 years from May 28, 2017, and also provided Kyiv with a discount on gas, based on the terms of the gas agreements signed by Kyiv and Moscow in 2009.
Elizaveta Alexandra Maria Windsor was born on April 21, 1926, and since 1952 – Queen Elizabeth II of England. She was not only the head of state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but also the head of the Commonwealth of Nations (British Commonwealth). It includes 56 countries from all continents, its total population is 3.4 billion people – almost a third of the world. The Queen is also the Head of the Church of England, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Lord of the Isle of Man.
Elizabeth II was the record holder among all British monarchs in terms of age and length of stay on the throne. She died on September 8, 2022.
Some wise and helpful quotes from the Queen:
“Don’t take yourself too seriously. None of us has a monopoly on wisdom.”
“It has always been easy to hate and destroy. Much harder to build and cherish.”
“It is through the prism of history that we must look at today’s conflicts in order to give us hope for tomorrow.”
“And when the world comes, remember that we, today’s children, must make tomorrow’s world better and happier.”
On April 21, 1805, Kharkiv Governor Ivan Ivanovich Bakhtin began to fight against the old habit of local residents – to take manure from their yards and dump it on the ice of frozen Kharkiv rivers. This is in April!
Also, the governor contributed in every way to the opening of Kharkiv University, where for “love of science and patronage of education” On June 30, 1809, he received a diploma of an honorary member of Kharkiv University. In 1814, he received the diploma of an external member of the Kharkiv Society of Sciences, and on May 2, 1817, he was elected its active member. In 1810, the drama “Jealous” was staged in the Kharkiv Theater, written by the governor, and all the proceeds from it were directed “in favor of the poor nobleman M.F. Alfiorov, who was abroad to study architecture and did not have the means to return to his homeland”.
