* Astronomy

Members Login
Username 
 
Password 
    Remember Me  
Post Info TOPIC: July 21st


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
RE: July 21st
Permalink  
 


The AD 365 Crete earthquake was an undersea earthquake that occurred at about sunrise on 21 July 365
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t37172717/365-ad-crete-earthquake/

On 21 July 365 AD, Alexandria was devastated by a tsunami
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandria#History

The Aswan High Dam, as-Sad al-'Aali, was completed on 21 July 1970
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aswan_High_Dam#Construction_and_filling.2C_1960.E2.80.931976

The Temple of Artemis was destroyed on July 21, 356 BC
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t37172617/temple-of-artemis/



__________________


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

Mount Mayon in eruption on July 21, 1928
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayon_Volcano#mediaviewer/File:Mayon_1928_1.jpg

Mount Sanford, Alaska, was first climbed on July 21, 1938
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Sanford_(Alaska)#History

On July 21, 1983, Antarctic station Vostok recorded a temperature of -89.2 °C
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pole_of_Cold



__________________


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

Supercomputer Coates was installed at Purdue University on July 21, 2009.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coates_(supercomputer)

The discovery of the tau neutrino was announced in July 2000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tau_neutrino



__________________


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

NS Savannah, the first nuclear-powered cargo-passenger ship, was launched on 21 July 1959
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NS_Savannah

The Phantom (1946) - McDonnell (XFD-1) FH-1 Phantom

Spoiler



__________________


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

Mercury-Redstone 4 was a Mercury program manned space mission launched on July 21, 1961
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t37151114/liberty-bell-7-spacecraft/

The launch of Discoverer 27 occurred at 22:35 UTC on 21 July 1961
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discoverer_27

Mars 4 was launched on 21 July 1973 (attempted Mars orbit)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_4

STS-135, the final mission of the American Space Shuttle program, landed on 21 July 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-135



__________________


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

Gennady Ivanovich Padalka (born June 21, 1958) is a Russian Air Force officer and an RSA cosmonaut. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennady_Padalka

Nigel Richard Wood, (1949 July 21 York) British engineer Payload Specialist 2 astronaut
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t60572929/nigel-richard-wood/

Snooty (born July 21, 1948) is a male Florida manatee that resides in Bradenton, Florida.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snooty

Robert Simpson Woodward (July 21, 1849 - June 29, 1924) was an American physicist 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Simpson_Woodward

Jean-Felix Picard (July 21, 1620 - July 12, 1682) was a French astronomer and priest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Picard

Milan Rastislav tefánik (July 21, 1880 - May 4, 1919) was a Slovak politician, diplomat, and astronomer. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milan_Rastislav_Stefanik



__________________


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

The Amandla Festival of Unity was held at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts, on July 21, 1979.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amandla_Festival



__________________


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

NGC 6772 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 21st July 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58114219/ngc-6772/

NGC 6920 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 21st July 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58114216/ngc-6920/

NGC 6926 was discovered by German-British astronomer William Herschel on the 21st July 1784.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58114211/ngc-6926/

NGC 6929 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 21st July 1827. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58114207/ngc-6929/

NGC 7001 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 21st July 1827. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t58114206/ngc-7001/



__________________


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

ADS 94 B was discovered by William Herschel on July 21, 1781.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_Andromedae#Optical_companion

Substellar object HAT-P-13c was discovered on the 21st July 2009
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAT-P-13c

Jupiter moon Sinope, was discovered by Seth Nicholson in 1914
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinope_(moon)

A radioactive rock-like object fell in Woburn in 2007
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t12320196/woburn-meteorite/



__________________


L

Posts: 131433
Date:
Permalink  
 

Meteorites

The Karloowala (L6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Punjab, Pakistan, on the 21st July 1955.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44013206/karloowala-meteorite/

The Kilabo (LL6) meteorite fell in Jigawa, Nigeria, on the 21st July 2002.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54413612/kilabo-meteorite/

The Thuathe (H4/5) meteorite fell in Berea, Lesotho, on the 21st July 2002.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t54413659/thuathe-meteorite/



__________________
Page 1 of 1  sorted by
 
Quick Reply

Please log in to post quick replies.



Create your own FREE Forum
Report Abuse
Powered by ActiveBoard