March 21

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[edit] Events

1. 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem.
2. 1413 - Henry V becomes King of England.
3. 1871 - Otto von Bismarck is appointed Chancellor of the German Empire.
4. 1918 - World War I: Second Battle of the Somme begins.
5. International White Pride Day

[edit] Births

1. 1685 - Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (d. 1750)
2. 1913 - Heinz "Pritzl" Bär, German fighter pilot (d. 1957)

[edit] Deaths

1. 1863 - Edwin Vose Sumner, American Civil War general (b. 1797)