Historical Events
Brazil Battles COVID-19
Brazil's daily COVID-19 death toll passes 3,000 (3,251) for the first time (298,676 total deaths reported) as country's Supreme Court blocks President Jair Bolsonaro overturning local restrictions [1]
- Cargo ship Ever Given gets stuck in the Suez Canal, Egypt, a 400m megaship it completely blocks the shipping canal
Event of Interest
First ever tweet by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey "just setting up my twttr" sells for $2.9 million in digitally autographed version
Famous Deaths
- Benny Dees, American college basketball coach (U of New Orleans; U of Wyoming; Western Carolina Uni), dies at 86
- Don Heffington, American touring and session drummer, singer, songwriter and producer (Lone Justice; Watkins Family Hour; Emmylou Harris), dies of leukemia at 70
- Ethel Gabriel (nee Nagy), American record producer and label executive (RCA, 1943-84), dies at 99
- George Segal, American actor (Carbon Copy; Fun With Dick & Jane; Just Shoot Me!), and banjo player, dies at 87
- JuliƩ Pomagalski, French snowboarder (World C'ship gold snowboard cross 1999), dies in an avalanche at 40
Died in 2021 2021 Highlights
About March 23, 2021
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 3 years, 1 month and 20 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Ox
Star Sign: Aries
Music Charts
- #1 Song: Up - Cardi B
- #1 Song: Wellerman - Nathan Evans (220 Kid & Billen Ted Remix)