EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
April 21
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Day 110 of 2026 | Week 17 | 249 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
Indonesian Navy submarine KRI Nanggala (402) sinks in the Bali Sea during a military drill, killing all 53 on board.
Eight bombs explode at churches, hotels, and other locations in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing at least 269.
The American city of Flint, Michigan switches its water source to the Flint River, beginning the ongoing Flint water crisis which has caused lead poisoning in up to 12,000 people, and at least 12 deaths from Legionnaires' disease, ultimately leading to criminal indictments against 15 people, five of whom have been charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Two trains are involved in a head-on collision near Sloterdijk, Amsterdam, in the Netherlands, killing one person and injuring 116 others.
The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych and Russian president Dmitry Medvedev; it was unilaterally terminated by Russia on March 31, 2014.
Five suicide car bombers target police stations in and around Basra, killing 74 people and wounding 160.
The Supreme Court in La Paz, Bolivia, sentences former dictator Luis GarcΓa Meza to 30 years in jail without parole for murder, theft, fraud and violating the constitution.
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989: In Beijing, around 100,000 students gather in Tiananmen Square to commemorate Chinese reform leader Hu Yaobang.
The Tamil Tigers are blamed for a car bomb that detonates in the Sri Lankan capital city of Colombo, killing 106 people.
The compound of the militant group The Covenant, The Sword, and the Arm of the Lord surrenders to federal authorities in Arkansas after a two-day government siege.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
third in line of succession to the Danish throne
Lithuanian soccer midfielder (20 caps; FK SΕ«duva 163 games
British Formula One and IndyCar racing driver
Swedish NHL hockey defenseman (Vancouver Canucks)
American actress (Marah Lewis in "Guiding Light")
American drummer (Rancid; The Used)
Finnish heavy metal drummer (Nightwish
Filipino basketball player
New Zealand swimmer (Olympic gold 200/400m freestyle 1996)
American jazz and session trumpeter (Steely Dan; Yoko Ono; Rufus Wainwright)
French ice dancer (2002 Olympic Gold)
English comedian
Iranian imprisoned civil rights activist (2023 Nobel Peace Prize)
American NFL football tight end
Irish singer-songwriter
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