0 Holidays July 21

Christian feast day: Barhadbesciabas

Name: Christian feast day: Barhadbesciabas
Start: 2000-07-21
End: 2000-07-21
Location: Histories Today Editorial Team

On July 21, in the year 0, Christian feast day: Barhadbesciabas. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of July 21, one of 430 recorded events on this date across all of history.

Barhadbesciabas is venerated as a Christian martyr who was decapitated during the reign of Shapur II. A deacon of Arbela, in the Sassanid Empire, he was arrested by the governor of Arbela, Sapor Tamaspor, and put on the rack.

Key Facts

This event took place on July 21, 0 (AD era).
It is categorised as a Holidays event in recorded history.
Referenced in 1 Wikipedia article.
Wikipedia source last updated on 13 April 2026.

On This Date in History 430

Type	Year	Date	Event
Historical Events	2025	Jul 21	A Bangladesh Air Force Chengdu FT-7BGI crashes shortly after takeoff into Milestone School campus in Dhaka,…
Notable Deaths	2025	Jul 21	Pau Alsina, Spanish motorcycle rider (born 2008)
Historical Events	2024	Jul 21	U.S. President Joe Biden announces he will no longer seek a second term and withdraws from the 2024 election,…
Historical Events	2023	Jul 21	The Barbenheimer phenomenon begins as two major motion pictures, Greta Gerwig's fantasy comedy Barbie and Christopher…
Notable Deaths	2023	Jul 21	Tony Bennett, American singer (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2020	Jul 21	Annie Ross, Scottish-American singer and actress (born 1930)
Notable Deaths	2020	Jul 21	Andrew Mlangeni, South African political activist (born 1925)
Historical Events	2019	Jul 21	Yuen Long attack or "721 incident" in Hong Kong. Triad members indiscriminately beat civilians returning from protests…
Selected Events	2019	Jul 21	People returning from anti-extradition bill protests were attacked (pictured) by suspected triad members in Yuen Long,…
Selected Events	2019	Jul 21	People returning from anti–extradition bill protests in Hong Kong were attacked (pictured) by suspected triad members…
Notable Deaths	2018	Jul 21	Alene Duerk, U.S. Navy first female admiral (born 1920)
Notable Deaths	2017	Jul 21	John Heard, American film and television actor (born 1946)
Notable Deaths	2016	Jul 21	Dennis Green, American football player and coach (born 1949)
Notable Deaths	2015	Jul 21	Robert Broberg, Swedish singer-songwriter (born 1940)
Notable Deaths	2015	Jul 21	E. L. Doctorow, American novelist, short story writer, and playwright (born 1931)
Notable Deaths	2015	Jul 21	Nicholas Gonzalez, American physician (born 1947)
Notable Deaths	2015	Jul 21	Czesław Marchaj, Polish-English sailor and academic (born 1918)
Notable Deaths	2015	Jul 21	Dick Nanninga, Dutch footballer (born 1949)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jul 21	Louise Abeita, Isleta Pueblo (Native American) writer, poet, and educator (born 1926)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jul 21	Dan Borislow, American businessman, invented the magicJack (born 1961)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jul 21	Lettice Curtis, English engineer and pilot (born 1915)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jul 21	Hans-Peter Kaul, German lawyer and judge (born 1943)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jul 21	Rilwanu Lukman, Nigerian engineer and politician (born 1938)
Notable Deaths	2014	Jul 21	Kevin Skinner, New Zealand rugby player and boxer (born 1927)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jul 21	Andrea Antonelli, Italian motorcycle racer (born 1988)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jul 21	Lourembam Brojeshori Devi, Indian martial artist (born 1981)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jul 21	Det de Beus, Dutch field hockey player (born 1958)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jul 21	Luis Fernando Rizo-Salom, Colombian-French composer and educator (born 1971)
Notable Deaths	2013	Jul 21	Fred Taylor, American football player and coach (born 1920)
Selected Events	2013	Jul 21	Nour Ahmad Nikbakht, an Iranian diplomat in Yemen, was kidnapped by al-Qaeda militants and held hostage for the next…
Historical Events	2012	Jul 21	Erden Eruç completes the first solo human-powered circumnavigation of the world.
Notable Deaths	2012	Jul 21	Alexander Cockburn, Scottish-American journalist and author (born 1941)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jul 21	Marie Kruckel, American baseball player (born 1924)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jul 21	Ali Podrimja, Albanian poet and author (born 1942)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jul 21	James D. Ramage, American admiral and pilot (born 1916)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jul 21	Angharad Rees, English-b. Welsh actress (born 1944)
Notable Deaths	2012	Jul 21	Don Wilson, English cricketer and coach (born 1937)
Historical Events	2011	Jul 21	NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy…
Historical Events	2010	Jul 21	U.S. President Barack Obama signs the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Notable Deaths	2010	Jul 21	Luis Corvalán, Chilean educator and politician (born 1916)
Notable Deaths	2010	Jul 21	Ralph Houk, American baseball player, coach, and manager (born 1919)
Notable Deaths	2010	Jul 21	John E. Irving, Canadian businessman (born 1932)
Historical Events	2008	Jul 21	Ram Baran Yadav is declared the first President of Nepal.
Notable Deaths	2008	Jul 21	Donald Stokes, English businessman (born 1914)
Notable Deaths	2007	Jul 21	Dubravko Škiljan, Croatian linguist and academic (born 1949)
Selected Events	2007	Jul 21	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the popular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, was released…
Notable Births	2006	Jul 21	Endrick, Brazilian footballer
Notable Deaths	2006	Jul 21	Mako Iwamatsu, Japanese-American actor and singer (born 1933)
Notable Deaths	2006	Jul 21	Ta Mok, Cambodian soldier and monk (born 1926)
Historical Events	2005	Jul 21	Four attempted bomb attacks by Islamist extremists disrupt part of London's public transport system.