On This Day in History March 21, 2019

Historical Events 1349  Between 100 and 3,000 Jews are killed in Black Death riots in Efurt, Germany 1804  Napoleonic Code adopted in France, stresses clearly written and accessible law 1871  Journalist Henry Morton Stanley begins his famous expedition to Africa 1975  Ethiopia abolishes its monarchy after 3,000 years 2014  Russia formally annexes Crimea amid international condemenation More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Albert Kahn (1869 - 1942) Ayrton Senna (1960 - 1994) Henry Ossian Flipper (1856 - 1940) Matthew Broderick 57th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Chinua Achebe (1930 - 2013) Frederick Winslow Taylor (1856 - 1915) More Famous Deaths