SUMMARY
On July 21, 2007, the final book of the Harry Potter series, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,’ by JK Rowling was released. On the same day in 2018, the government of India scrapped tax on women’s sanitary products in response to several campaigns. A 12 percent GST was to be applied on menstrual hygiene products which the campaigners argued would make sanitary products even more unaffordable. Thus, the decision was welcomed by women across the country. Here are some more historical events that make July 21 a special day in world history.
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1884 The first Test cricket match was played at the historic Lord's ground in England. (Image: Shutterstock)
2 / 81960 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world’s first female elected head of government, as Prime Minister of Ceylon, which is now known as Sri Lanka. (Image: Wikimedia Commons)
3 / 81987 | Iconic music band Guns & Roses’ debut album "Appetite for Destruction" was released. It went on to become the best-selling debut album of all time with over 30 million copies sold. (Image: Shutterstock)
4 / 81989 | Famous boxer Mike Tyson knocked out Carl Williams in just 1:33 min for the heavyweight boxing title. (Image: Reuters)
5 / 82002 | German Ferrari driver Michael Schumacher won his fifth Formula 1 World Drivers Championship with over 6 races remaining. This was his third straight title win. (Image: Reuters)
6 / 82007 | The final book in the Harry Potter series, ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows’ by JK Rowling was published worldwide and it went on to sell 11 million copies in just 24 hours. (Image: Reuters)
7 / 82018 | The Indian government scrapped tax on women’s sanitary products after a campaign by activists. (Image: Shutterstock)
8 / 82021 | Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Tibet in the first official visit by a Chinese leader in over 30 years. (Image: Reuters)
