March 21: Oltenia Day in RomaniaCover of L'enfant et les sortilges1913 More than 360 were killed and 20,000 homes were destroyed in the Great Dayton Flood in Dayton, Ohio, U.S.1925 Ravel's opera L'enfant et les sortilges (cover pictured), to a libretto by Colette, was premiered at the Opra de Monte-Carlo.1968 War of Attrition: The Battle of Karameh took place between the Israel Defense Forces and allied troops of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Jordanian Armed Forces.1980 The American soap opera Dallas aired the episode "A House Divided", which led to eight months of international speculation on "Who shot J.R.?"2019 A major explosion at a chemical plant in Yancheng, China, killed 78 people and injured 640 others.lla of Northumbria and Osberht of Northumbria (d.867)Alice Henry (b.1857)Al Williamson (b.1931)Chinua Achebe (d.2013)More anniversaries: March 20March 21March 22ArchiveBy emailList of days of the yearAbout