Date in year · 2021 · The 2020s
On March 5, 2021, pope Francis begins a historic visit to Iraq amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The year's #1 song was "Levitating" by Dua Lipa. Princess Lilibet of Sussex, Princess Lilibet of Sussex, Princess Lilibet of Sussex would arrive in the same year.
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Pope Francis was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first pope born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.
Around 2021
2021 (MMXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2021st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 21st year of the 3rd millennium and the 21st century, and the 2nd year of the 2020s decade.
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Head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025
Pope Francis was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City from 13 March 2013 until his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first pope born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.
Suicide attack on restaurant in Somalia
On 5 March 2021, a suicide car bombing occurred outside Luul Yemeni restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia. The attack killed at least 20 people and injured another 30. Later the same day, jihadist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
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