21 January

21 January is the 21st day of the year. There are 344 days remaining (345 in leap years).

Events

 * 1927: Angus Buchanan, Squib and rugby player for the Scottish team, dies.
 * 1950: George Orwell, Muggle author of Animal Farm, dies.

Behind the scenes

 * 1991: Sitara Shah, the actress who plays Parvati Patil in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, is born.
 * 2014: Pottermore is updated with the story of Angus Buchanan and the Scottish rugby team.