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June 21st

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🎉 Holidays on this date

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Father's Day (United States)

Celebration of fathers and paternal figures, observed on the third Sunday of June in the US and many other countries.

cultural Date varies by year.

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Midsummer (Midsommar)

Celebration of the summer solstice around June 21, widely observed across Scandinavia and parts of Europe with dancing, flowers, and bonfires.

cultural Observed June 21 each year.

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World Music Day (Fête de la Musique)

Annual celebration of music on June 21 (summer solstice), originating in France in 1982 and now observed in hundreds of cities worldwide.

cultural Observed June 21 each year.

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617 Notable birthdays

Chris Gueffroy

Last person shot at berlin wall (1968–1989).

Born June 21st, 1968 in Pasewalk.

Died February 6th, 1989 at 20 years old in Berlin Wall, Britz Canal, East Berlin (gunshot wound).

Aoi Teshima

Japanese singer and voice actress.

Born June 21st, 1987 (age 39 years) in Kasuga.

Kainat Imtiaz

Cricketer.

Born June 21st, 1992 (age 34 years) in Karachi.

Mack Gordon

Polish-american composer and lyricist of songs for the stage and film.

Born June 21st, 1904 in Warsaw.

Died March 1st, 1959 at 54 years old in New York City.

François Baroin

French politician.

Born June 21st, 1965 (age 61 years) in Paris.

Deandra Dottin

Barbadian cricketer.

Born June 21st, 1991 (age 35 years) in Barbados.

Rim'K

French rapper.

Born June 21st, 1978 (age 48 years) in Paris.

Min

South korean singer and rapper.

Born June 21st, 1991 (age 35 years) in Seoul.

Wanuri Kahiu

Kenyan filmmaker.

Born June 21st, 1980 (age 46 years) in Nairobi.

Adam Zagajewski

Polish poet (1945-2021).

Born June 21st, 1945 in Lviv.

Died March 21st, 2021 at 75 years old in Kraków. [ref]

Silvina Luna

Argentine actress model (1980-2023).

Born June 21st, 1980 in Rosario.

Died August 31st, 2023 at 43 years old in Buenos Aires (kidney failure). [ref]

Sir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet

British politician, art collector and philanthropist (1818-1890).

Born June 21st, 1818 in London.

Died July 20th, 1890 at 72 years old in Paris. [ref]

Vasile Alecsandri

Romanian poet, playwright, politician, and diplomat.

Born June 21st, 1821 in Bacău County. [ref]

Died September 3rd, 1890 at 69 years old in Mircești (lung cancer).

Faysal Shayesteh

Afghan footballer.

Born June 21st, 1991 (age 35 years) in Indonesian.

Hussein El Shahat

Egyptian association football player.

Born June 21st, 1992 (age 34 years) in Cairo.

Irene Schouten

Dutch speed skater.

Born June 21st, 1992 (age 34 years) in Andijk.

Mickey Levy

Speaker of the 24th knesset, former police officer.

Born June 21st, 1951 (age 75 years) in Jerusalem. [ref]

Alyson Annan

Australian field hockey player.

Born June 21st, 1973 (age 53 years) in Wentworthville.

Dorothy Stickney

Broadway actress (1896–1998).

Born June 21st, 1896 in Dickinson.

Died June 2nd, 1998 at 101 years old in New York City (disease).

Morhad Amdouni

French middle- and long-distance runner (1988-).

Born June 21st, 1988 (age 38 years) in Porto-Vecchio.

Müjde Ar

Turkish actor (born 1954).

Born June 21st, 1954 (age 72 years) in Istanbul.

Jesper Karlström

Swedish footballer (born 1995).

Born June 21st, 1995 (age 31 years) in Stockholm.

Andrew Jackson Houston

American politician (1854-1941).

Born June 21st, 1854 in Independence.

Died June 26th, 1941 at 87 years old in Baltimore.

Ben Broeders

Belgian male pole vaulter.

Born June 21st, 1995 (age 31 years) in Leuven.

Yoon Bong-Gil

Political activist (1908-1932).

Born June 21st, 1908 in Yesan County.

Died December 19th, 1932 at 24 years old in Kanazawa (gunshot wound).

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