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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

Max Wolf

German astrophotography pioneer (1863-1932).

Born June 21st, 1863 in Heidelberg.

Died October 3rd, 1932 at 69 years old in Heidelberg.

William Stubbs

British historian and anglican bishop (1825–1901).

Born June 21st, 1825 in Knaresborough.

Died April 22nd, 1901 at 75 years old in Cuddesdon.

Ikumi Yoshimatsu

Japanese model.

Born June 21st, 1987 (age 39 years) in Tosu, Saga Prefecture.

Jean Laplanche

French psychoanalyst, author & editor (1924–2012).

Born June 21st, 1924 in 4th arrondissement of Paris.

Died May 6th, 2012 at 87 years old in Beaune. [ref]

Bob Bourne

Canadian ice hockey player.

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

Giovanni Spadolini

45th prime minister of italy (1925-1994).

Born June 21st, 1925 in Florence.

Died August 4th, 1994 at 69 years old in Rome (stomach cancer).

Paul Rabinow

American anthropologist (1944-2021).

Born June 21st, 1944 in Florida. [ref]

Died April 6th, 2021 at 76 years old in Berkeley. [ref]

Inés Efron

Argentine actress.

Born June 21st, 1985 (age 41 years) in Mexico City.

Trygve Reenskaug

Norwegian computer scientist (1930–2024).

Born June 21st, 1930 in Bærum Municipality. [ref]

Died June 14th, 2024 at 93 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Pavel Haas

Czech composer (1899–1944).

Born June 21st, 1899 in Brno. [ref]

Died October 17th, 1944 at 45 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]

Flavio Roma

Italian footballer.

Born June 21st, 1974 (age 52 years) in Rome.

Fernando Savater

Spanish philosophy professor and author.

Born June 21st, 1947 (age 79 years) in San Sebastián.

Susan Meiselas

American photographer (born 1948).

Born June 21st, 1948 (age 78 years) in Baltimore.

Jane Urquhart

Canadian writer (born 1949).

Born June 21st, 1949 (age 77 years) in Greenstone.

Princess Charlotte Frederica of Prussia

Prussian princess (1831–1855).

Born June 21st, 1831 in Schönhausen Palace.

Died March 30th, 1855 at 23 years old in Meiningen (puerperal disorders).

Darko Velkovski

Macedonian footballer.

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

James Halliwell-Phillipps

British shakespeare scholar, antiquarian and collector of english nursery rhymes and fairy tales (1820-1889).

Born June 21st, 1820 in London.

Died January 3rd, 1889 at 68 years old in East Sussex.

Togo D. West, Jr.

Member of the united states cabinet (1942-2018).

Born June 21st, 1942 in Winston-Salem.

Died March 8th, 2018 at 75 years old in sea (myocardial infarction).

Ijahman Levi

Jamaican reggae artist.

Born June 21st, 1946 (age 80 years) in Christiana.

Nur Sürer

Turkish actor (born 1954).

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

Boris Giltburg

Israeli musician.

Born June 21st, 1984 (age 42 years) in Moscow.

Lucas Alcaraz

Spanish football manager.

Born June 21st, 1966 (age 60 years) in Granada.

Rubén Berríos

Puerto rican politician.

Born June 21st, 1939 (age 87 years) in Aibonito.

Kamil Piątkowski

Polish association football player.

Born June 21st, 2000 (age 26 years) in Jasło.

Lou Ottens

Dutch engineer and inventor (1926-2021).

Born June 21st, 1926 in Bellingwolde. [ref]

Died March 6th, 2021 at 94 years old in Duizel. [ref]

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