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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

Winter Hall

New zealand actor (1872-1947).

Born June 21st, 1872 in Christchurch.

Died February 10th, 1947 at 74 years old in Los Angeles.

Friedrich Kluge

German philologist and educator (1856-1926).

Born June 21st, 1856 in Cologne.

Died May 21st, 1926 at 69 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.

Janusz Jędrzejewicz

Prime minister of poland (1885-1951).

Born June 21st, 1885 in Spychyntsi.

Died March 16th, 1951 at 65 years old in London.

Graça Aranha

Brazilian writer and diplomat (1868-1931).

Born June 21st, 1868 in São Luís.

Died January 26th, 1931 at 62 years old in Rio de Janeiro.

Guillermo Sanguinetti

Uruguayan footballer.

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

Tim Wood

Figure skater.

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

Alojz Rebula

Slovenian writer (1924–2018).

Born June 21st, 1924 in San Pelagio. [ref]

Died October 23rd, 2018 at 94 years old in Topolšica (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Helmut Heißenbüttel

German writer (1921–1996).

Born June 21st, 1921 in Rüstringen, Wilhelmshaven.

Died September 19th, 1996 at 75 years old in Glückstadt (pneumonia).

Toni Merkens

German racing cyclist (1912–1944).

Born June 21st, 1912 in Cologne.

Died June 20th, 1944 at 31 years old in Bad Wildbad.

Kazuhiko Chiba

Japanese association football player.

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

José Ángel Valdés

Spanish footballer.

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

Johan August Brinell

Swedish metallurgist (1849–1925).

Born June 21st, 1849 in Bringetofta socken. [ref]

Died November 17th, 1925 at 76 years old in Stockholm City.

Raffaello Martinelli

Italian bishop.

Born June 21st, 1948 (age 78 years) in Villa d'Almè.

Vincenzo Cabianca

Italian painter (1827–1902).

Born June 21st, 1827 in Verona.

Died March 21st, 1902 at 74 years old in Rome.

Boy Kemper

Association football player.

Born June 21st, 1999 (age 27 years) in Purmerend.

Vīts Rimkus

Latvian footballer.

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

Margit Bara

Hungarian actress (1928-2016).

Born June 21st, 1928 in Cluj-Napoca.

Died October 25th, 2016 at 88 years old in Budapest. [ref]

Miguel Ángel Loayza

Peruvian footballer (1940-2017).

Born June 21st, 1940 in Lima.

Died October 19th, 2017 at 77 years old in Buenos Aires. [ref]

Simon Delestre

French equestrian.

Born June 21st, 1981 (age 45 years) in Metz.

Jean Chacornac

French astronomer.

Born June 21st, 1823 in Lyon. [ref]

Died September 6th, 1873 at 50 years old in Saint-Jean-en-Royans. [ref]

Sentayehu Ejigu

Ethiopian long-distance runner.

Born June 21st, 1985 (age 41 years) in Debre Marqos.

José Raúl Vera López

Mexican bishop.

Born June 21st, 1945 (age 81 years) in Acámbaro.

Nucha

Portuguese singer.

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

Robert Ballaman

Swiss footballer (1926-2011).

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

Died September 5th, 2011 at 85 years old in Zurich. [ref]

Edwin Stephen Goodrich

English zoologist (1868–1946).

Born June 21st, 1868 in Weston-super-Mare.

Died January 6th, 1946 at 77 years old in Oxford.

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