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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

Adrianus de Jong

Dutch fencer (1882–1966).

Born June 21st, 1882 in Plantungan.

Died December 23rd, 1966 at 84 years old in The Hague. [ref]

Ludwig von Löfftz

German painter (1845-1910).

Born June 21st, 1845 in Darmstadt.

Died December 3rd, 1910 at 65 years old in Munich.

Seiji Aochi

Japanese ski jumper (1942–2008).

Born June 21st, 1942 in Otaru.

Died August 14th, 2008 at 66 years old (cancer). [ref]

Zoya Parfenova

Heroine of the soviet union (1920-1993).

Born June 21st, 1920 in Alatyr.

Died April 7th, 1993 at 72 years old in Moscow.

Irena Vrkljan

Croatian writer (1930–2021).

Born June 21st, 1930 in Belgrade.

Died March 23rd, 2021 at 90 years old in Zagreb. [ref]

Fyodor Gladkov

Russian-soviet writer.

Born June 21st, 1883 in Bolshaya Chernavka.

Died December 20th, 1958 at 75 years old in Moscow (esophageal cancer).

Oliver Fix

German slalom canoeist.

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

Katsuo Kanda

Japanese association football player.

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

Mayuko Fujiki

Japanese synchronized swimmer.

Born June 21st, 1975 (age 51 years) in Osaka Prefecture.

Valeriy Neverov

Chess player.

Born June 21st, 1964 (age 62 years) in Kharkiv.

Amiran Totikashvili

Judoka from georgia.

Born June 21st, 1969 (age 57 years) in Martkopi.

Erik Neutsch

German writer (1931–2013).

Born June 21st, 1931 in Schönebeck. [ref]

Died August 20th, 2013 at 82 years old in Halle (Saale). [ref]

Anthony Terras

Sport shooter.

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

Nelly Thüring

Swedish photographer, politician (1875–1972).

Born June 21st, 1875 in Vankiva Parish. [ref]

Died January 2nd, 1972 at 96 years old in Enskede-Årsta parish.

Christian Ernst Stahl

German botanist (1848–1919).

Born June 21st, 1848 in Schiltigheim.

Died December 3rd, 1919 at 71 years old in Jena.

Agnes Osazuwa

Nigerian sprinter.

Born June 21st, 1990 (age 36 years) in Benin City. [ref]

Martin Grothkopp

German bobsledder.

Born June 21st, 1986 (age 40 years) in Dresden.

Eva Neymann

Ukrainian film director.

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

Anneli Taina

Finnish politician.

Born June 21st, 1951 (age 75 years) in Imatra.

Leonid Spirin

Athletics competitor (1932–1982).

Born June 21st, 1932 in Odintsovsky District.

Died February 23rd, 1982 at 49 years old in Moscow.

André Guillaumin

French botanist (1885-1974).

Born June 21st, 1885 in Arrou. [ref]

Died May 29th, 1974 at 88 years old in Athis-Mons. [ref]

Hermann Engelhard

German sprinter and middle distance runner.

Born June 21st, 1903 in Darmstadt. [ref]

Died January 6th, 1984 at 80 years old in Darmstadt.

Sander van der Weide

Dutch field hockey player.

Born June 21st, 1976 (age 50 years) in Boxtel.

Moulay Khanousi

Moroccan footballer.

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

Luis Jiménez Aranda

Spanish painter (1845-1928).

Born June 21st, 1845 in Seville.

Died March 1st, 1928 at 82 years old in Pontoise.

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