June 21st
🎉 Holidays on this date
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.
Midsummer (Midsommar)
Celebration of the summer solstice around June 21, widely observed across Scandinavia and parts of Europe with dancing, flowers, and bonfires.
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.
187 Notable deaths
Claude Farrère
French writer and french navy officer (1876-1957).
Born April 27th, 1876 in 6th arrondissement of Lyon. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1957 at 81 years old in 5th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Emma Danieli
Italian actress (1936-1998).
Born October 14th, 1936 in Buscoldo.
Died June 21st, 1998 at 61 years old in Lugano.
Abdulah Gegić
Yugoslav footballer (1924–2008).
Born March 19th, 1924 in Novi Pazar. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2008 at 84 years old in Novi Sad (stroke). [ref]
Alfred Roller
Austrian painter, graphic designer, and set designer (1864-1935).
Born October 1st, 1864 in Brno. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1935 at 70 years old in Vienna. [ref]
Lee Calhoun
Athletics competitor (1933–1989).
Born February 23rd, 1933 in Laurel.
Died June 21st, 1989 at 56 years old in Erie.
Grigory Barenblatt
Russian mathematician (1927–2018).
Born July 10th, 1927 in Moscow.
Died June 21st, 2018 at 90 years old in Moscow.
Charles Dillon Perrine
American astronomer (1867-1951).
Born July 28th, 1867 in Steubenville.
Died June 21st, 1951 at 83 years old in Córdoba.
Ferdinando Innocenti
Italian businessman (1891-1966).
Born September 1st, 1891 in Pescia.
Died June 21st, 1966 at 74 years old in Milan (cardiac arrest).
Lena Rice
Irish tennis player (1866–1907).
Born June 21st, 1866 in New Inn.
Died June 21st, 1907 at 41 years old in New Inn (tuberculosis).
Kay Fisker
Danish architect (1893–1965).
Born February 14th, 1893 in Frederiksberg.
Died June 21st, 1965 at 72 years old in Copenhagen.
Frantz Casseus
Haitian-american guitarist and composer.
Born December 14th, 1915 in Port-au-Prince.
Died June 21st, 1993 at 77 years old in Manhattan. [ref]
Mikhail Muravyov
Russian foreign minister (1845–1900).
Born April 19th, 1845 in Saint Petersburg.
Died June 21st, 1900 at 55 years old in Saint Petersburg (stroke).
William Wilson Morgan
American astronomer (1906–1994).
Born January 3rd, 1906 in Bethesda.
Died June 21st, 1994 at 88 years old
Alen Pamić
Croatian footballer (1989-2013).
Born October 15th, 1989 in Pula.
Died June 21st, 2013 at 23 years old in Kanfanar (myocardial infarction).
Hugh Welch Diamond
British photographer and psychiatrist (1808–1886).
Born October 23rd, 1808 in Goudhurst.
Died June 21st, 1886 at 77 years old in Twickenham.
Henry Weed Fowler
American zoologist (1878–1965).
Born March 23rd, 1878 in Philadelphia.
Died June 21st, 1965 at 87 years old in Newtown.
Joan Fuster
Spanish writer (1922–1992).
Born November 23rd, 1922 in Sueca.
Died June 21st, 1992 at 69 years old in Sueca.
Hendrik Marsman
Dutch writer (1899–1940).
Born September 30th, 1899 in Zeist.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 40 years old in Bay of Biscay (drowning).
Benedict Friedlaender
German writer and sexuologist (1866–1908).
Born July 18th, 1866 in Berlin.
Died June 21st, 1908 at 41 years old in Schöneberg.
Jürgen Holtz
German actor (1932-2020).
Born August 10th, 1932 in Berlin.
Died June 21st, 2020 at 87 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Heliodor Píka
Czechoslovak general and legionary (1897–1949).
Born July 3rd, 1897 in Štítina. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1949 at 51 years old in Plzeň (hanging to death). [ref]
Gaetano Previati
Italian painter (1852-1920).
Born August 31st, 1852 in Ferrara.
Died June 21st, 1920 at 67 years old in Lavagna.
Jean-Pierre Kahane
French mathematician (1926-2017).
Born December 11th, 1926 in 12th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 21st, 2017 at 90 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Étienne Périer
Belgian film director.
Born December 11th, 1931 in Brussels.
Died June 21st, 2020 at 88 years old in Le Plan-de-la-Tour. [ref]
Edgard Pisani
French politician (1918-2016).
Born October 9th, 1918 in Tunis.
Died June 21st, 2016 at 97 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
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When I shall die, let it be doing that I had designed. Ovid