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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
Veijo Meri
Finnish writer (1928–2015).
Born December 31st, 1928 in Vyborg.
Died June 21st, 2015 at 86 years old in Helsinki.
Vilmos Nagy de Nagybaczon
Royal hungarian army general (1884–1976).
Died June 21st, 1976 at 92 years old in Piliscsaba.
Edward Abramowski
Polish philosopher, libertarian socialist, anarchist, psychologist and ethician (1868-1918).
Born August 17th, 1868 in Vasilkovskiy Uyezd.
Died June 21st, 1918 at 49 years old in Warsaw.
Lev Kassil
Soviet writer (1905–1970).
Born July 10th, 1905 in Engels.
Died June 21st, 1970 at 64 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Victor Henri
French physical chemist, physiologist and experimental psychologist (1872-1940).
Born July 6th, 1872 in Marseille.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 67 years old in La Rochelle.
Piet Dankert
Dutch politician (1934–2003).
Born January 8th, 1934 in Stiens.
Died June 21st, 2003 at 69 years old in Perpignan.
Nihat Bekdik
Turkish athlete (1902–1972).
Born March 17th, 1902 in Istanbul.
Died June 21st, 1972 at 70 years old in Istanbul.
Johan Fabricius
(1899-1981) dutch writer, journalist and adventurer (1899-1981).
Born August 2nd, 1899 in Bandung.
Died June 21st, 1981 at 81 years old in Glimmen.
Eduard Erdmann
German musician (1896–1958).
Born March 5th, 1896 in Cēsis.
Died June 21st, 1958 at 62 years old in Hamburg.
İlhan Selçuk
Turkish journalist (1925–2010).
Born March 11th, 1925 in Aydın.
Died June 21st, 2010 at 85 years old in Istanbul (organ dysfunction). [ref]
Ulrich Thein
Actor, film director, screenwriter (1930–1995).
Born April 7th, 1930 in Brunswick.
Died June 21st, 1995 at 65 years old in Berlin.
Anastasio Ballestrero
Catholic cardinal (1913-1998).
Born October 3rd, 1913 in Genoa.
Died June 21st, 1998 at 84 years old in Ameglia.
Bjørn Skaare
Norwegian ice hockey player (1958–1989).
Born October 29th, 1958 in Oslo.
Died June 21st, 1989 at 30 years old in Kristinehamn (traffic collision).
Johann Friedrich Höger
German architect (1877-1949).
Born June 12th, 1877 in Elmshorn.
Died June 21st, 1949 at 72 years old in Bad Segeberg.
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.
U.s. republican politician from new york (1877-1952).
Born August 12th, 1877 in Geneseo.
Died June 21st, 1952 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C..
Karl Krolow
German poet and translator (1915-1999).
Born March 11th, 1915 in Hanover.
Died June 21st, 1999 at 84 years old in Darmstadt.
Walter Kieber
Prime minister of liechtenstein (1931-2014).
Born February 20th, 1931 in Feldkirch.
Died June 21st, 2014 at 83 years old in Vaduz (prostate cancer).
Elise Richter
Austrian philologist, scholar of romance languages, and university teacher, holocaust victim (1865–1943).
Born March 2nd, 1865 in Vienna.
Died June 21st, 1943 at 78 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Macarius Bulgakov
Russian bishop.
Born October 1st, 1816 in Surkovo.
Died June 21st, 1882 at 65 years old in Cherkizovo.
Juan Lindolfo Cuestas
President of uruguay (1837-1905).
Born January 6th, 1837.
Died June 21st, 1905 at 68 years old in Paris.
Heinrich Kaminski
German composer (1886–1946).
Born July 4th, 1886 in Waldshut-Tiengen.
Died June 21st, 1946 at 59 years old in Kochel.
Anton Joseph Kerner von Marilaun
Austrian botanist (1831-1898).
Born November 12th, 1831 in Mautern an der Donau.
Died June 21st, 1898 at 66 years old in Vienna.
György Bálint
Hungarian gardener, politician, journalist (1919-2020).
Born July 28th, 1919 in Gyöngyös.
Died June 21st, 2020 at 100 years old in Kistarcsa (pneumonia, COVID-19). [ref]
Friedrich Tietjen
German astronomer (1832-1895).
Born October 15th, 1832 in Garnholt.
Died June 21st, 1895 at 62 years old in Berlin.
Carl Axel Magnus Lindman
Swedish botanist (1856-1928).
Born April 6th, 1856 in Halmstad. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1928 at 72 years old in Adolf Fredriks parish. [ref]
Deaths 126 to 150 of 187
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