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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
Guillermo Escalada
Uruguayan footballer (1936–2023).
Born April 24th, 1936 in Montevideo.
Died June 21st, 2023 at 87 years old in Montevideo. [ref]
Elvio Banchero
Italian footballer (1904-1982).
Born April 28th, 1904 in Alessandria.
Died June 21st, 1982 at 78 years old in Alessandria.
Erik Dammann
Norwegian writer and environmentalist.
Born May 9th, 1931 in Oslo. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2025 at 94 years old [ref]
Pascal Clément
French politician (1945–2020).
Born May 12th, 1945 in Boulogne-Billancourt.
Died June 21st, 2020 at 75 years old in 13th arrondissement of Paris (lower respiratory tract infection). [ref]
Gustave Sandras
Gymnast (1872-1951).
Born February 24th, 1872 in Croix. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1951 at 79 years old in Flers-lez-Lille. [ref]
Josef Hora
Czech poet, literary theorist, politic writer and translator (1891–1945).
Born July 8th, 1891 in Dobříň. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1945 at 53 years old in Fakultní nemocnice Královské Vinohrady (encephalitis, brain atrophy, bronchopneumonia). [ref]
Ludwig Preller
German classical philologist and writer (1809–1861).
Born September 15th, 1809 in Hamburg.
Died June 21st, 1861 at 51 years old in Weimar (dysentery).
Wladimiro Panizza
Italian road bicycle racer (1945–2002).
Born June 5th, 1945 in Fagnano Olona.
Died June 21st, 2002 at 57 years old in Cassano Magnago.
Mykola Markevych
Ukrainian composer, historian and ethnographer (1804–1860).
Born February 7th, 1804 in Dunaiets. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1860 at 56 years old in Turivka. [ref]
Patrizia Cavalli
Italian poet (1947–2022).
Born April 17th, 1947 in Todi.
Died June 21st, 2022 at 75 years old in Rome. [ref]
Carl Benjamin Klunzinger
Württembergian physician for tropical diseases and zoologist (1834-1914).
Born November 18th, 1834 in Güglingen.
Died June 21st, 1914 at 79 years old in Stuttgart.
Fritz Genschow
German actor and director (1905–1977).
Born May 15th, 1905 in Berlin. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1977 at 72 years old in Berlin.
Gianfranco Gardin
Roman catholic archbishop (1944–2024).
Born March 15th, 1944 in San Polo di Piave.
Died June 21st, 2024 at 80 years old in Treviso. [ref]
Lorne Currie
Olympic sailor (1871-1926).
Born April 25th, 1871 in Le Havre.
Died June 21st, 1926 at 55 years old in Le Havre.
J. H. Leopold
Dutch poet and classicist (1865-1925).
Died June 21st, 1925 at 60 years old in Rotterdam. [ref]
Peter Mander
Sailor (1928-1998).
Born July 4th, 1928 in Christchurch.
Died June 21st, 1998 at 69 years old in Christchurch.
Armando Merodio
Spanish footballer (1935-2018).
Born August 23rd, 1935 in Barcelona.
Died June 21st, 2018 at 82 years old in Bilbao. [ref]
Henri Helle
French archer (1873-1901).
Born September 4th, 1873 in Thiescourt.
Died June 21st, 1901 at 27 years old in Thiescourt.
Jānis Pauļuks
Prime minister of latvia (1865-1937).
Born November 24th, 1865 in Sesava Parish.
Died June 21st, 1937 at 71 years old in Bauska County.
Wilfrid Johnson
British lacrosse player (1885-1960).
Born October 15th, 1885 in London.
Died June 21st, 1960 at 74 years old in Niton.
Cesare Milani
Italian rower (1905-1956).
Born January 4th, 1905 in Livorno.
Died June 21st, 1956 at 51 years old
Tomasz Stankiewicz
Polish racing cyclist (1902-1940).
Born December 28th, 1902 in Warsaw.
Died June 21st, 1940 at 37 years old in Palmiry (execution by shooting).
Margret Göbl
German pair skater (1938–2013).
Born June 26th, 1938 in Nuremberg.
Died June 21st, 2013 at 74 years old in Essen.
Addai Scher
Chaldean catholic cleric and scholar (1867-1915).
Born March 3rd, 1867 in Kirkuk.
Died June 21st, 1915 at 48 years old in Siirt.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 187
Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves. Rabindranath Tagore