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
Ödön Tersztyánszky
Hungarian fencer (1890-1929).
Born March 6th, 1890 in Csákvár.
Died June 21st, 1929 at 39 years old in Budapest (traffic collision).
Elio Morille
Italian rower (1927–1998).
Born September 7th, 1927 in Alessandria.
Died June 21st, 1998 at 70 years old in Rome.
Hélène Swarth
Dutch poet (1859–1941).
Born October 23rd, 1859 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1941 at 81 years old in Velp. [ref]
Jan Mertens
Belgian bicycle racer (1904-1964).
Born March 2nd, 1904 in Hoboken.
Died June 21st, 1964 at 60 years old in Hoboken.
Adrien Rommel
French fencer (1914–1963).
Born August 4th, 1914 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 21st, 1963 at 48 years old in Clichy.
Oreste Moricca
Fencer (1891-1984).
Born August 5th, 1891 in Filandari.
Died June 21st, 1984 at 92 years old in Bra.
Erik Bisgaard
Danish rower (1890–1987).
Born January 25th, 1890 in Silkeborg.
Died June 21st, 1987 at 97 years old in Buenos Aires.
Jaroslav Škarvan
Czechoslovak handball player (1944–2022).
Born April 3rd, 1944 in Plzeň. [ref]
Died June 21st, 2022 at 78 years old [ref]
Marie-Adolphe Carnot
French chemist, mining engineer and politician (1839-1920).
Born January 27th, 1839 in former 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Died June 21st, 1920 at 81 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Károly Ferencz
Hungarian wrestler.
Born October 14th, 1913 in Budapest. [ref]
Died June 21st, 1984 at 70 years old in Budapest.
André Frénaud
French poet and writer (1907–1993).
Born July 26th, 1907 in Montceau-les-Mines.
Died June 21st, 1993 at 85 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris.
Dragan Tomić
President of serbia (1935–2022).
Born December 9th, 1935 in Pristina.
Died June 21st, 2022 at 86 years old [ref]
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For life be, after all, only a waitin’ for somethin’ else than what we’re doin’; and death be all that we can rightly depend on. Bram Stoker