July 21st, 1242

Born on July 21st, 1242

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 285,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 446 days, exactly on August 5th, 2025, people who were born on July 21st, 1242 will be 286,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 21st, 1242?

July 21st, 1242

Battle of Taillebourg: Louis IX of France puts an end to the revolt of his vassals Henry III of England and Hugh X of Lusignan.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Taillebourg

What else happened on July 21st?

July 21st, 2019

People returning from anti-extradition bill protests were attacked (pictured) by suspected triad members in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, leaving 45 people injured.

July 21st, 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the popular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, was released and sold 15 million copies in its first 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling book in history.

July 21st, 1990

The Taiwanese military ordered the deportation of dozens of illegal immigrants from mainland China in sealed boat holds, causing 25 deaths due to suffocation.

July 21st, 1977

Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.

July 21st, 1972

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated twenty-two bombs throughout Belfast, Northern Ireland.

July 21st, 1960

Sirimavo Bandaranaike (pictured) was elected the prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of government.

July 21st, 1959

The inaugural International Mathematical Olympiad, the leading mathematical competition for pre-university students, began in Romania.

July 21st, 1946

After several weeks of unrest, rioters shot and lynched Bolivian President Gualberto Villarroel, desecrating and hanging his corpse in the streets of La Paz.

July 21st, 1925

American high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating Tennessee's Butler Act by teaching evolution in class.

July 21st, 1918

World War I: An Imperial German Navy U-boat opened fire on a small convoy of barges and defending aircraft near the American town of Orleans, Massachusetts.

July 21st, 1877

Much of central Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was burned and looted during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.

July 21st, 0365

A large earthquake occurred near Crete, triggering a tsunami, and causing widespread destruction around the eastern Mediterranean region.

July 21st, 0230

Pope Pontian began his pontificate, succeeding Urban I.

July 21st, 0230

Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to resign his office.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 21st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 21st?

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

41

Miss Li

Swedish singer and songwriter

*July 21st, 1982, Borlänge

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

61

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

*July 21st, 1899, Oak Park †July 2nd, 1961, Ketchum

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

66

Lovis Corinth

German painter (1858-1925)

*July 21st, 1858, Gvardeysk †July 17th, 1925, Zandvoort

26

Panji Ahmad Maulana

Indonesian badminton player

*July 21st, 1997, Tasikmalaya City

70

Sixtus IV

Pope of the Catholic Church, 1471–1484

*July 21st, 1414, Celle Ligure †August 12th, 1484, Rome

52

Charlotte Gainsbourg

English-French actress and singer (born 1971)

*July 21st, 1971, Marylebone

91

Eero Aarnio

Finnish interior designer

*July 21st, 1932, Helsinki

97

Norman Jewison

Canadian film director, producer and actor (1926–2024)

*July 21st, 1926, Toronto †January 20th, 2024, Los Angeles

37

Livia Brito

Cuban actress

*July 21st, 1986, Ciego de Ávila

42

Stefan Schumacher

German road bicycle racer

*July 21st, 1981, Ostfildern

31

Rachael Flatt

American figure skater

*July 21st, 1992, Del Mar

84

Norbert Blüm

German politician and minister, CDU (1935–2020)

*July 21st, 1935, Rüsselsheim am Main †April 23rd, 2020, Bonn

75

Garry Trudeau

American cartoonist (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, New York City

42

Anabelle Langlois

Figure skater

*July 21st, 1981, Grand-Mère

75

Cat Stevens

British musician (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, Marylebone

66

Stefan Löfven

Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021

*July 21st, 1957, Hägerstens församling

76

Ken Starr

American judge and educational administrator

*July 21st, 1946, Vernon †September 13th, 2022, Houston

58

Francis Moreau

French cyclist

*July 21st, 1965, Saint-Quentin

50

Mandy Wötzel

German pair skater

*July 21st, 1973, Chemnitz

36

Owen Edwards

Welsh ice dancer

*July 21st, 1987, Wrexham

83

Penny Fuller

American actress (b. 1940)

*July 21st, 1940, Lumberton

81

Don Knotts

American actor and stand-up comedian (1924-2006)

*July 21st, 1924, Morgantown †February 24th, 2006, Beverly Hills

61

Curt Rice

American linguist and university rector

*July 21st, 1962, Minnesota

81

Shlomo Havlin

Israeli physicist

*July 21st, 1942, Jerusalem

72

Eberhard Gienger

German gymnast and politician

*July 21st, 1951, Künzelsau

21

Jeffrey Chen

American ice dancer

*July 21st, 2002, Fremont

66

Jon Lovitz

American actor and comedian

*July 21st, 1957, Los Angeles

40

Stuart Easton

British motorcycle racer

*July 21st, 1983, Hawick

33

Maximilian Oesterhelweg

German association football player

*July 21st, 1990, Gütersloh

30

Jérémy Maison

French road cyclist

*July 21st, 1993, Auxerre

75

Beppe Grillo

Italian comedian, actor, blogger, and politician

*July 21st, 1948, San Fruttuoso

84

Irene Delroy

American actress (1900-1985)

*July 21st, 1900, Bloomington †June 14th, 1985, Ithaca

100

Rudolph A. Marcus

Canadian chemist

*July 21st, 1923, Montreal

69

Hennie Stamsnijder

Dutch racing cyclist

*July 21st, 1954, Enter

45

Josh Hartnett

American actor and producer

*July 21st, 1978, Saint Paul

61

Mokgweetsi Masisi

President of Botswana

*July 21st, 1962, Moshupa

57

Arija Bareikis

American actress

*July 21st, 1966, Bloomington

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on July 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on July 21st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1242 is a normal year and no leap year.

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