June 21st, 1476

Born on June 21st, 1476

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 200,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 906 days, exactly on October 16th, 2026, people who were born on June 21st, 1476 will be 201,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 21st?

June 21st, 2000

President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asian Americans, mostly from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, for actions during World War II.

June 21st, 1973

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered its decision in the landmark case Miller v. California, establishing the Miller test for determining what is obscene material.

June 21st, 1957

Ellen Fairclough became the first woman to be appointed to the cabinet of Canada.

June 21st, 1948

The Manchester Baby (replica pictured), the world's first stored-program computer, ran its first computer program.

June 21st, 1940

World War II: The main offensive of the unsuccessful Italian invasion of France began.

June 21st, 1921

Irish War of Independence: Most of the village of Knockcroghery in County Roscommon was burned by British forces.

June 21st, 1919

Admiral Ludwig von Reuter scuttled the German High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow to prevent the ships from being seized and divided amongst the Allied Powers.

June 21st, 1898

In a bloodless event during the Spanish–American War, the United States captured Guam from Spain.

June 21st, 1890

Rudyard Kipling's poem Mandalay was published.

June 21st, 1864

New Zealand Wars: A British victory against the Māori King Movement brought the Tauranga campaign to an end.

June 21st, 1854

Crimean War: During the Battle of Bomarsund, Irish sailor Charles Davis Lucas (pictured) threw an artillery shell off his ship before it exploded, earning him the first Victoria Cross.

June 21st, 1848

In the Wallachian Revolution, Ion Heliade Rădulescu and Christian Tell proclaimed a new republican government in present-day Romania.

June 21st, 1826

Greek War of Independence: A combined Egyptian and Ottoman army began an invasion of the Mani Peninsula, but were initially held off by the Maniots at the fortifications of Vergas.

June 21st, 1788

New Hampshire ratified the U.S. Constitution and was admitted as the ninth U.S. state.

June 21st, 1575

French Wars of Religion: Catholic forces defeated an armed group of Huguenots attempting to capture Besançon, from which they had previously been expelled.

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

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

74

Jean-Paul Sartre

French existentialist philosopher (1905–1980)

*June 21st, 1905, Paris †April 15th, 1980, 14th arrondissement of Paris

41

Jussie Smollett

American actor and singer

*June 21st, 1982, Santa Rosa

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

38

Lana Del Rey

American singer (born 1985)

*June 21st, 1985, New York City

58

Reema Lagoo

Indian actress

*June 21st, 1958, Mumbai †May 18th, 2017, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

62

Joko Widodo

President of Indonesia since 2014

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta City

41

William, Prince of Wales

Heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom & 14 Commonwealth Realms

*June 21st, 1982, St. Mary's Hospital

75

Ian McEwan

British author

*June 21st, 1948, Aldershot

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

73

Rainer Arnold

German politician

*June 21st, 1950, Stuttgart

68

Michel Platini

French association football player, manager and executive

*June 21st, 1955, Jœuf

76

Shirin Ebadi

Iranian lawyer, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient

*June 21st, 1947, Hamadan

80

Maureen Stapleton

American actress (1925-2006)

*June 21st, 1925, Troy †March 13th, 2006, Lenox

59

David Morrissey

English actor

*June 21st, 1964, Kensington

76

Meredith Baxter

American actress and producer (born 1947)

*June 21st, 1947, South Pasadena

88

Monte Markham

American actor

*June 21st, 1935, Manatee County

54

Benazir Bhutto

11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan (1953–2007)

*June 21st, 1953, Karachi †December 27th, 2007, Rawalpindi

58

Lana Wachowski

Polish-American film director

*June 21st, 1965, Chicago

30

Dylan Groenewegen

Dutch cyclist

*June 21st, 1993, Amsterdam

Same year
Born in 1476

83

Paul IV

Pope of catholic church 1555-1559

*June 28th, 1476, Capriglia Irpina †August 18th, 1559, Rome

55

Louise of Savoy

Mother of King Francis I of France (1476-1531)

*September 11th, 1476, Pont-d'Ain †September 22nd, 1531, Grez-sur-Loing

29

Yeonsangun of Joseon

10th King of Korean Joseon Dynasty (1476-1506)

*November 7th, 1476, Gyeongbokgung †November 6th, 1506, Ganghwado

60

Charles I, Duke of Münsterberg-Oels

Duke of Münsterberg and Duke of Oels, and Count of Kladsko. Governor of Bohemia and Silesia

*May 4th, 1476, Kłodzko †May 31st, 1536, Ząbkowice Śląskie

36

Helena of Moscow

Grand Duchess of Lithuania and Queen of Poland (1476-1513)

*May 19th, 1476, Moscow †January 20th, 1513, Braslaŭ

21

Anna Sforza

First wife of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, daughter of Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan

*July 21st, 1476, Milan †November 30th, 1497, Ferrara

58

Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara

Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio

*July 21st, 1476, Ferrara †October 31st, 1534, Ferrara

67

Lucy Brocadelli

Dominican tertiary and stigmatic (1476-1544)

*December 13th, 1476, Narni †November 15th, 1544, Ferrara

66

Dalai Lama 02 Gendun Gyatso

Dalai Lama of Tibet (1476-1542)

*January 1st, 1476, Ngamring County †January 1st, 1542, Drepung Monastery

83

Kanō Motonobu

Japanese painter (1476-1559)

*August 28th, 1476, Kyoto †November 5th, 1559, Kyoto

27

Anna Jagiellon

Polish princess, Duchess of Pomerania

*March 12th, 1476, Nieszawa †August 12th, 1503, Ueckermünde

42

Zhu Youyuan

Ming Dynasty politician

*July 22nd, 1476, Beijing †July 13th, 1519

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Public holidays on June 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Solstice-related observances) which are celebrated on June 21st.

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Leap year

Yes: 1476 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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