June 21st, 1495

Born on June 21st, 1495

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 193,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 21 days, exactly on August 16th, 2026, people who were born on June 21st, 1495 will be 194,000 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 (pictured) 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 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

During a general strike in Winnipeg, Canada, members of the Royal North-West Mounted Police attacked a crowd of strikers, armed with clubs and revolvers.

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 year
Born in 1495

57

Petrus Apianus

German astronomer, mathematician and cartographer (*1495 – †1552)

*April 16th, 1495, Leisnig †April 21st, 1552, Ingolstadt

40

Francesco II Sforza

Duke of Milan, 1521-24, 1525-35

*February 4th, 1495, Milan †October 24th, 1535, Vigevano

63

Erhard Schnepf

German theologian

*November 1st, 1495, Heilbronn †November 1st, 1558, Jena

49

Louis X, Duke of Bavaria

German noble

*September 18th, 1495, Grünwald †April 22nd, 1545, Landshut

74

Matthäus Alber

(1495-1570)

*December 4th, 1495, Reutlingen †December 1st, 1570, Blaubeuren

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Public holidays on June 21st

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1495 is a normal year and no leap year.

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