June 21st, 1505

Born on June 21st, 1505

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 190,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 673 days, exactly on May 29th, 2028, people who were born on June 21st, 1505 will be 191,000 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 1505

53

Mary of Hungary

Governor of the Netherlands and queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia (1505-1558)

*September 15th, 1505, Brussels metropolitan area †October 18th, 1558, Cigales

80

Thomas Tallis

English composer

*January 30th, 1505, Kent †November 23rd, 1585, Greenwich

63

Levinus Lemnius

Dutch writer (1505-1568)

*May 20th, 1505, Zierikzee †July 1st, 1568, Zierikzee

46

Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset

Nobleman

*November 30th, 1505, England †January 22nd, 1552, Tower Hill

52

Melchior Zobel von Giebelstadt

Bishop of Wurtzburg

*September 18th, 1505, Giebelstadt †April 15th, 1558, Würzburg

72

Achilles Gasser

German physician and astrologer

*November 3rd, 1505, Lindau †December 4th, 1577, Augsburg

63

Mikołaj Rej

Polish poet and prose writer, politician and musician of the Renaissance (1505-1569)

*February 4th, 1505, Zhuravno †January 1st, 1569, Rejowiec

65

Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg

Elector of Brandenburg (1505-1571)

*January 13th, 1505, Old Cölln †January 3rd, 1571, Köpenick

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 21st

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1505 is a normal year and no leap year.

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