June 21st, 1599

Born on June 21st, 1599

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 155,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 834 days, exactly on August 1st, 2026, people who were born on June 21st, 1599 will be 156,000 days old!

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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

69

David Burns

Actor, singer

*June 21st, 1901, Manhattan †March 12th, 1971, Philadelphia

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Born in 1599

61

Diego Velázquez

Spanish painter (1599-1660)

*June 6th, 1599, Seville †August 6th, 1660, Madrid

59

Oliver Cromwell

English military and political leader (1599–1658)

*April 25th, 1599, Huntingdon †September 3rd, 1658, Palace of Whitehall

68

Alexander VII

Pope from 1655 to 1667

*February 13th, 1599, Siena †May 22nd, 1667, Rome

67

Niels Trolle

Governor General of Norway

*October 27th, 1599, Ringkøbing †September 27th, 1667

67

Francesco Borromini

Italian architect from Ticino and leading figure in Roman Baroque architecture (1599-1667)

*September 25th, 1599, Bissone †August 2nd, 1667, Rome

42

Anthony van Dyck

Flemish Baroque artist (1599-1641)

*March 22nd, 1599, Antwerp †December 9th, 1641, London

61

Andrea Sacchi

Painter active in Rome (1599-1661)

*November 30th, 1599, Nettuno †June 21st, 1661, Rome

78

Pieter Codde

Painter from the Northern Netherlands (1599-1678)

*December 11th, 1599, Amsterdam †October 12th, 1678, Amsterdam

67

Carlo de' Medici

Catholic cardinal

*March 19th, 1599, Florence †June 17th, 1666, Florence

72

Marie Guyart

French foundress of the Ursuline Monastery in Quebec

*October 28th, 1599, Tours †April 30th, 1672, Quebec City

64

Thomas Selle

German baroque composer

*March 23rd, 1599, Zörbig †July 2nd, 1663, Hamburg

56

Johan Wolfert van Brederode

Dutch politician (1599-1655)

*June 12th, 1599, Heusden †September 3rd, 1655, Kasteel Pietersheim

64

Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin

Scottish nobleman

*December 2nd, 1599, Edinburgh †December 21st, 1663

58

John Hilton the younger

English composer

*January 1st, 1599, Cambridge †March 1st, 1657, Westminster

55

Maria Eleonora of Brandenburg

Swedish queen 1620

*November 11th, 1599, Königsberg †March 18th, 1655, Stockholm

64

Cornelis de Graeff

Dutch Statesman, Amsterdam Regent (1599-1664)

*October 15th, 1599, Amsterdam †May 4th, 1664, Amsterdam

22

John Berchmans

Catholic Jesuit saint

*March 13th, 1599, Diest †August 13th, 1621, Rome

62

Abraham de Fabert

Marshal of France (1599-1662)

*October 11th, 1599, Metz †May 17th, 1662, Sedan

75

Hans Conrad Gyger

Swiss engineer

*July 22nd, 1599, Zürich †September 25th, 1674, Zürich

57

Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg

*August 11th, 1599, Amberg †September 22nd, 1656, Bernburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1599 is a normal year and no leap year.

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