June 21st, 1670

Born on June 21st, 1670

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

62

Joko Widodo

President of Indonesia since 2014

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta City

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

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

80

Maureen Stapleton

American actress (1925-2006)

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

76

Shirin Ebadi

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

*June 21st, 1947, Hamadan

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

57

Leticia Sabater

Spanish presenter, singer and journalist

*June 21st, 1966, Barcelona

58

Lana Wachowski

Polish-American film director

*June 21st, 1965, Chicago

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Born in 1670

58

William Congreve

British writer (1670-1729)

*January 24th, 1670, Leeds †January 19th, 1729, London

58

Richard Steele

17th/18th-century Anglo-Irish writer, playwright, and politician

*November 30th, 1670, Dublin †September 1st, 1729, Carmarthen

51

John Toland

Irish philosopher (1670-1722)

*November 30th, 1670, Inishowen †March 11th, 1722, London Borough of Wandsworth

87

Richard Leveridge

English composer

*July 19th, 1670, St Martin-in-the-Fields, Westminster †March 22nd, 1758, High Holborn

52

Carl von Ahlefeldt

German statesman (1670-1722)

*April 25th, 1670, Hardenburg †September 7th, 1722, Gråsten

76

Antoine Joseph Pater

French sculptor

*February 27th, 1670, Valenciennes †February 24th, 1747, Valenciennes

90

Melchor Rafael de Macanaz

Spanish politician (1670-1760)

*January 31st, 1670, Hellín †December 5th, 1760, Hellín

56

Charles Beauclerk, 1st Duke of St Albans

British Duke (1670-1726)

*May 8th, 1670, United Kingdom †May 10th, 1726, Bath

62

Augustus II the Strong

King of Poland, Grand Duke of Lithuania and Elector of Saxony (1670–1733)

*May 12th, 1670, Dresden †February 1st, 1733, Warsaw

70

Jean-Baptiste Rousseau

French poet

*April 6th, 1670, Paris †March 17th, 1741, Brussels metropolitan area

66

Louis Auguste, Duke of Maine

French noble

*March 31st, 1670, Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye †May 14th, 1736, Castle of Sceaux

62

Bernard Mandeville

Anglo-Dutch writer and physician (1670-1733)

*November 15th, 1670, Rotterdam †January 21st, 1733, London Borough of Hackney

58

Johann Friedrich Wentzel

German painter (1670-1729)

*August 10th, 1670, Berlin †January 20th, 1729, Dresden

66

Jeanne Baptiste d'Albert de Luynes

French noble

*January 18th, 1670, Paris †November 18th, 1736, Paris

62

Erdmute Benigna Gräfin zu Solms-Laubach

(1670-1732)

*April 13th, 1670, Wildenfels †September 14th, 1732, Ebersdorf

72

Octavian Broggio

Czech architect

*January 2nd, 1670, Čížkovice †July 24th, 1742, Litoměřice

63

James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick

Anglo-French military leader (1670-1734)

*August 21st, 1670, Moulins †June 12th, 1734, Philippsburg

76

Jacob Sigisbert Adam

French sculptor

*October 28th, 1670, Nancy †May 6th, 1747, Nancy

74

Peter Cornelius Beyweg

German priest

*July 8th, 1670, Cologne †October 12th, 1744, Speyer

81

Jacob van Schuppen

French painter (1670-1751)

*January 26th, 1670, Fontainebleau †January 29th, 1751, Vienna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1670 is a normal year and no leap year.

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