July 21st, 1768

Born on July 21st, 1768

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 93,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 576 days, exactly on December 1st, 2025, people who were born on July 21st, 1768 will be 94,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 21st?

July 21st, 2019

People returning from anti-extradition bill protests were attacked (pictured) by suspected triad members in Yuen Long, Hong Kong, leaving 45 people injured.

July 21st, 2007

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the final book in the popular Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling, was released and sold 15 million copies in its first 24 hours, making it the fastest-selling book in history.

July 21st, 1990

The Taiwanese military ordered the deportation of dozens of illegal immigrants from mainland China in sealed boat holds, causing 25 deaths due to suffocation.

July 21st, 1977

Libyan forces carried out a raid at Sallum, sparking a four-day war with Egypt.

July 21st, 1972

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated twenty-two bombs throughout Belfast, Northern Ireland.

July 21st, 1960

Sirimavo Bandaranaike (pictured) was elected the prime minister of Ceylon, becoming the world's first democratically elected female head of government.

July 21st, 1959

The inaugural International Mathematical Olympiad, the leading mathematical competition for pre-university students, began in Romania.

July 21st, 1946

After several weeks of unrest, rioters shot and lynched Bolivian President Gualberto Villarroel, desecrating and hanging his corpse in the streets of La Paz.

July 21st, 1925

American high school biology teacher John T. Scopes was found guilty of violating Tennessee's Butler Act by teaching evolution in class.

July 21st, 1918

World War I: An Imperial German Navy U-boat opened fire on a small convoy of barges and defending aircraft near the American town of Orleans, Massachusetts.

July 21st, 1877

Much of central Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was burned and looted during the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.

July 21st, 0365

A large earthquake occurred near Crete, triggering a tsunami, and causing widespread destruction around the eastern Mediterranean region.

July 21st, 0230

Pope Pontian began his pontificate, succeeding Urban I.

July 21st, 0230

Pope Pontian succeeds Urban I as the eighteenth pope. After being exiled to Sardinia, he became the first pope to resign his office.

January 1st, 1970

The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, is destroyed by arson.

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

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

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

41

Miss Li

Swedish singer and songwriter

*July 21st, 1982, Borlänge

66

Lovis Corinth

German painter (1858-1925)

*July 21st, 1858, Gvardeysk †July 17th, 1925, Zandvoort

61

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

*July 21st, 1899, Oak Park †July 2nd, 1961, Ketchum

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

26

Panji Ahmad Maulana

Indonesian badminton player

*July 21st, 1997, Tasikmalaya City

52

Charlotte Gainsbourg

English-French actress and singer (born 1971)

*July 21st, 1971, Marylebone

91

Eero Aarnio

Finnish interior designer

*July 21st, 1932, Helsinki

97

Norman Jewison

Canadian film director, producer and actor (1926–2024)

*July 21st, 1926, Toronto †January 20th, 2024, Los Angeles

84

Norbert Blüm

German politician and minister, CDU (1935–2020)

*July 21st, 1935, Rüsselsheim am Main †April 23rd, 2020, Bonn

37

Livia Brito

Cuban actress

*July 21st, 1986, Ciego de Ávila

75

Garry Trudeau

American cartoonist (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, New York City

42

Stefan Schumacher

German road bicycle racer

*July 21st, 1981, Ostfildern

31

Rachael Flatt

American figure skater

*July 21st, 1992, Del Mar

42

Anabelle Langlois

Figure skater

*July 21st, 1981, Grand-Mère

75

Cat Stevens

British musician (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, Marylebone

66

Stefan Löfven

Swedish politician, Prime Minister of Sweden between 2014–2021

*July 21st, 1957, Hägerstens församling

76

Ken Starr

American judge and educational administrator

*July 21st, 1946, Vernon †September 13th, 2022, Houston

58

Francis Moreau

French cyclist

*July 21st, 1965, Saint-Quentin

Same year
Born in 1768

29

Lazare Hoche

French general (1768–1797)

*June 24th, 1768, Versailles †September 19th, 1797, Wetzlar

57

Marie-Guillemine Benoist

French painter (1768–1826)

*December 18th, 1768, Paris †October 8th, 1826, Paris

62

Joseph Fourier

French mathematician and physicist (1768 – 1830)

*March 21st, 1768, Auxerre †May 16th, 1830, Paris

24

Charlotte Corday

Figure of the French Revolution (1768-1793)

*July 27th, 1768, Ligneries †July 17th, 1793, Paris

65

Friedrich Schleiermacher

German theologian, philosopher, and biblical scholar (1768-1834)

*November 21st, 1768, Wrocław †February 12th, 1834, Berlin

70

Jacques Félix Emmanuel Hamelin

French Navy officer

*October 13th, 1768, Honfleur †April 23rd, 1839, Paris

60

Jacques Lauriston

French diplomat (1768-1828)

*February 1st, 1768, Pondicherry †June 11th, 1828, Paris

62

Benjamin Carr

American composer

*September 12th, 1768, London †May 24th, 1831, Philadelphia

67

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

Also known as Francis I, Emperor of Austria (1768-1835)

*February 12th, 1768, Florence †March 2nd, 1835, Vienna

76

Joseph Bonaparte

Brother of Napoleon Bonaparte; King of Naples (1806–08) and Spain (1808–13)

*January 7th, 1768, Corte †July 28th, 1844, Florence

59

Maria Reynolds

Wife of James Reynolds and Alexander Hamilton's mistress (1768–1828)

*March 30th, 1768, New York City †March 25th, 1828, United States of America

81

Maria Edgeworth

Irish writer (1768-1849)

*January 1st, 1768, Oxfordshire †May 22nd, 1849, Edgeworthstown

79

François-Auguste-René de Chateaubriand

French writer, politician and historian (1768–1848)

*September 4th, 1768, Saint-Malo †July 4th, 1848, Paris

64

Joseph Vitus Burg

German Roman Catholic bishop

*August 27th, 1768, Offenburg †May 22nd, 1833, Mainz

25

Rozalia Lubomirska

Polish noble (1768-1794)

*September 16th, 1768, Chernobyl †June 30th, 1794, Paris

73

Joseph Desha

American politician (1768-1842)

*December 9th, 1768, Monroe County †October 11th, 1842, Georgetown

63

Paul Usteri

Swiss botanist (1768-1831)

*February 14th, 1768, Zürich †April 9th, 1831, Zürich

73

Sebastian Fahrländer

Politician

*January 14th, 1768, Ettenheim †February 19th, 1841, Aarau

69

Agustín Eyzaguirre

President of Chile (1768-1837)

*May 3rd, 1768, Santiago †July 19th, 1837, Santiago

37

Johann Philipp Palm

Executed German bookseller (1766-1806)

*December 17th, 1768, Schorndorf †August 26th, 1806, Braunau am Inn

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Leap year

Yes: 1768 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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