June 21st, 1771

Born on June 21st, 1771

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

50

Daniel D. Tompkins

American politician; sixth vice president of the United States (1774–1825)

*June 21st, 1774, Scarsdale †June 11th, 1825, Castleton, Staten Island

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

80

Maureen Stapleton

American actress (1925-2006)

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

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

76

Meredith Baxter

American actress and producer (born 1947)

*June 21st, 1947, South Pasadena

62

Gabriel Lory

Swiss painter

*June 21st, 1784, Bern †August 25th, 1846, Bern

59

David Morrissey

English actor

*June 21st, 1964, Kensington

88

Monte Markham

American actor

*June 21st, 1935, Manatee County

58

Siméon Denis Poisson

French mathematician, mechanician and physicist (1781–1840)

*June 21st, 1781, Pithiviers †April 25th, 1840, Sceaux

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34

Mungo Park

Scottish naturalist and explorer of the African continent

*September 11th, 1771, Scotland †January 1st, 1806, Bussa

61

Walter Scott

Scottish novelist, poet and playwright (1771–1832)

*August 15th, 1771, Edinburgh †September 21st, 1832, Abbotsford House

80

Charles Athanase Walckenaer

French civil servant and scientist (1771-1852)

*December 25th, 1771, Paris †April 26th, 1852, Paris

56

Heinrich Friedrich Isenflamm

German physician and university teacher

*June 20th, 1771, Erlangen †May 23rd, 1828, Erlangen

82

Karl Theodor von Pappenheim

German feldzeugmeister and adjutant (1771-1853)

*March 17th, 1771, Pappenheim †August 26th, 1853, Pappenheim

87

Robert Owen

British textile manufacturer and social reformer, 1771–1858

*May 14th, 1771, Newtown †November 17th, 1858, Newtown

82

James Montgomery

British poet and writer (1771–1854)

*November 4th, 1771, Irvine †April 30th, 1854, Sheffield

34

Thomas Wedgwood

British photographic experimentor

*May 14th, 1771, Staffordshire †July 10th, 1805, Dorset

44

Paul Ludwig Simon

German architect and scientist (1771-1815)

*January 12th, 1771, Berlin †February 14th, 1815, Berlin

39

Charles Brockden Brown

American novelist, historian and editor (1771-1810)

*January 17th, 1771, Philadelphia †February 22nd, 1810, Philadelphia

62

Fath-Ali Shah Qajar

Second Shah of Qajar Iran

*November 30th, 1771, Damghan †October 23rd, 1834, Isfahan

80

Jeremiah Morrow

American politician (1771-1852)

*October 6th, 1771, Gettysburg †March 22nd, 1852, Lebanon

62

Alois Senefelder

German actor and inventor of lithography

*November 6th, 1771, Prague †February 26th, 1834, Munich

30

Xavier Bichat

French anatomist and pathologist (1771–1802)

*November 14th, 1771, Thoirette †July 22nd, 1802, Paris

63

Éleuthère Irénée du Pont

French-American chemist

*June 24th, 1771, Paris †October 31st, 1834, Greenville

73

Julie Clary

Queen consort of Naples and Spain (1771-1845)

*December 26th, 1771, Marseille †April 7th, 1845, Florence

81

Thomas Talbot

Canadian politician (1771-1853)

*July 19th, 1771, Malahide Castle †February 5th, 1853, London

82

Katharina Lanz

(1771-1854)

*September 21st, 1771, Mareo †July 8th, 1854, Arabba

76

Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga

Catholic priest and scholar (1771-1848)

*December 9th, 1771, Montevideo †February 16th, 1848, Montevideo

25

Jean Charles Abbatucci

French general (1771-1796)

*November 15th, 1771, Zicavo †December 2nd, 1796, Huningue

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1771 is a normal year and no leap year.

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