June 21st, 1826

Born on June 21st, 1826

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on June 21st, 1826?

June 21st, 1826

Maniots defeat Egyptians under Ibrahim Pasha in the Battle of Vergas.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniots

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_War_of_Independence

What else 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, 1788

New Hampshire ratified the U.S. Constitution and was admitted as the ninth U.S. state.

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

Born on June 21st, 1826

82

Georg von Neumayer

German polar explorer and scientist (1826-1909)

*June 21st, 1826, Kirchheimbolanden †May 24th, 1909, Neustadt an der Weinstraße

55

Thomas Edward Cliffe Leslie

Irish jurist and economist

*June 21st, 1826, County Wexford †January 27th, 1882, Belfast

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

58

Reema Lagoo

Indian actress

*June 21st, 1958, Mumbai †May 18th, 2017, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital

38

Lana Del Rey

American singer (born 1985)

*June 21st, 1985, New York City

62

Joko Widodo

President of Indonesia since 2014

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta City

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

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

41

William, Prince of Wales

Heir apparent to the throne of the United Kingdom & 14 Commonwealth Realms

*June 21st, 1982, St. Mary's Hospital

69

Machado de Assis

Brazilian writer

*June 21st, 1839, Rio de Janeiro †September 29th, 1908, Rio de Janeiro

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

59

David Morrissey

English actor

*June 21st, 1964, Kensington

88

Monte Markham

American actor

*June 21st, 1935, Manatee County

69

David Burns

Actor, singer

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

74

Vincenzo Cabianca

Italian painter

*June 21st, 1827, Verona †March 21st, 1902, Rome

Same year
Born in 1826

69

Johannes Overbeck

German archaeologist and art historian (1826-1895)

*March 27th, 1826, Antwerp †November 8th, 1895, Leipzig

63

Carlo Collodi

Italian writer (1826-1890)

*November 24th, 1826, Florence †October 26th, 1890, Florence

94

Eugènie de Montijo

Consort of Napoleon III, Emperor of the French (1826–1920)

*May 5th, 1826, Granada †July 11th, 1920, Madrid

76

Julius von Ficker

German historian (1826–1902)

*April 30th, 1826, Paderborn †July 10th, 1902, Innsbruck

49

Benoît Rouquayrol

French inventor (1826-1875)

*June 13th, 1826, Espalion †November 14th, 1875, Rodez

72

Gustave Moreau

19th century French Symbolist painter (1826-1898)

*April 6th, 1826, Paris †April 18th, 1898, Rennes

39

Bernhard Riemann

German mathematician

*September 17th, 1826, Jameln †July 20th, 1866, Verbania

74

Wilhelm Liebknecht

German socialist and political activist

*March 29th, 1826, Giessen †August 7th, 1900, Charlottenburg

37

Stephen Foster

American songwriter (1826-1864)

*July 4th, 1826, Lawrenceville †January 13th, 1864, Manhattan

46

Charles XV of Sweden

King of Sweden and Norway between 1859-1872

*May 3rd, 1826, Stockholm †September 18th, 1872, Malmö

69

Joseph-Henri Altès

French composer and flautist

*January 18th, 1826, Rouen †July 24th, 1895, rue Oudinot

74

Zénobe Gramme

Belgian electrical engineer

*April 4th, 1826, Jehay †January 20th, 1901, Bois-Colombes

64

Stefano Jacini

Italian statesman and economist (1826-1891)

*June 20th, 1826, Casalbuttano †March 25th, 1891, Milan

66

Sophie Alberti

German author

*August 5th, 1826, Potsdam †August 15th, 1892, Potsdam

59

William Smith Clark

American chemist, soldier, botanist and university teacher (1826 – 1886)

*July 31st, 1826, Ashfield †March 9th, 1886, Amherst

81

Sophie Cruvelli

German opera singer

*March 12th, 1826, Bielefeld †November 6th, 1907, Monte Carlo

63

Christian Wilhelm Ludwig von Abeken

German judge and politician (1826-1890)

*November 21st, 1826, Dresden †October 15th, 1890, Dresden

74

Armand David

French Catholic priest, zoologist, and botanist (1826–1900)

*September 7th, 1826, Espelette †November 10th, 1900, Paris

74

Mariano Ignacio Prado

President of Peru (1826-1901)

*December 18th, 1826, Huánuco †May 5th, 1901, Paris

77

Friedrich Siemens

German entrepreneur

*December 8th, 1826, Menzendorf †May 24th, 1904, Dresden

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Public holidays on June 21st

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1826 is a normal year and no leap year.

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