June 21st, 1916

Born on June 21st, 1916

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 617 days, exactly on December 26th, 2025, people who were born on June 21st, 1916 will be 40,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

Born on June 21st, 1916

90

José D'Elía

Uruguayan labor leader and politician

*June 21st, 1916, Treinta y Tres Department †January 29th, 2007, Montevideo

102

Tchan Fou-li

Chinese photographer

*June 21st, 1916, Chao'an District †September 11th, 2018, Hong Kong

84

Joseph Cyril Bamford

Businessman

*June 21st, 1916, Uttoxeter †March 1st, 2001, London

84

Herbert Friedman

American physicist (1916-2000)

*June 21st, 1916, Brooklyn †September 9th, 2000, Arlington County

71

Anthony J. Armentano

American judge

*June 21st, 1916, Hartford †December 25th, 1987

61

Buddy O'Connor

Canadian ice hockey player

*June 21st, 1916, Montreal †August 24th, 1977

74

Dorothea Kent

American actress (1916-1990)

*June 21st, 1916, St. Joseph †December 10th, 1990, Hollywood

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

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

41

Jussie Smollett

American actor and singer

*June 21st, 1982, Santa Rosa

80

Maureen Stapleton

American actress (1925-2006)

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

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

75

Ian McEwan

British author

*June 21st, 1948, Aldershot

62

Joko Widodo

President of Indonesia since 2014

*June 21st, 1961, Surakarta City

89

Jane Russell

American actress and model (1921–2011)

*June 21st, 1921, Bemidji †February 28th, 2011, Santa Maria

47

Wang Chen

Hong Kong badminton player

*June 21st, 1976, Shanghai

88

Monte Markham

American actor

*June 21st, 1935, Manatee County

73

Rainer Arnold

German politician

*June 21st, 1950, Stuttgart

76

Shirin Ebadi

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

*June 21st, 1947, Hamadan

41

William, Prince of Wales

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

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

77

Mary McCarthy

American writer

*June 21st, 1912, Seattle †October 25th, 1989, New York City

68

Michel Platini

French association football player, manager and executive

*June 21st, 1955, Jœuf

76

Meredith Baxter

American actress and producer (born 1947)

*June 21st, 1947, South Pasadena

69

David Burns

Actor, singer

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

59

David Morrissey

English actor

*June 21st, 1964, Kensington

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Born in 1916

89

Phil Brown

American actor (1916–2006)

*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916–2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

107

Friedrich Grade

German engineer and naval officer

*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

79

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

93

Vitaly Ginzburg

Russian physicist

*September 21st, 1916, Moscow †November 8th, 2009, Moscow

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

87

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

100

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)

*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

89

Edward Heath

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974

*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 21st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Solstice-related observances) which are celebrated on June 21st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1916 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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