July 21st, 1944

Born on July 21st, 1944

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 872 days, exactly on September 9th, 2026, people who were born on July 21st, 1944 will be 30,000 days old!

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What happened on July 21st, 1944?

July 21st, 1944

World War II: Claus von Stauffenberg and four fellow conspirators are executed for the July 20 plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claus_von_Stauffenberg

What else 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.

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

Born on July 21st, 1944

78

Viktor Logunov

Soviet Russian racing cyclist

*July 21st, 1944, Moscow †October 10th, 2022

68

John Evans Atta Mills

Sixth President of the Republic of Ghana (1944-2012)

*July 21st, 1944, Tarkwa †July 24th, 2012, Accra

79

Paul Vitanyi

Dutch theoretical computer scientist

*July 21st, 1944, Budapest

79

Jacek Sauk

Polish politician

*July 21st, 1944, Vilnius

79

Parris Afton Bonds

American historical romance author

*July 21st, 1944, Tampa

79

Volker Gerhardt

German philosopher

*July 21st, 1944, Guben

79

Kent Kramer

American football player

*July 21st, 1944, Los Angeles †February 21st, 2024

61

David Feintuch

American writer

*July 21st, 1944, New York †March 16th, 2006, Mason

58

Paul Wellstone

American politician (1944-2002)

*July 21st, 1944, Washington, D.C. †October 25th, 2002, Eveleth

72

Buchi Emecheta

Nigerian writer (1944–2017)

*July 21st, 1944, Lagos †January 25th, 2017, United Kingdom

79

Rolf Johansson

Swedish basketball player and athletics competitor

*July 21st, 1944, Stockholm

79

Juan Ignacio Basaguren

Mexican footballer

*July 21st, 1944, Mexico City

79

Philip W. Johnston

American politician

*July 21st, 1944, Chelsea

79

Judianne Fotheringill

Figure skater

*July 21st, 1944, Chehalis

79

Joanna Gash

Australian politician

*July 21st, 1944, Groningen

79

Douglas Fee

Canadian politician

*July 21st, 1944, Kingston

79

Ron Waples

Canadian harness racer (born 1944)

*July 21st, 1944, Toronto

79

David Allen Hoffman

American mathematician

*July 21st, 1944, Far Rockaway

50

John Zenda

American actor (1944-1994)

*July 21st, 1944, Dunsmuir †August 3rd, 1994

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Who's birthday is on July 21st?

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

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

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

41

Miss Li

Swedish singer and songwriter

*July 21st, 1982, Borlänge

76

Ken Starr

American judge and educational administrator

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

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

75

Garry Trudeau

American cartoonist (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, New York City

81

Shlomo Havlin

Israeli physicist

*July 21st, 1942, Jerusalem

71

Edward Herrmann

American actor, director (1943–2014)

*July 21st, 1943, Washington, D.C. †December 31st, 2014, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

75

Cat Stevens

British musician (born 1948)

*July 21st, 1948, Marylebone

61

Ernest Hemingway

American author and journalist (1899–1961)

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

83

Penny Fuller

American actress (b. 1940)

*July 21st, 1940, Lumberton

91

Eero Aarnio

Finnish interior designer

*July 21st, 1932, Helsinki

84

Norbert Blüm

German politician and minister, CDU (1935–2020)

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

52

Charlotte Gainsbourg

English-French actress and singer (born 1971)

*July 21st, 1971, Marylebone

26

Panji Ahmad Maulana

Indonesian badminton player

*July 21st, 1997, Tasikmalaya City

75

Beppe Grillo

Italian comedian, actor, blogger, and politician

*July 21st, 1948, San Fruttuoso

78

Leigh Lawson

English actor

*July 21st, 1945, Atherstone

97

Norman Jewison

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

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

66

Lovis Corinth

German painter (1858-1925)

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

72

Eberhard Gienger

German gymnast and politician

*July 21st, 1951, Künzelsau

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Born in 1944

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

79

Michael Douglas

American actor and film producer

*September 25th, 1944, New Brunswick

80

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005

*April 7th, 1944, Mossenberg-Wöhren

80

Gert Audring

German historian of classical antiquity

*February 6th, 1944, Śrem

79

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

79

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

*June 13th, 1944, Eumseong County

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

80

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Austria since 2017

*January 18th, 1944, Vienna

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

79

Serge Haroche

French physicist, Nobel laureate

*September 11th, 1944, Casablanca

79

Dieter Hertrampf

German musician, singer and guitarist

*November 29th, 1944, Berlin

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Leap year

Yes: 1944 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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